Steve Trovato Country Solos for Guitar PDF. This unique book/CD pack lets guitarists examine the solo styles of axe masters such as Chet Atkins, James Burton, Ray Flacke, Albert Lee, Scotty Moore, Roy Nichols, Jerry Reed and others. It covers techniques including hot banjo rolls, funky double stops, pedal-steel licks, open-string licks and more, in standard notation and tab with phrase-by-phrase performance notes. The CD includes full demonstrations and rhythm-only tracks. This is a really a fun, easy to use book. The solos are really very musical and not at all exercise-y. What’s better is that they’re broken down...

Pete’s cherry-picked collection covers a lot of ground from uptempo country and bluegrass moves to a series of country/blues endings, from walking bass lines to banjo style rolls, a few ways to play over the 6, 2, 5 1 progression, some cool jazz chordage, a yard full of blazing chicken pickin’ moves, a few delicious slow blues moves, call and answer licks, harmonized descending bass lines, Bossa Nova rhythmic patterns and an array of “awesome double stops” that Pete says are “worth the price of admission alone”. Pete also shows us those tasty, jaw-dropping, ‘how does he do that’...

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Volume 6, Number 6 PDF + Mp3 CD. September – October 2002. Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is a bi-monthly publication dedicated to helping guitar players, from beginner to expert, increase their proficiency flatpicking the acoustic guitar. Each issue contains comprehensive instruction on flatpicking techniques as pioneered by great guitarists such as Doc Watson, Clarence White, Norman Blake, Tony Rice, and Dan Crary. Instruction, sheet music and articles cover all musical genres including bluegrass, old-time, folk, Western swing, gypsy jazz, new acoustic music, and acoustic rock. You’ll also find interviews with top performers, including tablature of their favorite...

Clarence White / Guitar (Bluegrass Master Series) PDF download. Exact transcriptions of 24 tunes by the legendary guitarist. Complete analysis and instruction on Clarence’s unique picking technique, syncopation, and backup style. Plus a complete musical biography, discography and many never-before-published photos. In standard notation and tablature. This is a difficult one to track down but worth the effort. Barenberg is able to dissect White’s licks in an intellible manner and is for the most part very accurate – amazing since there was very little video or audio reference material available in the late 70’s. It comes up on ebay...

Guitar Building Blocks Instant Fingerpicking Success. The fingerpicking style is one of the most popular and engaging ways of playing the guitar. It’s especially good for song accompaniment, and has been favored by folk, blues and country pickers, especially singer-songwriters such as James Taylor, Paul Simon, Shawn Colvin and Nanci Griffith. This lesson de-mystifies the right-hand technique by breaking it down into patterns that can be learned quickly and easily. Once these are mastered, a world of wonderful sounds will be available on the guitar, and you’ll be able to apply them to some all-time favorite folk and traditional...

Hybrid Picking is an exciting technique that utilizes regular picking combined with other fingers of the picking hand. This allows more speed and fluidity for many licks, runs and phrases. Complex rhythm styles can be executed with greater ease and some rhythm pieces simply cannot be played without it. Top country players like Albert Lee to hot rockers such as Steve Vai have studied this technique and have added many cool licks and phrases to their repertoire. Join Stuart Bull in a lesson of hybrid picking and see how this can work for you too. The approach Stuart takes...

Fred Sokolow Beginner’s Country Guitar. Country music is more popular than ever and all you need to put over a good country song is your voice and a guitar. This 65 minute DVD gives you the tools you need to play old-fashioned country, honky-tonk and country rock. Playing classics shows you the basics of country guitar. Fred Sokolow’s teaching is clear and easy to understand and he has lots of helpful hints for beginners. Begins with two chord songs and goes from there. Good for learning to sing country too!   You’ll learn how to play: Accompaniment strums for...

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Volume 6, Number 5 PDF + Mp3 CD. July – August 2002. Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is a bi-monthly publication dedicated to helping guitar players, from beginner to expert, increase their proficiency flatpicking the acoustic guitar. Each issue contains comprehensive instruction on flatpicking techniques as pioneered by great guitarists such as Doc Watson, Clarence White, Norman Blake, Tony Rice, and Dan Crary. Instruction, sheet music and articles cover all musical genres including bluegrass, old-time, folk, Western swing, gypsy jazz, new acoustic music, and acoustic rock. You’ll also find interviews with top performers, including tablature of their favorite...

Traditional and Contemporary Guitar Finger-Picking Styles PDF descriptive analysis and transcription of picking styles in standard notation and tablature. A classic guitar tablature songbook with many fine songs of many legendary players. Every song is presented in notation and tab, alongside biographical information about the artist, plus any hints and tips that will help you achieve a more authentic performance. The book begins with a detailed guide to fingerpicking technique, giving you all the information you need to tackle these priceless musical treasures. Happy Traum is clear, he always starts with the basics and builds up gradually, and his...

Peter Madcat Ruth Anyone Can Play Harmonica. Here’s a lesson for people of any age who want to play the harmonica. This pocket-size instrument has been a favorite for generations, and there’s no easier way to get started than this basic lesson. All you need is a 10-hole harmonica in the key of C and you’ll be playing in no time. Peter Madcat Ruth starts by showing you how to simply inhale and exhale to make sounds on the harmonica, and then turns this into a basic “train rhythm” exercise. By narrowing your lips to get single notes, you’ll...