How Long to Read Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings

By John Fahey

How Long Does it Take to Read Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings?

It takes the average reader and 57 minutes to read Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings by John Fahey

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

John Fahey was a pioneer in composing and arranging guitar solos in open tunings. In this lesson series for the intermediate guitarist, John teaches a wide variety of techniques, musical textures and styles. The book includes the notation and tablature for the lessons and access to online audio featuring phrase-by-phrase instruction. LESSON ONE: Open G tuning: On the Sunny Side of the Ocean, Spanish Two Step and It Came Upon A Midnight Clear. St.Louis Blues played in a dropped D tuning. LESSON TWO: In this lesson John explores the possibilities of playing in an open C tuning. The Union Pacific has a distinct blues quality, Requiem For John Hurt has an "Eastern" feel. Simplicity often creates beauty and John does this with his version of Auld Lang Syne. LESSON THREE: This lesson concentrates on John's slide guitar playing. Steamboat Gwine Round the Bend played in open G demonstrating many of John's unique technical ideas. The Christmas carol Silent Night is presented in the slide style. John's popular arrangement of Poor Boy A Long Way From Home played in open D tuning finishes the series. Includes access to online audio.

How long is Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings?

Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings by John Fahey is 56 pages long, and a total of 14,336 words.

This makes it 19% the length of the average book. It also has 18% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 18 minutes to read Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings aloud.

What Reading Level is Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings?

Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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