Alfred Publishing Hurwitz Tobias - 7-string Guitar - Guitar

Name: Hurwitz Tobias - 7-string Guitar - Guitar
Brand: Alfred Publishing
SKU: 117112
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ID : 117112

EAN : 9780739028070

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Essential Information About This Book
• A comprehensive approach to the 7-string guitar in a modern rock context, to enrich your tone and playing.
• Exploration of four major tunings : their logic, advantages, and the musical reasons behind their use.
• Immediately playable content: chord shapes, rhythm guitar riffs, scales, licks, and solos inspired by the major references of the genre.
• Easy reading thanks to the dual notation : standard notation and tablature, with a CD containing all the examples from the book.

Hurwitz Tobias - 7-string Guitar - Guitar

23,80 €VAT incl.

0,00 € Ecotax included

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Summary of This Book

Designed for guitarists who want to "take it to the next level," this book immerses you in the powerful and precise world of the 7-string guitar, an instrument that has become essential for extending range, thickening riffs, and gaining impact in modern rock. The goal is clear: to understand what defines the sonic signature of major 7-string styles, then provide you with concrete musical material to integrate into your own playing.

The method is structured around the characteristics of four essential tunings. For each, you discover its musical role, what it facilitates on the fretboard, and why certain guitarists favor it depending on the register, harmonic color, or ergonomic positioning. The book details adapted chord shapes, effective rhythm guitar patterns, as well as scales and sequences designed to develop a credible and current vocabulary.

To go beyond theory, the book offers numerous riffs, licks, and solos that can be used immediately, written to evoke the most striking styles of the 7-string rock scene. Each example is notated in standard notation and tablature to suit both readers comfortable with sheet music and guitarists accustomed to tab format.

Finally, the included CD features all the music presented in the book: a valuable asset for working on tone, articulation, rhythmic placement, and stylistic intention. An ideal tool for progressing methodically while keeping a concrete musical goal: playing parts that sound great and understanding why they work according to the chosen tuning.

Technical specifications

Publication

Methods

Instrumentation

7-string guitar

Genre

rock method (guitar)

Questions frequently asked

Is this method only suitable for 7-string guitar?

The book is dedicated to the 7-string guitar. Its content covers chord shapes, scales, and rhythmic patterns adapted to this instrumentation.

Which tunings are studied in the book?

Four essential tunings are presented. For each, the book explains the musical role, possibilities on the fretboard, and the positions it facilitates. The examples link these tunings to the harmonic color and desired register.

Does the book include tablature for 7-string guitar?

Riffs, licks, and solos are provided in both standard notation and tablature. Reading can therefore rely on either notation or tab format.

Does the included CD contain all the examples from the book?

The included CD features all the music presented in the book.

Does Alfred Publishing Hurwitz Tobias - 7-string Guitar offer rock riffs?

Many riffs, licks, and solos are written in the spirit of prominent styles from the 7-string rock scene. The material allows practicing articulation, rhythmic placement, and stylistic intent using the CD.