Mark Hanson is considered to be among the top instructors today in the fingerstyle domain. He regularly holds fingerstyle workshops and has authored over 30 books and videos, all on the same subject – fingerstyle guitar. He has also interviewed several fingerstyle authorities such as Leo Kottke and James Taylor. If you have been playing guitar for a bit and have learned the standard 5-6 chords, but are no longer satisfied, then this book can get you to the next level. Step by step he takes you through difficult arrangements, so that with some practice you have some beautifully...

Donald James Ross, commonly known as Don Ross, is a Canadian fingerstyle guitarist noted for the emotion and intensity of his playing as well as his use of extended technique. Ross’s music borrows from blues, jazz, folk and classical music creating a style that he describes as “heavy wood”. Step into the expansive world of fingerstyle guitar taught by one of the finest players ever to grace the instrument. A basic knowledge of chords is recommended. Don Ross is a formidable guitarist and an outstanding teacher. On this video he demonstrates the proper use of the right hand and...

Greg Koch Guitar Gristle. A feast for the fingers served up by the master of guitar histrionics! The inimitable Greg Koch discusses and demonstrates his twisted but tasty take on the guitar in gory detail. Greg Koch’s virtuosity, sense of humor, and articulate nature have led to a successful career as a band leader, studio musician, author, clinician, and recording artist with Steve Vai’s Favored Nations label. A multiple award-winning string manipulator, he divides his time between international clinic tours, writing, recording and performing in Greg Koch and the Tone Controls (featured on this DVD). The menu includes full-band...

Dave Hunter Play Acoustic PDF. The Complete Guide to Mastering Acoustic Guitar Styles. Play Acoustic tells the people how to play “the instrument of the people.” This detailed and beautifully illustrated book explores the history of the acoustic guitar, from the jazz age to the folk revolutions of the early 1960s and late 1990s to the current rebirth of bluegrass and the singer-songwriter boom of the past decade. It teaches readers the techniques of 11 playing styles, using exercises suitable to novice players and working up to full pieces and advanced techniques. The accompanying CD offers examples of the...

John Miller Jackson Blues Guitar. Jackson, Mississippi attracted a host of blues musicians in the period 1910 -1940. Many players from small towns made their way to Jackson, which as the capital of Mississippi and a much larger city, held forth the promise of more and better work opportunities, and the possibility of making a living playing music rather than driving a mule or chopping cotton. The Jackson Blues scene was an unusually rich one, stylistically, spanning the gap from the sophisticated Pop blues of Bo Carter to the low-down blues of Rube Lacy and a host of players...

Stefan Grossman Novelty Guitar Instrumentals PDF. An enhanced CD featuring solo and duet guitar arrangements of old jazz, classic rags, blues and original compositions played by some of the finest fingerstyle guitarists. A 70 page tab/music PDF booklet is included on the CD. If you haven’t ever heard this type of music before, it might open up a whole new world to you. A guitarists dream! The audio quality is as good as could be expected, based on when and how the guitar sessions were recorded (it’s still quite good, but varies because the tracks were recorded all over...

Brad Davis Guitar Player’s Guide to Developing Speed, Accuracy & Tone PDF. This is a 150 page book, with 157 audio tracks, that will show you how to develop speed, accuracy, volume, tone, note clarity, and fluidity for the acoustic guitar. Most books teach you the notes to songs, this book teaches you how to make each note that you play in those songs sound clear and distinct with rich tone and how you can bring all of those notes together in a smooth and fluid flow at any tempo. The first section of this book explores all of...

Learn to play Folk Guitar with Jerry Silverman PDF. The many facets of Jerry Silverman’s musical background and experience combine to make him one of this country’s outstanding guitar teachers and most prolific authors of music books. He brings to his works the unusual combination of a formal musical training and the traditional approach to the guitar. Jerry Silverman authored close to one hundred books dealing with various aspects of guitar, banjo and fiddle technique as well as numerous song books and arrangements for other instruments. You will learn notes, chords, strums, bass runs, arpeggios, transposing. Contains over 80...

Keith Hinchliffe Islands PDF. Guitar Interpretations of Celtic Music. This collection of 23 striking and varied Celtic melodies arranged for solo guitar in altered tunings is presented in tablature and standard notation. The selection spans the Irish, Scots, Welsh and Manx traditions over three centuries and includes slow airs, reels, jigs, hornpipes and strathspeys. Keith Hinchcliffe is a highly regarded solo guitarist, a former member of The Albion Band, an experienced guitar teacher and a workshop leader. His repertoire ranges from blues and ragtime to classical and early music, but he has gained most attention for his distinctive arrangements...

20 Essential Bluegrass Licks Guitar World DVD download. Learn to play in the styles of Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Clarence White, Lester Flatt and more of your favorite bluegrass guitarists! Master the basics of bluegrass, plus learn the standard tune “Whiskey Before Breakfast.” This lick pack will teach you standard strum accompaniment patterns in the keys of C and G, alternating bass lines, walk-ups, hammer-on and pull-off embellishments, flatpicking melodies, banjo-style forward and backward rolls, “old-timey” and traditional Irish fiddle-style licks with unison notes and “floaters,” and much more! Lessons include: Standard Strum Alternating Bass Lines Walk-ups Hammer-On, Offs...