Free Stuff

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Free Guitar eBooks

Learn Every Note on the Guitar. I use a specific method with my students to get them used to the note names all over the guitar. It’s fast and effective, and will help you memorize the note names very quickly. You get a copy free just for subscribing to the Classical Guitar Blog Newsletter (we won’t spam you!). Note: you must confirm your subscription to get the book.

Ornamentation and the Guitar: A Overview of Style and Technique This ebook is totally gratis. It is a 45 page paper I wrote covering the basics of renaissance free ornamentation (divisions), baroque discrete and free ornamentation, and nineteenth century ornamentation.