(Guitar Recorded Versions). Note-for-note fingerpicking arrangements with tab for 30 favorites, including: America * Anji * Blackbird * The Boxer * Classical Gas * Cross Road Blues * Drifting * Dust in the Wind * Helplessly Hoping * Jack Fig * Julia * Little Martha * Mister Sandman * Morning Is the Long Way Home * Song for George * Tears in Heaven * Time in a Bottle * and more.
The ultimate guide for all acoustic guitar enthusiasts--from beginners to seasoned musicians--wanting to build up the ability to play a wide range of musical styles. Building on alternating bass techniques, thumb patterns, and special fretting techniques, The Fingerpicking Technique Bible for Guitar contains a series of graded exercises (demo CD included) that will build confidence and speed. This hardcover bible with internal wire-o binding is 6.5in x 8in, a perfect size for readers to keep handy. The binding allows it to lie open flat for easy reference during practice. The stylish design of the book, along with the interior photographs, illustrations and diagrams, make the learning process simple and fun for beginners and enthusiasts. The book also includes an audio CD for examples and accompaniment. This book also offers a tour of musical genres, showing how even guitar players at beginner level can use these techniques to unlock the secrets of some of the most iconic sounds in the guitar repertoire. Also, exercises are shown in standard notation and tablature, along with selective use of photographs to add clarity where required.
Over 500 illustrated chords are covered for Rock, Blues, Soul, Country, Jazz and Classical music. This compact dictionary is designed to fit in your bag and is completed with fingering diagrams for each chord and photographs showing how each one is played. Over 360,000 copies sold worldwide. This compact dictionary of over 500 popular chords in their most common voicings feature clare photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions. The spiral binding allows you to lay the book flat for easy reference while playing. Fingering diagrams for each chord are clearly indicated on a fretboard, and tips on technique are given together with relevant chord sequences. Whether your musical style favors rock, pop, blues, soul, jazz, funk, counry, or classical, this handy take-anywhere volume puts the techniques for making great guitar music at your fingertips, and sets you on the road to becoming a true chordmaster.
(Guitar Solo). 15 songs arranged for solo guitar in standard notation and tablature: Abide with Me * Amazing Grace * Beneath the Cross of Jesus * Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing * For the Beauty of the Earth * A Mighty Fortress Is Our God * Rock of Ages * and more.
The ultimate guide for all guitar enthusiasts – from beginners to seasoned musicians – wanting to build up right-hand ability to play a wide range of musical styles from bluegrass, country, latin and bossa nova to rock, folk, jazz and blues. Building on alternating bass techniques, thumb patterns and special fretting techniques, the book contains a series of graded exercises (backed up with a CD) that will build confidence and speed. While fingerstyle guitar is primarily thought of as a technique for acoustic guitar, it sounds just as cool on electric guitar. With this in mind, all chapters contain material that sounds equally good on either type of guitar. Fingerpicking Techniques for Guitar also offers a tour of musical genres, showing how even guitar players at beginner level can use these techniques to unlock the secrets of some of the most iconic sounds in the guitar repertoire. About the author Phil Capone studied guitar at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music in London. He teaches at the Guitar Institute in Wapping and the King Alfred School in Hampstead, and is a regular contributor to Total Guitar magazine. Phil frequently performs on the London jazz circuit and enjoys a popular residency with his own quintet. He is the author of Apple’s bestselling 501 Guitar Chords and Learn to Play the Guitar.
(Guitar Educational). Finally, a guitar method solely for south paws! This comprehensive book covers: chords, scales, riffs and strumming; rock, blues, fingerpicking and other styles; tuning, theory and other fundamentals; reading standard notation and tab; and lots more. Includes lots of photos, diagrams and grids designed especially for the left-handed player.
This collection of etudes, written during the 1970's, was composed as a result of Jimmy Wyble's explorations into the musical worlds of counterpoint, harmony and chord melody improvisation for the jazz guitar. the right and left hand fingerings presented in this book were also developed as techniques needed to improvise jazz in two lines. Jimmy uses very standard jazz guitar chord shapes in these etudes; however, these shapes move through the harmony in lines rather than block chord structures. This broken chord technique creates a unique contrapuntal sound that separates Jimmy from the rest of the fingerstyle jazz guitar world. It is hoped that jazz and classical guitarists playing and working through these etudes will see many familiar chord shapes moving in new ways and creating new sounds. These new harmonic sounds combined with beautiful melodies will inspire any quitarist to new levels of musical creativity. Written in notation and tablature. 92 pages.
(Guitar Collection). There has never been a collection of fingerstyle repertoire like this one. Beginning with the roots of fingerstyle and artists like Robert Johnson and Reverend Gary Davis along with works of 20th century masters like Chet Atkins and John Fahey and a legion of modern pioneers like Andy McKee and Tommy Emmanuel the sheer scope of this collection makes it a must-own for all fingerstyle guitarists. This truly one-of-a-kind book covers an expansive and eclectic variety of styles and techniques, including modern innovations like percussive gestures and two hands on the fingerboard. Over 50 artists are featured, each represented by a single, characteristic piece. All songs are shown in standard notation and tab and include special historical and performance notes, making this book an incredibly valuable tool for any student of fingerstyle guitar. Artists featured include: Chet Atkins, Pierre Bensusan, Alex de Grassi, Tommy Emmanuel, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Jorma Kaukonen, Adrian Legg, Andy McKee, Jerry Reed, Doc Watson, and dozens more.
Master Perfect Fingerpicking on Guitar and Establish a Lifetime of Good Habits Are you struggling to master fingerpicking on guitar? Are you finding it difficult to coordinate your fingers and keep your picking smooth while you change chords? Do you want to confidently fingerpick chord sequences on guitar right away? The First 100 Picking Patterns for Guitar is more than just a cold list of potential picking ideas, it's a complete method to teach you perfect fingerpicking technique from the ground up. Whatever your current ability, after working through this book you'll be playing beautiful fingerstyle guitar like a seasoned pro. - Learn to play every essential picking pattern on guitar - Master the art of picking smoothly through chord changes - no more awkward gaps! - Discover dozens of beautiful guitar chord sequences and learn to write your own. - Develop perfect right- and left-hand coordination - Instantly apply new fingerpicking patterns to any song on guitar The First 100 Fingerpicking Patterns for Guitarists The First 100 Picking Patterns for Guitar teaches you perfect fingerpicking technique, over 100 picking patterns, dozens of beautiful chord sequences, and gives you an entire method to go from your first fumbling picks to genuinely stunning performances. In fact, it's the perfect book for accompanists and singer-songwriters on both acoustic and electric guitar.
