Stefan Grossmans's Beginners' Fingerpicking Guitar Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a fine book, with a lot of good material. But much of it is of medium difficulty, and some of it I still can't touch after five years of playing fingerstyle. That's very frustrating. I really like some of the songs on the CD, and it's terribly disappointing to see the described as "beginner," and then find that I can't even begin to play them.
It would probably be easier to play some of the stuff if it was played more slowly on the CD, with some tips and hints, and then played up to speed. But the CD only has full-speed renditions of full songs.
Nevertheless, there are some things that relative beginners can sink their teeth into. I also like simply listening to the songs on the CD.

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Now available with CD, this classic book is the perfect introduction to fingerstyle solo guitar. It features 21 popular country-blues and ragtime songs set by Stefan Grossman, Happy Traum, Dave Van Ronk and John Fahey in entry-level fingerpicking arrangements. Includes: Delia * Death Comes Creepin' * John Henry * St. James Infirmary * Silent Night * Just a Closer Walk with Thee and more. In standard notation and tablature.

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Rev. Gary Davis/Blues Guitar (Country Blues Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)Fans of fingerstyle guitar will love this CD and the book of transcriptions. Rev. Gary Davis has a distinctive style of playing and singing and is a very (VERY) good guitarist. Be warned that the transcriptions are quite challenging--there are some lengthy ragtime instrumental pieces. A better book for beginners might be Stefan Grossman's collection of Mississippi John Hurt tunes. Still, an excellent publication--the CD that comes with the book would be worth the purchase price by itself.

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Guitar Pickers Fakebook: The Ultimate Sourcebook for the Traditional Guitar Player, Contains over 250 Jigs, Reels, Rags, Hornpipes & Breakdowns from All the Major Traditional Instrumental Styles Review

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(More customer reviews)This excellent (and scarce!) book is good for all playing situations. It is unquestionably the ultimate source for traditional guitar players.
Invaluable for new, practicing, working, and intermediate players. The addition of the discography, indexed by tune title, lets you locate a recorded source for any tune in the whole book. Brilliant!
The author taught for several years at the School of Fretted Instruments in New York City.
Highly recommended!

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Contains nearly 250 jigs, reels, rags, and hornpipes from all the major guitar traditions. Special introductory materials on regional styles, picking, and ornamentation. Includes an extensive discography.

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