Fingerstyle
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A Holiday Favorite Rick Ruskin walks you through his fingerstyle arrangment of the holiday classic, 'We Three Kings.' Return to Top |
A Left-Hand WorkoutDeveloping left-hand technique for classical guitar. Return to Top |
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Arranging A Holiday Favorite Dylan Schorer walks you through his arrangement of 'Shchedryk' (the piece 'Carol of the Bells' was based on). Return to Top |
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Arranging Bach Dylan Schorer explains his approach to arranging classical pieces for alternate tunings, illustrated by his arrangement of Bach's Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1. Return to Top |
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Bossa Nova Basics Geoff Stewart explains how to capture the essence of bossa nova rhythms. Return to Top |
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Bye Bye Baby Blues Steve James shows how to play this country blues classic. Return to Top |
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Chord-Melody Arranging Ken Hatfield shows you how to arrange a melody for solo jazz guitar. In this lesson you will master an array of skills from drop-2 and drop-3 chords to harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic devices to play Ken's original song 'Sho' Nuff Liz.' Return to Top |
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Easy Fingerpicking Unlock the flowing rhythm of Coldplay's 'Clocks' with one simple pattern. Return to Top |
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Exploring D A D G A D Mark Hanson will help you get familiar with the popular D A D G A D tuning. Return to Top |
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Fingerpicking and Slide Covers basics of using various slides and slide tunings with a fingerpicking approach Return to Top |
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Fingerstyle for Flatpickers An introductory fingerpicking lesson using blues progressions and walking bass lines. Return to Top |
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Frailing in Alternate Tunings Learn how to use this wonderfully rhythmic clawhammer-banjo style on the guitar. Fingerstyle magus Steve Baughman goes step-by-step to demonstrate this right-hand technique and shows you how to play a cool tune in an alternate tuning. Return to Top |
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Great Classical Exercises (Part 1 of 2) Gary Joyner teaches some great classical guitar exercises to build your finger strength and dexterity. These lessons, based on classical-guitar exercises, are perfect for both nylon- and steel-string fingerpicking styles. Return to Top |
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Great Classical Exercises (Part 2 of 2) More great classical guitar exercises for both nylon- and steel-string fingerpicking styles. Learn to play the lovely 'Slow Waltz' by Matteo Carcassi. Return to Top |
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Hot Lick Breaks A lesson in firing up you fingerstyle leads. Return to Top |
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Marching Through Georgia Music by Henry Clay Work, arranged by Eric Lugosch. Get into step with a fingerstyle arrangement of the folk classic 'Marching Through Georgia. Return to Top |
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Minor-Key Fingerstyle Chris Proctor explains the ins and outs of playing in a minor-key alternate tuning, using his original piece, 'Swept Away.' Return to Top |
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Modern Fingerstyle Bass Lines With a little syncopation, phrasing, and a few percussive techniques, you can turn boring bass lines into fingerstyle funk fests. Return to Top |
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Octaves in D A D G A D Various ways to incorporate playing octaves in D A D G A D tuning. Return to Top |
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Percussive Fingerstyle Add driving backbeats to your arrangements with these percussive slapping and strumming techniques. Return to Top |
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Postscript Mark Hanson explains how to play his fingerstyle ballad. Return to Top |
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Right-Hand Fretting Expanding your palette of chord voicings with right-hand fretting. Return to Top |
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Slack-Key Guitar: Wahine Tunings Slack-key master Keola Beamer introduces two major-seventh ('wahine') tunings, and shows how to play two complete songs. Return to Top |
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Slack-Key in Open G Patrick Landeza will get you started playing slack-key guitar in Open G tuning. He finished the lesson with a complete song, 'Kahuku Slack-Key.' Return to Top |
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The Kansas City Lowdown Music by David Hamburger. Learn to play an open-C blues inspired by pianists like Jelly Roll Morton. Return to Top |
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