SPARTITI PER CHITARRA DI MUSICA COUNTRY e BLUEGRASS

ATKINS CHET, IN THREE DIMENSIONS VOLUME 2. GUITAR TABLATURE

LIBRO DI MUSICA FINGERSTYLE.
SPARTITI PER CHITARRA.
ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA E TABLATURE

CON FOTOGRAFIE DI CHET ATKINS INSIEME AL PRESIDENTE DEGLI STATI UNITI D'AMERICA JIMMY CARTER, MARK KNOPFLER, PAUL YANDELL, JERRY REED, E ALTRI, COME RITA PAVONE. 

Rare photographs. Presents the much-anticipated second book in the highly acclaimed series that showcases personal insights into the life and music of "Mr. Guitar." Chet Atkins was a man of many layers: producer, record executive, friend and one of the greatest all-round guitarist in music history. This book is dedicated to the musicians and songwriters that meant so much to him. Interviews include: Dolly Parton, Steve Wariner, John D. Loudermilk, Mark Knopfler, Paul Yandell, Jerry Byrd, Janis Ian, Boots Randolph, Wayne Carson and many more of Chet's closest friends. As in Volume 1, Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions, Volume 2 provides definitive transcriptions (many for the first time) of 26 of Chet's greatest solos and duets such as "Gallopin' on the Guitar," "Liza," "Muskrat Ramble," "Frankie and Johnny," "Mister Sandman," "Smile," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "The Early Dawn," "The Entertainer," "Stump Water," "Dark Eyes," "Winter Walkin'," "Embraceable You," the tour de force piece- Jerry Reed's "Lightning Rod" (a work recorded by Jerry Reed and produced by Chet Atkins) and many other great pieces . Rare photographs, loving tributes and great music are the heart of this wonderful volume-a must for all fans of the guitar.
Song Title: Alice Blue Gown -Autumn Leaves, Joseph Kosma -Black Mountain Rag -Cancion del Viento "Song Of The Wind", arr. by Jorge Morel -Canned Heat, Chet Atkins -Dark Eyes -Embraceable You, George and Ira Gershwin -Estudio Brillante, Francisco Tarrega -Flop Eared Mule (and Other Classics) -Frankie and Johnny -Gallopin' On The Guitar, Chet Atkins -La Madrugada (The Early Dawn), Jerry Hubbard -Levee Walking, Jerry Reed and Henry Strzelecki -Lightning Rod, Jerry Hubbard -Little Music Box "La Alborada", Francisco Tarrega -Liza, George Gershwin -Long Long Ago, Thomas Bayly -Mister Sandman, Pat BallardMuskrat Ramble, Edward "Kid" Ory -Rainbow -Smile, Charles Chaplin -Stump Water, Jerry Reed -Sweet Georgia Brown, Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, and Maceo Pinkard -The Entertainer, Scott Joplin (arranged by John Knowles) -Winter Walkin', Jerry Reed. 375 pages. TAB.

By John McClellan and Deyan Bratic. For Guitar (Fingerpicking). Transcribed solos. Country. Book. Level: Advanced. The much-anticipated second book in the highly acclaimed series that showcases personal insights into the life and music of 'Mr. Guitar.' Chet Atkins was a man of many layers: producer, record executive, friend and one of the greatest all-round guitarist in music history. This book is dedicated to the musicians and songwriters that meant so much to him. Interviews include: Dolly Parton, Steve Wariner, John D. Loudermilk, Mark Knopfler, Paul Yandell, Jerry Byrd, Janis Ian, Boots Randolph, Wayne Carson and many more of Chet!s closest friends. As in Volume 1, Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions, Volume 2 provides definitive transcriptions (many for the first time) of 26 of Chet!s greatest solos and duets such as Gallopin on the Guitar, Liza, Muskrat Ramble, Frankie and Johnny, Mister Sandman, Smile, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Early Dawn, The Entertainer, Stump Water, Dark Eyes, Winter Walkin, Embraceable You, the tour de force piece- Jerry Reed's Lightning Rod (a work recorded by Jerry Reed and produced by Chet Atkins) and many other great pieces . Rare photographs, loving tributes and great music are the heart of this wonderful volume-a must for all fans of the guitar.

Song Title: Composer/Source:
Alice Blue Gown
Autumn Leaves Joseph Kosma
Black Mountain Rag
Cancion del Viento "Song Of The Wind" arr. by Jorge Morel
Canned Heat Chet Atkins
Dark Eyes
Embraceable You George and Ira Gershwin
Estudio Brillante Francisco Tarrega
Flop Eared Mule (and Other Classics)
Frankie and Johnny
Gallopin' On The Guitar Chet Atkins
La Madrugada (The Early Dawn) Jerry Hubbard
Levee Walking Jerry Reed and Henry Strzelecki
Lightning Rod Jerry Hubbard
Little Music Box "La Alborada" Francisco Tarrega
Liza George Gershwin
Long Long Ago Thomas Bayly
Mister Sandman Pat Ballard
Muskrat Ramble Edward "Kid" Ory
Rainbow
Smile Charles Chaplin
Stump Water Jerry Reed
Sweet Georgia Brown Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, and Maceo Pinkard
The Entertainer Scott Joplin (arranged by John Knowles)
Winter Walkin' Jerry Reed

BEST IN THE WEST, NASHVILLE GUITAR. Richard Kochli. LIBRO CON CD E TABLATURE

LIBRO METODO DI MUSICA COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS, COUNTRY ROCK, CON CD.

SPARTITI PER CHITARRA CON: 

ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA, NOTE, TABLATURE. 

IN ITALIANO

MANUALE, METODO, DIDATTICO, STUDIO PER APPRENDERE, TECNICA,

CHITARRA COUNTRY IL MANUALE COMPLETO

Autore: Richard Köchli
Pagine: 276
Formato: libro + CD

Descrizione breve

Il meglio della musica di Nashville: country, bluegrass, rockabilly, western swing, honky tonk, cajun. Un libro per diventare un vero chitarrista country: oltre 300 esercizi, fraseggi e brani tradizionali, spiegazioni, analisi e richiami al "mondo reale", cenni storici sugli stili principali, e alcuni dati sui più importanti innovatori. Per tutti i livelli, dal principiante al professionista.
Il country, tra i chitarristi, è un genere largamente apprezzato, ma pochi sono in grado di suonarlo in modo soddisfacente. E tu, quanto ne sai?
Tutti noi abbiamo di tanto in tanto occasione di imbatterci in brani country. Che a proporceli sia il grande schermo, la tv di casa, la radio o un disco l'effetto non cambia: ascoltare musica country è un'esperienza elettrizzante, che ci catapulta testa e cuore negli Stati Uniti, tra praterie e cowboy. Ma il country è molto di più: è un'infinità di esperienze musicali e umane che si incrociano e formano un genere musicale unico e appassionante, è uno dei frutti artistici per eccellenza del melting pot statunitense.
Suonare in modo convincente la chitarra in un contesto country non è affatto semplice, anche perché gli approcci allo strumento più diffusi tra i chitarristi jazz, blues e rock si rivelano spesso almeno parzialmente inadeguati al nuovo contesto. Ogni genere musicale presenta regole e prassi proprie, e il country non fa eccezione.
Purtroppo, rispetto ad altri generi musicali, le pubblicazioni didattiche disponibili in Italia sull'argomento scarseggiano. A colmare questa mancanza giunge oggi Chitarra country, il manuale completo, un libro che vi guiderà passo passo dalle basi a concetti avanzati e di sicura soddisfazione anche per i musicisti più smaliziati.
L'autore, lo svizzero Richard Köchli, affronta nel corso della trattazione tutti gli argomenti fondamentali del genere. Si passa dalle tecniche e dall'accompagnamento di base in strumming all'esecuzione di ritmiche e parti soliste bluegrass, dal fingerpicking allo western swing e all'honky tonk, dal rockabilly al cajun alla nuova generazione di musicisti di Nashville. Tra le tecniche affrontate non mancano il chicken-picking, il bottleneck, il bending da dietro il capotasto. Numerosissimi sono i lick ritmici o solisti proposti e minuziosamente commentati. Ma soprattutto questo libro spiega in modo chiaro e ricco di esempi l'approccio all'accompagnamento, al solismo e all'improvvisazione tipici del chitarrista country. In altre parole, chiarisce in che modo ragiona e quali strumenti ha a disposizione il tipico chitarrista country. Non mancano ampie e appassionanti introduzioni storiche e workshop dedicati ai maestri del genere.
Ogni capitolo è diviso in tre sezioni, corrispondenti ad altrettanti livelli di difficoltà del materiale proposto. Per accedere al livello uno è sufficiente una manualità minima sullo strumento e la conoscenza degli accordi di base. Il livello due è riservato invece a chi può vantare maggiori capacità ed esperienza. Nel livello tre vengono infine affrontati i concetti e le tecniche più avanzati, ed è adeguato ai professionisti o in generale ai musicisti più preparati.
Lo studio di Chitarra country, il manuale completo può veramente aprire le porte di nuovi mondi sonori in modo chiaro e accessibile. Anche qualora il country non fosse il tuo genere musicale di riferimento, i consigli, le tecniche e gli spunti musicali proposti nel libro potrebbero rappresentare un'occasione unica per espandere i tuoi orizzonti musicali; già molti altri hanno utilizzato con successo all'interno di altri generi musicali gli insegnamenti del country.
Insomma, che aspetti a farti conquistare dalla musica dei cowboy?
È adeguato a te se…
cerchi una guida completa, chiara e affidabile per avventurarti nel mondo della chitarra country.
Ti interessa studiare il country per ricavarne idee e spunti musicali da applicare in altri generi.
Hai già sviluppato una manualità anche minima sullo strumento (basta conoscere alcuni accordi e saper passare dall'uno all'altro senza difficoltà).
Non è adeguato a te se...
non hai mai suonato la chitarra, neppure a livello basilare.

Prefazione......................................................................................................
Indice del CD.................................................................................................................
Capitolo 1: Le basi della chitarra ritmica country..........................................................
Un po’ di storia.........................................................................................................
Le prime ritmiche.....................................................................................................
Il capotasto mobile................................................................................................................
Il ritmo shuffle......................................................................................................................
Ritmiche country fondamentali.............................................................................................................
Il basso alternato.....................................................................................................................
Bass Run.............................................................................................................................
Il Carter backup lick.................................................................................................................................
Bass run fondamentali..............................................................................................................
Hammer-on........................................................................................................................
Pull-off...........................................................................................................................
Workshop – Jimmie Rodgers............................................................................................................
Note stoppate.................................................................................................................
Combinare le note stoppate con fill e bass run..............................................................
Utilizzo degli accordi con barrè nell’accompagnamento..................................................
Riff................................................................................................
Combinare diverse forme..............................................................................................................
Accompagnamenti di classe con gli accordi in prima posizione........................................................
Discografia.............................................................................................................................
Capitolo 2: Accompagnamento bluegrass.........................................................................................
Un po’ di storia...........................................................................................................................
La chitarra ritmica bluegrass...........................................................................................
G-run..........................................................................................................................
Pennate aggiuntive sugli accordi.............................................................................................................
Meno pennate sugli accordi...................................................................................................................
Finali...........................................................................................................................
G-run e accordi con barrè...............................................................................................................
Discografia.................................................................................................................
Capitolo 3: Lo stile solista di Maybelle Carter.................................................................................
La storia di Maybelle..........................................................................................................
La tecnica di Maybelle....................................................................................................................
Maybelle’s Flower...............................................................................................................
John Hardy.....................................................................................
Will The Circle Be Unbroken.........................................................................................
Farther Along...............................................................................................................
Discografia.................................................................................................................
Wreck Of Old 97............................................................................................................
Capitolo 4: Assoli bluegrass in flat-picking...................................................................................
La chitarra solista nel bluegrass......................................................................................................
Lick bluegrass in SOL maggiore......
Lick bluegrass in DO maggiore.........................................................................
Lick bluegrass in RE maggiore........................................................................................
Solo in SOL.....................................................................................................................
Solo in DO...............................................................................................
Analisi sintetica.

Fiddle tune...........................................................................................................
Workshop – Tre grandi plettratori..................................................................................................
Alton Delmore........................................................................................
Doc Watson............................................................................................................
Clarence White........................................................................................................................
Cross-picking...................................................................................................
Discografia..............................................................................................
Capitolo 5 – Finger-picking.....................................................................................................
Un po’ di storia..................................................................................................................
Introduzione al finger-picking...............................................................................................................
Accompagnamento..................................................................................................
Pattern fondamentali...........................................................................................................
Alternare i bassi...........................................................................................
Bass run..............................................
Melodia in finger-picking..................................................................................
Ampliare il pattern di base con degli inserti (fill-in)..........................................
Slide.....................................................
Bending...........................................................................................................................
Pattern in 3/4..............................................................................................................................
Workshop.......................................................................................................................
Sam McGee..........................................................................................
Merle Travis...........................................................
Travis-picking con forme d’accordo trasponibili......................................................................
Workshop – Chet Atkins...............................................................................................
Lick finger-picking da sfoggiare.......................................................................................
Assoli................................................................
Discografia..................................................................................................................
Capitolo 6: Viaggio nel rockabilly...........................................................................................................
Un po’ di storia...........................................................................................................
Basi dell’accompagnamento....................................................................................................
Riff d’accompagnamento trasponibili..........................................................................................................
Espandere i riff d’accompagnamento fondamentali.......................................................
Workshop – Scotty Moore......................................................................................
Combinazione di plettro e dita...........................................................
Lick solisti rockabilly..............................................................
Solo rockabilly............................................................
Una lezione diversa dal solito, per i professionisti..............................................................................
Discografia.............................................................................................
Capitolo 7: Gli stili solisti di Nashville...........................................................
Un po’ di storia......................................................................................................
Workshop: Luther Perkins....................................................................................................
Basi del solismo............................................................................................
Le quattro varianti della scala maggiore pentatonica...........................................................................................
Improvvisare con diverse scale...............................................................................
Armonizzare.........................................................................................................................
Lick basati sugli accordi....................................................................................
Lick a coppie di note....................................................................................
Combinazione dei materiali utilizzati...............................................................................
Lick con hammer-on e pull-off nello stile di Nashville............................................
Bending in stile pedal steel..........................................................................

Chicken-picking..............................................................................
Ghost note...............................................................
Pennate introduttive su corde stoppate..................................
Workshop – James Burton.............................................................................................
Country rock, di cosa si tratta realmente..........................................................
Workshop: Pete Anderson..............................................................................
Avventure sulle corde a vuoto..............................................................................
Parti soliste a due voci....................................................................................
Specialità di Nashville ...................................................................................................................
Slide con il bottleneck.......................................................................................
Bending dietro il capotasto........................................................................................
La magica corsa cromatica.................................................................................................
Armonici.................................................................................................................
Workshop: Albert Lee........................................................................................
Discografia................................................................................................
Capitolo 8: Swing western e honky tonk..............................................................................
Un po’ di storia................................................................................
Accompagnamento in stile Texas..................................................................
Il sock rhythm................................................................................................................
Accordi di passaggio..........................................................................................................
Chitarra solista western swing........................................................................................
Chitarra solista honky tonk.....................................................................................
La scala diminuita..........................................................................................................
Workshop – Eldon Shamblin............................................................................
Discografia..............................................................................................
Capitolo 9: Cajun.............................................................................
Un po’ di storia........................................................................................
Analisi stilistica fondamentale.......................................................................................
Workshop Cajun...............................................................
Discografia....................................................................................
Capitolo 10: La nuova generazione...............................................................
Workshop...........................................................................................................
Danny Gatton..........................................................................................
Brent Mason.............................................................................................................
Altri assi di Nashville..................................................................................................
Ray Flacke..............................................................................................................
Steve Wariner......................................................................................................
Jerry Donahue............................................................................................
Workshop conclusivo...................................................................................
Capitolo 11: Teoria................................................................................................
La tastiera.................................................................................................................
Intervalli e gradi..................................................................................................................
La Nashville lead sheet...................................................................................................................
Le chiavi maggiori più comunemente usate e i loro gradi......................................................
Le chiavi minori più comunemente usate e i loro gradi............................................................
Schemi country ricorrenti.............................................................................................................
Intervalli armonici (due note suonate in contemporanea)..............................................................
Visione del manico per posizioni..................................................................
Legenda dei caratteri speciali....................................................................................

Indice8
1 - Ritmica shuffle.......................................................................
3 - Bass run..............................................................................
4, 7 - Carter backup lick................................................................................
9 - Old Smokey (trad.)........................................................................
11 - The Days Of 49 (trad.)................................................................................
13, 15, 17, 18 - Hammer-ons e pull-offs nell’accompagnamento................
20 - We Don’t Forget You, Jimmie................................................................................
21 - Bury Me Beneath The Willow (trad.).....................................................
22 - The Forzen Logger (trad.)..........................................................................................
23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 - Stoppato........................................................................
33, 34 - Ritmiche con ghost note, con fill e bass run (DO maggiore).....................................
36, 38, 39 - Ritmiche con ghost note, con fill e bass run (SOL maggiore)..............................
40, 41, 42 - Ritmiche con ghost note, con fill e bass run (LA maggiore)................
44, 46, 47 - Ritmiche con ghost note, con fill e bass run (maggiore)...................................
49, 50 - Ritmiche con ghost note, con fill e bass run (RE maggiore).................................
51, 52 - Due esercizi (accompagnamento con ghost note esteso)........................................
54, 56, 59, 60 - Accordi con barrè nell’accompagnamento, forma di Mi................................................
61, 63, 64, 65 - Accordi con barrè nell’accompagnamento, forma di LA...............................................
66 - Accordi con barrè nell’accompagnamento, forma di Sol................................................................
67, 68 - Accordi con barrè nell’accompagnamento, forma di Do e combinazioni................................
69, 70 - Accompagnamenti di classe con accordi in prima posizione..................................................
71, 72, 74, 76 - G-run (accordo di Sol)..............................................................................................
78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89 - G-run su Sol, Re, La, Mi.......................................................................
90, 92, 93 - Più o meno pennate........................................................................................................ 
94, 95, 96 - Finale.........................................................................................................
97 - Banks Of The Ohio (trad.)....................................................................................
98 - Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms (trad.).........................
99 - Cripple Creek (trad.).................................................................
100 - All Your Good Songs......................................................................................................
101, 103, 104 - G-run con barrè...................................................
107, 108 - Maybelle’s Flower / John Hardy (trad.)........................
109 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken (trad.)..................................................................
110 - Farther Along (trad.)...................................................................................
111 - Wreck Of Old 97 (trad.)..................................................................................
112, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120 - Lick bluegrass in SOL.......................................................................
123, 124, 125, 126 - Lick bluegrass in DO...........................................................................................
128, 129, 130 - Lick bluegrass in RE...........................................................................
132 - Solo bluegrass in SOL......................................................................
133 - Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms (trad.)...................................................................
134 - Solo bluegrass in DO.............................................................................................
135 - Banks Of The Ohio (trad.).........................................................................................................
136 - Fiddle tune “Turkey In The Straw” (trad.).......................................................................................
137 - Blues For Alton.....................................................................................................................
138 - Billy In The Low Ground (trad.)..............................................................................
139 - Nine Pound Hammer (trad.)....................................................................................
144, 146, 149 - Semplici schemi finger-picking..............................................
150, 151 - Pattern fondamentale 1a....................................................................................................
154, 157 - Pattern fondamentale 2a.......................................................................................
159, 160, 162 - Pattern 3 e 4 ed esercizio.........................................................................................
163, 164, 165 - Basso alternato e bass run...................................................................................... 
167 - Jesse James (trad.).....................................................................................................
168, 169, 171, 172 - Pattern estesi (H e P)...................................................................................
173, 174 - Pattern estesi (SL, B.)...............................................................................
indice del cd

Traccia Contenuti (Esempio – Argomento) Pagina
Indice del Cd9
 - Esercizio con varie tecniche...................................................................................................................................
 - Pattern in 3/4...............................................................................................................................
- I Never Will Marry (trad.)..............................................................................................................
- For Sam....................................................................................................................................
 - Travis-picking “Take This Hammer” (trad.)........................................................................................
 - Travis-picking “Worried Man” (trad.)..............................................................................................
 - Schemi di accompagnamento in stile Travis..........................................................................
 - Travis-picking “I’m A Pilgrim” (trad.)...................................................................................................
 - Travis-picking con accordi trasponibili “Careless Love” (trad.).......................................................
 - Mister Chetman......................................................................................................................
 - Lick da sfoggiare............................................................
 - Finger-picking solista........................................................................................................................ 
 - Riff boogie................................................................................................................................
 - Esercizio con accordi di settima................................................................................................
 - Varianti di boogie ed ending run..................................................................................
 - Riff d’accompagnamento trasponibili.................................................................................
 - Riff boogie estesi.............................................................................................
 - Esercizio “La terza blues”..............................................................................................................
 - The Scotty-Beam...............................................................................................................................
 - Lick solisti rockabilly..........................................................................
 - Nashville Cats Don’t Stray.................................................................................................................
 - Workshop Luther Perkins......................................................................................................... 

 - Variante fondamentale della scala pentatonica 1.....................................................
 - Esercizio pentatonico..............................................................................................................
 - Variante fondamentale della scala pentatonica 2...........................................................
 - Varianti fondamentali della scala pentatonica 3 e 4.........................................
 - Improvvisare con diverse scale.........................................................................................
 - Lick basati sugli accordi.........................................................................................
 - Esercizio in stile Hank Snow.................................................................................................................
 - Lick a doppie note.........................................................................................
 - Tom Dooley (trad.)............................................................................................................... 
 - Solo a “pacchetti”................................................................................................................................
 - Nashville lick con hammer-on e pull-off parte 1........................................................
 - Nashville lick con hammer-on e pull-off parte 2..........................................
 - Nashville lick con hammer-on e pull-off parte 3....................................................... 
 - Nashville lick con hammer-on e pull-off parte 4.............................................
 - Nashville lick con hammer-on e pull-off parte 5..................................................
 - Lick pedal steel parte 1............................................................................
 - Lick pedal steel parte 2...........................................................................
 - Lick pedal steel parte 3..................................................................
 - Esercizio pedal steel......................................................................................
 - Varie tecniche chicken-picking................................................................................
 - Tecniche chicken-picking con ghost note e note stoppate introduttive...
 - James’ Hote Tele............................................................................................
 - Nothing To Prove........................................................................................................................
 - Esercizio con bending pedal steel con corde a vuoto......................................................................
 - Hot lick sulle corde a vuoto...............................................................................
 - Roll melodici........................................................................................................... 
 - Esercizio a due voci soliste.................................................................................................
 - Jenny In Hawaii................................................................................................................
 - Lick con bending dietro il capotasto, corsa cromatica......................................................
 - A Little Bell – Waltz...............................................................................................................
 - Wizard Albert....................................................................................................
Indice del Cd10
- Sock rhythms, accordi di passaggio......................................................................................................
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken..........................................................................................................
- Honky-Tonk-Heartaches.......................................................................................................................
- Playboy Eldon...........................................................................................................................
- Lo stile Cajun...............................................................................................................................
- Les Jolies Filles De Louisiana.............................................................................................................
- Danny’s One-Man-Band.................................................................................
- Master Mason’s Turbo!..................................................................................................................
- Slick Country......................................................................................................................
Jamtrack 1 (SOL, “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms”; bluegrass, country classico)
Jamtrack 2 (DO, 12-misure binario, country rock, -blues, -pop)
Jamtrack 3 (LA, 16-misure rockabilly shuffle) 

The History, the Players and the Technique of Country Guitar by Richard Kochli

276 pagine di esempi di Country, Rockabilly, Swing, Nashville, blues, Rock. CD TABLATURE

A comprehensive analysis of American country music from a European perspective, this massive 275-page book comes with a companion CD with 97 tracks. Everything from basic rhythm accompaniment to blazing bluegrass solos is addressed including: Carter lead style, fingerpicking, rockabilly riffs, Nashville lead styles, Western swing and honky-tonk, country blues and rock, Cajun history and styles, and a forecast of the future of country. The book is carefully structured with progressively arranged exercises, theory lessons and original and traditional tunes.

This book should prove to be an important resource for country music enthusiasts. All 387 musical examples appear in both standard notation and tablature. Complete lyrics are provided when applicable. Köchli's love and mastery of the entire spectrum of country music is evident throughout.

To me, country music, or just "country" is one of the basic, high voltage,
artistic movements of the 20th Century. It's a movement and a style that, like
jazz, grew out of the huge melting pot of the United States. Country jumps,
it's alive, it's down home - and it comes from the heart. Those who don't
know it may reduce it to the cliches of "Marlboro-Country" or cowboy movies.
But, they couldn't be more wrong: the country sound is a rich mix of musical
influences, and the innovations of some brilliant instrumentalists. And, best
of all, its approachable, hands-on music; if you play the guitar, you've got to love it.
"Best In The West" is not only my humble attempt to close a gap in the
sector of European instructional literature, but also a way to pay my dues.
When I was in your shoes a couple of years ago, I benefited from some
terrific musicians who reached out to me with their music and instruction
books. Now, I'm honored to be able to make my won contribution by helping
you learn this great style. I also hope, through these chapters and exercises,
that your guitar will become a little more personal - and more exciting.
The book intends to give you a far-reaching overview covering all of the
major guitar styles and techniques to be found in country. Over three
hundred exercises, licks, and traditionals, as well as explanations, styles,
analyses, and hints from the "real world" are meant to inspire you on your
way to becoming a true country player. But country is a lot more than
technique, so I try to give a brief historical background for each major style,
and a little bit about the people who made it happen in the first place.
Therefore, each of the ten chapters starts with some information meant to
put you in the right mood, while the individual workshops contain examples
of the great pioneers of each particular style.
Playing country music is meant to be enjoyed by all sorts of people, so this
book wasn't written with just professionals in mind; it offers something for
everyone. Every chapter is separated into three levels of difficulty:
• Level 1: For newcomers: basic introductory playing as a prerequisite.
• Level 2: For the more advanced: some experience in playing country music and emphasis on variety and specific styles.
• Level 3: For the pros and country-cats: specific techniques, styles, and new horizons.
Of course, there is no strict borderline between the different levels. They
can't be more than a guideline for your selection of exercises. Learning is an
individual thing, so if you're ready to move before I am partner, take off.
The final chapter, "Theory", offers a summary of the most important basics,
scales, chords, and so on. It's meant to help you understand concepts more
easily, and to support and accelerate your learning process.
Originally, country music was a simple form of expression, which was deeply
rooted in the human spirit and spoke to people where they lived. So, it's
important to keep in mind that technical skill is secondary to the "feel" of the
music, its emotion. Because of this, the enclosed CD helps you get started
by introducing you to the sounds, and wide variety of nuances, in country

Table of Contents
Preface .
CD Index .

Chapter 1: The Basics Of The Country Rhythm Guitar .
Some History .
The First Rhythms Level 1 .
The Capo .
The Shuffle Rhythm .
Basic Country Rhythms .
The alternating bass .
Bass runs .
The Carter backup lick .
Basic bass runs .
Hammer-on Level 2 .
Pull-off .
Workshop - Jimmie Rodgers .
Ghost Notes Or Dead Notes Level 3 .
Ghost Notes With Fills And Bass Runs .
Barre Chords In Backup Playing .
Riffs .
Combination of various types .
High Class Backups With Open Chords .
Discography .

Chapter 2: Bluegrass Backup .
Some History .
Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Level 2/3 .
G-run .
Additional chord strokes .
Fewer chord strokes .
Ending .
Barre - G-run .
Discography .

Chapter 3: Carter Lead Style .
Maybelle's Story Level 1 .
Maybelle's Technique .
Maybelle's Flower .
John Hardy .
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Level 2 .
Farther Along .
Discography .
Wreck Of Old 97 Level 3 .

Chapter 4: Bluegrass Flat-Picking 50105 .
The Lead Guitar In Bluegrass Level 1 .
Bluegrass licks in G major .
Bluegrass licks in C major .
Bluegrass licks in D major .
Solo In G Level 2 .
Solo In C .
Short Analysis .
Fiddle Tunes Level 3 .
Workshops - Three Great Flat Pickers '" .
Alton Delmore .
Doc Watson .
Clarence White .
Cross- Picki ng .
Discography .

Chapter 5: Finger-Picking .
Some History .
Introduction To Finger-Picking Level 1 .
Backup Picking .
Basic patterns .
Alternating bass .
Bass runs .
Melody Picking .
Expanding The Basic Patterns With Fill-ins Level 2 .
Sliding .
Bending .
3/4 Time Patterns .
Workshops .
Sam McGee .
Merle Travis
Travis-Picking With Moveable Chords Level 3 .
Workshop - Chet Atkins
Finger-Picking Licks To Show Off "
Lead Picking .
Discography

Chapter 6: A Rockabilly Trip
Some History
Backup Basics Level 1 .
Moveable Backup Riffs .
Expanding The Basic Backup Riffs Level 2
Workshop - Scotty Moore .
Plectrum and finger-picking combination
Rockabilly Lead Licks
Rockabilly Solo Level 3
The slightly different lecture for the pro
Discography

Chapter 7: Nashville lead Styles
Some History
Workshop - Luther Perkins Level 1 .
Lead Basics .
The four variations of the major pentatonic scale .
Improvising with different scales .
Harmonizing .
Chord licks .
Double note licks .
Combinations Of The Used Material. .
Nashville Hammer-on And Pull-off Licks Level 2 .
Pedal Steel Bending .
Chicken-Picking .
Ghost otes / Muted Trills Lead-ins .
Workshop - James Burton .
Country Rock - What It Really Is .
Workshop - Pete Anderson .
Open String Adventures Level 3 .
Twin Leads .
Nashville Specials .
Bottleneck slide .
Bend behind the nut. .
The magic chromatic race .
Harmon ics .
Workshop - Albert Lee .
Discog raphy .

Chapter 8: Western Swing And Honky Tonk .
Some History .
Texas Style Camping Level 1 .
The sock rhythm .
Passing chords .
Western Swing Lead Guitar Level 2 .
Hanky Tonk Lead Guitar .
Diminished Scale Level 3 .
Workshop - Eldon Shamblin .
Discography .

Chapter 9: Cajun .
Some History .
Quick Style Analysis Level 1 .
Cajun Workshop Level 2/3 .
Discography .

Chapter 10: The New Generation .
Workshops .
Danny Gatton .
Brent Mason .
More Nashville Hot Shots .
Ray Flacke .
Steve Wariner .
Jerry Donahue .
Final Workshop .

Chapter 11: Theory .
The Fret Board .
Intervals and Degrees ,
The Nashville Lead Sheet. .
The Most Commonly Used Major Keys And Their Degrees .
The Most Commonly Used Minor Keys And Their Degrees .
Popular Country Schemes .
Simultaneously Played Intervals .
Position Oriented Overview .
Special Character Reference ,

CD INDEX
Contents (Example - Topic)
1 - The shuffle rhythm .
3 - The bass run .
4,7- Carter backup lick .
9 - Old Smokey (trad.) .
11 - The Days Of 49 (trad.) .
13,15,17,18 - Hammer-ons and pull-offs in backup playing .
20 - We Don't Forget You, Jimmie .
21 - Bury Me Beneath The Willow (trad.) .
22 - The Forzen Logger (trad.) .
23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 - Muting .
33,34 - Ghost note rhythms with fills and bass runs (C major) .
36,38,39 - Ghost note rhythms with fills and bass runs (G major) .
40,41,42 - Ghost note rhythms with fills and bass runs (A major) .
44,46,47 - Ghost note rhythms with fills and bass runs (E major) .
49,50 - Ghost note rhythms with fills and bass runs (0 major) .
51,52 - Two exercises (expanded ghost note backup style) .
54,56,59,60 - Barre chords in backups, E-type .
61,63,64,65 - Barre chords in backups, A-type .
66 - Barre chords in the backups, G-type .
67,68 - Barre chords in the backups, C-type and combinations .
69, 70 - High class backup with open chords .
71,72,74,76 - The G-run (G chord) .
78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89 - G-run over G, 0, A, and E .
90,92,93 - Additional or less chord strokes .
94,95,96 - Ending .
97 - Banks Of The Ohio (trad.) .
98 - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (trad.) .
99 - Cripple Creek (trad.) .
100 - All Your Good Songs .
101, 103, 104 - Barre G-runs .
107,108 - Maybelle's Flower / John Hardy (trad.) .
109 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken (trad.) .
110 - Farther Along (trad.) .
111 - Wreck Of Old 97 (trad.) .
112, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120 - Bluegrass licks in G .
123,124,125,126 - Bluegrass licks in C .
128,129,130 - Bluegrass licks in 0 .
132 - Bluegrass solo in G .
133 - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (trad.) .
134 - Bluegrass solo in C .
135 - Banks Of The Ohio (trad.) .
136 - Fiddle tune "Turkey In The Straw" (trad.) .
137 - Blues For Alton .
138 - Billy In The Low Ground (trad.) .
139 - Nine Pound Hammer (trad.) .
144, 146, 149 - Simple classical picking patterns .
150,151 - Basic pattern 1a .
154, 157 - Basic pattern 2a .
159,160,162 - Pattern 3 and 4 as well as exercise .
163, 164, 165 - Alternate bass and bass runs .
167 - Jesse James (trad.) .
168,169,171,172 - Extended patterns (H and P) .
173,174 - Extended patterns (SL, B) .
175 - Exercise with different techniques .
176, 177, 178, 179 - 3/4 time patterns .
180 - I Never Will Marry (trad.) .
182 - For Sam .
184 - Travis-picking "Take This Hammer" (trad.) .
185 - Travis-picking "Worried Man" (trad.) .
186,188,190 - Travis-backup patterns .
191 - Travis-picking "I'm A Pilgrim" (trad.) .
192 - Travis-picking with moveable chords "Careless Love" (trad.) .
193 - Mister Chetman .
195,196,197,199,200/202,201,203,204 - Licks to show off .
206, 208 - Lead picking .
209 - Boogie riff .
211 - Exercise with strokes using seventh chords .
213,214,217 - Variations of boogie runs, ending run .
218,220 - Movable backup riffs .
224,225, 226, 227 - Extended boogie riffs .
229 - Exercise "Bluesy Third" .
231 - The Scotty-Beam .
232,234,235,236,237 - Rockabilly lead licks .
238 - Nashville Cats Don't Stray .
239, 240 - Workshop Luther Perkins .
242,243 - Pentatonic basic scale variation 1 .
246 - Pentatonic exercise .
247, 248, 250, 252 - Pentatonic basic scale variation 2 .
255,257,260 - Pentatonic basic scale variations 3 and 4 .
261 - Improvisation with different scales .
262,265, 268, 269, 271, 273 - Chord licks .
274 - Exercise in Hank Snow style .
275, 277 - Double note licks .
279 _ Tom Dooley (trad.) .
280 - Exercise solos in sectors .
281,284,286 _ Nashville hammer-on and pull-off licks part 1 .
287,288,289, 290 - Nashville hammer-on and pull-off licks part 2 .
292, 293/294 - Nashville hammer-on and pull-off licks part 3 .
296,298,299,301 - Nashville hammer-on and pull-off licks part 4 .
302,304, 305 - Nashville hammer-on and pull-off licks part 5 .
307,309,310,311,313 - Pedal steel licks part 1.. .
316,318,319,321,323,324 - Pedal steel licks part 2 .
326,327,329,330 - Pedal steel licks part 3 .
331 - Pedal steel exercise .
332 - Different chicken-picking techniques .
333,334,335 - Chicken-picking techniques with ghost notes and trills .
336 - James' Hate Tele .
337 - Nothing To Prove .
338 - Exercise with pedal steel bending using open strings .
341/342,344 - Open string hot lick .
349,350,352 - Melodic roll patterns .
354 - Exercise twin lead .
355 - Jenny In Hawaii. .
356,358,360 - Bend behind the nut licks, chromatic race .
361 -A Little Bell- Waltz .
362 - Wizard Albert .
363,364 - Sock rhythms, passing chords .
376 (inc!. 375) - Will The Circle Be Unbroken .
377 - Honky- Tonk-Heartaches .
378 - Playboy Eldon .
379 - Cajun style .
381 - Les Jolies Filles De Louisiana .
382 - Danny's One-Man-Band .
383 - Master Mason's Turbo! .
387 - Slick Country .
Jamtrack 1 (G, "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms"; bluegrass, oldtime country)
Jamtrack 2 (C, 12-bars binary, country rock, -blues, -pop)
Jamtrack 3 (A, 16-bars Rockabilly shuffle)
 

A Little Bell - Waltz R. Kochli
All Your Good Songs R. Kochli
Banks of The Ohio Arranged by R. Kochli
Billy in The Low Ground Arranged by R. Kochli
Blues for Alton Written & Arranged by R. Kochli
Bury Me Beneath The Willow Arranged by R. Kochli
Careless Love Arranged by R. Kochli
Cripple Creek Arranged by R. Kochli
Danny's One-Man-Band R. Kochli
East Virginia Arranged by R. Kochli
Farther Along Arranged by R. Kochli
For Sam Written & Arranged by R. Kochli
Honky-Tonk-Heartaches R. Kochli
I Never Will Marry Arranged by R. Kochli
I'm A Pilgrim Arranged by R. Kochli
James' Hote Tele R. Kochli
Jenny In Hawaii R. Kochli
Jesse James Arranged by R. Kochli
John Hardy Arranged by R. Kochli
Les Jolies Filles De Louisiana R. Kochli
Master Mason's Turbo! R. Kochli
Maybelle's Flower R. Kochli
Mister Chetman Written & Arranged by R. Kochli
Nashville Cats Don't Stray R. Kochli
Nine Pound Hammer Arranged by R. Kochli
Nothing To Prove R. Kochli
Oh When The Saints Arranged by R. Kochli
Old Smokey Arranged by R. Kochli
Playboy Eldon R. Kochli
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms Arranged by R. Kochli
Slick Country R. Kochli
Take This Hammer Arranged by R. Kochli
The Days of 49 Arranged by R. Kochli
The Frozen Logger Arranged by R. Kochli
The Scotty-Beam R. Kochli
Tom Dooley Arranged by R. Kochli
Turkey in The Straw Arranged by R. Kochli
We Don't Forget You, Jimmie Written & Arranged by R. Kochli
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Arranged by R. Kochli
Wizard Albert R. Kochli
Worried Man Arranged by R. Kochli
Wreck of Old 97 Arranged by R. Kochli

WATSON DOC, THE SONGS OF. TABLATURE

Transcriptions of guitar instrumentals and accompaniment patterns for around 30 songs, in standard music notation and tablature. Notes on the songs by Doc Watson and a foreword by Ralph Rinzler. Includes: Black Mt. Rag, Blackberry Rag, Don't Let the Deal go Down, Tom Dooley, Deep River Blues, Shady Grove and many others. BOOK

TOM DOOLEY
DOC‘S GUITAR
BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG
THE TRAIN THAT CARRIED MY GIRL FROM TOWN
DEEP RIVER BLUES
THE CALL OF THE ROAD
OMIE WISE
MATTY GROVES
THE OLD MAN BELOW
SOUTHBOUND
A-ROVIN‘ ON A WINTER‘S NIGHT
GEORGIE
F.F.V.
LOVIN‘ EMMA
SHADY GROVE
SPIKE DRIVER‘S BLUES
NOTHING TO IT
THE INTOXICATED RAT
BLACKBERRY RAG
SETTIN‘ ON TOP OF THE WORLD
DON‘T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN
OPEN UP THEM PEARLY GATES
FAIR MAID IN THE GARDEN
THE LONE PILGRIM
PHARAOH
DILL PICKLE RAG
DOWN IN THE VALLEY TO PRAY
RISIN‘ SUN BLUES
YOUR LONE JOURNEY
WE SHALL ALL BE REUNITED
ST.JAMES HOSPITAL
PRETTY SARO
FROGGY WENT A-COURTIN‘
GEORGIE BUCK
KATIE MORY

YANDELL PAUL, NASHVILLE FINGERSTYLE GUITAR, GOING HOME. SHEET MUSIC BOOK with CD & GUITAR TABLATURE .

LIBRO DI MUSICA PER CHITARRA .

SPARTITI PER CHITARRA :

ACCORDI PENTAGRAMMA, TABLATURE.

TECNICA FINGERPICKING

FINGERSTYLE

Contiene :
Within My Heart Performed by Paul Yandell
Rhythm Guitar Performed by Jerry Reed And Chet Atkins
Going Home Performed by Paul Yandell
Kentucky Lullaby Performed by Paul Yandell
Munich Memories Performed by Paul Yandell
Chet-Lite Performed by Paul Yandell
Lazy Performed by Paul Yandell
Sweet Allalee
Laying Back Performed by Paul Yandell
Tricky Performed by Paul Yandell
Eight More Miles To Louisville Performed by Grandpa Jones
Clear Springs Blues Performed by Paul Yandell
Relaxin' Performed by Paul Yandell
Odie And Me Performed by Paul Yandell

TRAVIS MERLE, COLLECTION. SHEET MUSIC BOOK WITH GUITAR TABLATURE

LIBRO DI MUSICA FINGERPICKING.

SPARTITI PER CHITARRA CON:

ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA, TABLATURE. 

Series: Guitar Recorded Version
Softcover - TAB
Artist: Merle Travis

15 songs by one of country guitar's greatest legends. Includes an introduction.

Cannon Ball Rag
Cincinnati Lou
Dance Of The Goldenrods
Dark As A Dungeon
Divorce Me C.O.D.
Fat Gal
I Am A Pilgrim
I'm A Natural Born Gamblin' Man
Kentucky Means Paradise
Sixteen Tons
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)
So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed
Start Even
Sweet Temptation
When My Baby Double Talks To Me