A lesson on how to play fingerstyle blues in this popular open tuning, using examples from classic songs by Elizabeth Cotten, Robert Johnson, and more.
From the January 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY JEFFREY PEPPER RODGERS
Great accompaniment is an art that an audience may feel but not notice. The guitar w... Read More...
This generation of British guitarists created a body of work that set the template for modern players while helping extend the expressive range of the steel-string guitar in general.
From the September/October 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY GREG CAHILL He was cursed, but not by the devil—rather, it was his first b... Read More...
Excerpted from Acoustic Rock Basics
Dropped-D tuning has been popular among many influential folk and Celtic players. One example is Scottish folk guitari... Read More...
From the September/October 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY GREG CAHILL He was cursed, but not by the devil—rather, it was his first b... Read More...
From the July/August 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PETE MADSEN Slide/bottleneck guitar can evoke flavors ethereal and lyrical or aggressive and bombas... Read More...
When Richard Thompson plugs in his Stratocaster, fireworks regularly ensue. But his playing is equally brilliant when he picks up a Martin, Ferrington, or Lowden and goes unplugged.
Though still not very well-known in the U.S., English guitarist Davey Graham (1940–2008; his first name is sometimes spelled "Davy" on some of his records) was ... Read More...