Guitar Atlas books

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:15 am

Ordered the Middle East and Japan books last week and they just came in the mail today. Paul posted a thread about this series of books but I think they may have gotten lost in the crash...

Anyway! These books are really sweet. They come with CDs so you can make sure you are at least sort of playing the things right.

Here's the link at Amazon to all the books.

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:54 am

Hey Nic, I'm glad to hear you got your books... the Middle East book is a lot of fun!

Post by **Trigger** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:49 am

NicDots wrote:Ordered the Middle East and Japan books last week and they just came in the mail today. Paul posted a thread about this series of books but I think they may have gotten lost in the crash...

Anyway! These books are really sweet. They come with CDs so you can make sure you are at least sort of playing the things right.

Here's the link at Amazon to all the books.

Ok Nic you have mentioned my 'Hobby Horse' the Middle East! can I request that if you develop some of these Arab music idea's could you let me hear them?
I don't play guitar and hearing this Arab influence coming through is always very beautiful to me.

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:23 pm

Sure! Once I figure out how to use Garageband on my Mac, I'll definitely let you hear my (shitty) work.

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 12:27 am

So now that you've had these books for a month or so, how are you doing with them?

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:55 pm

Miss Nicole... have you gotten any better at playing Middle Eastern and/or Japanese guitar styles?

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:55 am

Paul, cheers for the pm these look fascinating!!

Matt

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:30 pm

Wow, sorry Paul! Didn't mean to ignore you.

I am having a bit more fun with the Japanese book than the middle eastern book...I find that the Japanese styled music is better suited to my poor time keeping, hahaha!

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:11 am

NicDots wrote:Wow, sorry Paul! Didn't mean to ignore you.

I am having a bit more fun with the Japanese book than the middle eastern book...I find that the Japanese styled music is better suited to my poor time keeping, hahaha!

Now I'm gonna have to check out the Japanese book!

I have fun just goofing around with that first scale printed in the Middle Eastern book. Someday I'll have to sit down and actually work at learning some of that stuff.

NicDots · Post by **NicDots** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:20 am

The way the Japanese book is written doesn't necessarily say that meters are not to be stuck to...I just kind of independently looked into Japanese music on traditional instruments and apparently, they are not really big on keeping strict timing. Which is why it's cool! I like the un-natural rests.

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:37 pm

|---------------|-----------|-----------------|------------------|
|---------------|-------1-3-|-3-1-------------|------------------|
|---------------|-0-2-3-----|-----3-2-0-------|------------------|
|---------0-1-4-|-----------|-----------4-1-0-|------------------|
|---0-1-3-------|-----------|-----------------|-3-1-0------------|
|-0-------------|-----------|-----------------|-------5-4-1-0----|

I love messing around with this scale in first position... The drop D tuning and odd intervals make for some interesting sounds over a D chord vamp.

Cpt Matt Sparrow · Post by **Cpt Matt Sparrow** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:48 pm

Paul thanks again for sending me that music, and also for championing this on the forum. It is load of fun playing around with it all.
A bit of fun would be to post some jams on this!

Matt

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