I am a musician and author, I specialize in writing instructional books for guitar players. My latest book is called "TCHA-KA TCHA: Learn and Understand Rhythm on Guitar through Vocalizing." It’s a proven method that has helped hundreds of my students finally make rhythm easy. I'm sending emails every two weeks or so with new transcriptions, articles, news, resources, and promotions. I hope you'll enjoy them!
Hi [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Christmas is just around the corner.
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I hope you're having a good time. As we're rushing towards Christmas, here in Vienna the days are not only dull and gray and wet, these are also the darkest days of the year. But only for one more week. After the shortest day next Sunday, after the Winter solstice, the days will be getting longer again. To make things a bit festive for the holidays, as my little Christmas gift for you, here is a simple but beautiful fingerstyle arrangement of Silent Night. You can download the transcription in standard notation and tablature, along with the generated audio file, here: If you're unfamiliar with fingerstyle arrangements, it's basically the guitar acting as a little orchestra: playing the melody and the accompaniment at the same time. Usually, the thumb of the picking hand plays the bass notes (all the notes with stems pointing down) while the other fingers play the melody (stems pointing up). At the beginning, practice the bass and melody parts individually, and then put them back together. Happy practicing! I wish you and your loved ones all the best for the upcoming holidays! Stefan Stevie's Guitar Studio PS - Reviews matter a lot. They really help me as an author and make it easier for others to discover my books! If you haven't done so already, and if you have a moment, an honest review on Amazon would mean a lot to me! Click here to leave a review. Thanks so much! |
Stefan Gruber
I am a musician and author, I specialize in writing instructional books for guitar players. My latest book is called "TCHA-KA TCHA: Learn and Understand Rhythm on Guitar through Vocalizing." It’s a proven method that has helped hundreds of my students finally make rhythm easy. I'm sending emails every two weeks or so with new transcriptions, articles, news, resources, and promotions. I hope you'll enjoy them!
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