Composed by John Fahey. Saddle-stitched, Style, Contemporary, Solos, Blues, American Music. Grossman Audio. American. Book/3-CD set. 56 pages. Grossman's Guitar Workshop #99802BCD. Published by Grossman's Guitar Workshop (MB.99802BCD).
ISBN 9780786662081. UPC: 796279079839. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
In this series for the intermediate guitarist, John Fahey teaches a wide variety of instrumental solos. Critics have called John's style American Primitive Guitar. The book includes tablature and notation with three compact discs featuring note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction. LESSON ONE: A general discussion of pattern picking and the use of the alternate bass. In Christ There Is No East Or West, Take A Look At That Baby and Some Summer Day. LESSON TWO: One of John's most requested multi-sectioned composition is Indian Pacific Railroad Blues, also known as Beverley. This tune demonstrates how John composes in the fingerpicking idiom. Also taught is another very requested and imitated instrumental, John's The Last Steam Engine Train. LESSON THREE: When The Springtime Comes Again and The Approaching Of The Disco Void. A discussion of improvisational ideas in relationship to fingerstyle compositions concludes this lesson.
Composed by John Fahey. Saddle-stitched, Style, Contemporary, Solos, Blues, American Music. Grossman Audio. American. Book/3-CD set. 56 pages. Grossman's Guitar Workshop #99802BCD. Published by Grossman's Guitar Workshop (MB.99802BCD).
ISBN 9780786662081. UPC: 796279079839. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
In this series for the intermediate guitarist, John Fahey teaches a wide variety of instrumental solos. Critics have called John's style American Primitive Guitar. The book includes tablature and notation with three compact discs featuring note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction. LESSON ONE: A general discussion of pattern picking and the use of the alternate bass. In Christ There Is No East Or West, Take A Look At That Baby and Some Summer Day. LESSON TWO: One of John's most requested multi-sectioned composition is Indian Pacific Railroad Blues, also known as Beverley. This tune demonstrates how John composes in the fingerpicking idiom. Also taught is another very requested and imitated instrumental, John's The Last Steam Engine Train. LESSON THREE: When The Springtime Comes Again and The Approaching Of The Disco Void. A discussion of improvisational ideas in relationship to fingerstyle compositions concludes this lesson.
BOOK CONTENTS:
Blood On The Tracks by Edwin Pouncey
Explanation of the Tab System
In Christ There Is No East Or West
Take a Look at That Baby
Some Summer Day
Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
The Last Steam Engine Train
When The Springtime Comes Again
The Approaching Of The Disco Void
CD Track Listings
LESSON ONE
Track 1: Introduction and discussion on fingerpicks
Track 2: Performance of In Christ There Is No East or West played slowly
Track 3: Performance of In Christ There Is No East or West played fast
Track 4: Introduction to In Christ There Is No East or West
Track 5: Tuning
Track 6: Teaching of first eight bars of In Christ There Is No East or West
Track 7: Plays slowly first eight bars of In Christ There Is No East or West
Track 8: Plays slowly from end of eighth bar to end of In Christ There Is No East or West
Track 9: Plays slowly complete arrangement of In Christ There Is No East or West
Track 10: Plays at medium tempo complete arrangement of In Christ There Is No East or West
Track 11: Plays up tempo complete arrangement of In Christ There Is No East or West
Track 12: Discussion of alternating bass and pattern picking
Track 13: Performance of Take A Look At That Baby
Track 14: Tuning
Track 15: Teaching of Take A Look At That Baby
Track 17: Closing thoughts on Take A Look At That Baby
Track 18: Performance of Some Summer Day
Track 19: Tuning
Track 20: Teaching of first eight bars of first section of Some Summer Day
Track 21: Plays slowly first eight bars of first section of Some Summer Day
Track 22: Teaching from ninth bar to end of first section of first eight bars of first section of Some Summer Day
Track 23: Plays slowly first section of Some Summer Day
Track 24: Teaching of first eight bars of second section of Some Summer Day
Track 25: Plays slowly first eight bars of second section of Some Summer Day
Track 26: Plays first eight bars of second section again of Some Summer Day
Track 27: Teaching from ninth bar to end of second section again of Some Summer Day
Track 28: Plays slowly second section of Some Summer Day
Track 29: Teaching of Coda and closing thoughts on Some Summer Day
LESSON TWO
Track 1: Introduction to Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 2: Performance of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 3: Tuning
Track 4: Teaching of first four bars of first section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 5: Plays slowly first six bars of first section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 6: Teaching of seventh and eighth bars of first section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 7: Plays slowly first eight bars of first section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 8: Teaching of ninth bar to end of first section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 9: Teaching of second section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 10: Plays slowly first, second and third sections of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 11: Teaching of fourth section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 12: Plays slowly fourth section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 13: Plays slowly again fourth section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 14: Teaching of fifth section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 15: Plays slowly fifth section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 16: Teaching of sixth section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 18: Plays slowly again sixth section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 19: Plays slowly seventh section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 20: Plays up to tempo second section of Indian Pacific Railroad Blues
Track 21: Performance of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 22: Teaching of Intro and first section of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 23: Plays slowly end of first section of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 24: Plays slowly intro and first section of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 25: Teaching of opening bars of second section of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 26: Plays slowly second section of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 27: Teaching of second section of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 28: Plays second section slowly of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 29: Discussion of origins of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 30: Plays at medium tempo complete arrangement of The Last Steam Engine Train
Track 31: Closing thoughts on The Last Steam Engine Train
LESSON THREE
Track 1: Introduction to When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 2: Tuning
Track 3: Performance of When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 4: Teaching of first section of When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 5: Plays slowly first section of When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 6: Teaching of opening second section of When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 7: Plays slowly opening of second section of When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 8: Teaching of first to forty first bars of second section of When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 9: Plays slowly second section of When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 10: Teaching of third section of When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 11: Plays slowly third section of When The Springtime Comes Again
Track 12: Performance of The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 13: Tuning to D A D F A D
Track 14: Teaching of first section of The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 15: Plays slowly first section of The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 17: Plays slowly second section of The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 18: Plays slowly again second section of
Track 19: Teaching of third section of The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 20: Plays slowly third section of The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 21: Plays variations in third section of
Track 22: Plays up to tempo variations for The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 23: Teaching of coda of The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 24: Teaching of variations for The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 25: Plays slowly examples of variations for The Approaching of the Disco Void
Track 26: Plays more examples of variations for
Track 27: Plays yet more examples of variations for
Track 28: Closing thoughts on The Approaching of the Disco Void
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