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1. Solo Fingerpicking: "Golden Valley" (#509) by Mark Hanson 'Golden Valley' is an acoustic solo from Mark Hanson's book, "The Art of Solo Fingerpicking", and features a beautiful melody over jazz-influenced chords. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 271450 Hits · Last Modified: 12/21/99 2. 12-String Experiment (#9883) by Marty Smola I was wondering if I could produce the sound of a 12-string in the Composer. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 18977 Hits · Last Modified: 6/26/05 3. 99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall (#8922) by Marcos Macias Does it need an Explanation. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 28324 Hits · Last Modified: 11/21/04 4. A Black Crow Waits (#3470) by Sandra Goodfellow This sequence which I've been working on recently was inspired by, but nevertheless is not like, the song 'the Crow On The Cradle' recorded by 'Mary Black' on the album 'Without the Fanfare' Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 33933 Hits · Last Modified: 9/17/01 5. A Classic Swindle (#4582) by Tom Limbach A classical sounding "swindle" for picker`s. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 35435 Hits · Last Modified: 5/7/02 6. A Descent Chord Sequence (#1573) by Rick Payman A slow, descending fingerpicked chord sequence. Updated - added Chord charts. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 101742 Hits · Last Modified: 9/4/02 7. A Fingerstyle Medley (#5038) by Rom Tommy Great sounding stuff I learned from watching one of my favorite fingerstyle players. Check out all the pages as I will be adding more to this. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 164204 Hits · Last Modified: 4/25/03 8. A Friend In You (#4494) by Rick Payman A melodic finger-style piece with open string pull-offs and bass line. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 40384 Hits · Last Modified: 11/14/05 9. A Little Latin For Summer (#3238) by Sandra Goodfellow I felt like experimenting with a Latin rhythm and this tune is the result. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 39927 Hits · Last Modified: 7/27/01 10. A Little More Alternate Voicing (#2235) by Tim Ball "A Little More" by Christian alternative/folk artist Jennifer Knapp includes some interesting chord voicings. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 36416 Hits · Last Modified: 1/18/01 11. A Little Waltz (#1219) by Rick Payman Here's a simple little Waltz sequence which uses both fretted and open-string pull-offs. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 27271 Hits · Last Modified: 9/3/02 12. A Nice Little Melody (#5798) by Brenden Nelson Very easy little melody that sounds really nice in my opinion, not finished though, tell me what ya think! Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 31887 Hits · Last Modified: 12/28/02 13. A Nice Little Proggression (#9975) by Thor Brinsfield This a nice little riff that I constructed. It sounds nice and well here it is. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 8641 Hits · Last Modified: 7/26/05 14. A Pretty Little Joint (#6256) by Matt Hayek An original piece that I arranged in A major. Check it out, it's not bad. It's complete now. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 12331 Hits · Last Modified: 3/18/03 15. A Scottish Tune? (#7309) by Marco Della Noce I don't know the author of this tune. May someone help me? Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 11357 Hits · Last Modified: 3/25/04 16. A Short Intro In D (#11984) by Carmen Butler A short blues intro that can be used in various finger-style blues songs. It is a bad imitation of a Gary Davis riff from his song "You Gotta Move" in D Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 718 Hits · Last Modified: 12/20/08 17. A Standard Gospel (#7073) by Tom Limbach Swing Low,Sweet Chariot - an easy fingerstyle picking gospeltune. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 12767 Hits · Last Modified: 12/19/03 18. A Summer Waltz (#3247) by Rick Payman A familiar sounding Waltz for the Summer. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 10686 Hits · Last Modified: 7/25/01 19. A Trip To Paris (#1519) by Sandra Goodfellow Another folk tune arrangement Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 17087 Hits · Last Modified: 9/3/00 20. A Trip To Paris - 2 (#2736) by Sandra Goodfellow A variation in the arrangement of 'A Trip to Paris' Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5207 Hits · Last Modified: 4/8/01 21. A Visit To Trumpton (#10743) by Rick Payman A series of wonderful guitar duets by Freddie Phillips for the Childrens' series Trumpton from the 1960s. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 15234 Hits · Last Modified: 6/9/06 22. A-Z Guide: Rick's Lessons & Music (#4509) by Rick Payman An interactive A-Z Guide to my Lessons & Music. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 23735 Hits · Last Modified: 3/20/04 23. Acoustic Metal (#5130) by Jesse Fish Learn the basics to playing metal...on acoustic??? Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 91848 Hits · Last Modified: 8/31/02 24. Adding Hammer-Ons to Your Strumming (#39) by Christopher Sung One way to add interest to your strumming is to use hammer-ons while the chord is ringing. Here are a few examples using your basic open major chords with hammer-ons thrown in. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 265596 Hits · Last Modified: 6/6/99 25. Adding Suspensions to Your Strumming (#71) by Christopher Sung A good way to add interest to your strumming is to use suspensions to give your major chords some nice flavor. Here are a few examples using your basic open major chords with suspensions thrown in. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 119744 Hits · Last Modified: 6/22/99 26. African Echos (#4365) by Rick Payman One of those elegant picking patterns that just appears from nowhere and demands to be played! Includes suggested left- and right-hand fingerings. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 15320 Hits · Last Modified: 1/1/03 27. Ain't Nobody's Business (#125) by Jim Burger This is a basic alternating bass pattern from an old traditional song made famous by Mississippi John Hurt. Sorry, but this ain't the Billie Holiday version, which couldn't be much more different. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 47487 Hits · Last Modified: 7/15/99 28. All I Need (#11987) by Carmen Butler My arrangement of the old (1906) hymn "All I Need". Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 736 Hits · Last Modified: 12/21/08 29. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (#8038) by Charles Gacsi This is an old Welsh Song. Suitable as a recital number for a beginning student. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 9810 Hits · Last Modified: 10/28/04 30. ALOHA OE (#8059) by Charles Gacsi This is the famous tune played for the arrival or departure of visitors to Hawaii. Queen Liliuokalani created this music. Aloha means Hello and Goodbye. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 12120 Hits · Last Modified: 5/7/04 31. ALOUETTE (#8087) by Charles Gacsi This is a nice little piece. French Canadian Song. Only two chords. C and G7. Probably good for a beginning student of several months. A little challenge. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 7994 Hits · Last Modified: 5/14/04 32. Alternating Bass and Country Blues I (#862) by Jim Burger This lesson contains some tips for beginners on how to learn songs that use an alternating bass for country blues/ragtime style guitar. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 57332 Hits · Last Modified: 4/3/00 33. Alternating Bass and Country Blues II (#913) by Jim Burger Here are some tips on techniques for spicing up your country blues tunes. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 26775 Hits · Last Modified: 4/3/00 34. AMERICA (#8074) by Charles Gacsi Here is another neat little solo for begining level. Sounds good. Could be a recital number. Easy to repeat. Key of C. Written by Samuel F Smith. This tune has an English title as well. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 16777 Hits · Last Modified: 9/3/04 35. An Easy Fingerstyle Riff W/ A Dark Mood (#3872) by Sirius Dark Here is an easy riff for a beginner. It is taken from the song "Street Spirit" by the amazing band Radiohead. It is only the first riff of the song, but it is a nice and easy one. It has a sort of gothic mood to it and it sounds awesome in my opinion. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 15646 Hits · Last Modified: 12/22/01 36. Another Little Waltz (#1442) by Rick Payman Here's another little Waltz sequence you may like to try. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5494 Hits · Last Modified: 8/20/00 37. At The End Of The Day (#4483) by Rick Payman As good tunes go, they don't come much simpler than this. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 9539 Hits · Last Modified: 4/16/02 38. AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE (#8042) by Charles Gacsi This is a little French Folk song. Easy solo for beginner level. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 9013 Hits · Last Modified: 10/28/04 39. Au Clair De La Lune (#8581) by Peter Hsieh A transcription and analysis of the piece "Au Clair de la Lune." Includes a duet version!! Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 9784 Hits · Last Modified: 8/28/04 40. Auld Lang Syne (#11436) by Robert Silver Happy New Year Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 2920 Hits · Last Modified: 12/1/07 41. Autumn Changes (#1653) by Rick Payman This sequence appeared this evening, presumably brought on by the weather. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 49950 Hits · Last Modified: 11/7/00 42. AY - AY - AY (#8086) by Charles Gacsi This is a Creole Folk Song. Sound good. Some of the tune is in a different position on the neck. Skill above beginning level needed. Could be a recital number. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 7927 Hits · Last Modified: 5/13/04 43. Bach Up To Speed (#1318) by Rick Payman This lesson presents a familiar (to my readers) open string arpeggio picking sequence with simple left-hand fingering to allow practice and development of right-hand speed. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 18055 Hits · Last Modified: 7/19/00 44. Barbara Allen (#12000) by Robert Silver Melody Arrangement Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 868 Hits · Last Modified: 2/18/09 45. Basic Fingerpicking Patterns (#204) by Christopher Sung Get a handle on fingerpicking patterns and use them to play through your favorite tunes. There's lots of examples with explanations of the technique used for each. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 910789 Hits · Last Modified: 7/26/01 46. Basic Inversions of Major Chords (#20) by Christopher Sung Here are a few ideas about using inversions of major chords to create more interesting ways to play common chord progressions. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 125190 Hits · Last Modified: 5/23/99 47. Basic Song And Song Structure (#7749) by Hector Merced Here's basics and templates for people who want to begin getting their feet wet in song writing. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 7943 Hits · Last Modified: 3/13/04 48. Be Thou My Vision (#11991) by Carmen Butler A fingerstyle rendition of the classic Irish hymn in the key of C. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1529 Hits · Last Modified: 1/9/09 49. Beginner's Guide To Fingerpicking (#10770) by Adrian Dupree A guide to utterly all of the concepts of fingerpicking that I know about. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 26696 Hits · Last Modified: 3/23/06 50. Beginners Luck #1 (#1240) by Rick Payman Here is the first in a series of simple finger picking exercises aimed at beginners wishing to learn [my] arpeggio style playing. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 29169 Hits · Last Modified: 8/2/00 51. Beginners Luck #2 (#1565) by Rick Payman Here is the second in a series of simple finger picking exercises aimed at beginners. This lesson introduces left hand open-string pull-offs. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 8982 Hits · Last Modified: 9/11/00 52. Berlusconi In G Major (#3051) by Motti Perlman My first attempt at REAL writing. I can't put a strict definition on it, so you'll just have to take your chances. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 6357 Hits · Last Modified: 7/6/01 53. Black Eyed Peace (#4986) by Jake Lizzio Finally! Something that I wrote that doesn't sound half bad! Not a full song, but just a few riffs that sound neat. It kinda fell into my lap today, Please check it out and let me know what you think of it. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5139 Hits · Last Modified: 7/20/03 54. Blackbird Fingerpicking (#341) by Christopher Sung Let's play a nice little fingerpicking thing using a pattern like "Blackbird" by the Beatles. We'll learn the tune and then break down the patterns and the harmony... Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 219001 Hits · Last Modified: 10/14/99 55. Bonny Ann (#1364) by Sandra Goodfellow This is my arrangement of a traditional folk tune from a book of folk tunes collected by Michael Raven. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 11294 Hits · Last Modified: 7/31/00 56. Breakfast At WholeNote (#1360) by Rick Payman Woke up this morning and cooked up a Tune for Breakfast at WholeNote. Bon Appetit!! Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4429 Hits · Last Modified: 7/29/00 57. Brian Boru - A Beginner's Folk Tune (#2220) by Chris Turner An ideal stock celtic tune hailing from Medieval Ireland. It is an ideal introduction to picking, and very easy to pick up and modify for the beginner. Recommended Tempo: 100. Recommended Sound: Ac Nylon. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 36242 Hits · Last Modified: 1/16/01 58. BRIDAL CHORUS (#8053) by Charles Gacsi This is a little arrangement of "Here Comes The Bride" originally written by Richard Wagner. Most of the time it is played on the piano or organ. My thoughts were why not by the Guitar. Might help you to get that gig. Easy to play. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 13991 Hits · Last Modified: 10/28/04 59. Bring The Ale (#7228) by George Guevara Bring me a drink! Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 4175 Hits · Last Modified: 11/25/03 60. BrushStrokes (#10244) by Rick Payman A picking style incorporating downward brush strokes. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1497 Hits · Last Modified: 10/28/05 61. Charlie (#3030) by Rick Payman A slow Latin style rhythm piece, dedicated to Charlie Gacsi - Get Well Soon. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 8028 Hits · Last Modified: 8/5/07 62. Chord Melody Riff (#774) by Greg Seeno based around a D chord variation Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 6876 Hits · Last Modified: 7/18/00 63. COME BACK TO SORRENTO (#8504) by Charles Gacsi This is a little piece that is known world wide. Little "Italy". Beautiful. In the right setting it will bring tears to the eyes of some listeners. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 11645 Hits · Last Modified: 12/20/04 64. COMING HOME - An Original Tune (#4465) by Charles Gacsi This music is a chord style guitar solo utilizing some of the Van Epps Style of playing. Demands use of the 4th finger dexterity. Slow speed. Could be a challenge for the emerging guitarist. Folk quality. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 14535 Hits · Last Modified: 9/23/04 65. Common Major Chord Variations (#745) by Christopher Sung Here's a few ways to spice up those oh-so-common major chord voicings, with lots of examples to win friends and influence people. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 31669 Hits · Last Modified: 3/1/00 66. Common Minor Chord Variations (#772) by Christopher Sung Here's some different ideas to spice up those common minor chord voicings. Use these versatile babies in your strumming or fingerpicking. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 19641 Hits · Last Modified: 7/24/00 67. Complex Time Arpeggio Patterns (#4495) by Rick Payman Repetitive chord-based arpeggio patterns using complex-time signatures, suitable for both plectrum and finger-style playing. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 11972 Hits · Last Modified: 7/1/02 68. Cool Riff (#9864) by Zack Sheppard A simple riff by a band.. >_> <_<... forgot the name Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4875 Hits · Last Modified: 6/20/05 69. Could Have Fooled Me (#4281) by Rick Payman A deceptively simple (or should that be difficult?) picking pattern, once again based on a count of 5 beats. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3742 Hits · Last Modified: 3/8/02 70. Counting The Times (#8740) by Rick Payman A nice piece for fingerpicking in 10/8. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2782 Hits · Last Modified: 11/20/05 71. Country Girl 2 (PolyAnna) (#7774) by Rick Payman A very satisfying piece of polyrhythmic country picking. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4724 Hits · Last Modified: 3/19/04 72. Cowboy Hat (#6366) by Coco Gaston Cowboy hat, original from uruguay by the author of rico normandy. Not very famous, never got far, partiture too hard to read, timing impossible. Look at it. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3267 Hits · Last Modified: 4/5/03 73. Dancing doodles (#1876) by Sandra Goodfellow Just an idea I've been doodling around with. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3689 Hits · Last Modified: 11/26/00 74. Dancing With Doubt (#1789) by Rick Payman This is an old sequence based on one of my favourite chord shapes. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 6896 Hits · Last Modified: 11/4/00 75. Daydreamer (#4736) by Tom Limbach Pick it just for fun Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5644 Hits · Last Modified: 6/8/02 76. Dedicated To WholeNote (#1339) by Rick Payman I was playing around with one of my sequences, for no particular reason, and came up with this, which I dedicate to all of the Staff at WholeNote. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 6949 Hits · Last Modified: 3/2/03 77. Deep Blue Skies (#9623) by Rick Payman Part of an unfinished piece, for Sandra, Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2110 Hits · Last Modified: 4/10/05 78. Double Trouble (#5212) by Rick Payman This double dose of trouble appeared this evening. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3125 Hits · Last Modified: 9/17/02 79. Down A Dirt Road (#7464) by Kyle Richardson A short intro to a song I wrote called "Down a Dirt Road", you need to fingerstyle this one if you want to play it. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 2570 Hits · Last Modified: 1/10/04 80. Dueling Banjo's (#3873) by Mike Mcalister For some reason, it's just funny to play this incredibly easy song. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 17634 Hits · Last Modified: 12/23/01 81. Easy To Hold (#2140) by Rick Payman A simple tune which may be used as an exercise for developing left-hand finger independence through sustained melody, or just played for relaxation. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 7624 Hits · Last Modified: 1/2/01 82. Easy Travis Style Progression (#9117) by Dave Sharp A simple chord progression played using a traditional fingerstyle picking pattern. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3812 Hits · Last Modified: 1/5/05 83. Easy Winners (#29) by Christopher Sung Here is an arrangement of the first two sections of Scott Joplin's The Easy Winners. There's some nice alternating bass and a really memorable melody line. Enjoy. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 41289 Hits · Last Modified: 5/31/99 84. Em Open String Melody (#3812) by William Bradney The idea behind this tune is to let the open strings ring while playing the melody on the 3rd and 4th strings. It can be played with either pick or fingers. Try your own variations. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 4524 Hits · Last Modified: 12/10/01 85. ESTRELITA - (Little Star) (#4374) by Charles Gacsi ESTRELITA - Means Little Star. This is a pretty sounding chord solo.It is not meant to be played fast. Instead play it freely and with expression. It is a stepping stone to a more demanding solo. Try to keep it not more than 80 bpm Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 12078 Hits · Last Modified: 7/13/04 86. FAR ABOVE CAYUGA'S WATERS (#8337) by Charles Gacsi This is a college tune. Short. A possible recital number. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2825 Hits · Last Modified: 7/8/04 87. Father To Son (#9347) by Rick Payman Part of a piece intended to be played as a Duet with my son, Jonathan. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2902 Hits · Last Modified: 3/19/05 88. Feeble Fast Fake Finger Frippery (#1349) by Rick Payman This exercise is intended to help develop a sustained fast right-hand finger picking technique, and to a lesser extent left-hand coordination. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 6217 Hits · Last Modified: 7/24/00 89. Finger Pick'n With Strange Chord Shapes (#4711) by Jay Smurf This is just a basic finger picking pattern to a movable chord shape I was playing around with... enjoy... Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2738 Hits · Last Modified: 6/16/02 90. Finger picking patterns (#996) by Christophe Oliveres First rules in fingerpicking Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 31345 Hits · Last Modified: 4/20/00 91. Fingerboard Single Notes (#9911) by Dean Sudd A lesson about the notes on the fingerboard and it is for beginners. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 1203 Hits · Last Modified: 7/3/05 92. Fingerpicking In A Minor (#9742) by Greg Hojnacki A fairly easy fingerpicking original The solo's sweet too Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3460 Hits · Last Modified: 5/17/05 93. First Of The Year (#7433) by Rick Payman A short piece to ring in the New Year. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1768 Hits · Last Modified: 1/3/04 94. First Strings First (#1299) by Rick Payman This lesson presents a simple excercise in using alternate right-hand fingering to repetitively play the 1st string, whilst providing an unusual alternating bass rhythm. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4209 Hits · Last Modified: 7/17/00 95. Five Four Seven Eight (#1968) by Sandra Goodfellow Something with an unusual rhythm Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2385 Hits · Last Modified: 12/10/00 96. Foot In Mouth Disease (#1902) by Rick Payman Well, there I go again ... Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5290 Hits · Last Modified: 11/16/03 97. Foot In Mouth Disease (#2015) by Steve Suomu A bridge for Rick's tune Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3875 Hits · Last Modified: 12/15/00 98. Four Tune Celtic Medley (#2444) by Jim Graham A bagpipe tune and three fiddle tunes arranged for fingerstyle guitar Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 20408 Hits · Last Modified: 4/5/02 99. Freight Train (#6385) by Daniel Lawing This is a great song by Elizabeth Cotton. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 14847 Hits · Last Modified: 7/27/03 100. Freight Train (#11119) by Conor Flynn Freight Train Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2173 Hits · Last Modified: 7/9/06 101. Frere Jacques (#9138) by Peter Hsieh A transcription of the traditional French tune Frere Jacques. Includes lyrics in french and English as well as 2 jam-alongs. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 4141 Hits · Last Modified: 1/8/05 102. Frosty (#452) by Jeremy Cotton Standard melody, jazzier chords. Just the melody and some chords....yes, it's the time for the season (or something like that) Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 18576 Hits · Last Modified: 12/7/04 103. Getting There (Slowly) (#5267) by Rick Payman A relaxed groove, seasoned with some faster open-string arpeggios. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4544 Hits · Last Modified: 10/18/02 104. Gilderoy (#1401) by Sandra Goodfellow Another traditional folk tune Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 8675 Hits · Last Modified: 9/24/00 105. Go To The Devil And Shake Yourself (#1426) by Sandra Goodfellow A folk tune in 6/8 Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 6495 Hits · Last Modified: 8/12/00 106. God Will Take Care Of You (#11989) by Carmen Butler My arrangement of this old (1906) hymn of encouragement, in the key of G. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 980 Hits · Last Modified: 12/30/08 107. Going Through The Motions (#6520) by Rick Payman An experimental Lesson in presenting an altered tuning using PowerTAB. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3263 Hits · Last Modified: 5/2/06 108. Gordon's Gift (#3443) by Rick Payman A short acoustic lick using hammers and pulls, inspired by the playing of Gordon Giltrap. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4330 Hits · Last Modified: 9/9/01 109. Greensleeves (#154) by Jason Hicks Well, somebody had to put it up. Here's a bit of melancholy in 3/4 time. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 53907 Hits · Last Modified: 7/23/99 110. GREENSLEEVES - WHAT CHILD IS THIS? (#8184) by Charles Gacsi This is an Old English Melody. Same tune is used at Christmas time with different title and lyrics. What child is this? Chords are easy. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 12393 Hits · Last Modified: 12/13/04 111. Groovy Blue Sea (#10041) by Rick Payman A twelve bar groove, of sorts. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1981 Hits · Last Modified: 8/5/05 112. Guantanamera (#8313) by Peter Hsieh An easy beginner's guitar piece that uses only three chords: D, G, and A. A good place to start learning how to strum to a tune. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 8561 Hits · Last Modified: 7/2/04 113. High Bandwidth Access (#4485) by Rick Payman Still using slow analog picking techniques? This high speed finger workout will bring you into the digital age. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 3200 Hits · Last Modified: 3/18/05 114. I'll Fly Away (#4751) by Carmen Butler Finger pick an old hymn in the first position using a basic alternating bass technique. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 18298 Hits · Last Modified: 12/21/08 115. I'VE BEEN WORKIN' ON THE RAILROAD (#8371) by Charles Gacsi This is an easy well known folk song. Good for a recital number or a sing a long for a group fest. Beginner/Intermediate level abilitywise. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 7002 Hits · Last Modified: 7/15/04 116. Imitation Is (#1834) by Steve Suomu The sincerest form of flattery Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 8163 Hits · Last Modified: 11/17/00 117. In The Morning (#1523) by Rick Payman Here's an older tune (of mine), undoubtedly inspired by Anthony Phillips (of Genesis fame). Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 7355 Hits · Last Modified: 9/5/00 118. Introduction To PolyRhythmic Picking (#1255) by Rick Payman This lesson introduces the concept of polyrhythmic finger picking using a simple example based on triplets. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 10932 Hits · Last Modified: 7/23/00 119. Irish Jig: Jackson's Morning Brush (#5330) by Rick Payman An arrangement of a traditional Irish jig for guitar in dropped-D tuning. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5161 Hits · Last Modified: 10/13/02 120. Irish Jig: The Kerfunken Jig (#5349) by Rick Payman A traditional Irish Jig in dropped-D tuning, played in a slow, simple style inspired by fiddle player Martin Hayes. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 8480 Hits · Last Modified: 10/15/02 121. Just A Thought (#1856) by Rick Payman A compound-time chord sequence inspired by John McLaughlin et Al. (Di Meola). Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5908 Hits · Last Modified: 11/22/00 122. Just Another Sunday (#4321) by Rick Payman A short finger-style piece using a mixture of pattern based and freer alternate string picking. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3187 Hits · Last Modified: 3/17/02 123. Just Good Friends (#4352) by Rick Payman Two independent tunes which really don't belong together, but which seem to enjoy each others' company. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2494 Hits · Last Modified: 4/14/02 124. Keep Turning Back (#6014) by Rick Payman A simple but effective (country/pop song) picking, with Latin flavour groove. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2778 Hits · Last Modified: 2/5/03 125. Kirk's Groove (#7807) by Rick Payman Initially inspired by a blues slide lesson of Kirk Lorange, the feel here ended up quite different ... Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2367 Hits · Last Modified: 3/29/04 126. Kiss (#4594) by Tom Limbach Keep It Short & Simple.Easy picking pattern with a smooth melody Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 4610 Hits · Last Modified: 5/14/02 127. KUMBAYA (#8137) by Charles Gacsi This is an export and import type of spiritual tune. More in the lesson. Chords are easy. Nothing complex. Melody was placed in the higher register so that it would not conflict with the chords.Chorus & Verse contain the same music, but not the lyrics. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 8806 Hits · Last Modified: 12/13/04 128. La Cucaracha (#8920) by Marcos Macias La Cucaracha YAY! Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 3593 Hits · Last Modified: 11/21/04 129. Las Mañanitas (#6561) by Carlos Narvaez Mexican traditional birthday song. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 10390 Hits · Last Modified: 6/19/04 130. Leaves On The Line (#1872) by Rick Payman Here's a fun little groove dedicated to all those leaves that fall on our tracks and which make rail travel so interesting ... Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4668 Hits · Last Modified: 11/24/00 131. LOCH LOMOND (#8124) by Charles Gacsi This is an old tune. Scotland according to the lyrics. Easy chords, including several minor chords. For backing, it was a surprise to me to find that the blues track sounded ok Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 6597 Hits · Last Modified: 6/14/04 132. London Bridge Is Falling Down (#10259) by Michael Hamby j.r. Nice begginer song Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 4644 Hits · Last Modified: 10/10/05 133. LONDONDERRY AIR (#8051) by Charles Gacsi This is a old Irish Folk Song. Also known as "Danny Boy". Sounds pretty. Good beginners piece for recital or just listening. Play slowly with feeling. Changing tempo at will is called Rubato. Use Rubato according to your feelings when playing solo. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 7043 Hits · Last Modified: 12/13/04 134. LONESOME ROAD (#8130) by Charles Gacsi This is a folk song, perhaps spritual? Lonely? Religious? Expressive feelings? Sorrow? Loneliness? Easy chords. Difficulty level places it about month 4 of serious study, or sooner. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 12143 Hits · Last Modified: 6/14/04 135. Lullaby (#1848) by Rick Payman Here's a little lullaby. Have a good night. Update: Inserted Page 2 - Big Baby. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 12116 Hits · Last Modified: 9/2/01 136. Magic Chord Transformation pt. 2 (#318) by Jeremy Cotton More fretboard mastery material for beginners (this is part 2; see part 1 first) Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 356961 Hits · Last Modified: 1/18/05 137. Make Up Your Mind (#5030) by Rick Payman A fairly simple fingerstyle tune using hammer-ons and pull-offs. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5859 Hits · Last Modified: 9/22/02 138. Manic Mood (#1714) by Drew Mosby Just some music that fits the name. It has got some good riff ideas. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 2929 Hits · Last Modified: 11/17/00 139. Maple Leaf Rag (#24) by Christopher Sung Here is a fingerstyle arrangement of Scott Joplin's ragtime classic, complete with alternating bass. The fingerings aren't too difficult and it sounds great when you really get it going. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 146240 Hits · Last Modified: 5/28/99 140. Masterclass Fingerstyle (#6901) by Eric Stanbrough This lesson shows you the way to become a virtuoso fingerpicker by borrowing from some of the masters. Acoustic/Folk · Ridiculous · 17151 Hits · Last Modified: 8/23/03 141. Maybe Tomorrow (#1604) by Rick Payman Here's another old chord based tune, again inspired by Anthony Phillips. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 8368 Hits · Last Modified: 11/27/00 142. Mbira Mood (#2917) by Rick Payman A syncopated chord arpeggio using a mixture of 1/8 and 1/16 note beats. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3988 Hits · Last Modified: 5/14/01 143. Mexican Hat Dance (#8921) by Marcos Macias Fast fun song if you play it right Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2866 Hits · Last Modified: 11/21/04 144. Midnight Reflection (#4910) by Jay Smurf Currently this is only a two bar intro to a work in progress… but I figured I would give everyone a taste. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1765 Hits · Last Modified: 7/16/02 145. Missing Something (#1987) by Rick Payman I'm definitely missing something here. Maybe you can help me find it? Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2444 Hits · Last Modified: 12/11/00 146. Morning Glory (#5221) by Rick Payman Part of a tune inspired by this glorious morning. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3413 Hits · Last Modified: 9/19/02 147. Mosaic Waltz (#2027) by Sandra Goodfellow This waltz uses some easy to finger chords and a variety of picking patterns. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5070 Hits · Last Modified: 12/18/00 148. Moving Chords (#376) by Jeremy Cotton how to create unusual voicings and chord structures Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 74018 Hits · Last Modified: 12/13/04 149. Mr. Lim Bach (#4610) by Tom Limbach Easy playing melody with a classic "Bach" sound. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 4046 Hits · Last Modified: 5/14/02 150. Music For A Found Harmonium (#6415) by Rick Payman A solo version of Penguin Cafe Orchestra's Music For A Found Harmonium for plectrum guitar in dropped-D tuning. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 24094 Hits · Last Modified: 4/27/03 151. My Riff (#10542) by Zack Sheppard This is a riff i made up Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 1419 Hits · Last Modified: 12/30/05 152. Nails (#5911) by Gregory Wolff This is a musical picture of the Crucifixion of Christ. This piece can be played on an acoustic or electric. It sounds beautiful on a 12-string. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 8294 Hits · Last Modified: 4/9/03 153. New Ideas Have To Start Somewhere (#4245) by Jay Smurf This is my first original song written for wholenote... hey, its a start. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1618 Hits · Last Modified: 3/3/02 154. Nice Finger Picking Thing (#49) by Jason Hicks Things I like to play when I'm in that finger picking kind of a mood Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 45427 Hits · Last Modified: 6/13/99 155. No End In Sight (#4575) by Rick Payman One of those tunes which pratically write themselves, at least I had very little to do with it. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3599 Hits · Last Modified: 7/2/02 156. No Particular Reason (#1271) by Rick Payman This sequence combines an open string arpeggio with an occasional sustained melody note played on the 1st string. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 3405 Hits · Last Modified: 7/12/00 157. No Regrets (#2050) by Rick Payman This is a re-arrangement (for 6-string guitar) of the first piece I wrote on my 7-string guitar. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3494 Hits · Last Modified: 1/15/01 158. Nobody's Jig (#1676) by Sandra Goodfellow A nice, easy folk tune Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 7950 Hits · Last Modified: 10/8/00 159. Nobody's Jig - 2 (#2731) by Sandra Goodfellow This is the same tune as my lesson 'Nobody's Jig' with a variation in the arrangement. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2286 Hits · Last Modified: 4/7/01 160. Nothing (#8009) by Mike Hunt Easy song Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 3936 Hits · Last Modified: 4/27/04 161. O' Come All Ye Faithful (#3803) by Bryan Rutherford A pretty simple arrangement of O' come all ye faithful to give us all something to play for our grandmothers on christmas. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 6869 Hits · Last Modified: 12/8/01 162. Ocean Trail (#4784) by Jay Smurf Another original of mine... based it off some movable chord shapes I thought up... enjoy... Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1979 Hits · Last Modified: 6/16/02 163. Ode To Joy (Simple) (#6804) by Bart Cochran A simple version of a beloved classic. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 4002 Hits · Last Modified: 7/28/03 164. Of Minor Con-Sequence (#1470) by Rick Payman This open string arpeggio sequence explores some minor keys. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 5162 Hits · Last Modified: 9/23/00 165. On The Beach Pt 1 (#1361) by John Bergsma A simple fingerpicking pattern, yet mildly hypnotic... Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 14097 Hits · Last Modified: 7/29/00 166. On The Run (#11532) by Robert Silver Got this pice from an old book. Play Sequence 1 slow at first. Fun to learn to play Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 1810 Hits · Last Modified: 10/29/07 167. One For Sandra (#1347) by Rick Payman Here's a simple (twelve-bar) sequence using the odd bass hammer-on, to Sanda Goodfellow. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3667 Hits · Last Modified: 7/23/00 168. Only In Your Eyes (#4820) by Rick Payman Unfinished. For Susan. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3173 Hits · Last Modified: 6/30/02 169. Open voice chord progression (#650) by Greg Seeno strum freely 2/4 time::: / /// / / / strum pattern: 1 e&a 2 & a:: Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 8115 Hits · Last Modified: 7/18/00 170. Original Piece (#9723) by Mal Moon An original piece I created myself. Has an eastern feel to it. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1219 Hits · Last Modified: 5/10/05 171. OutBurst (#7213) by Rick Payman A tune/exercise based around an (open-string) A Major arpeggio. Added a new fingerstyle 'sweep' picking section. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5745 Hits · Last Modified: 10/31/04 172. P.A.L. Lick #10 (#10931) by Adrian Dupree Wholenote's 10th P.A.L. lick. This lick comprises of a polyrythmic sequence in the key of C major. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 752 Hits · Last Modified: 5/14/06 173. Pachelbel's Anon (#1346) by Rick Payman Inspired by, and with apologies to Peppe Lahtinen, and to a lesser extent Pachelbel's Canon, here are a couple of open string arpeggio sequences. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 9714 Hits · Last Modified: 7/23/00 174. Panic Attack (#7531) by Rick Payman Don't Panic - Attack ! Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2488 Hits · Last Modified: 2/16/04 175. Pause For Thought (#1386) by Sandra Goodfellow This is one I made up, there's a pause at the third beat, hence the title. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 4717 Hits · Last Modified: 8/9/00 176. Peter O'Neills (#3196) by Rick Payman A Folk style tune, to Peter O'Neill. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2815 Hits · Last Modified: 7/15/01 177. Picking Patterns In 3/4 (#2248) by Sandra Goodfellow These are some of my favourite patterns in 3/4 and is similar to my lesson picking patterns in 4/4 An update in style and a few more pages. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 14416 Hits · Last Modified: 1/28/01 178. Picking Patterns In 4/4 (#2161) by Sandra Goodfellow These are a few of my favourite picking patterns. I learned them from various sources, some I made up, (but they were probably made up by someone else before me). Hope you like them. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 44286 Hits · Last Modified: 1/10/01 179. Plain Jayne Picking (#4557) by Rick Payman A good piece of plain, simple picking with fingering charts. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 4056 Hits · Last Modified: 10/22/04 180. Please Don't Cry (#10891) by Rick Payman Another piece in progress which appeared this morning ... Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1995 Hits · Last Modified: 5/7/06 181. PolyRemnant (#2272) by Rick Payman An excerpt (or remnant) from an exercise for practicing 3-finger picking and thumb independance. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3817 Hits · Last Modified: 1/22/01 182. Praise Him, Praise Him (#11985) by Carmen Butler My rendition of the beautiful hymn by one of the greatest hymn writers Fanny Crosby Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 1031 Hits · Last Modified: 12/21/08 183. Prelude For An Angel (#10040) by Rick Payman A little arpeggiated sequence which may be used for general practice, warmup, study or relaxation. [Renamed] Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3545 Hits · Last Modified: 7/4/06 184. Prelude For Clive (#7339) by Rick Payman This piece may be considered as an extended Open String Arpeggio exercise, or enjoyed in it's own right. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 8015 Hits · Last Modified: 12/17/03 185. Prelude for Victor (#1381) by Rick Payman Here is a dynamic work in progress, "Prelude for Victor" to Victor Kern. It is inspired by Victors' single string runs, adapted to my open-string arpeggio style playing. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 6480 Hits · Last Modified: 8/6/00 186. Pull Off A Strumming Trick (#1277) by Rick Payman This lesson presents a simple but unusual strumming pattern using open strings, bass note pull-offs, and the occasional slap. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4696 Hits · Last Modified: 7/13/00 187. Pull-Offs With Second Part Harmony (#1218) by Rick Payman This lesson combines 1st string pull-offs with a fingered second part harmony in an arpeggiated chord sequence. Suitable for medium to fast finger-style playing. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 7087 Hits · Last Modified: 7/1/00 188. Ragtime fingerpicking #1 (#123) by Jim Burger Here's a fairly simple ragtime pattern with alternating bass. You hear similar stuff quite often in old hokum classics such as Blind Blake's "Ditty Wah Ditty" or Blind Boy Fuller's "You've Got Something There." Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 52293 Hits · Last Modified: 11/16/99 189. Ragtime Fingerpicking #2 (#196) by Jim Burger A fine specimen of Piedmont-style fingerpicking ragtime blues, this is a somewhat simplified version of Blind Blake's classic "That'll Never Happen No More" Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 31807 Hits · Last Modified: 2/22/00 190. Rambarama (#5696) by Rick Payman An unusual 3/4 (6/8) rhythm somewhere between a Bossa, Samba and Waltz, played against a slow percussion in 4/4. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2924 Hits · Last Modified: 12/9/02 191. Rancheras (#5514) by Fernando Pontaza A simple ranchera (Mexican folk song) rhythm to have fun. It has delivered a few laughs for me at practice when everybody is too serious. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 5676 Hits · Last Modified: 11/12/02 192. Reflexion (#3199) by Rick Payman A piece of reflection. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2803 Hits · Last Modified: 7/15/01 193. Replace (#11327) by Joe Webster A song i created when i first started playing about 5 months ago.. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 1069 Hits · Last Modified: 10/31/06 194. Rick's Country Picking Licks (#1309) by Rick Payman Here's a random selection of some of my more Folk/Country oriented picking licks. Ok, not exactly Country, but it sure ain't Jazz. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 17861 Hits · Last Modified: 7/30/00 195. Rick's Easy Pickings (#1327) by Rick Payman Here's the first of a selection of easy pickings for beginner to intermediate players. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 8491 Hits · Last Modified: 7/20/00 196. Rick's Old Rag (#1808) by Rick Payman An old RagTime piece, based entirely around basic chord shapes. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 12441 Hits · Last Modified: 1/3/05 197. Ricks' Reggae (#3268) by Rick Payman A moderately simple Reggae rhythm pattern for solo guitar, which may be used as an exercise for practicing right-hand thumb independance Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 6868 Hits · Last Modified: 7/30/01 198. RIDDLE SONG - Old English Song (#8386) by Charles Gacsi This is an old tune that keeps coming back from time to time. It ends on the dominant. Keeps the music wanting to resolve to the beginning and start all over again. Good harmony technique for commercial Radio or TV product ad. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4753 Hits · Last Modified: 7/20/04 199. S.I.T.S. - An Original Tune (#4560) by Charles Gacsi This is a little tune. A duet. It requires two guitars.Chords and melodic line are on the same tab. Chords are easy. The chord names are in a descending pattern yet the harmony moves in ascending pattern. This is a study in contrary motion. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 5521 Hits · Last Modified: 5/12/04 200. Sad But True (#4442) by Rick Payman A tune based around transposable chord shapes, which seem to defy the peculiarities of standard guitar tuning. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4734 Hits · Last Modified: 4/8/02 201. Saintly (#6878) by Simon Wiesner Need to learn this song to get your fingers movin a great for warm up Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 2622 Hits · Last Modified: 8/18/03 202. Salsa Inspiration For Beginners (#4848) by Mikkel Pedersen This kind of music is easy to play and it sounds great. It's an awesome way to improvise. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 16390 Hits · Last Modified: 2/17/04 203. Sandys' Waltz (#3491) by Rick Payman A very simple Waltz, dedicated to my #1 fan. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4324 Hits · Last Modified: 9/23/01 204. Sarah (#4460) by Rick Payman A tune written on the birth of my niece Sarah, which I now dedicate to Baby Rhianna Louise and Granny Sandra. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2481 Hits · Last Modified: 4/11/02 205. Scarborough Fair (#129) by Christopher Sung Here's an intermediate fingerstyle arrangement of the traditional folk classic. Enjoy. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 68241 Hits · Last Modified: 7/16/99 206. Second Finger Hammer Echo (#1355) by Rick Payman This example uses left-hand second finger hammer-ons and an unusual time signature to produce a kind of echo effect. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2570 Hits · Last Modified: 7/26/00 207. SHENANDOAH (#8159) by Charles Gacsi This is one of the very beautiful sea chanty songs. Wistful. easy chords. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 6578 Hits · Last Modified: 6/22/04 208. Short Changed Samba (#3074) by Rick Payman An experimental Latin style rhythm in 15/8. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2644 Hits · Last Modified: 7/16/01 209. Simple Melody (#3797) by William Bradney Simple descending bassline with even simpler melody Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 3375 Hits · Last Modified: 12/6/01 210. Slow Compound Time Hammer (#1295) by Rick Payman This example demonstrates the use of hammer-ons in a slow picked sequence using a compound time signature (of 7/8 | 8/8). Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3177 Hits · Last Modified: 7/17/00 211. Slow Little Finger Pull-Off Sequence (#1232) by Rick Payman This lesson presents yet another slower pull-off example, this time almost exclusively using the little finger of the left hand. [Updated] Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4700 Hits · Last Modified: 7/5/00 212. Slow PolyRhythmic Hammer Combo (#1264) by Rick Payman This lesson presents a succulent combination of simple 2/3 polyrhythmic picking with a sprinkling of hammer-ons to taste. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2321 Hits · Last Modified: 7/11/00 213. Slow, Minor And Sad (#1292) by Rick Payman Here's a slow, plain picked chord sequence (in 9/8) demonstrating the use of open strings to help play in Minor keys (in this case C Minor). Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 11136 Hits · Last Modified: 7/16/00 214. Snotty Lizardsquirt (#3222) by Rick Payman A little lick based on a coloured Hendrix chord. I have also now added a second part. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3480 Hits · Last Modified: 7/22/01 215. Spanish Sequence (#1886) by Rick Payman A short spanish (flamenco) style sequence which can be used as a right-hand finger workout. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 16135 Hits · Last Modified: 11/27/00 216. Speechless (#4500) by Rick Payman A work in progress. For Nick De Guzman. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2804 Hits · Last Modified: 4/19/02 217. Spell Bound (#5592) by Rick Payman A short sequence for experimentation. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2662 Hits · Last Modified: 10/2/04 218. Spike Driver Blues (#7256) by Dave Daoust Beginner Fingerpicking Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 3010 Hits · Last Modified: 11/21/03 219. stagger lee (#290) by Jim Burger Here's a simplified rendition of the mississippi john hurt version of an old traditional fingerpicker. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 32387 Hits · Last Modified: 9/30/99 220. STAR SPANGLED BANNER (#8145) by Charles Gacsi This is an arrangement of our National Anthem. I feel proud when I hear it played and see our flag waving in the breeze. Sadness also when individuals and/or organizations behave otherwise. The flag is a symbol apart from transparent human behavior. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 9998 Hits · Last Modified: 5/24/04 221. Start Over Again (#3300) by Rick Payman Just another of my pieces you may like to try. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3763 Hits · Last Modified: 8/5/01 222. Stille Nacht - Silent Night (#7374) by Tom Limbach A well known christmas song played in dropped-D tuning Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 5722 Hits · Last Modified: 12/24/03 223. Strange Blue Grass (#5205) by Rick Payman Some bluesy arpeggio patterns using alternating open-string picking in a melodic bluegrass style. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 7476 Hits · Last Modified: 9/15/02 224. Strum With String Muting (#5381) by Tom Bryant Practice your string muting with these. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 3342 Hits · Last Modified: 10/20/02 225. Stuck In The Groove (#8739) by Rick Payman A simple groove that's fun to play and good for experimentation. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2236 Hits · Last Modified: 10/9/04 226. Stuff I Came Up W/in Like Two Hours (#9212) by Adam Roy Yeah, its kinda off time...but all the same enjoy Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2008 Hits · Last Modified: 1/19/05 227. Sundance Sequence (#2729) by Rick Payman An open string melodic arpeggio sequence, using alternate fingerpicking. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3749 Hits · Last Modified: 4/7/01 228. Sunday (#5465) by Rick Payman A relaxed picking with uplifting groove. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3335 Hits · Last Modified: 2/23/03 229. SURPRISE SYMPHONY - THEME (#8220) by Charles Gacsi This little piece is well known and is easy to play. Something perhaps for a recital or other program. Also an introduction to the composer Franz Joseph Haydn Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 3796 Hits · Last Modified: 6/9/04 230. Swift, Major And Glad (#2554) by Rick Payman A little tune to cheer you up after playing Slow, Minor And Sad. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4378 Hits · Last Modified: 3/6/01 231. Take Care When You Go (#4297) by Rick Payman For Susan. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2775 Hits · Last Modified: 6/30/02 232. Take Your Pick (#1939) by Rick Payman This lesson presents a slightly different fingerstyle approach, with a twist at the end. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 8376 Hits · Last Modified: 12/5/00 233. Tangerine Sunset (#11350) by Phillip Young My first lesson... a real finger buster... the intro is pretty simple... let ring and apregiate... during the more difficult area using the basic g chord fingering helps alot.. also this is a fingerstyle piece Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 1178 Hits · Last Modified: 11/14/06 234. THE BEST OF YEARS - An Original Tune (#6879) by Charles Gacsi This is a little tune copyrighted in 1986. Lots of turmoil in the USA. Moving lines. Feeling of minor with Sub Dominant Major. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 5816 Hits · Last Modified: 3/16/04 235. The Blue Eyed Stranger (#1457) by Sandra Goodfellow A short, simple folk tune Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4339 Hits · Last Modified: 8/19/00 236. The Bridal Bells (#8903) by Rick Payman A new tune in development, which makes a good pull-off/hammer-on exercise for all left-hand fingers Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 1234 Hits · Last Modified: 11/20/04 237. The Butterfly (#3257) by Rick Payman An extended open string arpeggio sequence, evocative of an autumn medow. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 6266 Hits · Last Modified: 7/29/01 238. The Celtic Influence (#1146) by Jim Graham A haunting Celtic sounding fingerstyle solo that is easy to play. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 10558 Hits · Last Modified: 4/7/02 239. The Crossing To Capri (#10828) by Rick Payman A piece inspired by a short crossing from Sorrento to Capri in Italy. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2870 Hits · Last Modified: 4/19/06 240. The Dancer (#3230) by Rick Payman A quite tricky, but very beautiful folk picking, using hammer-ons and pull-offs. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 6514 Hits · Last Modified: 7/24/01 241. The DayDreamer (#2216) by Rick Payman This relaxing piece is played up the neck and makes use of open first and second strings. Updated. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 12017 Hits · Last Modified: 4/6/03 242. The Devil's Dream (#9083) by Ryan Dunn This is one of my favorite songs. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2823 Hits · Last Modified: 3/9/06 243. The Fox (#10252) by Rick Payman A very old tune of mine. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2439 Hits · Last Modified: 10/8/05 244. THE GALWAY PIPER - A Transcription (#5595) by Charles Gacsi This is an Irish Air. Sort of Jig but perhaps not as fast. Repeat numerous times. With each repeat increase the tempo about 40 bpm. With a little practice it should be relatively simple for most people with some dexterity. Only 16 measures long. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4761 Hits · Last Modified: 8/4/04 245. The Guinness Waltz (#2169) by Rick Payman Ladies and Gentlemen, Please take you partners and join me in the Guinness Waltz. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2455 Hits · Last Modified: 4/15/02 246. The House Carpenter (#11420) by Robert Silver One of Fingerstyle pattern with Melody & Groove Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 1950 Hits · Last Modified: 10/29/07 247. The Journey (#6437) by Rick Payman A Journey through some existing pieces, to make a piece for performance. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 10705 Hits · Last Modified: 11/8/03 248. The Journey - A New Beginning (#7804) by Rick Payman A new start and ending to my piece The journey. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 19170 Hits · Last Modified: 3/27/04 249. The Lady Sandra (#2421) by Rick Payman This was initially inspired by The Lord's Seat by Gordon Giltrap. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2664 Hits · Last Modified: 2/14/01 250. The Little Dichotomy (#2180) by Rick Payman A fun little tune, in two halves. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2353 Hits · Last Modified: 1/14/01 251. The Loose Thumb (#2809) by Rick Payman For players already proficent in three finger classical style picking, this piece provides an exercise for practicing thumb independence. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 2660 Hits · Last Modified: 5/15/01 252. The Möbius Triplets (#6102) by Rick Payman An Open-String Arpeggio for fingerstyle picking. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3838 Hits · Last Modified: 3/1/03 253. The Open Road (#3430) by Rick Payman An experimental rhythmic picking style. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 5664 Hits · Last Modified: 9/23/01 254. The Parting Lovers (#1483) by Sandra Goodfellow This is another folk tune written in 6/8 Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 5012 Hits · Last Modified: 8/26/00 255. The Perpetual Emotion Machine (#4308) by Rick Payman An extended finger-picked open string arpeggio sequence. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2280 Hits · Last Modified: 3/14/02 256. The Sloop John B (#11771) by Robert Silver Melody wth fingerstyle pattern A nice piece to play along with Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 2068 Hits · Last Modified: 5/22/08 257. THE STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN (#7332) by Eugene Quinn This is an Irish tradional Tune/song.With a really nice and easy to play melody.Try it at different speeds. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 6464 Hits · Last Modified: 5/23/06 258. The Storm (extract) (#3092) by Rick Payman A work in progress, including an open-string arpeggio sequence. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 9751 Hits · Last Modified: 11/3/03 259. The Touchstone (#2630) by Sandra Goodfellow Traditional folk tune Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 3788 Hits · Last Modified: 3/18/01 260. The What-If Waltz (#7248) by Rick Payman A fingerstyle Waltz based around an arpeggiated chord progression. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2252 Hits · Last Modified: 11/23/03 261. THE WILD HORSEMEN (#8173) by Charles Gacsi This is a little piece of music written by Robert Shumann, a composer. Lively music arpeggios originally in 6/8 time. Timing slowed down for viewers. Admustments made for the composer in equivalents used. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 4420 Hits · Last Modified: 5/30/04 262. The Wild Morris (#2624) by Sandra Goodfellow A traditional folk tune Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4172 Hits · Last Modified: 3/18/01 263. THE WRAGGLE TAGGLE GYPSIES (#8114) by Charles Gacsi This is an old folk tune. Simple chords. All in minor. The only accompaniment pattern the groove had that seemed possible was the funky one. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 6526 Hits · Last Modified: 5/19/04 264. Thumb Slapin' Latin Groove (#1620) by Rick Payman This latin style rhythm groove features right-hand thumb hammers (slaps) to add interest in the bass. Updated: Added second section. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 6892 Hits · Last Modified: 12/7/02 265. Tick-Tock (#2924) by Rick Payman A simple open-string pull-off exercise. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 3253 Hits · Last Modified: 5/15/01 266. To Agustin (#1400) by Rick Payman This (unfinished) short piece mixes up some South American rhythms, in a Classical style. Just play it for fun. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3387 Hits · Last Modified: 8/8/00 267. Triplets In Celtic Fingerstyle (#3242) by Jim Graham 3 examples of triplets in Celtic style music Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 10219 Hits · Last Modified: 12/29/04 268. Twelve Blue Bars (#4563) by Rick Payman Not exactly the blues, but at least it has 12 bars in it. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4447 Hits · Last Modified: 5/3/02 269. Twin Sisters (#1460) by Sandra Goodfellow I think this is quite a well known folk tune, it certainly sounded familiar to me Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3093 Hits · Last Modified: 8/25/00 270. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (#10260) by Michael Hamby j.r. A nice begginer song Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 3693 Hits · Last Modified: 10/13/05 271. TWO GUITARS (#8031) by Charles Gacsi This is an old Russian Folk Song. Sounds good and is easy to for a new beginner to learn. Could be a short beginner recital tune. Pick or classical style. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 7106 Hits · Last Modified: 10/27/04 272. Two Left Feet (#4222) by Rick Payman A little finger-style tune based on a 3+2 beat, not recommended for dancing. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2464 Hits · Last Modified: 2/28/02 273. Untitled #1 (#7452) by Rick Payman A piece in progress, awaiting more inspiration and a title. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2680 Hits · Last Modified: 1/19/04 274. Up To You (#1772) by Rick Payman Here's a (fairly) simple little tune, with a (partial) re-work in arpeggiated triplets. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5007 Hits · Last Modified: 10/31/00 275. Up To You: Annotated Fingering (#2039) by Rick Payman This 'lesson' is an experiment in adding left-hand and right-hand fingerings to an existing lesson. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3141 Hits · Last Modified: 1/17/04 276. Using Hammer/Pulls In Arpeggios (#1211) by Rick Payman This lesson presents a simple example of the use of hammer-ons and pull-offs in an finger picked chord sequence. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4755 Hits · Last Modified: 7/10/00 277. Using More Open Strings In Arpeggios (#1213) by Rick Payman This lesson further demonstrates the use of alternating between open and fretted strings in creating arpeggiated chord sequences. An excerpt from my "Prelude for Clive" uses the technique for faster arpeggios with high melodic content. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 6345 Hits · Last Modified: 8/3/00 278. Using Open Strings In Arpeggios (#1208) by Rick Payman This lesson demonstrates the use of alternating between open and fretted strings in creating arpeggiated chord sequences. This technique may be applied effectively over a wide tempo range from laborious to light-speed. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 8565 Hits · Last Modified: 6/27/00 279. Using the C add9 chord (#223) by Christopher Sung One of my favorite chords is a certain voicing for a C add9, so let's check out this voicing and learn how to use it in place of that regular open-stringed C major chord... Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 45441 Hits · Last Modified: 8/30/99 280. Using Unusual Chords For Practice (#1319) by Rick Payman This lesson demonstrates how unusual chord voicings can add interest to a simple picking exercise. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 9555 Hits · Last Modified: 12/16/03 281. VOLGA BOATMAN'S SONG (#8093) by Charles Gacsi This is a Russian Folk Song. Men moving heavy boats in seas. Working together in slow rhythmic timing. Chords are easy, but there is a complex passage that will take some skill to accomplish cleanly. Could be recital tune. Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 6392 Hits · Last Modified: 5/15/04 282. WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS (#5629) by Charles Gacsi This is an Old English Carol with cheer for everyone. Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 7011 Hits · Last Modified: 12/3/04 283. Welcome Changes (#4604) by Rick Payman This is for anybody who liked my Lesson "Autumn Changes" (I know there's at least one of you out there). Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3155 Hits · Last Modified: 5/12/02 284. What Child Is This (#11988) by Carmen Butler A simple rendition of this classic Christmas carol set to the tune of "Greensleeves" Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 960 Hits · Last Modified: 12/24/08 285. Where Ever You Are (#11141) by Rick Payman To Uncle Rex. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2472 Hits · Last Modified: 7/24/06 286. Whole Nut Arpeggio (#1261) by Rick Payman This extremely brief sequence was inspired by the WholeNote Arpeggio Lessons and far too much Guinness ... Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4863 Hits · Last Modified: 7/11/00 287. Why (#11209) by Ryan Rodabaugh It hurt's to live Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 1369 Hits · Last Modified: 9/1/06 288. Willie Is A Bonny Lad (#1843) by Sandra Goodfellow A folk tune. This is a lesson in making an arrangement. Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 8202 Hits · Last Modified: 11/18/00 289. Yankee Doodle (#8526) by Peter Hsieh A transcription of the American classic "Yankee Doodle" that includes melody lines, chords, and a jam-along!!! Acoustic/Folk · Beginner · 7085 Hits · Last Modified: 8/16/04

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