Instrumentals – Acoustic Guitar

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...

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...

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...

Learn Bob Minner’s Solo Guitar Arrangement of “America the Beautiful”

By Adam PerlmutterBob Minner was supposed to have been on tour with singer Tim McGraw, playing for thousands of adoring country fans. But instead, thanks t... Read More...