The Sticktionary
		The Sticktionary is a 376 page reference devoted to the topic of chord construction, as it applies to the Chapman Stick®. The Sticktionary contains over 2200 chord diagrams – including; left and right hands, chord inversions, and High Bass 4^th tunings. The book is written so that it will be applicable to any tuning set-up, provided that the melody side is tuned in uniform 4^ths and the bass side is tuned in inverted 5^ths (with the exception of High Bass 4^th). In addition, the diagrams are designed to be used for any Stick instrument having 8, 10, or 12 strings. Complimenting the chord diagrams are explanations of the chord constructs, “C” – notation for each shape, and interval identification on each diagram. The diagrams utilize the finger code symbols familiar to readers of Emmett Chapman’s – Free Hands and Greg Howard’s – Stick Book, Vol. 1. Written as an educational resource and reference, The Sticktionary includes sections on: harmony, polychords, and chord inversions. A separate section is dedicated to charting out The Stick’s fretboard. This section contains pitch range notation and diagrams for all Stick models (The Stick®, Grand Stick®, & Stick Bass®-SB8) and the common tunings for each – including; Classic, Baritone Melody™, Deep Baritone Melody™, Matched Reciprocal™, Deep Matched Reciprocal™, and High Bass 4^th. Chris, a veteran Stick player since 1984, was privileged to work with recording artist and teacher, Steve Adelson, on editing The Sticktionary. Incorporating suggestions from Steve, Emmett, and Greg Howard – The Sticktionary is now available exclusively through Stick Enterprises, Inc. (call 818-884-2001) or order as an e-Book (PDF) right here. The cost for the e-Book is $20 USD and can be paid on-line, with any major credit card, through PayPal, using the link below. After payment is verified, an e-mail will be sent to the address you specify containing a link where the e-Book can be downloaded. The file is 26MB in size. If you don’t receive an e-mail within 24 hours, please send an e-mail to: stickmusic@earthlink.net Price: $20.00 Sample pages and excerpts from the book are listed below. Click on the links to open these PDF files in your browser window. Table of Contents Introduction Intervals (excerpt) Inversions (excerpt) Stick Chart (excerpt / 10-string, Classic tuning) Chord explanation (excerpt / Sus4 chords) Bass chord diagrams (excerpt) Blank LH chord diagrams Blank RH chord diagrams
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