Arabic Maqam Music for Guitar by Fernando Perez
In this book you will find the keys to learn how to play authentic Arabic Maqam Music on guitar. The material can be played with any type of guitar acoustic nylon or steel strings instruments as well as electric ones. In addition fretless guitarists can also apply the contents of this book to their guitars. Fernando Perez explains how to solve the
In this book you will find the keys to learn how to play authentic Arabic Maqam Music on guitar. The material can be played with any type of guitar acoustic nylon or steel strings instruments as well as electric ones. In addition fretless guitarists can also apply the contents of this book to their guitars. Fernando Perez explains how to solve the issue of playing microtones on the guitar without changing anything on the instrument. Everything can be played using the standard guitar tuning as well as using some suggested alternative tunings in order to improve your guitar sound. It also includes guitar techniques, Arabic rhythms and learning how to perform Taqsim and fixed compositions. The music includes working on Maqamat and Ajnas such as Rast, Hijaz, Bayati, Nekriz, Sikka, Nahawand, Sabaa, Ajam and Husseyni among others. Everything is written in music notation as well as tablature and it is accompanied by audio files. (ebook/PDF 59 pages + audio).