Instrumentals | Acoustic Guitar

Adam Levy Teaches His Moving Solo Guitar Composition “Clandestino (Elegy for a Cheesemonger)”

Adam Levy's “Clandestino” begins with a playful single-note figure drawn from the D major pentatonic scale (D E F# A B), followed by a series of broken sixths.

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Learn Jon Stickley’s Clever Guitar Reimagining of the Classic Fiddle Tune “Blackberry Blossom”

Learn to play the Jon Stickley Trio's unique interpretation of the bluegrass tune “Blackberry Blossom” on guitar.

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Classical Bluegrass? Learn How to Flatpick a Matteo Carcassi Etude

Matteo Carcassi’s 25 Etudes, Op. 60 are a rite of passage for the advancing classical guitarist. Learn how to flatpick this classic on acoustic guitar.

Video Lesson: Learn the Classical Guitar Standard “Romanza”

So, you want to play a composition like the 19th-century “Romanza,” eh? Here's how to make it sound beautiful on classical guitar.

Reimagining a Fernando Sor Etude as a String-Crossing Guitar Workout

This guitar lesson breaks down the mechanics of string crossing and applies it all to a classical guitar etude by Fernando Sor to help build up picking-hand precision.

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Learn Peppino D’Agostino’s ‘Dancing with Shadows’

“As in a painting, the melody should be the subject right up front, close to your eyes, and the bass should be the mountains in the background,” D’Agostino says.

Fingerstyle Legend Will Ackerman Plays a New Piece, “I Had to Go There,” in a Radical Open Tuning

Will Ackerman's “I Had to Go There,” from album Positano Songs, cohas a striking tuning of F C Eb Ab C Eb. Watch and hear him play it in this video and try your hand at playing along.

Flatpicking Guitar Lesson: Learn the Traditional Fiddle Tune “Bill Cheatham”

“Bill Cheatham” is the perfect example of a fiddle tune that's also a great way to learn flatpicking on guitar.

Learn Tony Rice’s Flatpicking Take on the Traditional Fiddle Tune ‘Cattle in the Cane’

Tony Rice's take on “Cattle in the Cane” is not only a good introduction to fiddle tunes, but to flatpicking in general as it covers the hallmarks of the style.

How the Music of Madagascar Can Expand Your Fingerstyle Guitar Playing

In this lesson, Bruce Molsky demonstrates how the guitar tradition from Madagascar takes in not only local music elements but classical and pop influences from everywhere.

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