(String Letter Publishing). With this popular guide and two-CD package, guitarists will learn everything from basic techniques to more advanced moves such as accompaniment, flatpicking, swing and slide guitar. Informative articles include: Learning to Sight-Read (Charles Chapman); Using the Circle of Fifths (Dale Miller); Hammer-ons and Pull-offs (Ken Perlman); Bass Line Basics (David Hamburger); Accompanying Yourself (Elizabeth Papapetrou); Bach for Flatpickers (Dix Bruce); Double-Stop Fiddle Licks (Glenn Weiser); Celtic Flatpicking (Dylan Schorer); Open-G Slide Fills (David Hamburger); Practicing Secrets (Dan Crary); and many more!

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(String Letter Publishing). This book/CD pack offers a superb selection of lessons and songs for the acoustic guitar, expertly played by teachers on the accompanying CD. It includes exercises, licks and 8 full songs to play, in standard notation and tablature with chord diagrams. The CD includes two versions of each song: one played slowly and the other, up to tempo. The book is divided into four main sections: Basics covering the fretboard, barre chords and flatpicking; Rhythm bluegrass in dropped D, bass lines, classic pop changes; Lead Celtic jigs, melodic improvisation, soloing with arpeggios; and Exploration capo use, Hawaiian slack key, classical etude variations; and modal harmony. Players of all levels will find lessons to benefit them.

Essential Acoustic Guitar Lessons: 14 In-Depth Lessons for Players of All Levels

(String Letter Publishing). Learn more about your favorite fiddle styles and techniques through the writings of experts in bluegrass, country, Irish, Cajun and swing traditions. Covers the difference between classical violin playing and fiddling, "chopping" technique, bariolage, double-stop playing, and alternate tunings, plus lots of info on fiddle tunes from around the world.

Fiddle Traditions: A Musical Sampler from the Pages of Strings Magazine

(String Letter Publishing). Acoustic guitarists can now better understand their instruments, preserve and protect their value, and get the sounds they really want, thanks to this new book from the experts at Acoustic Guitar magazine. This indispensable guide begins by acquainting players with their instruments and laying to rest some pervasive guitar myths, then proceeds through various aspects of basic care, setup, common repairs, and pickup installation. Whether it's cleaning and polishing a beloved guitar, protecting it from theft or changes in humidity, selecting a case, or performing diagnostics, readers will become more savvy acoustic guitar owners and repair-shop customers and can forego dubious advice from well-meaning friends and anonymous "experts" on the Web. Includes a primer and glossary of terms.

Acoustic Guitar Owner's Manual: The Complete Guide (Acoustic Guitar Guides)

(Guitar Collection). Join some of today's greatest guitar players and explore the new world outside of standard tuning! This unique CD/songbook lets you hear and play 12 songs in 10 different tunings: David Wilcox "Eye of the Hurricane" * David Crosby with CPR "That House" * Sonny Chillingworth "Moe 'Uhane (Dream Slack Key)" * John Cephas and Phil Wiggins "John Henry" * Ani DiFranco "Cradle and All" * Alex de Grassi "The Water Garden" * Dougie MacLean "Caledonia" * Ledward Kaapana "Whee Ha Swing" * Trian "The Death of Queen Jane" * Peter Finger "101 South" * Mary Chapin Carpenter "The Moon and St. Christopher" * Paul Brady "Arthur McBride." Features the original artists' recordings, accurate transcriptions in notes and tab, bios and photos, detailed performance notes with tips from the artists, and more!

Alternate Tunings Guitar Collection: Number 7 in a Series (Acoustic Guitar (String Letter))

(String Letter Publishing). Players of all levels will relish this comprehensive and noteworthy collection of Acoustic Guitar 's finest lessons. Here, at last, is an opportunity to explore a wide range of techniques, including fingerstyle, flatpicking, alternate tunings and bottleneck slide, while enjoying a variety of musical styles rock, blues, Celtic, swing, bluegrass and more. You'll also learn how to make the most of your practice time, choose a teacher, and train your ear from the best guitar teachers around.

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