Learn These Essential Americana Accompaniment Patterns in D Major
Make your I-IV-V boom-chuck accompaniments in D sound more interesting by adding some variety to your bass lines.
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For the Sake of the Song: Accompaniment Tips and Techniques
Mark Erelli, Shawn Colvin, Anaïs Mitchell, Martin Sexton, and Anthony da Costa talk about technique for guitar accompaniment in their songs
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Guitar Lesson: Use Bluegrass Flatpicking to Add Excitement to Your Accompaniments
In this guitar lesson, learn how to use bluegrass flatpicking to add riffs and fills on top of your playing to create the exciting sound of multiple instruments.
How to Create Compelling Accompaniments and Solos
Happy Traum demonstrates how to arrange accompaniment and guitar solos for old folk, blues, and gospel songs.
Weekly Workout: Add Jazzy Walking Bass Lines to Your Accompaniments
Learn how to play walking bass lines with chords—a cool approach to have up your sleeve, no matter what style you play.
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Video Lesson: Get More from Your Accompaniment by Strumming Less
Vary your fretting- and picking-hand technique to create accompaniment parts that are more dynamic, supple, and nuanced, both harmonically and rhythmically.
Strengthen Your Accompaniment Skills
Introducing accents into your strumming/rhythm patterns can make even well-worn chord progressions sound fresh.
Learn Laura Snowden’s Melody-Driven Arrangement of the Traditional Irish Folk Song “Carrickfergus”
This arrangement for classical guitar is all about resonance and letting the melody sing.
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How to Turn a Familiar Melody into a Fingerstyle Guitar Arrangement
When arranging well-known songs for solo guitar, the process is less about replication and more about finding your own voice within the melody.
Glen Hansard (1970-2026) on the Importance of Songwriting with Intention
Hansard, who died tragically in a motorcycle accident on July 29, was a singular and passionate force. As this profile from 2016 shows, his commitment to songwriting never wavered.
