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  1. Solo Fingerpicking: "Golden Valley" (#509) by Mark Hanson (62)
    '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 · 284667 Hits · 3.94/5 (446 ratings) · Last modified: 12/21/1999
  2. THE BEST OF YEARS - An Original Tune (#6879) by Charles Gacsi (42523)
    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 · 10710 Hits · 5.00/5 (10 ratings) · Last modified: 5/11/2012
  3. Welcome Changes (#4604) by Rick Payman (9668)
    This is for anybody who liked my Lesson "Autumn Changes" (I know there's at least one of you out there).
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4668 Hits · 5.00/5 (9 ratings) · Last modified: 5/12/2002
  4. Irish Jig: Jackson's Morning Brush (#5330) by Rick Payman (9668)
    An arrangement of a traditional Irish jig for guitar in dropped-D tuning.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 6604 Hits · 5.00/5 (8 ratings) · Last modified: 10/13/2002
  5. The Journey (#6437) by Rick Payman (9668)
    A Journey through some existing pieces, to make a piece for performance.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 14538 Hits · 5.00/5 (7 ratings) · Last modified: 11/8/2003
  6. Charlie (#3030) by Rick Payman (9668)
    A slow Latin style rhythm piece, dedicated to Charlie Gacsi - Get Well Soon.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 9738 Hits · 5.00/5 (7 ratings) · Last modified: 8/5/2007
  7. PolyRemnant (#2272) by Rick Payman (9668)
    An excerpt (or remnant) from an exercise for practicing 3-finger picking and thumb independance.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5386 Hits · 5.00/5 (6 ratings) · Last modified: 1/22/2001
  8. Mosaic Waltz (#2027) by Sandra Goodfellow (6568)
    This waltz uses some easy to finger chords and a variety of picking patterns.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 7463 Hits · 5.00/5 (5 ratings) · Last modified: 12/18/2000
  9. The Wild Morris (#2624) by Sandra Goodfellow (6568)
    A traditional folk tune
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5458 Hits · 5.00/5 (5 ratings) · Last modified: 3/18/2001
  10. No Particular Reason (#1271) by Rick Payman (9668)
    This sequence combines an open string arpeggio with an occasional sustained melody note played on the 1st string.
    Acoustic/Folk · Advanced · 4336 Hits · 5.00/5 (5 ratings) · Last modified: 7/12/2000
  11. Just Good Friends (#4352) by Rick Payman (9668)
    Two independent tunes which really don't belong together, but which seem to enjoy each others' company.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3451 Hits · 5.00/5 (5 ratings) · Last modified: 4/14/2002
  12. OutBurst (#7213) by Rick Payman (9668)
    A tune/exercise based around an (open-string) A Major arpeggio. Added a new fingerstyle 'sweep' picking section.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 7428 Hits · 5.00/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 10/31/2004
  13. One For Sandra (#1347) by Rick Payman (9668)
    Here's a simple (twelve-bar) sequence using the odd bass hammer-on, to Sanda Goodfellow.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4260 Hits · 5.00/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 7/23/2000
  14. Going Through The Motions (#6520) by Rick Payman (9668)
    An experimental Lesson in presenting an altered tuning using PowerTAB.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3942 Hits · 5.00/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 5/2/2006
  15. Father To Son (#9347) by Rick Payman (9668)
    Part of a piece intended to be played as a Duet with my son, Jonathan.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3640 Hits · 5.00/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 3/19/2005
  16. Spell Bound (#5592) by Rick Payman (9668)
    A short sequence for experimentation.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 3264 Hits · 5.00/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 10/2/2004
  17. Slow PolyRhythmic Hammer Combo (#1264) by Rick Payman (9668)
    This lesson presents a succulent combination of simple 2/3 polyrhythmic picking with a sprinkling of hammer-ons to taste.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 2910 Hits · 5.00/5 (4 ratings) · Last modified: 7/11/2000
  18. S.I.T.S. - An Original Tune (#4560) by Charles Gacsi (42523)
    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 · 6585 Hits · 5.00/5 (3 ratings) · Last modified: 5/12/2004
  19. Swift, Major And Glad (#2554) by Rick Payman (9668)
    A little tune to cheer you up after playing Slow, Minor And Sad.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 5293 Hits · 5.00/5 (3 ratings) · Last modified: 3/6/2001
  20. Snotty Lizardsquirt (#3222) by Rick Payman (9668)
    A little lick based on a coloured Hendrix chord. I have also now added a second part.
    Acoustic/Folk · Intermediate · 4217 Hits · 5.00/5 (3 ratings) · Last modified: 7/22/2001