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. / Guitare (Fingerpick) / 32 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition/3-Cd Set - Format: 11,75 X 8,75

Neuf compositions de Scott Joplin dans des arrangements originaux pour fingerstyle guitariste. Dans la notation standard et tablature, avec des suggestions de tempo et instructifs notes aux arrangements. Arrangé par Spencer Doidge. / Guitare / 64 pages / Partition

DVD One-On this in-depth DVD lesson Jorma breaks down his fingerpicking style lick by lick sharing important tips on use of the slide opn tunings right hand picking and many other essential techniques.Close-ups split screens and other camera angles help you see and hear Jorma's powerful guitar while he provides intriguing insights into his approach to music.You'll learn four of Jorma's favourite pieces in note-for-note detail including traditional tunes such as 'West Coast Blues' and 'Hesitation Blues' as well as the classic Jorma originals 'Crystal City' and 'Embryonic Journey'.

DVD Two-Jorma Kaukonen's in-depth breakdown of the fol-blues classic 'I Know You Rider' covers the licks chord shapes bas runs and right hand picking he uses in his powerful arrangement of this song. You'll learn rhythmic figures 'back packing' 'double time patterns' vibrato accompaniment ideas runs up the neck and other invaluable techniques to add to your fingerpicking repertoire.'Water Song' a classic Jorma origianl is an instrumental showpiece in open G that encompasses harmonized scales octave runs string bends right hand rolls and other intriguing guitar moves. Finally Jorma teaches 'San Francisco Bay Blues' a ragtime-style standard that's filled with the guitarlicks and tricks that have made this a perennial favourite of guitar fingerpickers for generations.

Ten Scott Joplin compositions scored meticulously for guitar ensemble by John De Chiaro. The score piano accompaniment and 1st guitar parts are available in a hard copy book. The 2nd 3rd and 4th guitar parts are free internetdownloads. Wonderful concert material for the guitar ensemble!

Description This is a challenging set of three lessons presenting a variety of tunes from string band rags to classic rags to novelty instrumentals. The three audio CDs give 3 full hours of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction. LESSON ONE: Two New Orleans standards are presented in this lesson. Both are played in the key of C with a style that combines an alternating bass with single-string runs and counterpoint lines. Mabel's Dream was popularized by the King Oliver Band. High Society is a well known Mardi Gras instrumental. LESSON TWO: Two rags are presented in this lesson. We begin in a dropped D tuning with the classic rag Powder Rag. This is followed by an arrangement of the 1928 Dallas String Band recording of Dallas Rag. This combines alternating bass with counterpoint techniques and single-string runs. LESSON THREE: One of Rev. Davis's most popular show instrumentals was Soldier's March. It has sections played in the keys of F and C and is a challenging guitar solo that takes the listener from early morning to lights out in the day of a soldier.