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Book/Printed Material Complete instruction for the guitar, containing the most useful directions & examples for learners to obtain a speedy proficiency, to which is added a choice collection of favorite airs, minuets, marches, songs, &c., properly adapted for that instrument and two scales shewing the common chords on each fret & the method of taking the notes on different strings to facilitate the execution of difficult passages

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  • Complete instruction for the guitar, containing the most useful directions & examples for learners to obtain a speedy proficiency, to which is added a choice collection of favorite airs, minuets, marches, songs, &c., properly adapted for that instrument and two scales shewing the common chords on each fret & the method of taking the notes on different strings to facilitate the execution of difficult passages

Created / Published

  • London : J. Preston, [1780?]

Headings

  • -  Guitar--Instruction and study
  • -  Guitar music

Medium

  • 1 p. l., 34 p. ; 18 x 26 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MT582 .C647
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item ANON-127, Reel 219 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1984]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

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  • 44016491

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Complete Instruction for the Guitar, Containing the Most Useful Directions & Examples for Learners to Obtain a Speedy Proficiency, to Which Is Added a Choice Collection of Favorite Airs, Minuets, Marches, Songs, &c., Properly Adapted for That Instrument and Two Scales Shewing the Common Chords on Each Fret & the Method of Taking the Notes on Different Strings to Facilitate the Execution of Difficult Passages. [London: J. Preston, ?, 1780] Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/44016491/.

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(1780) Complete Instruction for the Guitar, Containing the Most Useful Directions & Examples for Learners to Obtain a Speedy Proficiency, to Which Is Added a Choice Collection of Favorite Airs, Minuets, Marches, Songs, &c., Properly Adapted for That Instrument and Two Scales Shewing the Common Chords on Each Fret & the Method of Taking the Notes on Different Strings to Facilitate the Execution of Difficult Passages. [London: J. Preston, ?] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/44016491/.

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Complete Instruction for the Guitar, Containing the Most Useful Directions & Examples for Learners to Obtain a Speedy Proficiency, to Which Is Added a Choice Collection of Favorite Airs, Minuets, Marches, Songs, &c., Properly Adapted for That Instrument and Two Scales Shewing the Common Chords on Each Fret & the Method of Taking the Notes on Different Strings to Facilitate the Execution of Difficult Passages. [London: J. Preston, ?, 1780] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/44016491/>.