Barenberg, Russ - A Flatpickers Guide To Better Playing

Become the best flatpicking guitarist you can be with this universal guide to accuracy, speed, articulation and syncopation, taught through some of the best-loved standards of the country style. Russ Barenberg shows you in easy-to-follow lessons exactly how to: Achieve a gorgeous guitar tone Keep solid time Use accents and syncopation Improve your phrasing and articulation Improvise freely and expressively You'll learn how to improve your practice techniques, as well as how to make your first steps into simple but effective improvising. As well as some essential skills, you'll also discover some great tunes including Old Joe Clark and Cowboy Calypso .