Beyond Basics

Beyond Basics
Author: Mark Hanson
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1998-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780769200392

Featuring standard notation and tablature, this new book & audio package introduces basic accompaniment patterns, how to use the thumb and fingers, Travis" picking, and much more. Readers learn the applications of folk, blues, ragtime and new age styles to solo guitar while learning beautiful new chord voicings."

Merle Travis Guitar Style

Merle Travis Guitar Style
Author: Merle Travis
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610654269

This is a thorough study into the renowned Travis Picking Guitar Style done by Merle's kinfolk, Tommy Flint. Included are vintage photos, interesting annotations and some great Travis guitar solos. If you want to learn to Travis pick, this book will take you there and then some! In notation and tablature.

The acoustic guitar fingerstyle method

The acoustic guitar fingerstyle method
Author: David Hamburger
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781890490706

(String Letter Publishing). Whether you're a first-time fingerstylist who's studying with a teacher or on your own, The Acoustic Guitar Fingerstyle Method by David Hamburger gives you the detailed, comprehensive instruction you need to improve your skills. This book introduces you to the two most essential fingerstyle approaches for playing American roots music: Travis picking and the steady-bass style. In each lesson, you'll learn new techniques, concepts, and chord voicings along with ways to practice and get them under your fingers. Then you can use what you just learned to play a classic song or solo break from the blues, ragtime, folk, country, and ragtime traditions. 18 In-Depth Lessons, including: Travis Picking Basics, Switching Chords, Eighth Notes and Syncopation, Picking Pattern Fills, Double Stops, and much more. 15 songs to play, including: John Henry * Delia * St. James Infirmary * Nobody's Fault but Mine * Houston Blues * Alberta * and more. Each book includes access to recordings of demonstration tracks of all the exercises and songs. Audio is accessed online using the unique code in each book.

The Country Fingerstyle Guitar Method

The Country Fingerstyle Guitar Method
Author: LEVI. CLAY
Publisher: WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2017-05-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781911267577

Learn Travis picking and country guitar soloing with Levi Clay

The Guitar Travis Picking Songbook

The Guitar Travis Picking Songbook
Author: Daryl Kellie
Publisher: WWW.Fundamental-Changes.com
Total Pages: 78
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781789333701

Discover Travis Picking for Guitar in 12 Progressive Pieces The Guitar Travis Picking Song Book is your guide to the art of Travis picking. If you've ever heard the late, great Chet Atkins, your first thought was probably that you were listening to twoguitars playing. Surely, he must have overdubbed these complex syncopated melodies, chords and basslines?! But when you discovered he was playing all the parts simultaneously, you had to pick up your jaw from the floor... This is how most people's obsession with Travis picking begins! This Travis picking song book provides an insight into the art of Travis picking for guitar using study pieces in the style of the Travis picking greats: from Merle Travis (the man who pioneered this technique), right through to modern virtuoso players like Tommy Emmanuel. In this book you'll learn to play twelve classic tunes, all arranged for Travis picking, and have each technique broken down step-by-step. You'll discover how to use a thumb pick to achieve the classic boom chicksound and create an authentic feel. The Guitar Travis Picking Songbook contains Travis picking arrangements of the following twelve songs, which will introduce huge variety into your repertoire: American Folk Medley New World Theme Waltzing Matilda Korobeiniki Limehouse Blues Air On The G String After You've Gone I'll See You In My Dreams Dinah Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy The Entertainer Rondo Alla Turca Each piece is broken down with the key techniques discussed in a brief introduction to the tune. Hear Travis Picking in Action! Download studio quality audio of all the full-length performance pieces to hear how every example should sound and gauge your progress. Buy it now and get ready to master Travis Picking for guitar

Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar

Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar
Author: Arnie Berle
Publisher: Guitar Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780825625565

Graded exercises take you from the fundamentals of fingerpicking to five authentic blues tunes. All exercises and pieces printed in the book are played in addition to some extra explanation of the concepts and techniques presented.

50 Easy Classical Guitar Solos

50 Easy Classical Guitar Solos
Author: Jerry Willard
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1998-12-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1540093433

(Music Sales America). The pieces and etudes you need to develop your first classical guitar repertoire. This book and CD package contains delightful repertory of pieces in both standard notation and tab for the beginning or intermediate player. The selections are drawn from all periods of classical guitar literature and have been newly arranged and edited by Jerry Willard. The CD includes full-length performances. Learn pieces by Sor, Carulli, Dowland, Mozart, Tarrega, and many more.