Fingerpicking Guitar Solos

Introduces techniques for playing progressive fingerpicking solos in various styles such as Blues, Ragtime, Country, Boogie, and Classical music.

Covers the basics of reading guitar tablature, including fretboard positions and playing techniques.

Tablature symbols for hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and bends are explained.

Reads chord diagrams, understands fingerings for solo performances.

Chord shapes and fingerings for Brett's Boogie, a 3-part song in E Major, are covered.

Ragtime's distinctive syncopated rhythms, piano-driven melodies, and historical context are examined.

Fingerpicking techniques combine Ragtime, Country, Blues, Jazz, and Bluegrass influences to create a unique solo.

Introduces the chord shapes and walking bass line technique used in Another Yellow Moon, a C Major song with an eight-bar introduction.

Covers chord shapes and techniques from Scott Joplin's Solace blend of Ragtime and Latin styles with adaptations for guitar.

Fingerpicking solo Bits and Pieces features varied rhythmic and dynamic changes.

Covers the blend of classical and Latin elements in Jewels II, emphasizing awareness of false harmonics and distinctive chord progressions.

Introduces the art of playing Ragtime-style solos through single note runs and hammering techniques.

Explains open tunings and their effects on guitar sound, using An Open and Shut Case as an example.

Standard tuning used for short acoustic slide guitar solos in Blues style.

Staff, notes, note values, and time signatures are introduced, covering the fundamentals of music notation.

Notes in the open position, sharps and flats, and the chromatic scale are covered.

Music notation basics cover accidentals, chords, scales, harmonics, rhythm, tempo, and syncopation.

Covers various fingerpicking techniques in Ragtime, Blues, Rock, and Open Tuning styles.