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Available now from Homespun Tapes! www.homespuntapes.com Dan Fogelberg's iconic songs, soaring vocals and rich guitar arrangements gained him millions of avid fans and secured him a place in the pantheon of American popular music. His acoustic-based songs drew from a variety of sources: rock, folk, bluegrass and the California sounds of the '70s and '80s. Guitarist Pete Huttlinger was smitten at an early age by Dans music, and he absorbed the guitar techniques that helped create the unique Fogelberg sound. Petes detailed break-down of Dans guitar parts, and his loving recreations of some of his best-known songs, will satisfy learning guitarists at all levels. Pete teaches you how to play seven classic Dan Fogelberg songs, all taken from his hit album, Souvenirs: There's a Place In the World For a Gambler, As the Raven Flies, Morning Sky, Changing Horses, Part of the Plan, Song From Half Mountain and Souvenirs. Youll learn bluegrass flatpicking and fingerpicking accompaniments; easy rhythmic strumming and intricate solos; a variety of tunings, cool licks and endings that will make you the envy of all your guitar playing friends.

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A sample from "Blues by the Book - Fingerpicking Blues Lesson 1" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com If you're ready to develop your own distinctive blues style, Roy Book Binder has assembled a complete vocabulary of licks and techniques to help you do it. Roy humbly calls this thorough breakdown of the elements of his own fingerstyle blues style "some tricks about playing the guitar," but don't let his laconic delivery fool you. By the time you're finished studying with "Book," you'll have a solid base of skills under your fingertips.Roy's firsthand knowledge of the great Piedmont-style players makes this video a must for anyone who loves traditional blues. Our trademark Homespun split screen makes it easy to learn as Roy demonstrates a wide variety of chords, right- and left-hand patterns and several of his favorite licks. He also teaches endings, runs, slides, open-string techniques, pull-offs, hammer-ons, damping, turnarounds and much more! By the end of this video, you will have mastered Pink Anderson's snapping string technique, Rev. Gary Davis' two-finger style and Roy's arrangements to "Black Dog Blues," "Hesitation Blues" and his own medley of ragtime/blues. For the DVD version of these titles you can get them at Homespun Tapes: Blues By The Book - DVD 1 bit.ly Blues By The Book - Two-DVD Set bit.ly

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A sample from "The Guitar Building Blocks Series - Instant Fingerpicking Success" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com The fingerpicking style is one of the most popular and engaging ways of playing the guitar. It's especially good for song accompaniment, and has been favored by folk, blues and country pickers, especially singer-songwriters such as James Taylor, Paul Simon, Shawn Colvin and Nanci Griffith. This lesson de-mystifies the right-hand technique by breaking it down into patterns that can be learned quickly and easily. Once these are mastered, a world of wonderful sounds will be available on the guitar, and you'll be able to apply them to some all-time favorite folk and traditional songs such as Nine Hundred Miles, Red Apple Juice, Railroad Bill and Pretty Peggy-O. To get the DVD version from Homespun Tapes click here: bit.ly

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A sample of the instruction DVD we did for Homespun Tapes/Happy Traum. Steve Wariner is such a talent as well as a fantastic artist. "Steve Wariner, cgp My Instructional Tribute to Chet Atkins Guitar Thumb-Picking, Musicianship and Technique" Available soon from Homespun Tapes: www.homespuntapes.com

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Copyright Homespun Tapes 1988. Fats Domino's version of 'Blueberry Hill'. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

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A sample from "Essential Exercises for Fingerstyle Guitar" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com An accomplished fingerstyle guitarist needs to have full control of his or her picking hand along with a complete knowledge of the guitar fingerboard. Peter Huttlinger provides you with the advice, practice routines and exercises that will enable you to play with good tone, strict timing and confidence.Pete makes this important topic fun for guitarists at all levels. He starts you off with more than a dozen picking patterns, each one using a different combination of thumb and fingers on various strings. These exercises create a solid foundation that will help you with every piece you play, regardless of style.Moving to the left hand, you'll learn arpeggios and the "spelling" of chords, as well as Pete's foolproof method for learning every note on the fingerboard. Chromatic scale exercises up and down the fretboard will work wonders for strength and agility in both your right and left hands.Finally, Pete puts all these exercises into practice with a bouncy bossa nova chord and rhythm progression and a gorgeous arrangement of a classical piece, "Romanza." This DVD will give you months of material to work on, and Pete's regimen will make you a stronger, better player.Review:"Sure, as a performer, Pete Huttlinger slays audiences with his mind-blowing solo arrangements and devastating chops. But he's also exactly the kind of guitar hero you want on your <b>...</b>

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A sample from "Electric Guitar for Beginners - Expanding Your Skills - DVD 2" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Continue building your skills and techniques on the electric guitar. Adam Traum brings novice players directly into the world of blues and rock styles with this exciting, easy to follow lesson. He provides invaluable advice and important information while teaching pick technique, chord shapes, "strike and slides," blues scales, licks and powerful soloing ideas. He shows you how authentic lead riffs can be played in a variety of positions in the key of A, so that even beginners will quickly start using the entire fretboard.You'll learn more basic chords as Adam carefully shows you how to form the C, F and G finger positions, combining them into a standard 1-4-5 progression that you'll recognize as the basis for numerous well-known rock 'n' roll songs. By learning how to play these chords in a variety of places on the neck, you'll build your understanding of the guitar and will be ready to tackle more advanced studies.Extra: Adam and bassist Martin Keith provide rhythm backups so you can practice your newly learned chords and lick To get the DVD copies from Homespun Tapes click here: Electric Guitar for Beginners - Expanding Your Skills - DVD 2 bit.ly Electric Guitar for Beginners 2 DVD Set bit.ly

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Copyright Homespun Tapes 1988. Dr. John performs James Booker's version of the Leadbelly classic 'Goodnight Irene'. Enjoy!!!!!!!!

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Copyright Homespun Tapes 1988. Malcolm 'Dr. John' Rebennack performs one of his favourite old barrelhouse blues numbers 'CC Rider'. I just die for those left hand stretches!!!!!!!!!!

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Copyright Homespun Tapes 1988. Dr. John playing Fats Domino's rendition of 'The Fat Man', a tune which was derived from a similar piece entitled 'Junker Blues', which Fats Domino adapted to suit the teenage market.

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A sample from "The Blues Guitar of Hubert Sumlin" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Take a lesson from the man who played guitar in Howlin' Wolf's band for more than twenty-five years! Hubert Sumlin's unique guitar lines became an integral part of the Wolf sound, and his spare, sharp-edged solos can be heard on dozens of classic recordings.On this fascinating DVD, Hubert Sumlin discusses his style, technique and influences with guitarist Jimmy Vivino of the Conan O'Brien Band. Backed-up by a stellar rhythm session -- Jimmy on second guitar, Levon Helm (The Band) on drums and Michael Merritt (Conan O'Brien Band) on bass -- Hubert plays through some of his favorite Wolf tunes, including "Smokestack Lightning," "Forty Four," "Killing Floor," "Going Down Slow," "Hidden Charms," "Little Red Rooster" and others. David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter) sits in, providing powerful vocals to these timeless blues tunes.Hubert is a fingerstyle player, and he discusses his traditional, Mississippi-based blues style (his first great influence was Charlie Patton) on both acoustic and electric guitars. You'll learn the licks that defined a musical era as he slows down some of his trademark solos and lead lines for blues enthusiasts and learning guitarists everywhere. To get the DVD version of "The Blues Guitar of Hubert Sumlin" from Homespun Tapes click here: bit.ly

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A sample from "The Banjo of Ralph Stanley" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com This intimate look at Ralph Stanley's pioneering banjo style begins with the first tunes he learned from his mother in the old-time clawhammer technique, and progresses through the three-finger bluegrass picking he helped make famous. Included are both detailed instruction and full-band performances of some of the most beloved Stanley Brothers tunes: "Little Maggie," "Hard Times," "Dickenson County Breakdown," "Little Birdie," "Clinch Mountain Backstep," "Train 45" and more.Produced by Smithsonian/Folkways and Homespun VideoReviews:"Until someone can get Earl Scruggs to do an instruction video, (this video) will have to suffice. And anyone who loved Homespun's Bill Monroe videos which, like this one, had much to interest non-picking bluegrassers, will want this one too. . . .Stanley doesn't just demonstrate: He breaks it down and explains how he plays each tune. . . Just as interesting are his discussions of his early musical influences, including his five-string "Stanleytone" banjo and some of the tricks he uses to create his distinctive picking style." -- Country Music Magazine". . . More than any other bluegrass performer, Ralph Stanley has preserved the original elements of traditional "mountain" music which were at the heart of his early sound. Old-time music fans and pickers will be pleased with the emphasis given here to Ralph's clawhammer banjo picking . . . Highly <b>...</b>

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A sample from "The Acoustic Guitar of Jorma Kaukonen - DVD 3" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com On his third lesson in the series, Jorma concentrates on repertoire-building, delving into seven of the traditional and original guitar pieces that have favorites in both his solo shows and his Hot Tuna performances.He starts out by teaching the traditional gospel song I Will Be All Right, demonstrating chord shapes, right hand rolls and runs learned from the playing of Rev. Gary Davis. Moving into a series of songs in the key of E minor, Jorma teaches inter-linked runs and soloing ideas that build upon one another, allowing you to play arrangements of his contemporary compositions Been So Long, Ice Age and Mann's Fate. These extended pieces are filled with interesting and challenging techniques that bring you to the heart of the Jorma Kaukonen guitar style. Staying in E minor, he also teaches his arrangement of another traditional gospel song, Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning.On his original tune Third Week in the Chelsea, Jorma mixes traditional folk picking patterns in the key of C with rhythmic strums, back-brushing, double time playing, dynamics and other concepts that distinguish his unique guitar style. Finally, he takes apart the deceptively simple Ninety-Nine Year Blues, a one-chord piece in G with powerful picking techniques, including fast rolls, damped bass notes, percussive rhythm and other exercises in right hand dexterity.This DVD is a <b>...</b>

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A sample from "The Fingerstyle Artistry of Laurence Juber - DVD 1: Standard Tunings" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com This challenging session will propel your playing to new heights and open your ears to a myriad of possibilities for solo guitar.In a methodic breakdown of some of his most popular pieces - "Solo Flight," "A Bit of a George," "In Your Arms" and "To New Amsterdam" - Laurence Juber reveals the style and technique he has developed to create his groundbreaking texture, atmosphere and color.Laurence teaches a multitude of unusual chord shapes, right-hand strumming patterns, moving bass lines and his unique method of tone production. You'll learn how to make the melody "pop out" of a tune and get a master's eye view of open-string harmonics and ringing cascades. While building your repertoire, Laurence's exercises will improve your speed, fluidity and coordination.Laurence's intricate arrangement of The Beatles' "Martha, My Dear" acts as a complete summary of the lesson, containing finger-stretching elements that will challenge and delight the most adventurous players. You get the DVD version of these titles at Homespun Tapes: Fingerstyle Artistry of Laurence Juber - DVD 1 bit.ly Fingerstyle Artistry of Laurence Juber - Two-DVD Set bit.ly

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A sample from "Essential Exercises for Fingerstyle Guitar" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com An accomplished fingerstyle guitarist needs to have full control of his or her picking hand along with a complete knowledge of the guitar fingerboard. Peter Huttlinger provides you with the advice, practice routines and exercises that will enable you to play with good tone, strict timing and confidence.Pete makes this important topic fun for guitarists at all levels. He starts you off with more than a dozen picking patterns, each one using a different combination of thumb and fingers on various strings. These exercises create a solid foundation that will help you with every piece you play, regardless of style.Moving to the left hand, you'll learn arpeggios and the "spelling" of chords, as well as Pete's foolproof method for learning every note on the fingerboard. Chromatic scale exercises up and down the fretboard will work wonders for strength and agility in both your right and left hands.Finally, Pete puts all these exercises into practice with a bouncy bossa nova chord and rhythm progression and a gorgeous arrangement of a classical piece, "Romanza." This DVD will give you months of material to work on, and Pete's regimen will make you a stronger, better player.Review:"Sure, as a performer, Pete Huttlinger slays audiences with his mind-blowing solo arrangements and devastating chops. But he's also exactly the kind of guitar hero you want on your <b>...</b>

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A sample from "The Bluegrass Banjo of Sonny Osborne" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Learn from a legend! Sonny Osborne's lesson is filled with detailed instruction, historical reminiscences and insightful advice. He teaches his stylistic innovations--walk-downs, unusual endings, pedal steel-like licks, back-ups, chordal harmonies, chiming--and several of his most requested tunes. Band performances illustrate how the banjo sounds in a classic bluegrass setting.Songs: "Danny Boy," "El Randa," "America The Beautiful," "I'll Never Shed Another Tear," "Pain In My Heart," "Me And My Old Banjo," "Six White Horses," "Dandelion," "One Tear," "Tennessee Hound Dog," "Sunny Mountain Chimes," "Sunny Side Of The Mountain," "Eight More Miles to Louisville," "I'll Never Love Another," "Rocky Top." You can also get the DVD copy of "The Bluegrass Banjo of Sonny Osborne" from Homespun Tapes: bit.ly

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A sample from "John Sebastian Teaches Eight Lovin' Spoonful Hits" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Learn to play some of the most enduring hits in the history of rock and roll! John Sebastian guides you through nine of his classic songs, teaching the chord progressions, bass lines, strums and fingerpicking techniques that will enable you to play these good-time tunes with relative ease.With his affable good humor and impeccable musicianship, John points out the small nuances that will help you simulate the instruments and sounds you heard on the original recordings. He adds insights into the music and some delightful tidbits of rock history based on four decades of experience in the music business.Most of the arrangements on this lesson are in the basic C chord position, giving you a musical education in how to get a lot out of a few simple chords and some subtle ideas. You'll have lots of fun adding great songs to your repertoire.Songs:Do You Believe in Magic, Daydream, Summer in the City, Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind, Nashville Cats, You Didn't Have to Be So Nice, Welcome Back, Younger Girl, Darling Be Home Soon. You can get the full DVD version of "John Sebastian Teaches Eight Lovin' Spoonful Hits" at Homespun Tapes: bit.ly

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A sample from "The Bluegrass Mandolin of Ronnie McCoury," available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com You can also get the DVD from Homespun Tapes here: www.homespuntapes.com Ronnie McCoury, the sensational mandolinist of the Del McCoury Band, teaches his most requested solos for the benefit of learning mandolin players everywhere. As an extra treat, Ronnie and Del perform each tune together before it's broken down into its component parts.Throughout this lesson, Ronnie provides invaluable tips on many aspects of mandolin playing, including use of split strings, the double-time shuffle, right hand technique (keeping a loose wrist), working with tremolo, keeping good rhythm, back-ups with double- and triple-stops, improvisation and much more. Playing his Gilchrist mandolin, Ronnie provides advice about tuning up, as well as the strings, picks and other equipment he uses.Like so many other bluegrass mandolinists, Ronnie's primary influence (aside from his dad) was the great Bill Monroe, and he starts his lesson with the famous Monroe "downstroke" style. The "Bluegrass Twist" is a perfect vehicle for the bluesy licks, runs and blues scales that were among Bill Monroe's trademark sounds, and you'll learn the solo phrase by phrase.Ola Belle Reed's powerful "High on the Mountain" was the first tune Ronnie learned on mandolin, and he shows all the special tricks in playing this beautiful mountain song. Ronnie goes on to teach his own tribute to Bill Monroe, "Glen <b>...</b>

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A sample from "The Acoustic Guitar of Jorma Kaukonen - DVD 2" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Jorma Kaukonen continues the exploration of the popular blues-based fingerpicking that has been his signature style throughout his long and distinguished career. Jorma starts this lesson with an in-depth breakdown of the folk/blues classic I Know You Rider. He takes the song apart measure by measure, teaching the runs, chord shapes, bass runs and right hand picking that make his arrangement of this song so special. You'll learn rhythmic figures, "back picking," double-time patterns, vibrato, accompaniment ideas, runs and licks up the neck and other invaluable playing techniques that can be used in this and many other songs.Then it's into open G tuning for Jorma's original Water Song, an instrumental showpiece that encompasses harmonized scales, octave runs, string bends, right hand rolls and other intriguing guitar moves.Finally, Jorma teaches Jesse Fuller's San Francisco Bay Blues, a ragtime-style standard that's filled with unusual guitar licks and tricks. With its infectious melody and powerful chord progression, you'll see why this song has been a perennial favorite of guitar fingerpickers for generations.This is another wonderful Jorma Kaukonen guitar lesson -- friendly, relaxed and filled with fascinating guitar lore, good songs and lots of technique to add to your fingerpicking repertoire. Get the DVD versions of these titles at Homespun Tapes: The <b>...</b>

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A sample from "Bluegrass Guitar - Building Powerful Solos" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Here is an award-winning guitarist's blueprint for taking a successful bluegrass solo. On this excellent lesson, David Grier outlines the wide variety of techniques necessary to establish solid flatpicking style and play hot bluegrass guitar. He takes all the elements of his dazzling style - slides, hammers, pulls, crosspicking, pick-and-fingers technique, bends, double-stops, raking and other devices - and pulls them together into outstanding solo pieces.Before long, you'll be digging into arrangements of well-known bluegrass tunes such as Liberty, Bill Cheatham, and a spectacular version of Nine Pound Hammer, incorporating all the elements in David's arsenal of licks to create your own instrumental breaks. Learning to play Grier originals, such as the haunting Engagement Waltz and The Meeting, will give you additional insights and direct you toward reaching your guitar playing potential.David Grier has won accolades for the sheer originality of his style and technical virtuosity. Working with his personal method will provide hours of enjoyment as you add interest and power to your guitar sound.Review:"Bluegrass Guitar - Building Powerful Solos" exactly lives up to its title. Grier is focused here on presenting highly useful, accurate examples of many of the types of runs, licks and techniques he uses to create his distinctive sound. Watching this video won <b>...</b>

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A sample from "Blue Uke - Blues, Rags and Jazzy Dance Tunes" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com This informative and entertaining DVD will teach you a myriad of fingerpicking and chording techniques. Del takes a guitar player's approach to the instrument, using her three fingers to get syncopated melody and harmony lines against a steady thumb beat. She teaches you how to play cool riffs, turnarounds, blues songs and up-beat dance tunes.Tuning her uke to open C (GCEA), she starts off with blues scales and right hand exercises to coordinate your picking and fretting hands. Then it's right into five fabulous pieces in a variety of keys: Goin' Up The Country (Barbeque Bob), Run and Tell Your Daddy, Lord and Keep It Clean (Charlie Jordan), Dance Hall Shuffle (Clifford Hayes) and Brown's Blues (Matt Weiner).Extra! Del performs four songs with guitarist Steve James, and provides invaluable insights into strings, picks and ukes in general. For the DVD version, you can this at Homespun Tapes: bit.ly

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A brief segment from David Holts series on playng the 5 string banjo "clawhammer" style. This segment is from "Beginning the 5-string banjo and David demonstrates close up the left and right hand techniques for the beginner. Complete DVD goes into all details and more songs. Beginning 5 string banjo is followed up by two more DVD's on Homespun Tapes(video) and is available from Homespuntapes.com or Davidholt.com

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A sample from "You Can Play Guitar - DVD 1 Chords and Chord Progressions" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com You can make music on the guitar even if you have never strummed a note! Happy Traum makes it easy with his unique step-by-step method, honed by forty years of teaching experience. He provides you with the skills you need to play and sing literally hundreds of songs in a wide variety of styles.Each of the three lessons on these DVDs explores a different aspect of the instrument:&#149; Lesson One teaches you all the chord fingerings and progressions you'll need to play songs in the most important guitar keys.&#149; Lesson Two helps you add excitement to your song arrangements with a wide variety of rhythms, picking patterns and strumming techniques.&#149; Lesson Three simplifies the guiding principles of guitar theory to explain how the strings, frets and notes all work together to help you make music.By the time you've reached the end of this course you'll have acquired a solid musical foundation on the guitar, and the skills to go on to any style you like: classical, blues, folk, jazz or rock.Student Review: "I just wanted to thank Happy Traum and Homespun Tapes for such great instructional tapes in "You Can Play Guitar", and The "Building Blocks Series". I can't tell you how much my playing has improved in the three months since I ordered the tapes. Not only are the tapes informative and well thought out, they are a lot of fun to learn from <b>...</b>

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A sample from "Pick Power! Right Hand Workouts for Speed, Volume and Control" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Guitarists - take control of your pick technique. Paul Mehling has developed a powerful series of exercises and practice regimens that will help all plectrum (flatpick) guitarists play with greater strength, speed, expressiveness and authority.Paul provides many paths to success for players at all levels. He shows you the basics - how to grip the pick and maintain proper hand and arm positions for fluid playing and to avoid tension and fatigue. He then takes you through a graduated series of chord and single string exercises to get your mind and hand working together. These include strumming and damping, scales, chromatic exercises, "speed blasts," arpeggios, tremolo, sweep picking and much more.Whether, like Paul Mehling, you are into Gypsy Jazz, or you play bluegrass, rock or swing, this lesson will give you the tools you'll need to get your rhythm strong and your lead picking fast and accurate. You can get the DVD version of "Pick Power!" from Homespun Tapes here: bit.ly

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A sample from "How I Play (Some of) My Favorite Songs" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Tom Rush has always had an uncanny knack for finding - and writing - wonderful songs, many of which have continued to be played and re-interpreted by new generations of musicians. Play along with him as he personally teaches you ten of the memorable songs and guitar arrangements that have long made him one of America's most beloved performers.You'll learn Tom Rush originals (No Regrets, Rockport Sunday, River Song), Joni Mitchell hits (Urge for Going, Circle Game), traditional folk and blues songs (Drop Down Mama, Diamond Joe, Panama Limited), Geoff Muldaur's instrumental Mole's Moan and Murray McLaughlin's compelling and timeless Child's Song. As a bonus, Tom closes the DVD with a hilarious performance of the song Remember?Tom performs these great songs in standard and various open tunings. He then carefully outlines the fingerpicking and flatpicking skills, chord changes, slide playing and other elements that help bring out the essence of each piece.Players at all levels will learn essential techniques that can be used as a springboard for enhancing all your guitar accompaniments and arrangements.Tom Rush has always had an uncanny knack for finding - and writing -wonderful songs, many of which have continued to be played and re-interpreted by new generations of musicians. Play along with him as he personally teaches you ten of the memorable songs and guitar <b>...</b>

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A sample from "Techniques for Soloing and Improvising Flatpick Style" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Here's a DVD lesson that will provide hours of practicing fun, and keep your guitar fingers busy for months! Nashville session guitarist Pat Flynn opens up your creative doors, demonstrating his own method for creating solos and improvising across the entire guitar fingerboard.You'll learn how to work up the neck, finding the chord centers on which you can base scales and, ultimately, create exciting guitar solos. Combining these with open, ringing notes will give your playing the unique sound that has made Pat one of the most sought-after acoustic pickers on the country/rock scene today.Pat covers the "Five T's" that he considers indispensable for any good musician: Timing, Tuning, Tone, Taste and Technique. He discusses each of these with the goal of creating solos for maximum effect. You'll get new ideas for adding harmonies within chords, improvising blues and minor-key songs, and innumerable tips on hand positions, pick style, left and right-hand technique and more. To get the DVD version of the "Techniques For Soloing and Performing" from Homespun Tapes please visit the link below: bit.ly

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A sample from "Blues Guitar of Keb' Mo'" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Keb' Mo's lesson is aimed at players who want to get comfortable with the basics of traditional country blues and then go on to more contemporary blues-based tunes. Working in the key of E, Keb' shows how turnarounds and harmonized scale passages can be the basis for developing fluid phrases in a Robert Johnson style blues tune. He teaches his original tunes Perpetual Blues Machine and Angelina, both in A and employing a rhythmic alternating bass style. Keb' Mo includes some jazz-oriented chords (F7b5, G13 and E11) that add spice and interest to the songs.For Henry, Keb' switches to his National steel guitar and discusses the basics of slide technique. This compelling, evocative piece combines many of the elements that make Keb' Mo's music so distinctive -- a solid basis in tradition along with a contemporary sensibility that brings it right up to date.This DVD, with its enhanced picture and sound quality, and instant access to anything you want to work on, will help you learn many of the elements that make up solid traditional or contemporary blues guitar playing.Review:"...a well-rounded lesson that should appeal to a variety of players.... He shows how to take three or four simple chords and absolutely kill with them." - Guitar Player MagazineStudent Review:"I recently bought the Keb' Mo' DVD and went through the disc step by step. At the end of the series I finally <b>...</b>

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A sample from "Slide Guitar For Rock And Blues" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Learn to play the blistering guitar solos, churning rhythms and wiling slide sounds that have impressed Roy Rogers' fans worldwide.Roy has been called "a force to be reckoned with" (Guitar Player) and "an exceptionally articulate slide guitarist" (Rolling Stone). Now he teaches his award-winning style along with dynamic arrangements to several blues favorites.Roy covers all the essentials--how to get into open tunings, hold the slide, play with vibrato and proper intonation, and develop a powerful picking style using plectrum and fingers. You'll progress to advanced slide techniques including licks and their variations, improvisations, harmonics, how to play rhythm along with lead riffs, classic endings and turnarounds, use of dynamics, hammers and pulls, and much more. Roy and his band perform all the tunes taught on this DVD. Before long, you'll be playing Look Over Yonders Wall, The Sky is Crying, Walkin' Blues, Tip Walk and Black Cat Bone. You can get the DVD version of "Slide Guitar For Rock and Blues" from Homespun Tapes here: bit.ly

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A sample from "Bluegrass Banjo Don Reno Style" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com The legendary Don Reno is revered in American bluegrass history for his improvisational flair, technical skills and good-humored personality. The Reno banjo style he created melds traditional bluegrass breakdowns with chord-based solos, percussive techniques and flamboyant single-string runs. Don taught his groundbreaking banjo techniques to his son, Don Wayne Reno, who now passes it on -- with lots of his dad's great advice -- to all aspiring players.Don Wayne's warm, relaxed and very thorough analysis of some of the most requested Reno tunes will help you master the distinctive features of this marvelous style. His banjo lesson is like sitting down to learn a few tunes with an old friend as he guides you through the rolls, brush techniques, walk-downs and chord melodies that give Reno-style banjo its trademark sound. He even covers some fascinating back-up rhythm techniques, along with up-the-neck chord shapes and progrssions, tricks such as "the double roll" and the "snare drum sound," and more.With his brother Dale on back-up guitar, Don Wayne teaches eight classic Reno songs: "Dixie Breakdown," "Banjo Signal," "Follow The Leader," "Double Banjo Blues," "Little Rock Getaway," "5 By 8," "Cumberland Gap" and the kick-offs to "I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)" and "I'm The Talk Of The Town."The two Reno Brothers end this lesson with a great performance of <b>...</b>

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A sample from "Rory Block Teaches The Guitar of Robert Johnson - Exploring the Repertoire - DVD 2" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Rory Block's life-long mission has been to fully understand Robert Johnson's incredible songs and guitar techniques. This is the second groundbreaking installment of her journey into the great blues artist's legacy, and she provides complete note-by-note, lick-by-lick instruction for three of his most powerful songs.Each one of these classic Robert Johnson songs represents a different stylistic aspect of his playing. Cross Road Blues exemplifies the myriad techniques that Johnson put into his songs in open G tuning; Ramblin' On My Mind utilizes an obscure altered tuning; Hellhound On My Trail is a haunting non-slide blues in open D. Rory takes each song apart, putting a microscope on the intros, chord positions, slide moves, picking, strumming and other blues guitar skills you'll need to play them yourself.Rory's passion for this music, along with her remarkable performing talent, makes her the perfect teacher for these blues guitar techniques. If you can master each of these songs you'll have the key to the rest of the amazing Robert Johnson repertoire. You can get the DVD version of these titles at Homespun Tapes. The Guitar of Robert Johnson - DVD 2 bit.ly The Guitar of Robert Johnson - Two-DVD Set bit.ly

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Taught by Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent. I shot and produced this instruction DVD for Homespun Tapes: www.homespuntapes.com. These fellers really "got it".

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A sample from "Learn to Fingerpick with Jim Kweskin - A Jug Full of Great Folk and Ragtime Tunes" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com An icon of the folk revival has recorded a unique and highly effective lesson that will get anyone playing in alternate-thumb style. Jim Kweskin's DVD covers a wide range of guitar techniques and a raft of fabulous folk, country, ragtime and early jazz-pop tunes.Unique on-screen charts and step-by-step instruction help novices learn exactly how the thumb and fingers coordinate to create bass patterns against syncopated melody notes. You'll use these to play traditional fingerpicking repertoire including Creole Belle, Richland Woman, Freight Train, 99 Year Blues and other favorites.For those who've progressed beyond the basics, Jim's licks, chord shapes, bass lines and ways of getting around the fingerboard will bring your guitar technique into new spheres. Before long you'll have an amazing set list from the Kweskin repertoire: Guabi Guabi, Papa's on the Housetop, Rag Mama, Eight More Miles to Louisville, Buddy Bolden's Blues, Lazy Bones, You Took Advantage of Me, Dinah, Alexander's Ragtime Band and more.With his irrestible high spirits, great voice and signature guitar sound, Jim Kweskin will delight pickers at all levels. You can also get DVD version from Homespun Tapes here: bit.ly

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A sample from "Learning Bluegrass Fiddle DVD 1" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Tune up the fiddle and rosin up the bow! Kenny Kosek will have you playing your favorite tunes and jamming with friends in no time--even if you've never played a lick before. Within minutes you'll be into your first tune, "Jack Of Diamonds," learning to play the melody and then adding slides, open-string drones and bowing patterns to give it an unmistakable bluegrass flavor.Then it's on to classic country hoedowns: "B'ile Them Cabbage Down," "Waterbound" and "Liberty" will introduce you to rhythm playing, melodic variations, double-stop harmonies and country-style bowing. You'll learn tricks of the trade such as fills, intros and endings that help you get the true bluegrass fiddle sound. Kenny completes this lesson with an exploration of "Bury Me Beneath The Willow," for which you'll learn vibrato, slides, hammer-ons and legato bowing.Kenny's careful note-for-note breakdowns of each tune make learning easy. This DVD or video is the clearest and most effective way to learn the fiddle you'll find anywhere. To get the DVD copy of this from Homespun Tapes please click the links below: Learning Bluegrass Fiddle - DVD 1 bit.ly Learning Bluegrass Fiddle - Two-DVD Set bit.ly

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A sample from "Electric Guitar for Kids - DVD 2" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Turn it on, tune it up and start playing! Now that all the basics have been covered, it's time for kids to move on to grooves and techniques that really rock.Pete Kennedy and Marcy Marxer bring the fun up several notches as they guide young guitarists through important new levels of skills and musical development, including barre chords, blues progressions, "metal" power chords, rhythm grooves and playing chords and scales in different keys.To sound good, guitarists have to learn the "language" of electric blues and rock styles. Pete and Marcy show the slides, pull-offs, hammer-ons, vibrato and other ways to make a young guitar player sound like the pros.Once again, Marcy and Pete make it fun with humor, energy and plenty of interactive play-alongs,EXTRA: Jam-along audio tracks so you can practice what you've learned along with a rhythm section. To get the DVD versions from homespun Tapes please click the link below: Electric Guitar for Kids - DVD 2 bit.ly Electric Guitar for Kids - Two DVD Set bit.ly

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A sample from "Easy Steps to Flamenco Guitar - Play Along and Learn!" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Sound like a flamenco guitarist instantly! Aaron Gilmartin has made his introduction to this guitar style so easy that even someone with just a minimal amount of guitar experience can start playing this exciting and passionate music.To get you going, Aaron has chosen Tango Flamenco, one of the great traditional Latin dance forms transformed by flamenco. It's based on a simple, instantly recognizable four-chord progression and a driving rhythmic pulse. (Popular groups such as the Gipsy Kings have made this sound famous in recent years.)The rhythm (compass), with its familiar percussive effect, is key to this style. Aaron teaches you the basic right hand strums (rasgueados) and picking (picados) that conjure up the sounds of Spain. Aiming this DVD at true beginners, Aaron takes each step of his lesson at a very slow and deliberate pace. He builds your flamenco technique in a logical, step-by-step method, providing numerous exercises, play-alongs and great advice about everything from getting good tone to using fake nails. He helps you with each chord, gradually adding grace notes, bass and melody lines, arpeggios and other techniques until you are playing a full-fledged flamenco solo. To get "Easy Steps to Flamenco Guitar" as a DVD from Homespun Tapes, click the link below: bit.ly

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Back Step Cindy performed by Greg Hooven (banjo). Music starts about 1:20 into the video clip . This video clip used with the permission of Homespun Tapes, Woodstock, NY (1-800-33-TAPES). From the 1994 instructional DVD Old-Time Banjo Styles with Mike Seeger available from Homespun Tapes. More info. at www.greghooven.org.

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A sample from "Steve Wariner Up Close: Secrets of a Hot Nashville Picker" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Take a private lesson with one of country music's most renowned stars. On this Homespun DVD, Steve Wariner dissects his award-winning guitar style, with its ear-catching riffs, beautiful melodies and complex harmonies. Playing his Fender electric, Steve analyzes his unique approach to fingerstyle guitar. He covers some of the instrumental tunes from his hit CD "No More Mr. Nice Guy," as well as some of the songs from his earlier albums. In a tribute to Chet Atkins, he shows the chord inversions, vibrato, hammers, pulls and multiple variations that are reminiscent of Chet's distinctive sound. Blues players will dig into Steve's groove-oriented showpieces, while fans of his ballads will enjoy playing his more melodic material.Switching to his acoustic/electric Takamine signature model (the Steve Wariner 341), Steve adds his distinctive touches to a medley of fingerpicking gems, featuring traditional alternating bass rhythm with treble melody lines.Throughout this session, Steve's focus on scales, banjo-like rolls, bluesy licks and picking techniques will help you build speed, fluidity and an arsenal of exciting ideas. The songs you'll be playing include "Baby I'm Yours," "Prelude/Practice Your Scales Somewhere Else," "For Chester B.," "Sails," "Next March," "I Should Be With You," "Back Home in Indiana" and "Copper Kettle." You can also get the <b>...</b>

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A sample from "The Real Merle Travis Guitar - Like Father Like Son" available as an instant download here: leapingbrain.com Here's a guitar lesson that is a must for all fans of Merle Travis! The only son of the legendary guitarist gives us an in-depth look at the famous technique that changed the course of guitar history. When Merle Travis passed away in 1983, we lost one of our most innovative and distinctive musical voices. Fortunately, his songs and fingerpicking style live on in the hands of his son, Thom Bresh, a talented and dynamic guitarist who learned the real Travis-style guitar right from the source.Thom Bresh grew up listening to, and later playing with, his famous father, and his skilled hands bear a haunting resemblance to his father's. He takes you -- step-by-step -- through Merle's timeless techniques, playing the famous 1938 Martin D-28 with the custom Bigsby neck that was passed on to him by Travis. By the time this powerful lesson is over, you'll have gained an understanding of the real Travis sound, and will be playing such guitar instrumental standards as "Guitar Rag," "Cannonball Rag," "Walking The Strings," "I'll See You In My Dreams," "Bugle Call Rag," "Farewell My Blue Belle," "Hangin' With The Girls I Know."Homespun is proud to present this lesson to the growing number of Travis enthusiasts and fingerstyle guitarists worldwide. It will make a valuable addition to the collections of all serious guitar students and historians, as it offers a rare <b>...</b>

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