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Strengthen Your Fretting Hand
Posted by Tricia Baxter on
This fretting hand exercise from Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Essentials will improve your technique, no matter what style you are playing in.
Mining Tradition: A Songwriting Tip from Pete Seeger (via Woody Guthrie)
Posted by Kelsey Holt on
Read a tip from 21 Songwriting Tips from the Masters, a guide in our Songwriting Basics for Guitarists series.
Learn to Play "Rocky Road to Dublin"
Posted by Tricia Baxter on
"Rocky Road to Dublin" is an instantly recognizable and rousing Irish song. Play through the first few bars with this excerpt from Irish Songs for Guitar.
Travis Picking Basics
Posted by Kelsey Holt on
In this excerpt from The Acoustic Guitar Fingerstyle Method, David Hamburger introduces us to travis picking and explains the steps involved in establishing the bass notes.
Fingerpicking the Blues: The Alternating-Bass Pattern
Posted by Kelsey Holt on
Get to grips with the alternating-bass pattern by playing through the two examples in this excerpt from Country Blues Guitar Basics.