Alfred Publishing Celtic Guitar - Guitar

Name: Celtic Guitar - Guitar
Brand: Alfred Publishing
SKU: 115755
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ID : 115755

EAN : 9780769296807

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Essential Information About This Collection
• 40 carefully selected Celtic melodies, ideal for enriching your solo repertoire.
• Accessible fingerstyle arrangements designed to be easily playable without sacrificing musicality.
• Two tuning options: mostly standard tuning, plus a dedicated section in DADGAD.
• CD included featuring performances of all the pieces to guide your listening, phrasing, and timing.

Celtic Guitar - Guitar

31,40 €VAT incl.

0,00 € Ecotax included

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Summary of This Book

This book brings together forty beautiful Celtic melodies arranged for solo guitar in fingerstyle. Designed for guitarists who enjoy making the guitar sound "like a small ensemble," it emphasizes clear, lyrical, and immediately rewarding arrangements while remaining easy to grasp. The goal is to enable you to quickly play complete tunes with a smooth musical flow, without getting lost in overly complex fingerings.

Most pieces are offered in standard tuning, a practical choice for daily practice and integrating these pieces into your routine without changing instruments or string gauges. To further explore the Celtic sound palette, the collection also includes a section in DADGAD tuning, particularly appreciated for its drones, resonances, and open harmonies. This is an excellent gateway to discover the characteristic tonal temperament of Irish and Scottish music and to vary your picking sensations.

The included CD is a true educational asset: it allows you to hear each piece played in full, to absorb the style, and to understand dynamics, articulation, and rhythmic placement. Whether you are working on timing, right-hand consistency, or melody leading, listening will help you save time and achieve a more natural performance.

Technical specifications

Publication

Methods

Instrumentation

solo guitar (fingerstyle)

Genre

sheet music collection (Celtic music)

Questions frequently asked

How many pieces does the Celtic Guitar collection contain?

The collection includes forty Celtic melodies arranged for solo guitar in fingerstyle. The pieces aim for musical continuity with melody and accompaniment combined on a single instrument.

Are the pieces in standard tuning?

Most of the titles are offered in standard tuning. This setup allows working on the arrangements without changing the guitar's usual tuning.

Are there any pieces in DADGAD tuning in this book?

A section dedicated to DADGAD tuning is included. This tuning emphasizes drones and open resonances associated with Celtic colors. It allows exploring harmonies different from the standard.

Does the Celtic Guitar book include a CD?

The supplied CD allows hearing each piece played in full, with its articulation, dynamics, and rhythmic placement.

What playing style is this collection intended for?

The arrangements are designed for solo guitar in fingerstyle. The writing aims to make the guitar sound like a small ensemble while remaining accessible in terms of fingerings.