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Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar In Open Tunings Book/Audio

Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar In Open Tunings Book/Audio

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Type: Guitar
Brand: Mel Bay Publications
Category: Learn to Play (All Ages)
Genre: Educational / Music Teaching

Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar In Open Tunings Book/Audio

Learn a Wide Variety of Techniques, Musical Textures & Styles with Ease

Level: Intermediate 

John Fahey was a pioneer in composing and arranging guitar solos in open tunings. In this lesson series for the intermediate guitarist, John teaches a wide variety of techniques, musical textures and styles. The book includes the notation and tablature for the lessons and access to online audio featuring phrase-by-phrase instruction.  56 pages. 

Contents Includes:

John Fahey by Mark Humphrey
An Interview with John Fahey
A John Fahey Discography
Explanation of the Tab System
On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Spanish Two Step
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
St. Louis Blues
The Union Pacific
Requiem for John Hurt
Auld Lang Syne
Steamboat Gwine 'Round the Bend
Silent Night, Holy Night
Poor Boy a Long Way From Home

Lesson One
Track 1: Introduction to Open G tuning
Track 2: Tuning to Open G tuning (D G D G B D)
Track 3: Discussion of chords in Open G tuning and introduction to On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Track 4: Performance of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Track 5: Teaching of first section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Track 6: Plays slowly first section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Track 7: Teaching of second section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Track 8: Plays slowly second section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Track 9: Teaching of third section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Track 10: Introduction to Spanish Two Step
Track 11: Performance of Spanish Two Step
Track 12: Teaching of first section of Spanish Two Step
Track 13: Plays slowly first section of Spanish Two Step
Track 14: Teaching of second section of Spanish Two Step
Track 15: Plays slowly second section of Spanish Two Step
Track 16: Teaching of third section of Spanish Two Step
Track 17: Introduction to It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Track 18: Performance of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Track 19: Teaching of complete arrangement of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Track 20: Plays slowly It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Track 21: Tuning for Dropped D tuning (D A D G B E)
Track 22: Performance of St. Louis Blues
Track 23: Teaching of first section of St. Louis Blues
Track 24: Teaching of second section of St. Louis Blues
Track 25: Plays slowly second section of St. Louis Blues
Track 26: Plays again slowly second section of St. Louis Blues
Track 27: Closing thoughts on playing St. Louis Blues

Lesson Two
Track 1: Introduction to The Union Pacific
Track 2: Performance of The Union Pacific
Track 3: Tuning in Open C tuning (C G C G C E)
Track 4: Discussion of right hand technique for The Union Pacific
Track 5: Teaching of first section of The Union Pacific
Track 6: Plays slowly first four bars of The Union Pacific
Track 7: Plays slowly again first four bars of The Union Pacific
Track 8: Teaching from end of fourth bar to end of first section of The Union Pacific
Track 9: Plays slowly first section of The Union Pacific
Track 10: Teaching of second section of The Union Pacific
Track 11: Plays slowly complete arrangement of The Union Pacific
Track 12: Performance of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 13: Introduction to first section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 14: Plays slowly first section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 15: Teaching of first eight bars of first section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 16: Teaching from ninth bar of first section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 17: Plays slowly first section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 18: Teaching from seventeenth bar of first section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 19: Plays slowly first section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 20: Teaching of second section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 21: Plays slowly picking pattern for second section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 22: Teaching of variations for second section of second section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 23: Plays slowly second section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 24: Teaching of third section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 25: Teaching of fourth section of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 26: Plays slowly from second section to end of Requiem for John Hurt
Track 27: Discussion of variations in Requiem for John Hurt
Track 28: Introduction to Auld Lang Syne
Track 29: Performance of Auld Lang Syne
Track 30: Teaching of Auld Lang Syne
Track 31: Introduction to Joy To the World
Track 32: Performance of Joy To the World

Lesson Three
Track 1: Introduction to using slide in open tunings
Track 2: Tuning to Open G tuning (D G D G B D)
Track 3: Performance of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend
Track 4: Discussion of slide technique of play guitar on lap
Track 5: Teaching of first section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend
Track 6: Plays slowly first section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend
Track 7: Teaching of second section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend
Track 8: Plays slowly second section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend
Track 9: Teaching of third (middle) section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend
Track 10: Plays slowly third (middle) section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend
Track 11: Plays slowly first section and into second section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend
Track 12: Discussion of variations in Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend
Track 13: Discussion of slide vibrato technique and introduction to Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 14: Performance of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 15: Teaching of introduction of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 16: Plays slowly introduction of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 17: Teaching of first four bars of verse of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 18: Plays slowly first four bars of verse of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 19: Teaching from fifth bar to end of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 20: Plays rift at end of verse of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 21: Plays slowly verse of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 22: Teaching of Outro of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 23: Plays slowly Outro of Silent Night, Holy Night
Track 24: Introduction to Open D tuning (D A D F# A D) and Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Track 25: Performance of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Track 26: Tuning to Open D tuning (D A D F# A D)
Track 27: Teaching of verse of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Track 28: Plays slowly verse of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Track 29: Teaching variation of verse of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Track 30: Teaching of Bridge of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Track 31: Plays slowly opening bars of bridge of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Track 32: Discussion of origins of arrangement of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Track 33: Plays slowly complete arrangement of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Track 34: Discussion of Open D tuning
Track 35: Recent instrumental in Open D tuning
Track 36: Closing thoughts on Open D tuning
Track 37: Performance of Steel Guitar Rag

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