Guitar For Dummies

410 Pages·2005·7.62 MB·English

by  Mark Phillips

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Guitar
FOR
DUMmIES
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2
ND EDITION
by Mark Phillips and Jon Chappell
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Guitar
FOR
DUMmIES
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2
ND EDITION
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Guitar
FOR
DUMmIES
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ND EDITION
by Mark Phillips and Jon Chappell
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Guitar For Dummies®, 2nd Edition
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About the Authors
Mark Phillipsis a guitarist, arranger, and editor with more than 30 years in
the music publishing field. He earned his bachelor’s degree in music theory
from Case Western Reserve University, where he received the Carolyn Neff
Award for scholastic excellence, and his master’s degree in music theory from
Northwestern University, where he was elected to Pi Kappa Lambda, the most
prestigious U.S. honor society for college and university music students. While
working toward a doctorate in music theory at Northwestern, Phillips taught
classes in theory, ear-training, sight-singing, counterpoint, and guitar.
During the 1970s and early ’80s, Phillips was Director of Popular Music at
Warner Bros. Publications, where he edited and arranged the songbooks of
such artists as Neil Young, James Taylor, the Eagles, and Led Zeppelin. Since
the mid-’80s he has served as Director of Music and Director of Publications
atCherry Lane Music, where he has edited or arranged the songbooks of
suchartists as John Denver, Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses, and Metallica, and has
served as Music Editor of the magazines Guitarand Guitar One.
Phillips is the author of several books on musical subjects, including Metallica
Riff by Riff, Sight-Sing Any Melody Instantly, andSight-Read Any Rhythm Instantly.
In his non-musical life, Phillips is the author/publisher of a series of “fun” high
school English textbooks, including The Wizard of Oz Vocabulary Builder, The
Pinocchio Intermediate Vocabulary Builder, andTarzan and Jane’s Guide to
Grammar.For the reference value of his numerous publications, Phillips is
profiled in Who’s Who in America.
Jon Chappellis a multistyle guitarist, transcriber, and arranger. He attended
Carnegie-Mellon University, where he studied with Carlos Barbosa-Lima, and
he then went on to earn his master’s degree in composition from DePaul
University, where he also taught theory and ear training. He was formerly
Editor-in-Chief of Guitar magazine, Technical Editor of Guitar Shop Magazine,
and Musicologist for Guitarra,a classical magazine. He has played and
recorded with Pat Benatar, Judy Collins, Graham Nash, and Gunther Schuller,
and he has contributed numerous musical pieces to film and TV. Some of
these include Northern Exposure,Walker, Texas Ranger,Guiding Light,and
thefeature film Bleeding Heartsdirected by actor-dancer Gregory Hines. In
1990, he became Associate Music Director of Cherry Lane Music where he has
transcribed, edited, and arranged the music of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Steve
Morse, Mike Stern, and Eddie Van Halen, among others. He has more than
a dozen method books to his name, and is the author of Rock Guitar For
Dummies and the textbook The Recording Guitarist — A Guide for Home and
Studio,published by Hal Leonard.
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Dedication
Mark Phillips: For my wife, Debbie, and my children, Tara, Jake, and Rachel.
Jon Chappell: For my wife, Mary, and my children, Jennifer, Katie, Lauren,
and Ryan.
Authors’ Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the folks at Wiley Publishing, Inc.:
TracyBoggier, Mike Baker, and Jen Bingham.
Special thanks to Woytek and Krystyna Rynczak of WR Music Service for the
music typesetting, and to Brian McConnon of Steinberg for the CD recording
software, Cubase SX and Nuendo.
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