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Rh$Gkffi

Cuttar

FreWGmtr

Book

2

T/"lMCtril,t

An

invaluable

aid in

preparing

for

the

Registry

of

Cuitar

Tutors

electric

guitar

exams.

qr/,J"

3

l,o,

qr/,J"

5

An innovative

and

helpful

book

for

all

modern

guitar

players

who

want

to

improve

their

rhythm

guitar

playing.

j2.

,5

Rrutr

egistry

of Guitar

Tutors

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ISBN: I-898466-I5-7

A

CIP record

for

this

publication is

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from

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British

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Britain

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WARNING

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OF ANY

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OF

THIS BOOK

IS

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photocopying

or

any

other means,

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FORf,VtrORD

Ttre

Registry

Of

Guitar Tutors.

in

association

with London

College

Of

Music

Exams,

first

began

to offer

graded

examinations

in electric guitar

playing

in

1993.

Since

that

time

the

examinations

have pror

ed

io

be highly

popular

with

students

and

teachers

alike.

However,

the

Registn'

has

repeatedly

had

requests

for

additional

course

material

to

accompany

the

Rhythm

Guirar

Playing

section

of

the

examinations.

This

series

of three

books

by

Chaz

Hart.

one

of the

Registry's

senior

electric

guitar

examiners,

has

been

especially

designed

ro

tunfil

that

need.

E-ach

book pror

id+s

a

lr

ide

range

of musical

examples

that

clearly

demonstrate

the

type

of

chord

prclressi:,rs

that

*-ill

appear

in

each

grade

of

the

examinations.

In

addition,

Chaz

has

thiu::lrfui,r

provided

Playing

Tips

with each piece.

These give

advice

on

the

most

cor]Ll'l]L]l'1

prc'btrernatic

areas

and

offer

suggestions

on

how

to

gain

those

extra

elusive

mark-:.

3mause

r-rf

Chraz's

rvide

experience

as a

teacher

and

examiner,

these

comments

are

alu

ar

s

1ns..h:fun

and poignant.

Oi

erall

rre

series

provides

a

structured

and

progressive

way

of

approaching

the

study

of

rh'n:hrn

suitar

plaving

and

will

undoubtedly

provide

a

valuable

study

method

for

all

stlrdents

of

suitar

-

whether

intending

to

take

the examination

or

not.

In

addition,

the

series

sen

es as

an

excellent

teaching

resource

which

guitar

teachers

can

use

to

c

or-l'lpXernent

rheir

own

teaching

programme.

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TONY

SKINNER

DIRECTOR

-

REGISTRY

OF

GUITAR

TUTORS

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RruY&'runw

@uIT'AR

punVlwie

tsooK

2

F'to-

my

experience

as a

teacher and

electric guitar

examiner,

I've

found that

one

of

the main

difficulties

facing

guitar

players,

is

not

having

enough

chord

charts

to

practise

in a full range

of keys.

This

book

aims

to alleviate

that

difficulty.

All

of

the

chord

charts have

been

officially

approved

by

The

Registry

of

Guitar

Tutors

for

use

in their

electric

guitar

examinations,

which

are organised

in

association

with

London

College of Music

Exams.

The

book

is written

in

a

progressive

manner,

so

that even if

you

are

planning

to

take the

Grade Five

examination

it

will

be

helpful

if

you

work through

ALL

sections

of the

book from

Grade

Three

upwards.

You'll

find

that

I've

made

many

references

in

the

Tips

section

to

using

each

piece

as

a

test, and not stopping,

but

it's

the

one

thing

in

any

musical

situation

that you

must

not do,

so...

I make

no apologies

for

saying

yet

again

-

DON'T

STOP.

Th".. are

a

few

progressions

that

will

come

up many

times, and

if

you

know

these

it

will

help

you play

through

them

with

ease.

Below

are

some

of the

most

common

changes, which I have

written

in

the key of

C, but

practise

them

in every

key:

The numbers represent

the

positions

in

the

scale

of

each

chord, and

will

be the

same

in EVERY

key.

II

Dm

III

Em

nf

you

work out

that C

(5th

string root) is on the

third

fret, the

IV

chord

(F)

is

always

two

frets

lower

(6th

string root

),

the V chord

(6th

string

root

G

chord

)

is

on the

same

fret

as

the C

chord, and the

VI

chord

(6th

string root A minor

chord

)

is

two frets

higher.

These

changes

will

be

the

same

in

every

key.

I VIIV

V

C AmF

G

I

C

I

C

VI

GC

VIV

AmG

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Introduction

The

following

notes

and

their

names

are

shown

together

with

their

basic

comparative

values:

Note

values

Semibreve

(Whole

note)

Minim

(Half

note)

Quaver

(Eighth

note)

-

Crotchet

which

is

written singly,

(Quarter

note)

in

pairs,

or

groups:

Semiquaver

(Sixteenth

note) -

which

is

written

singly

or

in

a

group:

Worth4beats

2beats

Yz abeat

Ya

of

abeat

RgStS

The

following

signs

are

rests

which

last

for

the

same

amount

of time

as their

note

counterpart,

but

as

silence...

Semibreve Minim Crotchet Quaver

Semiquaver

(Whole

note)

rest

(Half

note)

rest

(Quarter

note) rest

(Eighth

note) rest

(Sixteenth

note)

rrst

br

a whole

bar

Time

signature

This

is the

number that

appears

after

the treble

clef

sign at

the

beginning

of a

piece

of

music.

The

top

number

indicates

how

many

beats

to

count

in

each

bar,

whilst

the

number

undemeath

shows the value

of

each beat.

In this

grade

you

need

to know

the

following

time

signatures and these are

shown together

with

the

most

commonly

used strums.

Notice

how the

quavers

(eighth

notes)

in

a

I

time are

counted

as

the

main

beat

because

the

undemeath

figure

is

an

8

(which

denotes

a

quaver

value)

-

however

the

first

of

every

three

beats

is accented,

giving

a

feel

of

'two in

the

bar'.

tl

2

3

Strum

Down,

D,

D,

Count

Strum

D,

D/U

land2

DI

U D,

4

D

34

D,D

4

D

I 2and

D,

DAJP

|

2

3and

D,

D,

D/U

3and 4

D/U

D

1

D,

2

and

DIU

J

D

t2

D,

D,

I2

D,

DI

1234s6

D,D,D,D,D,D

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Grude Three

There are

four different

barre chord

shapes

to

learn

for

this

grade.

Whilst

the

barre

chord

shapes

can

be

learnt

fairly

quickly,

the

trick

is

to

learn

the notes

on the

6th

and 5th

strings

up

to the

12th

fret,

this

will

then

give

you

all

the chords

you

need

forthis grade.

(See

page

32for

chord

shapes).

Repeat

Marks

Sections

to

be

played

again

are

marked

with two

vertical

dots

at

the

start

and

end

of

the

bars.

The

only

exception

to this

is

when

you

repeat

from

the

beginning

where

the

start

dots are

omitted.

This sequence

wouldread:

I

C

I

G

I

F

I

G

I

F

I

C

i

1st

&

2nd

time

endings

The

bar

marked

with

a

I

is

played

the

first

time,

and

then

omitted and

replaced

by the

bars

with

2 the

second

time.

Hence

the sequence

would read:

I

A

I

D

I

A

fE

I

A

I

Split

bars

These

bars contain

2 chords.

Each

split

bar chord

has

a

dot after

it

which

indicates

another beat.

In

I

time

each

chord

has 2

dots after

it

to

show

the

other

2

quaver

beats,

but the

bar

is

still

split

equally

at

this

grade.

t,

t

DynamiCs

These

indicate

changes

in volume

and

the signs

and

their meaning

are

shown

in

the

next

sequence

-

which

is

easier than

usual

so

you

can

practise

one

thing

at

a time

(play

softly)

f

@tuvloudly)

---

(get

softer)

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Fairly

slow

Tip:

If a

piece

ends

with 2

bars

of

the

same

chord

play

a single

strum

at

the

beginning

of

the

last

bar.

This

makes

a

very

strong ending.

p

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Tip:

(Jse

these

sequences

as a test.

Take your

time

looking

at

them

to

assess

YOUR

best

tempo.

3. With

a rock

feel

f

a

I

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Tip:

Although

the tempo

indication

is

'fast,,

be

care.ful

not

to

overplay

this

and

make

enors

in

the

split

bars.

,?f

L

,p

fr

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feel

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9.

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Look

through

the

sequence

for

30 seconds

A.

BEFORE

you

play

and

then take

a

deep

r

breath and

DON'T

STOP

10.

With

a

swing

feel

rnf

rt- l,r

a

lll

/'

I

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Grude

Four

Repeat

mafkS

In this

grade

the

repeat

marks

are

the same

as for

Grade

Three,

so

please

refer

to

page

Five.

Tie

notes

This is

where

two

notes

of

the

same pitch

are

shown

with

a

curved

line

joining

them.

This indicates

that

the

second

note

of

the

pair

should

not

be

played,

but

held

on.

The

numbers

in

brackets

show

a

note

counted

but

not

played.

For

example:

3

and

(4)

Syncopation

Syncopation

(continued)

This is

commonly

known

as

accenting

the

'off

'beat,

and is

one

of the best

ways

to

modemise

a rhythm

part.

Notice

how

the last

note

in

bar

1

seems

to

come

in

early

in bar 2.

This is

known

as

a'Push'.

Be

careful

to

wait

for

the

whole

of

the

first

beat

in

bar 2,

otherwise

the

tempo

could

increase.

The

rhythm

pattem

in

bars

3

and,4

could be

played

over Wonderful

Tonighr

by

Eric Clapton.

and

(1)

2

2

and

(3)

and

4

sim...

The

key

to

successful

rhyhm

playing

is

to

move

your

hand

down

on the

main

beat

even

when

you're

not

striking

the strings

on

that

strum,

as

with

these

syncopated

timings,

so

that

your

hand is ready

to

play

the

'Up'

strum

in the

correct position.

Practise

this

until

it feels

right and

I

assure

you

that

your

rhythm

playing

will

dramatically

improve.

Here

are

two

more

lines

of

rhythms

for

you

to

practise.

The

first

line

rhyhm

could

be

played

over Roll

lhith

It

by

Oasis.

3and

(4)

count

1

2

(3)

and

4

and

sim...

I

and(2)

and

slm.....

il

I

and2

and

(3)and

4

sim....

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Variations

in

strumming

O.K.,

now we have

explored

the

syncopated

route,

let's put

it

well

known

strums

in

the three

time

signatures

that

you

need

your favourite

sequences

until

you

can't

play them

wrong

Note

: In

the

Registry

of Guitar

Tutors

examinations

the

rhythm patterns

that

you

play

will

NOT be notated,

so it's up

to

you

to

have

practised

a

repertoire

of

useful

rhythm

patterns

from

which

you

can

select

an

appropriate

one

for

the

style

of

the

piece.

into

practice.

Below

are

three

for

this

grade.

Practise

them

on

count

and

(2

)

Dynamics

These

signs

are

broadly

the same

as

in Grade Three,

but

with

more

range.

It would be

a very

strange piece

that

used

all of

them

in

one

section,

so

I

have

written

out

the

new

ones

for this

grade

together

with

their

meanings.

Notice

how

they

are varying

degrees

of

soft

to

loud.

Go

on

-

Give

that E

chord

a really

good

whack

Ppp

Play

as softly

as

possible

PP

Very

soft

nw

Moderately

soft

rnf

ff

fff

Moderately

Very loud

loud

Turn

the

amp up

to

11

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)'

l,rtl

: 1,,

12

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tempo

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to

vary the

strumming

on

the repeat

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2

secrion when

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y"ou

know

the

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better

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hearing

the

harmonic

changes

in

these split

bars, and

keep

the strumming

simple.

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Tip:

Try

to

phrase

the sequence and

give

it

shape by

slowing

down

slightly at

the

end

of

every

4th

bar.

8. Freely

nlp

mp

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a

a

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t

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vr^^

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9.

Bright

& lively

ff

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Tip:

Ifyou

have

anyfretbuzz,

check

that

you

are

playing

as

close

to the

frets

as

possible

with

all

of

your

fingers,

before

increasing

the

pressure

when

holding

down

the

chord.

Tip:

In

the

exam

you

have

one chance

to

play

a

sequence.

Use

this

piece

to

practise

this

technique.

fff

10.

Slow

with

feeling

mp

a. r at'-,

rffnr

a

/ a

I tll

a

/

t1

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Grade

Five

Repeat

marks

The

repeat double dots

and first/second

time

endings

are the

same as

for

Grade Three and Four,

so

please

look

back to

page

five

for

an update.

However,

there

are some

new

repeat signs

for this

grade:

D.C.

-

Play

again from

the

beginning

D.^S.

-

Play again

from

the

sign

ff

Al Coda

-

Go

to the Coda

from

the sign

0

after a section

repeating from

a

D.C.

al

Coda

orD.S.

al

Coda

Coda

-

A musical

end section

Here

are some

examples

to

play

through:

1.

I

al

Coda

g

Coda

D.C.

To Coda

S

.

This

sequence

would

read:

lD

I

G

lBm

I

Em

I

F#m

I

Bm

lEm

I

A7

lD

I

u

1l

This sequencewouldread:

I

E

I

E

I

A

I

B

I

E

I

E

I

A

I

B

I

This

sequencewouldread:

I

C

I

F

I

G

I

Am

I

C

I

F

I

G

I

C

I

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Split

bars

We have

seen in

previous

grades

that

a

bar can

be

split

between

two chords,

and

that

these

can

be

written in

the

following

ways:

Or

in

I

time

showing

the

two dots

for

the

quaver

beats:

The bar could also be

split into different parts,

or

with

more

chords. The

most

common

sequences are

where the

bar

has

three

chords

with

the

first

chord having

two

beats and

the

latter

two

chords

one beat

each:

In

?

time,

with only three beats

in

a

bar,

one

of

the chords

could

last

two

beats

with

the

other

chord lasting one

beat.

I

t t

t^--^

ll a

I

l-

--tl-

I

l9

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Rhythm

Patterns

The

time signatures

for

this

grade

are still

1

t,

and

8,

so I

feel

that

you

should

be

thinking

of

varying

the

rhythm

on the

repeats

as

a

necessity

rather

than

a luxury

I

have

written

the

first

two

bars

of

the

following

three

sequences

straight,

followed

by

bars

three

and

four as a variation,

usually

with

some

syncopation.

In

practice

you

would

iossibly

start

with

the

rhythm that featured

less

detail

and

go

to

the

fuller

rhythm

as

the

piece

progressed.

Dynamics

These

are

the

same

as

for Grade Four

so

please

look

back

to

pages

five

and

twelve, and

practise

them

over many

sequences.

(1)

and

2

3

(4)

and

(l)and

2

3

(a)and

and

(3)

and

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n-t.

Try to

discover

the

overall

structure

r

rp'

",{: '

:f

y:;::,i;:

watch

out

for

the

1.

Bright

&

rhythmic

g.Coda

D.S.

ul

Coda

llr

tll

,

ltLq

\

I tlll I

,ltt

2'l

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T i

p

:

"ii,

,i

l:

"'

;:

"::;:;

:",t

h

e,'

s

P

t

i

t

b

ar

s'

2.

With

abeat,

but

not

too

fast

To

Coda#

Coda

p

rr

---

^

:

F

vtt

ILL

t

rla:-

f

,J.J-_^^

-'

ttF

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Watch

out

for

all the

repeat

sections.

This

ta-t

a

t fD I

sequence

looks

short

but

has

the

same

I

number

of bars as

the

previous

piece

3.

In

a

ballad

style

D.C.

al

Coda

23

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Tip:

Try to

'yoice'

the

chords

so

that

the lst beat

is

played

on

the

bass

strings

qnd

the

4th

beat

is

played

on tlte

treble

strings.

4.

With

feeling

gCoda

To

Codu$

/'-_

^:

-

p

24

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An effective

way

to

play

a

split bar

of

3 chords

is

to

emphasize

the

bass

notes

o.f

the chord,

so that

a run

is

heard.

Wen

a

piecefinishes

with

2 bars

of

the same

cltord,

end

the

piece

by

playing

a

strong

downbeat

on thefirst

beat

of

the

last

bar. This

gives

a

good

positive

ending.

Tip:

2

5.

With a

rock

blues

beat

Coda

To Coda

$

D.C.

uI

Codu

, f

I

I,

-

 

--

fff

25

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a-

v----

Slow

&

reflective

Codu

rnf

p

p

Tip:

Keep

the chord positions

as close

as

possible

to

either the

4th

fret

or 9th

"fret,

but

make

that choice

before

you

start.

To

Codu

S

D.C.

al Coda

-a-'--.-

j

t^ a--

itlt

nw

I

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Practise

previous

charts

standing

up

-

it

can

be

a

.

learning

experience

(Keep

the

headstock

of

the

guitar

at

lpi

abour

ioridq

tevel

io

falilitate

a

good

hand

position.)

7.

With

abeat

f

t^

s

To

Coda

mf

I

l

I

D.S.

al

Coda

llt

r

lla:t

27

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I

Tip:

Set

your

music

stand

as

high

as

possible

so

that

your

head

is

not

bent

forward

when

reading

the music.

Fast

funky

tempo

4,Coda

f

r I t--t

tE++c

a

T fat

tlr

I\tll t

vv

^^^

To

Codu&

D.C.

al

Coda

p

t\^--

-

A

lll

I

mf

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9.

In

a thoughtful

mood

r

ip

r'n:;:

,;f:i :::'

f:

,:x

T""

,#;;:f ',X::1,

To

Coda$

pp

p

f

 .-lali

-)

lrt

r,lll

TI..

D.C.

al

Coda

29

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Lively

Tip:

I

-

Watch outfor

the

split bars

which

can

catclt

you

out when

there

are

just

a

few

of them.

2

-

Try

to

emphasize

the

added

notes

in

the

chords.

D.S.

ul

Coda

E

Y

-6-i

t l-.t

a

s-rr5

r

,ltt

rlll

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Glossary

of

musical

terms

Accent

Al Coda

Coda

D.C.

D.S.

Dynamics

Frets

Fretbuzz

Harmony

Plectrum

Rubato

Sequence

Sim.

Split-bar

Syncopation

Tempo

Time signature

Play louder

on

a

particular

beat.

Go to the

Coda

(end

section)

A

musical ending

(Da

Capo

:

from

the

head) play

from

the

beginning.

(Dal

Segno:

from

the sign)

play

from

the

sign

marked.ff

Changes

in

volume.

Metal

strips that divide

up the fingerboard.

The buzzing

sound

that

occurs if

you

don't

press

the

strings

firmly

and close to the

frets

with

the

tips

of

your

fingers.

The sound of

two

or more notes

being

played

together.

A

triangular

object

(usually)

made

of

plastic,

that

is

used

to

strike the strings.

The

deliberate

slowing down at the

end

of

a

section to

enhance

the

phrasing

of the music.

A

section of music usually constructed

of

a

set

number of

bars.

Keep

playing

in

a

similar fashion.

Where

two

or

more

chords

occur in

a

single

bar.

Featuring the

'off

beat'

as

the

main

accented

part.

Overall

speed.

The numbers which

occur

at

the beginning

of

all

written

music

that

inform

you

of the number

of

beats

per

bar,

and

the value

ofeach beat.

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CHORD

sUMililA&Y

The

solid black line

on the

third fret

shown in

all

diagrams on

this

page

indicates

that

all

six

strings

should

be fretted,

using

the

first finger

as a barre.

5 string

chords

1-

6

string chords

-

3r

Cm

)

G7

R

Gm7

x

t

C7

x

)

I

Cm7

X

)

I

I

G6

GmajT

x

CmajT

Gm

L

xx

2.

Gm6

Gsus4

Cm6

Csus4

All

of

the

chords

above

have been shown

as G

for

the

6

string

shapes

and

C for the 5 string

shapes,

but all

of

them

can be

played

on any

fret

using the

chart

below.

For

a

sharp move

one

fret higher

and

for

a

flat

move

one

fret

lower.

For

example, DD

would

be

on the

9th fret

as

a

6

string

shape and on the

4th

fret

as a 5

string

shape.

1

G C

x

I

I

x

It t:

C6

x

)

)q

X

I

frets

I

2

J

4

5

6 7

8

9

l0

ll

t2

6 string F

G A

B

C

D E

5

string

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

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CfuHaa

is

an

experienced

and

versatile

guitarist.

He has

enjoyed

a 20 year

career

as

a success[ul

session

musician;

recording

many

popular

television

themes,

and has

also

released

three

instrumental

guitar

albums

under his

own

name.

-

Chaz has

worked

with

a wide

variety

of rock

and pop

bands

and has had

record

contracts

with

major labels.

Since gaining

his

teaching

diploma

from

the Royal

Academy

of

Music,

Chaz has

developed

a highly

successful

teaching

practice

in

Surrey.

N

Chaz has

been

actively

involved

with

the

London College

of

Music and

Registry

of

Cuitar

Tutors'

guitar

examinations

for

many

years

and

is

a

senior examiner

in

electric guitar

playi

ng.

ISBN

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