Now Play It
Introduction
Welcome to NPI’s FREE CONTENT, a brand new section on the Now Play It website that will come to feature a wide range of learning tools designed to help you get the most from the tutorials available on NPI as well as lots more material to help broaden your musical horizons and it is all absolutely FREE!
Starting this month, there are five video/mini tutorials available and we’ll be adding more every few weeks, gradually building up an extensive library of material that you can download, keep and share.
To download your free content, simply click on the ‘Download’ link to download the files to your computer. All Free content tutorials come as high res, MP4 files. These files are compatible with Quicktime player and can also be played on your iPod & iPhone. Enjoy!
Now Play It — Free content — Latest updates in Artists
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Morcheeba
An ideal opener for anyone who’s just beginning to explore the world of slide guitar. Ross Godfrey from Morcheeba takes us through some of the most common slide tunings and runs through some basic techniques and exercises. He finishes up with something a little more impressive, giving you something to aim towards and showing what a great tool the slide is.
(TUTORIAL DURATION: 05.34 MINS)
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 60.6 MBDownload
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YOAV
The unique sound YOAV creates is mainly down to the way he uses his guitar to make different percussion sounds and then samples them live to create loops, mixing them with effects and gradually building arrangements of what often sound like completely different instruments. In this tutorial he breaks down some parts for you, takes us through his equipment set-up and gives away a few trade secrets. A fascinating insight into just what is possible with a humble acoustic guitar and some modern technology.
(TUTORIAL DURATION: 05.14 MINS)
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 54.7 MBDownload
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Now Play It — Free content — Latest updates in In-House
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Anatomy Of A Guitar
The ultimate guide to your guitar, how it works and what all those cool bits are there for. Download, sit back and enjoy!
(GUIDE DURATION: 07.18 MINS)
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 90.6 MBDownload
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Getting Started
What can you expect from a Now Play It tutorial? This short film tells you everything you need to know about the different kinds of tutorials available on NPI as well as giving you plenty of exerts from actual lessons.
(GUIDE DURATION: 4.56 MINS)
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 45 MBDownload
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How to read chord boxes
Every Now Play It Guitar & Bass tutorial features the NPI chord box, an invaluable and easy-to-use tool that tells you exactly what is being played by the artist and where you should be putting your fingers. This video tells you everything you need to know about chord boxes. How to read them and what the different symbols mean.
(GUIDE DURATION: 02.35 MINS)
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 12.5 MBDownload
