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EDITED BY RON MANUS

Introduction
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For years, Charles-Louis Hanon’s (1819–1900) piano exercises have been the standard in technique builders.
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They enable pianists to build strength in their fingers and increase playing speed, and they teach the agility that
makes musicians capable of playing more advanced pieces in less time. These skills are also essential to the
guitarist. We have taken these piano exercises and arranged them for the guitar in order to create a book of
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exercises that aids in the development of finger strength, speed, precision≥ and pick technique.
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In addition to the standard fret-hand approach, this book helps develop pick-hand technique. A variety of
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suggested picking techniques follows. You should become familiar with all of them and
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each exercise in this book.
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Practice all exercises  and .

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Tablature is a system of notation that graphically represents the strings and frets of the guitar fingerboard. Each
note is indicated by a number, which specifies the fret or finger position to be picked, placed on the appropriate
string. For example:

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4th String, 5th Fret An open G chord

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Cover art: The Bees by Henri Matisse. Musée Matisse, Nice, France
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Cover design: Martha Widmann

Music engraving: Greg Plumblee
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