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Acoustic Guitar Grade 2
The essential syllabus for the aspiring, contemporary Acoustic Guitarist. This book will provide you with everything you need for your Acoustic Guitar Grade 2 exam, including a diverse range of repertoire, a truly innovative range of supporting tests and a vast array of professionally recorded backing tracks and audio examples.
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(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Track 1 of 6£3.99
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Everybody Hurts Track 2 of 6£3.99
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Let Her Go Track 3 of 6£3.99
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Other Side Of The World Track 4 of 6£3.99
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Shallow Track 5 of 6£3.99
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We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Track 6 of 6£3.99
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Supporting Tests£4.49
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Guitar Grade 2 features:
- Six 'hit tune' arrangements covering a range of contemporary styles
- Professional backing tracks for pieces and supporting tests
- Downloadable audio
- Fact Files and Walkthroughs
Plus
- Technical Exercises
- Sight Reading
- Improvisation & Interpretation
- Ear Tests
- General Musicianship Questions
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- Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga - Shallow
- Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
- Passenger - Let Her Go
- KT Tunstall - Other Side Of The World
- Otis Redding - (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay
- R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
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Technical Exercises
- Group A - Scales
- Group B - Chords
- Group C - Acoustic Riff
Unseen Tests
- Sight-Reading
- Improvisation & Interpretation
- Ear Tests (Test 1: Melodic Recall, Test 2: Rhythmic Recall)
- General Musicianship Questions
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Page 29-34
(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay - Bars 16-18 have been updated. (Updated 15 May 2020)
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Pages 36-39
Everybody Hurts
The click backing track has been updated to add emphasis on beats 1 and 4. Please redownload the audio zip from to access the updated version of audio. (Updated 13 October 2025)
Page 44
Technical Exercises - Group B - Text added: "The tempo for this group is [quarter note] = 80 bpm. (Updated 15 May 2020)"
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