The Library of Alternate Guitar Tunings is a digital library that contains interpretations of songs played in alternate guitar tunings, including transcriptions in PDF format paired with audio recordings in .mp4 or .wmv format. The collection is intended for musicians, students, and others interested in learning about alternate guitar tunings. It allows browsing and searching by song, tuning, and other criteria, and provides recommended browsers and software for viewing the various file formats.

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http://cdm15851.contentdm.oclc.org/c
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3. 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).

4. Musicians/guitarists
 Researchers
 Students of music
 Music enthusiasts
 Curious users interested in learning more
about music
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5. 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)
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6. 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

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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.

8. Sort By field with drop-down menu
Tabs for
narrowing
search
Clickable headers for sorting in ascending or
descending order

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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 Search
button will yield results, while clicking on the
Clear All button will clear a search.

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Search option with search box and Search button (in blue)
(To bring up advanced searching option, click on the Advanced Search link.)
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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.)

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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
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The recommended viewer for the PDF files is
Adobe Reader version 9.0 (or later versions)
http://get.adobe.com/reader/?promoid=DINR
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Videos may be viewed as .wmv files (viewed in
Windows Media Player) or .mp4 files (viewed
by programs that allow MPEG-4 formats).

12. 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.’

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Fair Use Checklist at: http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/fairuse/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
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Free Video Converters at: http://www.any-videoconverter.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/
Content DM information at:
http://www.oclc.org/support/questions/contentdm/default.htm