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Takes you from the fundamentals of fingerpicking to five authentic blues tunes. With graded exercises, illustrated tips, plus standard notation and tablature .
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While the ‘ukulele is enjoying a well-deserved renaissance on the mainland, in the land of it's birth, it has never gone out of style. Hawaiian's took to the "jumping flea" right from the start, creating music of stunning beauty and versatility Now intermediate players can learn to play lovely finger style solo arrangements of classic Hawaiian songs, folk songs, standards–even a few pieces from the classical guitar repertoire. The book offers 27 arrangements from around the world written in standard notation and tablature playable on any ‘ukulele. Songs are grouped according to level of difficulty, starting with simple arrangements well within the grasp of dedicated beginners and intermediate players and leading through more challenging songs featuring unusual chord voicings, inversions up the neck, tricky fingerings and "all the fun stuff" the author could muster. To aid the student, the companion CD includes all of the songs taught. Includes chord charts, inversion studies, introductory material on finger-picking and making the transition from strumming to melodic playing..
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One of America's premier fingerstyle guitarists introduces the exciting world of fingerpicking After a quick review of open-position chords and proper right-hand position, Mark teaches picking with the thumb and three fingers. He covers the famous 'Travis' alternating thumb pattern as well as some great chord moves. Tab booklet included. (70 min.) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title..
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How to play alternating-bass fingerstyle guitar solos. Package includes 90-minute instructional tape, 14 solos, and measure-by-measure instruction Teaches many styles..
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This book with CD contains a wealth of time-honored songs arranged for beginning to intermediate guitarists. Many styles are covered including American standards, country songs, blues, hymns and spirituals, calypso, train songs, European standards, children s songs, Christmas songs, Stephen Foster songs, patriotic songs, light classical, and more. These great-sounding solos can be played on any 6 or 12-string guitar. The companion CD contains every song in the book played note-for-note..
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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..
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Comb-bound country blues fingerstyle guitar instruction book and CD.

Fingerpicking blues guitar music is rooted in the work songs, field hollers and spirituals of rural Southern blacks. Many music historians think that blues music first emerged in the Delta area of northwestern Mississippi in the late 1800s.

With its many cotton plantations, the Delta was home to a concentrated population of black sharecroppers. By 1900, itinerant black musicians were playing blues guitar at fish fries, picnics, saloons, railroad depots and elsewhere for drinks and tips.

This unique book features 101 fingerpicking blues guitar licks in standard tuning in the Southern country blues guitar style. The book is for any acoustic guitarist who already has some basic fingerpicking skills and an interest in traditional styles such as parlor guitar, ragtime guitar, slack key guitar, and similar roots music.

The ideas here are useful for fingerboard orientation, technical study, conceptual absorption, vocabulary development, and application to original arrangements or acoustic blues guitar solos. It is a fun and rewarding book for any guitarist who wants to learn country blues guitar licks.

The licks are similar to what one might hear on traditional race recordings on labels such as Okeh Records and Paramount Records, played by fingerstyle guitar players across a wide spectrum including Mississippi blues, Piedmont blues, jug band blues, Texas country blues, Memphis blues, and related roots guitar and musical styles.

Overall, an excellent blues guitar reference book and an excellent value.

Contents

• Four-beat Fingerpicking Blues Licks (in seven keys)
• Eight-beat Fingerpicking Blues Licks (in seven keys)
• Introductions and Turnarounds (in five keys)
• Guide to Symbols and Notation
• Selected Discography
• All 101 licks included on a 99-track CD

Prerequisite Ability

• Early intermediate or intermediate blues guitar player.

User Profiles

• Serious hobbyist acoustic blues guitar player.
• Gigging country blues guitar player looking for new ideas.
• Folk guitar player who wants to learn traditional blues.
• Flatpicking guitar player who wants to learn some classic blues fingerstyle licks.
• Guitar teachers who teach fingerpicking guitar lessons.

Goals and Purposes

• Learn fingerstyle blues guitar licks in the acoustic country blues style.
• General acoustic guitar instruction.
• Develop fingerstyle technique.
• Greater familiarity with guitar fingerboard.
• Learn acoustic blues fingerpicking turnarounds.
• Learn blues licks to apply to blues arrangements or original songs.

Author Recommendations for Supplemental Listening

Fred McDowell, Bukka White, Charley Jordan, Frank Stokes, Lightning Hopkins, Reverend Gary Davis, Brownie McGhee, Pink Anderson, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Ishman Bracey, Tommy Johnson, Henry Thomas, Charlie Patton, Robert Wilkins, Bo Carter, Memphis Minnie, Funny Papa Smith, Blind Boy Fuller, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Etta James, Elizabeth Cotton, Mance Lipscomb, Papa Charlie Jackson, Sleepy John Estes, Skip James, Sam McGee, Big Bill Broonzy, Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly), Tommy McClennan, Willie Brown, Sam Collins, and similar fingerpickers. These vintage guitar players invariably provide unlimited enjoyment and inspiration.

Emerging guitarists who are fans of postwar blues guitarists such as Dave Van Ronk, Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Ry Cooder, Stefan Grossman, Jorma Kaukonen, Tom Rush, and Rory Block will also find much value here..
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Twelve beautiful new arrangements for solo acoustic guitar. Including: Angels We Have Heard on High * The First Noel * Go Tell It on the Mountain * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * In Dulce Jubilo * It Came Upon a Midnight Clear * Joy to the World * Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence * O Come Little Children * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Silent Night * Winter Wonderland..
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If you've been inspired to begin playing fingerstyle guitar or are an experienced player wanting to enhance your knowledge, this book is the perfect place to start. Using standard music notation and TAB, the examples guide you through basic chord theory, modes, drop-D tuning, alternating bass and more. The CD demonstrates all the examples in the book..
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Fingerstyle arrangements of ten of his best: Agua De Beber (Water to Drink) * The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) * How Insensitive (Insensatez) * If You Never Come to Me * Meditation (Meditacao) * O Morro Nao Tem Vez (Favela) * One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So) * Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) * Slightly out of Tune (Desafinado) * Wave..
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