Product Description
45 New Classical Guitar Arrangements in Open D Tuning
The
classical guitar book in open D guitar tuning presents a new, and I think, additional
way of approaching classical guitar repertoire.
Tuning to an open chord, in this case, DADF#AD can have its
benefits. The most obvious is that a
major chord can be played with a single finger, or in the key of D, with open
strings.
Every
attempt has been made to keep true to the original manuscripts, but
occasionally the tune is transposed from the original, or the odd note has been
altered to make the pieces playable. I
have kept the arrangements primarily in the keys of D, G or A to take full
advantage of the open strings in D tuning.
In short, this book may not be for the classical guitar purist but
does expand the repertoire that is lacking with open tunings.
There is a
good selection of graded pieces from prominent classical guitar composers like Aguado,
Sor, Giuliani, Carcassi and Carulli, plus other well-known works by Bach, Dowland,
Satie, Beethoven, de Visee, Diabelli, Grieg, Haydn, OCarolan, Pachelbel,
Paganini, Petzold, Sanz, Schumann and Vivaldi.
I also adapted
24 of the Giuliani right-hand exercises, major and minor scales and arpeggios, plus
fretboard charts to further develop your knowledge and technique in Open D. Each piece has notation, tablature in Open D
tuning, right- and left-hand fingerings, and performance markings. Audio tracks online.
Look for the audio tracks on my website in the guitar books
section:
https://brentrobitaille.com/product/classical-guitar-book-in-open-d-tuning/
or,
https://brentrobitaille.com/product-category/guitar-books/
or,
https://brentrobitaille.com/
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