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The Library of Alternate Guitar Tunings is a

digital library that was designed for those

who are interested in learning about

playing songs on an acoustic guitar in an

alternate tuning, as opposed to using the

standard guitar tuning (EADGBE).

Musicians/guitarists

Researchers

Students of music

Music enthusiasts

Curious users interested in learning more

about music

The collection contains interpretations of songs played in alternate guitar tunings.

The contributors to the collection are not the songwriters themselves; rather, they are individuals who have taken the time to come up with their own interpretations of how the songs are played.

Contributions include transcriptions of selected songs in a text format (PDF), paired with sound recordings that feature a guitar sampling of each of the selected songs (.mp4 or .wmv formats)

Guitar sampling for I Had a King in .wmv format

Guitar sampling for I Had a King in .mp4 format

Guitar transcription for I Had a King in text (pdf) format

The default page provides a list of all the songs in the collection ordered alphabetically by title, followed by guitar tuning, songwriter, item medium, and a thumbnail of the item.

By clicking on the header, such as Title, the list may be sorted in either ascending or descending order.

An additional sort option is listed above the headers under the Sort By… field, which allows a user to sort by title, type, item medium, songwriter, song, and tuning.

The left panel allows a user to narrow his/her search by clicking on the following tabs: Songwriter, Item Medium, Tuning, Song, and Title.

Tabs for narrowing

search

Sort By field with drop-down menuClickable headers for sorting in ascending or

descending order

A search box is located at the top of the screen. Users may type in keywords and click the Search button to yield search results.

Advanced searching is also an option for refining a search. Users may click on the Advanced Search link and select options from the drop-down menus in each field.

Additional search fields may be added by clicking on the Add Another Field link to narrow a search even further. Clicking on the Searchbutton will yield results, while clicking on the Clear All button will clear a search.

Search option with search box and Search button (in blue)

(To bring up advanced searching option, click on the Advanced Search link.)

Advanced search option with fields that have drop-down menus for refining the search

(Example provided below is displaying an additional field selected. The Search and Clear All buttons

are below in blue.)

The recommended browsers for viewing the collection are as follows:› PC: Internet Explorer 8.0, the latest version on Firefox,

and the latest version of Chrome.

› Mac: Safari 5.0 and the latest version of Firefox

The recommended viewer for the PDF files is Adobe Reader version 9.0 (or later versions)http://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=DINRS

Videos may be viewed as .wmv files (viewed in Windows Media Player) or .mp4 files (viewed by programs that allow MPEG-4 formats).

The transcriptions and sound recordings in this collection represent the author/interpreter’s own work and his/her own interpretation of the song. No claim is made that the interpretation represents the way the recording artist/songwriter actually plays the song. The items in the collection may only be used for private study, scholarship, or research. Copyrighted material in the collection is used in accordance with ‘Fair Use.’

Fair Use Checklist at: http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/fair-use/fair-use-checklist/

Copyright information at: http://www.copyright.gov/

Copyright Fair Use Overview at: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/

Free Video Converters at: http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/

Adobe Reader Versions at: http://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=DINRS

Alternate Tuning Guide at: http://sethares.engr.wisc.edu/alternatetunings/alternatetunings.html

Alternate Guitar Tuning Chart at: http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/tuning/alternate-guitar-tuning-chart/ Online Guitar Tuner at:

http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/utilities/tuner/

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