Video Lesson: Exploring Joan Baez’s Elegant Guitar Style
From the May/June 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY JEFFREY PEPPER RODGERSIn the summer of 1959, an 18-year-old singer in a bright d... Read More...
Play Guitar Like the Great Songwriters
The great songwriters who play guitar have instrumental voices as unique as the songs they compose. Here's a collection of stories that break down the guitar styles of ten great singer-songwriters to help you learn how each delivers a matchless performance.
Video Lesson: Bruce Cockburn Teaches His Sophisticated Guitar Style
From the September/October 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY JEFFREY PEPPER RODGERSOver a career spanning five decades, Bruce Cockbur... Read More...
Video Lesson: Learn to Play Like John Denver
From the March/April 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jeffrey Pepper RodgersDownload the notation for this lesson here.In th... Read More...
Video Lesson: Learn the Bluesy Fundamentals of Eric Clapton’s Acoustic Style
From the November 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM LEVYClose your eyes for a moment and imagine Eric Clapton playing guitar. Y... Read More...
Video Lesson: A Look at Richard Thompson’s Stunning Acoustic Guitar Style
From the July/August 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY MAC RANDALLThe final song of Richard Thompson’s 2015 album Still is called “G... Read More...
Trigger Fingers: A Look at Willie Nelson’s Jazz-Inspired Style
From the July 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM LEVY (video by Paul Geller)Legend has it that singer/songwriter Willie Nelson l... Read More...
Video Lesson: Inside Nick Drake’s Idiosyncratic Guitar Style
From the March/April 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTERNick Drake achieved scant commercial success in his brief life... Read More...
Video Lesson: Inside Joni Mitchell’s Inventive Guitar Style
From the February 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY JEFFREY PEPPER RODGERSThe first and last time Joni Mitchell tried to learn guita... Read More...
Video Lesson: Inside Paul Simon’s Atmospheric Acoustic Guitar Style
From the January 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM LEVY (video by Paul Geller)Whether you think of Paul Simon as the guitar-pla... Read More...
Video Lesson: Learn Neil Young’s Simple but Singular Style
From the October 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM LEVYSome guitarists search obsessively for novel chord voicings to spic... Read More...