French-Algerian fingerstyle guitarist Pierre Bensusan is a unique talent. His sound and style confounds classification, being both profoundly original and yet familiar and expressive. His fingerprint...
George and Ira Gershwin's beautiful songs are timeless jazz standards, and they sound great on guitar. In this DVD, Fred plays and teaches six complete Gershwin arrangements, including guitar backup a...
The style of Jerry Reed is a unique blend of syncopated rhythms, banjo-style rolls and brilliant chord voicings that brings a whole new dimension to fingerstyle guitar. Walking bass-lines, chromatic r...
Blind Boy Fuller recorded his unique brand of country blues from 1935 to 1940. His playing is chock-full of both wit and soulfulness. His guitar arrangements are strikingly original and make perfect u...
The body of sacred music takes many forms and, except for the area of Gospel music, has not been routinely explored by fingerstyle guitarists. Yet there are techniques available to the fingerstyle pla...
Gospel Music is such a familiar part of our cultural and musical landscape that it offers the fingerstyle guitarist a vast repertoire of melodic and lyrical compositions. In this lesson, Duck Baker ex...
Fred Sokolow takes you from tuning up and your first chords, to rockin' the Blues in one 70-minute tutorial! Sokolow teaches the Blues in several keys, including Boogie Woogie basslines, Blues turnaro...
If you want to play blues guitar like B. B. King, Eric Clapton or Buddy Guy then this eighty minute DVD will get you on track. Starting at the beginning with first-position key-of-E blues licks, Fred...
Using the very best classic Blues tunes and standards, Fred Sokolow gives a complete guide to the muddy Mississippi sound of the slide guitar. Discover the licks and techniques of Blues pioneers such...
Although originally regarded as a rhythm instrument, the Guitar has developed a solo voice all of its own in the world of Bluegrass - a voice that is revealed by Scott Nygaard in this DVD tutorial. Tu...
A three volume DVD collection taught by Stefan Großman. In this three lesson DVD series Stefan Großman explores the world of country blues guitar. It is a fascinating and challenging study that covers...
Discover some unique and exceptional fingerstyle arrangements that reflect the heritage of America's folk traditions. John Renbourn takes a collection of ballads and Country Blues songs and gives them...
Woody Mann's Fingerstyle Blues Guitar illustrates how traditional country blues guitar techniques and styles can be extended and explored to create new textures and feelings. Woody demonstrates blues...
The advanced fingerpicking techniques introduced and explored in this DVD lesson will give another dimension to your blues guitar style. Contemporary acoustic fingerstyle blues encompasses a wide vari...
The guitar styles and techniques of Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy and Rev. Gary Davis combine blues and ragtime techniques into a style that can be best described as raggin' the blues. This exciting a...
This DVD lesson has been designed to help beginner and intermediate students of fingerpicking country blues guitar improve their playing skills and increase their repertoires using an alternating bass...
One of the foremost personalities in the world of Jazz Guitar, Larry Coryell has played against the best, and here presents an insight into his distinctive and fluid approach. From bebop heroes Sonny...
An informative and interesting DVD lesson, taught by Adrian Ingram, into the techniques and concepts of advanced chords and styles for aspiring jazz guitarists. It helps beginner and intermediate play...
This DVD lesson is for the intermediate and advanced fingerstyle guitar player. It is for the student who feels comfortable with an alternating bass technique and wants to expand and explore ideas in...
Tuning the guitar to a full chord, rather than the standard 'concert' tuning, is a tradition that has its roots in the slide playing of the country-blues masters of the past. The approach is capable o...
This series of lessons explores various fingerstyle blues guitar styles and techniques. It delves in to the alternating and monotonic bass techniques; blues slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs and blues...
The second lesson in this series focuses on the playing techniques of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Rev. Gary Davis, Tommy Johnson and Lonnie Johnson, as well as many facets of fingerpicking in these keys. F...
In the third lesson Delta blues guitar techniques are taught with songs and ideas by Son House, Willie Brown, Charlie Patton, Tommy Johnson and Skip James, featuring a wide variety of fingerpicking bl...
Flatpick guitar is the name given to the style of playing simple melodies on the upper strings whilst strumming an accompaniment on the lower strings, and Dix Bruce's DVD will show you how. Developed...
Country music is more popular than ever and all you need to put over a good country song is your voice and a guitar. This 65 minute DVD gives you the tools you need to play old-fashioned country, honk...
In this 75 minute DVD Fred teaches nine standards every country picker/singer should know... from start to finish. You'll learn an intro for each song, a backup pattern and bass runs to play while sin...
Discover the secrets of performing hot lead breaks and clear, crisp melodic lines in the flatpick style with this comprehensive guide by one of the best in the business. Capture the sounds and learn...
In this unique lesson DVD, Buster B. Jones presents tunes from the repertoires of all three of these giant musicians.
In this second DVD lesson devoted to the styles, techniques and music of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, Buster B. Jones explores five instrumental arrangements that have become trademarks f...
The ideal chance to become familiar with the stirring and heart-warming world of Celtic music on the fingerstyle Guitar, with award-winning performer Pat Kirtley. Kirtley teaches six traditional tunes...
Here's your chance to discover the very roots of the flatpick guitar style through the old-time fiddle tunes that started it all, taught be Eric Thompson. In this DVD presentation Eric shares his sou...
Crosspicking is an exciting flatpicking technique that is an essential part of every bluegrass guitarist's arsenal. Utilising repeated patterns on three-string groups, crosspicking captures the bounce...
Traditional and Celtic Guitar authority John Renbourn gives you a close-up guide to the unique sound of the Celtic style. Discover a wide variety of authentic open tunings and the melodies that have c...
Celtic Music offers the fingerstyle guitarist many beautiful and haunting melodies, as well as intriguing dance rhythms and exciting tunes. Duck Baker is one of the leading fingerstyle guitarists, arr...
Irish music offers the fingerstyle guitarist an exciting repertoire of haunting melodies and pulsating dance tunes. Irish Guitar Encores presents El McMeen's unique approach to arranging Celtic melodi...
The study of fiddle tunes and rags offers the fingerstyle guitarist an array of styles and techniques with which to embellish and enrich their playing. The DVD features five hot instrumentals that com...
Tony McManus is an adept master of Celtic fingerstyle guitar, both in terms of adapting Celtic music to the guitar and in its performance - presenting all it intricacies, graces, and frills yet at the...
In this second lesson for Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar, Tony McManus explores all the dance rhythms of Scottish music, with its pipe-marches, strathspeys, single and double jigs, slip jiogs and reels. Mc...
Prolific writer and performer Adrian Ingram gives you the very best start in the complex art of the Jazz Guitar. Ingram demystifies the challenges of learning the Jazz vocabulary and unlocks the secre...
At last! A chance to discover the secrets of Martin Taylor's remarkable and complex guitar technique. Taylor has forged an unparalleled reputation for his self-accompanying guitar style, creating the...
Dix Bruce gives you a detailed introduction to this highly energetic but surprisingly accessible approach to the fingerstyle guitar. This combination of moveable chords, 'swing' feel and fingerstyle t...
Duck Baker is considered to be one of today's finest fingerstyle guitarists. In this lesson he teaches the basics of how to put that 'swing' in to your playing. This is not a lesson for beginners and...
The quintessential tutorial to get you started in the complex but satisfying world of Jazz guitar. Fred Sokolow gives you all the basics you will need, including chords, scales, licks and theory, to g...
Fred Sokolow introduces six timeless standards that demonstrate the self-accompanying art of chord solos. Sokolow introduces the melodies and chords for familiar tunes including Fly Me To The Moon and...
Cole Porter's beautiful, witty songs have become timeless jazz standards, and they sound great on guitar. In this DVD, Fred plays and teaches six complete arrangements of Cole Porter's gems, including...
Taught by John Renbourn. Five exciting and challenging jazz compositions receiving John Renbourn's unique fingerstyle approach. Tunes include 'Buffalo', 'Transfusion' and 'My Dear Boy'. The disc inclu...
Duck Baker's experience as a teacher is evident in thie DVD. His understanding of the technical difficulties that a student might encounter with this repertoire help this lesson to be so successful. A...
This second lesson in Duck Baker's Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar series focuses on Bop to Modern jazz compositions. Duck Baker's understanding of the jazz tradition and improvisation makes this lesson espec...
This third lesson in Duck Baker's Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar series teaches two great standards, Sweet Georgia Brown and Georgia On My Mind. Duck Baker's understanding of the jazz tradition and improvisa...
Get yourself a peek at the legendary guitar style of this unique and remarkable performer. Taylor has forged an unparalleled reputation for his self-accompanying guitar style, creating the illusion of...
Pat Donohue is recognised worldwide as a virtuoso fingerstyle jazz guitarist, with a genre-blending fusion of techniques which makes him the perfect teacher for these jazz classics. The overall theme...
Pat Donohue is recognised worldwide as a virtuoso fingerstyle jazz guitarist, with a genre-blending fusion of techniques. The overall theme of these lessons is to show the roots of classic Jazz; leadi...
World class jazz guitarist Martin Taylor's playing has been greatly influenced by the master Jazz pianist. In this challenging DVD lesson, Martin applies his fingerstyle jazz genius to the music of th...
Wes Montgomery has proved to be one of the most popular and enduring guitarists of in Jazz history. His accessible but sophisticated style has become the foundation of the modern Bebop guitar style. I...
Discover the very roots of modern Rock n' Roll with over an hour of Rockabilly guitar magic. The combination of electric Blues, country Blues, Travis fingerpicking and Boogie Woogie rhythms remains as...
Before rock n' roll became a big corporate industry, playing rock guitar used to be the most fun you could have with your pants on! Fred Sokolow shows why in this 72 minute DVD that uses your favorite...
A collection of interesting and unorthodox fingerstyle solos to challenge every kind of guitarist. Pat Donohue has arranged six Folk and Jazz-influenced tunes into some formidable fingerstyle solos th...
So you're interested in learning how to play fingerstyle guitar! In this lesson Buster B. Jones will take you from the very basics and start you on the road to fingerpicking. Buster's no nonsense and...
In this second volume of Fingerstyle Guitar From The Ground Up, Buster B. Jones continues to show you all the tricks of his trade so that you'll be able to fingerpick in the style of Merle Travis and...
Discover the secrets of four alternative tunings with Kirtley's accessible arrangements and make your first steps into this exciting and contemporary approach to the Guitar. By straying from the stand...
Fred Sokolow gives a comprehensive introduction to fingerpicking, with a library of patterns that can be applied to any style. Designed for the beginner, and starting with tuning and simple chords, So...
This DVD is the follow-up lesson to Fred Sokolow's Beginner's Fingerpicking Guitar. It presents six classic fingerpicking tunes, including solos and accompaniments, with a bluesy and country flavour....
There'll never be another band like the Grateful Dead, but the Dead's music lives on. Now you can start to play and sing nine classic Grateful Dead tunes from start to finish with Fred Sokolow's 92-mi...
Hoagy Carmichael wrote some of the most popular songs of all time, and they sound great on guitar. In this DVD, Fred plays and teaches six of Hoagy's best, including guitar backup and instrumental ver...
Irving Berlin wrote some of the most popular songs of all time, and they sound great on guitar. In this DVD, Fred plays and teaches six Berlin favourites, including guitar backup and instrumental vers...
Ernie Hawkins provides an in-depth examination of the guitar style of one of the most distinctive Blues originals, Blind Willie McTell. McTell made his name recording blues records from 1927, scoring...
In this unique session, Brad Jones presents his unique approach to the many facets of fingerstyle techniques. Includes lesson discussing: > Chord shapes and voicings > Scales and alternating bass > Do...
In this second DVD lessons dedicated to Nashville Picking, Marcel Dadi presents more guitar arrangements by Merle Travis, Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins. These three titans of the guitar have defined and...
Jimmy Van Heusen is the composer responsible for some of the all-time great Jazz standards, shows and musicals and for television. In this unique DVD lesson, Martin Taylor applies his fingerstyle geni...
This two DVD set is for beginner and intermediate guitarists who want to start fingerpicking. Rev. Gary Davis used to tell his students that playing the guitar was easy. He would say that a piano play...
Joseph Spence was a virtuoso guitarist and master arranger in a style that was uniquely personal and yet caught the imagination of musicians around the world. He has been compared to the great blues m...
How do you keep that thumb-bass independent so it doesn't get derailed when your fingers pick the melody? Fred Sokolow makes it easy for beginners or intermediate guitarists by breaking it all down an...
When you know how chord progressions work, it's much easier to learn new songs. And when you understand a song's chord structure, you're not just memorizing letter names, in fact, you can play the tun...
Learn how to play and sing nine classic Paul Simon tunes from start to finish. You will learn how to play instrumental solos and how to begin and end each song. While studying Fred's arrangements of t...
Learn how to play and sing 9 classic Bob Dylan tunes from start to finish. Includes instrumental solos, backup arrangements and the beginning and endings to each song.
Offered here are all the basics, many of the secrets and tricks of Lightnin's deeply accomplished, deeply simple accoustic Texas boogie guitar style. This lesson also features rare video footage of Li...
Considering that he was the most popular male blues recording artist of the 1920's, we know surprisingly little about Blind Lemon Jefferson. He had recorded over 100 sides for the Paramount label from...
The life and music of Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter is the stuff of true legend, and you can discover the secrets of his style and sound with Harry Lewman in this unique DVD tutorial. Widely regarded...
A guide to the traditional blues playing style of the Mississippi bluesman who lived in Memphis and had a gift for storytelling and showmanship. Walter 'Furry' Lewis recorded 25 songs between 1927 and...
The Guitar playing of Merle Travis has been a great influence on generations of guitarists. In this unique 95 minute lesson, Marcel Dadi teaches seven of Merle's greatest instrumentals.
Hot Licks, Rhtyhms and Grooves is a journey through 30 years of my musical life. I touch on many different styles and approaches to playing lead and rhythm guitar. My goal as a player is to expand the...
In this celebratory feel-good DVD, Buster B. Jones demonstrates the versatility of the guitar with a host of inspirational songs arranged in a range of styles. From a classical-style arrangement of G...
Thumbstyle Guitar' is a term that describes the guitar playing style that grew up around 1920 in western Kentucky. It is identified with the music of its most well known creators, Mose Rager, Kennedy...
In this unique lesson, Woody Mann explores the ideas, techniques and styles of this legendary guitarist. A 48 page tab/music booklet is included as well as bonus audio tracks of all the original Blind...
Woody Mann Carefully explains Big Bill's techniques and style in this 90 minute lesson. Also presented is rare footage of Big Bill from the 1950s as well as bonus audio tracks of his 1930-1934 recordi...
The genius country bluesman/ songster Mance Lipscomb, was the most accomplished of the dead thumb guitarist whose solid driving bass propelled his dance-like, spontaneous melodies through song after s...
The genius country bluesman/songwriter Mance Lipscomb, was the most accomplished of the 'dead-thumb' guitarists whose solid driving bass propelled his dance-like, spontaneous melodies through song aft...
Robert Wilkins (1896-1987) was born in Hernando, a small town in northern Mississippi, which nonetheless managed to contribute such musicians as Frank Stokes, Jim Jackson, Garfield Akers and Joe Calli...
Bo Carter was a great guitar player. He played with absolute facility in a variety of tunings and keys and his harmonic sense was unique in the Country Blues world. Bo's recording career in the pre-W...
In this unique series of DVD lessons, Marcel Dadi presents the guitar arrangements of Merle Travis, Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins. These three titans of the guitar have defined and established country fi...
John Fahey is truly an original and distinctive voice in the musical world, revered by artists and performers the world over for his unusual compositions and cross-pollination of genres. His recording...
The variety of Christmas songs and Carols provides a fertile ground for fingerstyle guitarists. At the same time the familiarity of these tunes requires the guitarist to explore creative approaches in...