Watch Dix Bruce Perform “Bye Bye Blackbird” on a 1956 Gibson Country & Western
Early jazz guitarist Nick Lucas was among the first to record this 1924 Ray Henderson composition, now a standard in the Great American Songbook.
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Watch Mimi Fox’s Jazzy Takes on “Blackbird” & “Blue Bossa”| Acoustic Guitar Sessions
Mimi Fox is uniquely positioned to wow you with her playing, and then pull the curtain back and show you how she did it. And her jazz guitar chops and her teaching pedigree (Berklee College of Music, Yale, the California…
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How Paul McCartney’s Fingerpick-and-Strum Guitar Technique Gave The Beatles’ “Blackbird” Its Distinctive Sound
McCartney’s unusual fingerpick-and-strum technique gives “Blackbird” its distinctive sound.
Check Out Blackbird Guitars’ New Small Body Savoy, Crafted in Ekoa (Linen + Bio Resin) : WINTER NAMM 2017
Blackbird‘s small body ‘O’ size Savoy is no ordinary acoustic guitar. It’s made from a mixture of linen and a “bio-based resin,” called Ekoa, and fits in a 3/4 scale case and has a “dual” cutaway, which allows for easy access…
Review: The Córdoba Stage Is a Gig-Ready Nylon-String that Plays Like an Electric Guitar
With its C-shaped mahogany neck and radiused fretboard, the Stage handles more like a semi-hollow electric than a traditional classical or flamenco guitar.
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Updated Acoustic Guitar Song List, 1990 to 2023
We've published the music to more than 1,500 songs in Acoustic Guitar magazine since 1990. Now you can easily locate the issue in which a song appeared.
Jazz Guitar Talk | The Acoustic Guitar Podcast
Join San Francisco–based jazz guitarists Mimi Fox, Nick Rossi, and Paul Mehling for a lively roundtable discussion on acoustic jazz standards.
Try These Fun and Challenging Counterpoint Exercises on Guitar
Contrapuntal lines are not necessarily intuitive for most guitarists, but the approach is certainly worth the investment and yields dividends equivalent to sonic gold.
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10 Acoustic Rock Songs You Should Know
With so many classic acoustic rock songs out there, it's hard to know where to start. Here are 10 acoustic rock songs you should know.
Try These Fun Guitar Exercises to Build Coordination Between Your Fretting and Picking Hands
Take a deep dive into building independence among the fingers of both hands.