Championship Flatpicking Guitar


Book Description

The author, three-time national flatpicking guitar champion, has compiled this rousing collection of dazzling flatpicking guitar solos. A companion audio featuring Steve's foot-tapping rendition of each arrangement is included. The book is in notation and tablature. All the songs in the book are performed on the audio. Onthe video, Steve plays both slow and fast versions of each solo. Steve's performance on the up-tempo versions of the challenging solos is absolutelyastonishing. Includes access to audio and video online




Power Flatpicking Guitar


Book Description

A masterful flatpicking technique book offering bluegrass licks, scales, basic chords, and solos in various positions up the neck in the keys of G-C-D-A-E-,B-flat and F. The companion audio features selections from throughout the book, played both slowly and at normal speed. Steve's solo guitar is recorded on both channels with no rhythm accompaniment. This book of basic technical studiespresents only a few flatpicking repertoire pieces illustrating each concept and key. Features: Fisher's Hornpipe; Lonesome Road Blues; and The Bluegrass Boogie.Novice players will find the recording a great asset in learning this material. All studies and pieces are written in notation and tablature. Includes a 60-minute companion video. Includes access to online audio and video




You Can Teach Yourself Flatpicking Guitar


Book Description

Three-time national flatpicking champion Steve Kaufman teaches you how to buy a guitar, the easy way to fret a note, how to read chord charts and play all the basic chords, basic bluegrass strumming patterns, bass runs and walks, hammer-ons and pull-offs, how to read tablature, picking lead, crosspicking, practice techniques, and much more.




Hot Solos for Flatpick Guitarists


Book Description

This collection of eleven flatpicking solos by National Flatpicking Guitar Champion Mark Cosgrove includes three which were winners at the National Flatpicking Championship in Winfield, Kansas. These songs are challenging and enjoyable for the intermediate to advanced guitarist. More importantly for the potential flatpicking championship contender, these tunes contain some of the required ingredients for a national competition: crosspicking, open-string or floating passages, and sections which require a certain amount of stamina when played at speed. However, a good time can be had by all by just taking them apart and playing around with them slowly and easily. The solos are written in standard notation and tablature with guitar accompaniment chords provided. Most but not all of the tunes found in this book were previously published in the book Good Medicine. This book has been revised and updated and the former book Good Medicine is out of print




Complete Flatpicking Guitar Book


Book Description

This comprehensive study of contemporary flatpicking guitar technique presents numerous solos for the beginning through advanced flatpicking guitarist along with tips on creating your own flatpicking arrangements. The book addresses the tablature system, tuning, right and left-hand technique, use of the capo and themicrophone, transposing using the Nashville numbering system, bluegrass back- up, arranging flatpicking solos and instrumentals. If you're into country or bluegrass music, or if you just want to develop outstanding flatpicking technique, this book is for you. Written in standard notation and tablature. The stereo play-along audio online features Steve Kaufman's rousing performance of each flatpicking solo! Also includes a videio online containing some of the solos andtechniques presented in the book. Audio and video download available online




Guitar Picking Tunes - Flatpicking Classics


Book Description

Here is a collection of flatpicking arrangements with a fresh approach. Commonly played fiddle tunes like "Bill Cheatham", "Chinquapin Hunting", "June Apple", and many others, are explored in new ways with variations that progress musically into extended arrangements. Techniques such as cross-picking, floating notes, harmonics, and other devices pertinent to flatpicking are presented in a musical context. Guitarists will gain new insights into flatpicking technique, style, and arranging while expanding their repertoire and building their vocabulary of licks and phrases. The book and online audio recordings also present original concepts for solo guitar within the flatpicking idiom. Written in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.




Winfield Winners


Book Description

This authoritative volume from John August Publications satisfies the need for a definitive collection of flatpicking solos from the famed Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas - host to the National Flatpicking Guitar Competition since 1972. This book/CD package features artist profiles of 14 winners and their championship solos spanning the years of 1972-1995, all meticulously transcribed in standard notation and tablature, with its companion CD of artists performing their winning pieces. The package should provide aspiring competitors with valuable insights regarding the performance level and musical styles heard at this prestigious festival. Intermediate to advanced in difficulty.




Flatpicking the Rags and Polkas


Book Description

This is a brilliant collection of ten favorites arranged for flatpicking guitar from top to bottom by three-time National Flatpicking Champion Steve Kaufman, with some tunes running 10 to 12 pages. These extensive and exciting arrangements are designed for the intermediate through advanced student who is looking for a real challenge. Performance of this type of tune will increase your awareness of concentration and build your stamina. Flatpickers generally play a two-part tune or AABB tune. These tunes are AA BB AA CC AA DD AA and possibly with an EE AA section. These electrifying arrangements will soon become favorites of yours and those around you through Steve's clear and precise arrangement notes and comprehensive text.




Flatpicking Cookbook


Book Description

This book contains original and standard tunes performed by two-time National Flatpick Guitar Champion Gary Cook. Borrowing from many styles of acoustic guitar playing, this book will provide an insight into Gary's guitar technique. The selections in this book range from fast paced flatpicking to western swing music; you will learn many fun and unusual arrangements. The notation and tab to each song and the accompanying CD allow players of many skill levels to learn these songs. Included in this book are examples of Gary's contest selections, original compositions performed on several instruments, and other familiar tunes performed in Gary's unique style.




The Stephen Bennett Flatpicking Collection


Book Description

This book features twelve of Stephen Bennett's favorite flatpicking solos for the six-string acoustic guitar. Perhaps best known for his work with the harp guitar, Stephen shows the same relaxed, sharp-witted spirit he exudes on stage in his insightful performance notes for these inspired guitar solos. Written in standard notation and tablature with a few altered and open tunings and partial capo indications, this book is recommended for the intermediate to advanced player. the companion performance CD includes all of the selections in the book.