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Author:  Charles Schoonmaker
Posted:  3/12/03; 1:24:12 PM
Topic:  Getting To Know You
Msg#:  3545 (in response to 3543)
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Joe,  Glad you mentioned Porter.

Cole Porter's Begin the Beguine contains no mind benders but not only is it relaxing to play, he shows you a number of different clever ways to solve the same problem.

I use it as one of my main limber-up tunes on classical guitar.

For guitar,  transpose it to key of A.  That seems the perfect voicing for the instrument and it just floats right along.  Try it,  you'll love it.

 

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