Classic Ragtime Guitar

Classic Ragtime Guitar
Author: Stefan Grossman
Publisher: Grossman Guitar Workshop
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2001-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780786659197

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.

The New Art of Ragtime Guitar

The New Art of Ragtime Guitar
Author: Richard S. Saslow
Publisher:
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2017-04-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780983290919

The New Art of Ragtime Guitar features eight original compositions in the solo guitar ragtime style. The tunes are catchy and well thought out. The explanations of technique are clear and thorough. MP3 files of the compositions are freely available at www.acousticTruth.com. In addition, many performances of the compositions may be enjoyed on youtube. This second edition features a larger 8 1/2 by 11 format which makes for easier reading. Several errors in the previous version have been corrected.

Ragtime Guitar

Ragtime Guitar
Author: Allan Jaffe
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2004
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634063152

(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.

Fingerstyle Ragtime Guitar

Fingerstyle Ragtime Guitar
Author: Stefan Grossman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2020-05-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781513465784

This collection covers ragtime guitar styles and techniques from the "stumblin' bass" of Blind Blake to the evergreen piano sounds of Scott Joplin. Playing the Guitar like a Piano: Shake That Thing, 99 Year Blues, The Bald-Headed End of a Broom, Buck Dancer's Choice, A Salty Dog Rag, See That Girl Sitting on a Fence Raggin' The Blues: Blake's Breakdown, Ton of Blues, That Won't Do, Cincinnati Flow Rag/Slow Drag Ragtime Songs, Marches & Cakewalks: Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight, Save Up Your Money, John D. Rockefeller Put the Panic On, (Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey, Sister Kate's Syncopated Dance, Smokey Mokes, Haag City Dance, Atlanta Rag, Dallas Rag, High Society The Classic Rags: Original Rags, The Buffalo Rag, Pineapple Rag, The Grizzly Bear Rag, Florida Rag, Heliotrope Bouquet, The Entertainer, Coconut Dance Includes access to online audio.

Blues and Ragtime Fingerstyle Guitar

Blues and Ragtime Fingerstyle Guitar
Author: Dave Van Ronk
Publisher: Grossman Guitar Workshop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-07
Genre: Guitar music
ISBN: 9780786659272

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.

Scott Joplin for Guitar

Scott Joplin for Guitar
Author: Scott Joplin
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 40
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457456060

A collection of ten transcriptions for the guitar of classic rags by Scott Joplin, the greatest and most inspired of all ragtime composers. The works selected for this volume are an excellent cross-sampling of Joplin's rags. Titles: * The Entertainer * The Cascades * Maple Leaf Rag

Contemporary Ragtime Guitar

Contemporary Ragtime Guitar
Author: Stefan Grossman
Publisher: Oak Publications
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1972-06-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1783234490

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.

Country Ragtime Guitar

Country Ragtime Guitar
Author: Tommy Flint
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2020-07-24
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513455222

The genius of Scott Joplin is appreciated in musical circles of every variety, from symphony orchestras to marching bands, the characteristic lively Joplin music is sounding forth. Country Ragtime Guitar presents a new and unique treatment of ragtime music, Tommy Flint has applied the Joplin musical vitality to the country fingerstyle guitar. What results is a fresh, captivating sound, while the genius of Scott Joplin has been carefully preserved and new dimension has been added. Indeed, the musical feeling may be more akin to stills and whiskey runners than to back street clubs; nevertheless, a music both enchanting and demanding emerges.

Fingerpicking Love Songs (Songbook)

Fingerpicking Love Songs (Songbook)
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1458437507

(Guitar Solo). 15 favorite love songs arranged for solo guitar in standard notation and tab: Glory of Love * How Deep Is Your Love * Maybe I'm Amazed * On the Wings of Love * Put Your Head on My Shoulder * Somewhere Out There * Three Times a Lady * Wedding Song (There Is Love) * What the World Needs Now Is Love * You Are the Sunshine of My Life * and more. These intermediate-level arrangements combine melody and harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement.