Acoustic Guitar Styles
- Author: Sandberg, Larry
While the text is clear and helpful, it is the notation along with the accompanying CD ... that best conveys the sense of the proper phrasing of passages and approaches to single-note soloing....
Acoustic Guitar Styles
- Author: Sandberg, Larry
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While the text is clear and helpful, it is the notation along with the accompanying CD ... that best conveys the sense of the proper phrasing of passages and approaches to single-note soloing....
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"Acoustic Guitar Styles" introduces the most popular traditional styles for the acoustic guitar. The step-by-step approach, using a small repertoire of well-known songs, enables the student to explore various styles that can be adapted to play personal favorites. Although a basic knowledge of the guitar is assumed, even the beginner will benefit from this progressive approach.
Contents
- Introduction, Acknowledgments,
- Part I : Preliminaries,
- 1. How to Use This Book,
- 2. Basic Chord Shapes,
- 3. Chord-Progression Practice,
- 4. Basic Picking and Plucking Patterns,
- 5. Using Alternating Bass Notes to Vary Picking and Strumming Patterns,
- 6. Songs to Learn,
- 7. More Flat-picking and Fingerpicking Patterns,
- Part II : Guitar Styles,
- 8. Old-Time, Bluegrass, and Early Country Styles,
- 9. Melodic Fingerpicking,
- 10. Country Blues,
- 11. Song Gallery
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While the text is clear and helpful, it is the notation along with the accompanying CD ... that best conveys the sense of the proper phrasing of passages and approaches to single-note soloing. What sets this guide apart from others are its focus on old-time music and the CD... Recommended
