Alex De Grassi: The Alex De Grassi Fingerstyle Guitar Method: Guitar Solo:

Recorded before a Nashville studio audience Alex De Grassi In Concert captures the solo artistry of one of the world’s finest steel-string fingerstyle players.Known for his flawless technique inspiredcompositions and melodically inventive style de Grassi demonstrates his richly orchestrated sound on a dozen standards and originals.'Alex de Grassi is a treasure. I’ve admired his recordings for more than 20years but it’s his live performances that really shine. This DVD gives an intimate feel for his technical wizardry as well as his vibrant and poetic music-making which make him one of the most distinctive steel-string guitaristsperforming today.' - David Spelman Founder & Director The New York Guitar Festival®

Guitar players are always trying to figure out the trademark tricks of their heroes. Now on of the most influential acoustic guitarists of all time lets viewers in on his secrets. This workshop DVD shows guitar fans valuable inside tips on playing techniques tunings and other guitar secrets. Songs include: Short Order - Lay This Body Down - Single Girl - St. James Infirmary - Shortnin' Bread - The Last Steam Engine. 57 minutes.

Often cited as one of the world's top fingerstyle steel-string guitarists Grammy nominee Alex de Grassi brings a unique voice to the art of acoustic guitar with his evocative compositions and arrangements a highly orchestratedsound and sheer virtuosity. This DVD features a dozen lessons on acoustic guitar tone and technique taught by a fingerstyle master. Topics covered include: accents cross string picking dynamics glissandos and slides hammer-ons and pull-offs polyrhythms and cross rhythms string stopping timbre tone production vibrato and pitch modulation. 1 hr. 40 min.

Open tunings are as old as the guitar itself and they’ve been used to play blues folk country rock and old-timey music. Who’s known for using open tunings? Artists as diverse as Robert Johnson Bob Dylan MaybelleCarter Bo Diddley Blind Willie McTell Keith Richards Doc Watson Muddy Waters Joni Mitchell Ry Cooder Neil Young Fred McDowell Jimmy Page Son House John Renbourn Leo Kottke Ani DiFranco Alex de Grassi and PierreBensusan! In this 92 minute lesson Fred shows you how contrary to what many beginners might think open tunings make it easier to play guitar. You’ll learn songs from all the above musical genres in open D open G andDADGAD tuning. In addition to learning songs you get some tips on how to improvise and play chords in G and D tuning. It’s a great way to expand your range on the guitar and get a whole different sound! Tunes include:Buckets of Rain Statesboro Blues Mean Old World Little Sadie K.C.Jones Stackerlee The Way I Am and I Didn’t See It Coming. Also included are bonus audio tracks featuring recordings from the 1920s to 1940s of some ofthese tunes so that you can hear how these songs can be played and sung.

Unlock the secrets of playing and composing in alternate tunings with this unique comprehensive book/CD pack! Includes an introduction to alternate tunings and the players who have pioneered them (including tips from David Wilcox David Crosby Alex de Grassi Duncan Sheik and more) 12 in-depth lessons in 11 tunings 10 full songs to play a special section on how to create your own tunings an extensive list of 60 tunings to try - with artist songs and examples and accessible arrangements in standard notation and tab. The complete guide to a new world of playing by the master teachers at Acoustic Guitar magazine!

Guitar Recorded Versions-Eighteen transcriptions from the modern masters of acoustic guitar. Includes works by Will Ackerman Bruce Beever and Alex De Grassi.