The Roots of Bluegrass Guitar
Taught by Eric Thompson
"Eric Thompson is a virtual encyclopedia of flatpicking"
Frets Magazine
Eric Thompson will have you flatpicking lead breaks in styles from Maybelle Carter to Doc Watson. Youll learn to pick out the melody to songs like East Virginia Blues, Sad and Lonesome Day and Shady Grove. You will learn to embellish your playing with "hammer-ons" and "pull-offs" for the real old-time country sound. Youll build a solid technique, advancing step-by-step through single note arrangements of Thompsons Rag, fiddle hoedowns Arkansas Traveler and Soldiers Joy, and a bluesy bluegrass break for Good Old Mountain Dew (employing slippery slides and hot runs). Erics invaluable tips on left hand fingering and right hand pick technique are clearly illustrated in split-screen close-ups.
73-min DVD / Level 1/2 / 24 page tab/music booklet
GW601dvd £21.95 
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