The same folk process that gave birth to the blues and ragtime guitar styles is at work today. In this book, Stefan Grossman shows what has been happening among today's innovative guitarists—and gives you a glimpse of where it all might lead. It begins with some original blues compositions, much in the spirit of his monumental Country Blues Guitar Series, then goes on to deal with the art of adapting fiddle tunes and classic piano rags to the guitar. It introduces you to a whole new range of tunings and chord positions, which are simply not to be found in any ordinary guitar instruction book. Songs and compositions by such outstanding modern guitarists as Dave Laibman, Eric Schoenberg, Eric Kaz, Marc Silber, and others make this book unique among today's guitar guides. Stefan Grossman is the author of numerous books on the blues guitar, including Country Blues Guitar, Delta Blues Guitar, and Ragtime Blues Guitarists, all published by Oak. He is also a guitarist's guitarist, veteran of concerts, personal appearances, and recording sessions in the U.S. and beyond.
The study of classic ragtime guitar is very challenging. For this set of lessons for the intermediate and advanced guitarist we have picked four ever-popular rags. You have the advantage in this series of learning from three different teachers, each with his own individual approach. 32 page tab/music book with three compact discs. LESSON ONE: The classic rag that started the "ragtime revival" was The Entertainer. This was used in the soundtrack for the film The Sting. It is a lyrical four part classic rag written by Scott Joplin. This lesson is taught by Stefan Grossman. LESSON TWO: One of the most popular classic rags written by Scott Joplin was his Maple Leaf Rag. Duck Baker teaches his arrangement to this highly syncopated and energetic classic rag. This is followed by Silver Swan. Stefan Grossman is your teacher for this beautiful classic rag. LESSON THREE: Our last lesson is a tour de force in ragtime arranging and playing. It is James Scott's Hilarity Rag. This is a four part classic rag taught by Leo Wijnkamp Jr.
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.
For beginner ragtime fingerpicking guitarists. Covers the popular left and right hand techniques used in traditional and contemporary Ragtime fingerpicking. Contains several classic Ragtime fingerpicking solos that make use of the techniques introduced throughout.
(Guitar Solo). 14 of Jaffe's fingerstyle arrangements of ragtime favorites and originals in standard notation and tablature with accompanying CD: Al's Slow Rag * American Beauty * Barber Pole Rag * Delta Rag * Dill Pickles * The Entertainer * Frog Legs Rag * Grace and Beauty * Heliotrope Bouquet * Joplin Rag * Maple Leaf Rag * Ragtime Nightingale * Sunburst Rag * Top Liner Rag.
Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy ragtime fingerstyle guitar lessons. ***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.*** "I simply love this book! It's informative and easy to follow with well written instructional lessons. I highly recommend it if you want to diversify your guitar playing." - M. Tulloch, Lancaster PA Progressive Ragtime Fingerpicking Guitar contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great ragtime fingerstyle guitar player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson ragtime fingerstyle guitar tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of acoustic guitars including steel-string acoustic guitars. Prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the guitar is required to teach yourself to learn to play guitar from this book. Teach yourself: • How to play guitar using fingerstyle technique • How to play guitar fingerpicking patterns to be used as an accompaniment for any ragtime chord progression or ragtime song • How to play ragtime guitar chords used in ragtime guitar parts • All the fundamental techniques of ragtime fingerstyle guitar playing including free stroke, alternative thumb style, picking with the thumb, pinching, syncopating a melody, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and combining a melody and bass line • Guitar theory for learning how to read guitar music and how to read guitar tabs for beginners • How to tune a guitar • All the popular left and right hand techniques used in traditional and contemporary ragtime fingerpicking guitar • Ragtime fingerstyle guitar tips and guitar tricks that every player should know when learning guitar • Shortcuts for how to learn guitar fast by getting the most from guitar practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the guitar today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy guitar lessons written by a professional ragtime guitar teacher • Full color photos and diagrams • Easy-to-read ragtime guitar music, ragtime guitar chords and easy ragtime guitar tabs • Guitar chord chart containing formulas and chord diagrams for all important ragtime guitar chords • Several classic ragtime fingerpicking solos that make use of all the techniques that were introduced throughout the book • 57 ragtime fingerstyle guitar exercises, ragtime guitar chord progressions, ragtime guitar patterns, ragtime guitar melodies, ragtime guitar bass lines and popular easy ragtime guitar songs in ragtime styles Guitar lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play the guitar, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's ragtime fingerstyle guitar lessons are used by students and guitar teachers worldwide to learn how to play guitar. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted guitar lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.
Beginning with an explanation of how a bass line defines the harmonic scheme, this edition leads the player through dozens of fingerstyle arrangements. Titles: * Laura * Green Dolphin Street * The Shadow of Your Smile * Stompin' at the Savoy * Just Friends * Don't Blame Me * Nobody Does It Better
(Piano Solo Songbook). A great collection of more than 60 classic ragtime solos, including: American Beauty Rag * Bethena * The Easy Winners * The Entertainer * Harlem Rag * Kitten on the Keys * Maple Leaf Rag * Something Doing * Tiger Rag * Twelth Street Rag * Wild Cherries Rag * and more.
This book, which contains more than 40 pieces, is intended for those guitarists who have broad interests. Based mainly in the traditional classical" guitar style exemplified by Andres Segovia, the book also explores a variety of other genres, from the syncopated Brazilian rhythms of Bossa Nova to American blues, ragtime, and jazz. It is intended to give the student a systematically presented technical foundation, while also building an enjoyable repertoire of attractive musical selections in a variety of traditional and contemporary styles. Titles include: Pomp and Circumstance * Habanera * The Can Can * Carcassi Nova * Romance of the Roses * The Trumpet Voluntary * Winter (from Vivaldi's Four Seasons) * Danny Boy * Pavane * South Beach Rumba, Part 1 * Chromatic Rag * Telemann Canon and many more. All titles in the book are also included on the CD."
