”Beaumont Rag”: How to Play Tony Rice’s Take on a Classic Fiddle Tune
Many guitarists flock to Tony Rice because of his jaw-dropping leads. However, Rice’s epic solos are only a small element of what made his music so special.
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Woodshed: How to Play a Dropped-D Gospel Theme as Recorded by Bahamian Guitar Legend Joseph Spence
By Nick MillevoiListen to any Joseph Spence song and you’ll find unexpected nuance and detail, no matter how many times you have heard it. While his repert... Read More...
World Premiere: Robbie Basho’s “Great Depression Blues”
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Adam PerlmutterThe new five-CD box set Song of the Avatars: The Lost Master Tapes is a treasure tro... Read More...
Video Lesson: An Easy Introduction to the Sophisticated Art of Ragtime Guitar
From the January/February 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Mary FlowerRagtime music played on the guitar is musically complex an... Read More...
World Premiere: A Brontë-Inspired Lullaby by Solo Guitarist Charlie Rauh
BY ADAM PERLMUTTERAlmost exactly a year ago, on Christmas night of 2019, Charlie Rauh was visiting the home in Virginia where he had learned to play guitar... Read More...
“Home Sweet Home”: Try a Flatpicking Workout Inspired by a Banjo Classic
From the January/February 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Alan BarnoskyEarl Scruggs single-handedly popularized the sound of th... Read More...
Dans Kef: Learn to Play a Mysterious Celtic Arrangement for Solo Guitar
From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Steve BaughmanI was surfing YouTube late one night when I became smi... Read More...
Classical Bluegrass? Learn How to Flatpick a Matteo Carcassi Etude
From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Alan BarnoskyMatteo Carcassi’s 25 Etudes, Op. 60 are a rite of passa... Read More...
Learn Tony Rice’s Take on “House of the Rising Sun”
By Craig HavighurstThis article originally appeared in the June 2002 issue of Acoustic Guitar and was reprinted the September/October 2020 issueThe Ton... Read More...
Learn J.S. Bach’s “Minuet in D Minor” in DADGAD Tuning
By Teja GerkenThis article originally appeared in the January 2012 issue of Acoustic Guitar and was reprinted in the September/October 2020 issue.Every... Read More...