ABSTRACT

"Acoustic Guitar Styles" introduces the most popular traditional styles for the acoustic guitar. The step-by-step approach, using a small repertoire of well-known songs, enables the student to explore various styles that can be adapted to play personal favorites. Although a basic knowledge of the guitar is assumed, even the beginner will benefit from this progressive approach.

part I|62 pages

Preliminaries

chapter 1|3 pages

How to Use This Book

chapter 2|2 pages

Basic Chord Shapes

chapter 3|5 pages

Chord-Progression Practice

chapter 4|5 pages

Basic Picking and Plucking Patterns

chapter 6|22 pages

Songs to Learn

part II|72 pages

Guitar Styles

chapter 9|14 pages

Melodic Fingerpicking

chapter 10|18 pages

Country Blues

chapter 11|16 pages

Song Gallery