Tag Archives: Acoustic Guitar
Antoine Dufour Acoustic Guitar Youtube 2010
Here is a recent Antoine Dufour acoustic Youtube video recording. The tune is called To Run a Dream and is from the album Convergences For more Anoine Dufour check out Antoine Dufour Video
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Acoustic Guitar – Jimmy Robinson Youtube
Every now and then I think it’s important to introduce visitors to this site to acoustic guitar players that they are probably not aware of. Recently I got an email from a player by the name of Jimmy Robinson who … Continue reading
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Cold Play Acoustic Youtube – Chris Martin Solo
It’s always very healthy to hear some of the more famous musicians and band members without a band, just a guitar and voice. It helps the guitar player who is just starting out to put things into perspective and to … Continue reading
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Jeff Traugott Guitar Maker
A few days back I wrote a short article mentioning a great guitar maker called Jim Olson. In that article I said I thought it was a good idea to introduce a lot of players that ae only used to … Continue reading
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Dan Fogelberg youTube Acoustic guitar
I first heard Dan Fogelberg around the time that Souvenirs came out. In fact one of my all time favourite songs is Wysteria of the Homefree album If you want to do the Acoustic Guitar Singer Songwriter thing, thisis how … Continue reading
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Michael Hedges – The Great Acoustic Innovator
Many people are not aware of the great guitar player that influenced so many guitar players, Michael Hedges died in a car accident in 1993, he was 43 years old. He played open tuning guitar, what this means to the … Continue reading
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How to be a good guitarist
How to be a good guitarist? A HELPFUL TIP There are a lot of pieces to that puzzle. This is a major one. What I’ve noticed over the years is that the players that have played with a lot of … Continue reading
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Acoustic guitar albums collection
Every acoustic guitar player has albums that really impacted on them. I thought I’d list a few of mine. These are my personal, INSTRUMENTAL from my ‘can’t live without them’ collection. I haven’t included my favourites with vocals or albums … Continue reading
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DADGAD BLUES arrangements
Lastest updates of my DADGAD Blues and other arrangements are: Four fingerstyle blues that are simple and musical. There are a few twists that might be challenging for some players. An old folk song called Gypsy Rover with a simple bass part. Amazing … Continue reading
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DADGAD guitar arrangements
I have written a couple of very playable DADGAD arrangements that are posted at www.the-guitarplayer.com/ These are free, extremely musical and will be really useful if you are swapping over to playing in DADGAD open tuning on acoustic guitar. Although they … Continue reading
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DADGAD Blues for Acoustic Guitar
I wrote a simple downloadable blues in DADGAD tuning. I uploaded it to my other blog because I have a bit more storage space. It’s in TAB and music notation and is as free as it gets. Go to www.the-guitarplayer.com
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dadgad blues scale
DADGAD Blues Scale I’ve had a couple of requests from people wanting to know how to play a Blues scale in D. I purchased some new software today, (that’s right, a guitarist who purchases guitar software). I’ve decided to change … Continue reading
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Open tuning guitar – beginning
The first thing we notice when we start playing open tunings after playing in standard tuning is that the guitar suddenly relaxes. It’s a bit like wearing a suit and tie and then suddenly being barefoot on the beach wearing … Continue reading
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DADGAD tuning and similar tunings
DADGAD and other similar tunings There are times when each of us as musicians feels a little musically ‘stale’. The general tendency for most of us is to put our instrument down and find something a bit more stimulating to … Continue reading
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Did you stop playing guitar?
Someone visited my blog yesterday and she said had tried learning guitar, was useless and gave up. After teaching for many years I’ve noticed there are phases to learning, and this is not just about guitar, it’s in all learning. When we … Continue reading
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Acoustic Guitar player makeover
Hi A quick post to let you know I’ve given the acoustic guitar player Blogspot Blog a make over. …clear eyes for the musical guy
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Learn the guitar fretboard
I have uploaded a guitar fretboard tutorial. It is to help guitar self learners understand the notes on the fretboard. It is in MS word. I will make the pdf version available over the next 24 hours Click on the Acoustic … Continue reading
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how to make your guitar practice musical
Practicing the guitar is a bit like life, you can do it the hard way or be easy on yourself. If you do it the hard way you’ll end up being frustrated and your music won’t feel right. Believe me, there … Continue reading
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