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STYLE LESSON 

Classical: Learn “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”Johann Sebastian Bach composed this piece around 1710 as part of a much larger work. It has

since become one of the most recognizable melodies in the world. It is in the key of G with aconsistent triplet pattern used throughout. Occasionally a non-standard fingering is required andthose fingerings are notated with the small numbers above or beside certain notes. Performance

tempo should be 40 bpm. Arrangement by Steve Krenz.

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Gibson’s Skills House Lessons with Steve Krenz

For step-by-step quality guitar instruction check out the award winning Gibson’s Learn & Master

Guitar course at www.LearnAndMaster.com and the lessons section at www.gibson.com for all

the help you need to become the player you want to be!

Steve Krenz 

 As an educator, Steve is best known for the top-selling guitar instruction

course, Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar  that received the 2011 Acoustic

Guitar Magazine Player’s Choice Award for Best Instructional Material. As a

 professional guitarist in Nashville, Steve's broad playing experience includes

 playing guitar with a symphony orchestra, to jazz big bands, to performing withnumerous Grammy-winning artists like Donna Summer, Michael W. Smith,

Bryan White, The Fifth Dimension, Israel Houghton, and Tommy Sims.

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