Folk & Blues Fingerstyle Guitar

taught by Dave Van Ronk

In these CD lessons Dave Van Ronk presents his arrangements of folk tunes and blues. These lessons are for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist. The book includes an interview, a discography, and the 11 tunes taught on the three CD's in standard notation and tablature. LESSON ONE: The alternating bass technique is presented with four arrangements: Green, Green Rocky Road; Kansas City Blues; Stackerlee; and Saturday Night Shuffle. LESSON TWO: Alternating the bass in 3/4 with The Ballad of The IRT, Elizabeth Cotten's Wilson Rag, Blind Blake's That Will Never Happen No More and Miss. John Hurt's Spike Driver's Moan. LESSON THREE: Brownie Mc-Ghee's Sportin' Life Blues played in dropped D tuning. Blues in 12/8 with St. James Infirmary played in A minor.

Product Number:    99469BCD

Format:    Book/3-CD Set

Skill Level:    Intermediate

Pages:    32

Binding:    Saddle Stitched

Size:    8.75 x 11.75

Series:    Grossman Audio

Date Published:    07_17_2001