Folk and Blues Fingerstyle Guitar

Folk and Blues Fingerstyle Guitar
Author: Dave Van Ronk
Publisher: Stefan Grossman's Guitar Works
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2001-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780786659265

In these CD lessons Dave Van Ronk presents his arrangements of folk tunes and blues. These lessons are for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist. The book includes an interview, a discography, and the 11 tunes taught on the three CD's in standard notation and tablature. LESSON ONE: The alternating bass technique is presented with four arrangements: Green Green Rocky Road, Kansas City Blues, Stackerlee and Saturday Night Shuffle. LESSON TWO: Alternating the bass in 3/4 with The Ballad Of The IRT. Elizabeth Cotten's Wilson Rag, Blind Blake's That Will Never Happen No More and Miss. John Hurt's Spike Driver's Moan. LESSON THREE: Brownie Mc-Ghee's Sportin' Life Blues played in dropped D tuning. Blues in 12/8 with St. James Infirmary played in A minor.

Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar

Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar
Author: Arnie Berle
Publisher: Guitar Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780825625565

Graded exercises take you from the fundamentals of fingerpicking to five authentic blues tunes. All exercises and pieces printed in the book are played in addition to some extra explanation of the concepts and techniques presented.

Beginning Blues Guitar

Beginning Blues Guitar
Author: Jerry Silverman
Publisher: Oak Publications
Total Pages: 66
Release: 1991-05-31
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1783234741

Based on famous blues songs, this is the best beginning blues book in print. Complete lyrics are given to all the songs, and the text is enlivened by photographs throughout.

Blues and Ragtime Fingerstyle Guitar

Blues and Ragtime Fingerstyle Guitar
Author: Dave Van Ronk
Publisher: Grossman Guitar Workshop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-07
Genre: Guitar music
ISBN: 9780786659272

In these lessons for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist Dave Van Ronk presents his arrangements of blues and a classic rag. The book includes a conversation with Dave, a discography, 6 tunes in notation and tablature, and 3 CDs teaching each tune phrase by phrase. LESSON ONE: A blues in 12/8 with Leroy Carr's Midnight Hour Blues. Blood Red Moon follows played in a dropped D tuning. The lesson ends with Blind Lemon Jefferson's One Kind Favor. LESSON TWO: Sunday Street is an original Dave Van Ronk song and is an excellent example of Dave's arranging skills. Four choruses are taught demonstrating how this tune can develop. Bessie Smith's classic blues You've Been A Good Old Wagon is taught in the key of E. LESSON THREE: Dave's arrangement of St. Louis Tickle was the first great challenge for fingerpickers interested in classic ragtime. This four sectioned rag is played in the keys of C and F. It is an excellent example of contemporary ragtime guitar.

Folk Style Guitar

Folk Style Guitar
Author: Harry Taussig
Publisher: Oak Publications
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1973-06-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1783234857

Harry Taussig. A follow-up volume to 'Teach Yourself Guitar'. Concentrates on the instrumental solo, with special emphasis on basic fingerpicking techniques. New chords are introduced in order of their increasing difficulty.

Beyond Basics

Beyond Basics
Author: Mark Hanson
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1998-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780769200392

Featuring standard notation and tablature, this new book & audio package introduces basic accompaniment patterns, how to use the thumb and fingers, Travis" picking, and much more. Readers learn the applications of folk, blues, ragtime and new age styles to solo guitar while learning beautiful new chord voicings."

Country Blues Guitar

Country Blues Guitar
Author: Stefan Grossman
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739042816

"Descriptive analysis and musical transcriptions, in standard notation and tablature" of the works of various blues guitarists.

Fingerpicking Celtic Folk (Songbook)

Fingerpicking Celtic Folk (Songbook)
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1458444309

(Guitar Solo). A beautiful collection of 15 Celtic arrangements: The Ash Grove * Birniebouzle * Carrickfergus * Danny Boy * Loch Lomond * Mist Covered Mountains of Home * O My Love Is like a Red, Red Rose * Ned of the Hill * O'Carolan's Journey to Cashel * Scarborough Fair * Sheebeg and Sheemore (Si Bheag, Si Mhor) * The Skye Boat Song * Tarboulton Reel * Wild Mountain Thyme * Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon.

The acoustic guitar fingerstyle method

The acoustic guitar fingerstyle method
Author: David Hamburger
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781890490706

(String Letter Publishing). Whether you're a first-time fingerstylist who's studying with a teacher or on your own, The Acoustic Guitar Fingerstyle Method by David Hamburger gives you the detailed, comprehensive instruction you need to improve your skills. This book introduces you to the two most essential fingerstyle approaches for playing American roots music: Travis picking and the steady-bass style. In each lesson, you'll learn new techniques, concepts, and chord voicings along with ways to practice and get them under your fingers. Then you can use what you just learned to play a classic song or solo break from the blues, ragtime, folk, country, and ragtime traditions. 18 In-Depth Lessons, including: Travis Picking Basics, Switching Chords, Eighth Notes and Syncopation, Picking Pattern Fills, Double Stops, and much more. 15 songs to play, including: John Henry * Delia * St. James Infirmary * Nobody's Fault but Mine * Houston Blues * Alberta * and more. Each book includes access to recordings of demonstration tracks of all the exercises and songs. Audio is accessed online using the unique code in each book.