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Learn to deconstruct simple chord shapes and progressions to create classic-sounding riffs with this lesson in the Acoustic Rock Basics series from Acoustic Guitar! This lesson gives you new tools to play interesting accompaniment in your songs. By learning how to look at easy chords and chord progressions as groups of smaller patterns, you'll create riffs in the style of Neil Young and the Beatles, and learn to add them to your own repertoire. Includes: 11 minutes of video instruction Practical instruction on how to play riffs like those in "Norwegian Wood" Tab, chords, and lyrics for a full song, "Taken by the Law" By Andrew DuBrock

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Learn to play versatile rhythm and accompaniment by training your picking thumb and fingers to work independently with this Acoustic Guitar Guide. In this 14-minute video with expert instruction by Andrew DuBrock, you'll get practical advice on training your thumb to hold down a steady rhythm. Learn to play alternating bass patterns on open position chords. This guide also includes tab, music, and lyrics for a full song, "The Troubadour."

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Learn to play a classic jazz song with this guitar arrangement. Guide includes tab, standard notation, chord diagrams, and audio. By David Hamburger.

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Learn to play traditional folk songs for babies and toddlers, with tab, standard notation, and chord diagrams arranged by Peter Penhallow.

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Learn how to properly adjust your guitar's action at the nut and saddle. 13 minute video with PDF. Includes: Step-by-step instructions for evaluating the proper height of the nut and saddle How to use nut files, shims, and other tools Includes 13 minutes of video

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The Acoustic Guitar Method is the only beginning guitar method based on traditional American music that teaches you authentic techniques and songs. From the folk, blues, and old-time music of yesterday have come the rock, country, and jazz of today. Now you can begin understanding, playing, and enjoying these essential traditions and styles on the instrument that truly represents American music, the acoustic guitar. Whether you are studying with a teacher or on your own, let the Acoustic Guitar Method be your guide to the joys and pleasures of playing guitar. This comprehensive approach, with graded lessons and supplementary songs, is the one tool you need to get started. This comprehensive guide is available in two different formats: Book & Audio Download package: 130 pages with written instruction, notation and tab, plus accompanying audio instruction, performed by David Hamburger, available to download. PDF & Audio Download package: Downloadable version featuring the complete written instruction (including standard notation and tablature) from the book, plus accompanying audio instruction, performed by David Hamburger. Includes: First Chords, First Song New Chord, New Strum Tab Basics and Your First Melody Reading Notes The G Chord The C Chord More Single Notes Country Backup Basics Seventh Chords Waltz Time Half Notes and Rests Minor Chords A Minor-Key Melody The B7 Chord The Alternating Bass Blues in E Major Scales and Melodies Starting to Fingerpick More Picking Patterns The G-Major Scale Bass Runs More Bass Runs Blues Basics Alternating-Bass Fingerpicking Fingerpicking in 3/4 The Swing Feel Tackling the F Chord More Chord Moves Introducing Travis Picking Travis Picking, Continued Hammer-ons Slides and Pull-offs Alternate Bass Notes The Pinch All Together Now "An excellent method! Engaging musical examples combined with uncommon sense exercises (written from the perspective of the beginner's mind) provide for and encourage a painless learning experience. The acoustic guitar has a new diplomatic handbook in David Hamburger's text!" — Michael Millham, Adjunct Instructor of Guitar, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA

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Add ten popular rock rhythms (and their variations) to your strumming vocabulary with the help of this downloadable video guide. Includes: Strumming patterns based on music by the Beatles, Coldplay, the Strokes, Buddy Holly, and more Tips for finding the right rhythm patterns for your own songs 16 minutes of video By Andrew DuBrock

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Learn how to play the classic traditional song, "Down by the Riverside" arranged here for fingerstyle guitar. Download the guide today for written instruction and six minutes of video. By Steve Baughman

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Barre chords are useful for moving chord shapes around the neck, especially in keys that don’t work well in open position. In this lesson we will discuss the rhythmic advantage of using barre chords in certain situations, as well as touch upon the challenges of holding these shapes, especially in the lower part of the neck. We will also cover some strategies for mapping out chord progressions on the neck when using barre chords. This informative guide offers written instruction, tab, and full notation, plus 4 minutes of video. by Josh Workman

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Unlock the secrets of playing and composing in alternate tunings with this unique lesson & audio download package. Includes an introduction to alternate tunings and the players who've pioneered them, in-depth lessons in ten tunings, a special section on how to create custom tunings, and an extensive list of 60 tunings to try, with artist and song examples. An inspiring and complete guide to this enticing approach to the guitar. Includes: GETTING STARTED An Introduction to Alternate Tunings. By Gary Joyner. Understanding Open Tunings. By Paul Reisler. Finding Chords. By Paul Reisler. COMMON TUNINGS Dropped D, Double Dropped D, and G6. By Dylan Schorer. Low-C Tuning. By David Hamburger. Open D and Open G. By Steve James. Country Blues in Open C. By David Hamburger. The Magic of D A D G A D. By Al Petteway. FURTHER EXPLORATIONS Discovering Your Own Tunings. By Gary Joyner. Arranging Bach in an Alternate Tuning. By Dylan Schorer. New Approaches to Folk Melodies. By Scott Nygaard. Frailing in Alternate Tunings. By Steve Baughman. REFERENCE Strings, Setup, and Gizmos for Alternate Tunings. By Teja Gerken. 60 Tunings (and the Artists Who Love Them) SONGS Riverside Banks of the Ohio Sebastopol Spanish Fandango I Am a Pilgrim She Moved Through the Faire Morrison's Jig Prelude, Cello Suite No.1 by J.S. Bach Rovin' on a Winter's Night Robert's Serenade " Alternate Tunings Guitar Essentials is, in book form, a heaping helping of what's good about the magazine [ Acoustic Guitar ]. It's the equivalent of many hours of private tutoring." — Dirty Linen "A fun, comprehensive, well-prepared guide to alternate tunings' fertile ground." — Guitar Player

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Learn to alter the sound of arpeggios by using accents, syncopations, and unique groupings of notes. Create multiple voices by using cross-rhythms in arpeggiated figures Play Alex de Grassi's arrangement of "Lay This Body Down" Includes 13 minutes of video instruction By Alex de Grassi.

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XBLUES SOLOING Lessons on how to add extra dimension and color to your blues leads. By Andrew DuBrock and Pete Madsen. DOWN THE DARK HIGHWAY On his new album, Steve Earle sings about America’s downtrodden with a folksinger’s passion. By Adam Levy. BLUES TOOLS Five working blues players on the guitars they count on for gigs, recording, and songwriting. By Teja Gerken. ACOUSTIC CLASSIC Bird on the Wire: Leonard Cohen. PRIVATE LESSON Contemporary Bluegrass Flatpicking: Courtney Hartman on playing fiddle tunes and using chord inversions as lead guitarist in the hot new bluegrass band Della Mae. By Orville Johnson. NEW GEAR Fender TPD-1: Mahogany and spruce dreadnought from new Fender Acoustic Custom Shop has a classic look and versatile tones. By Adam Perlmutter. D’Angelico EXL-1: Vintage re-creation with clean sound and classic styling redefines the affordable archtop. By Sean McGowan. IN THE STORES Capo Clips and Schertler Basik, with reviews of Graph Tech Ratio tuners and the Gretsch G9240 Alligator resonator guitar. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Trixie Whitley: The singer-songwriter and Black Dub vocalist gives in to the guitar. By Derk Richardson. SONGCRAFT Writing Songs with GarageBand: How Erin McKeown uses her Mac and iPhone to develop song ideas. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. SHOPTALK Bamburg Guitars: Colorado luthier builds modern steel-string flattops in his one-man shop. By Teja Gerken. PLAYLIST WEEKLY WORKOUT Diminished Scales and Arpeggios: Learn how to play and solo with diminished-seventh arpeggios, scales, and patterns. By Sean McGowan. WOODSHED Hybrid Picking: How to get new sounds by blending flatpick and fingerstyle technique. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. SONGBOOK Hear My Train a Comin: Jimi Hendrix. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1975 Gallagher 670M. By Teja Gerken. - See more at: http://www.acousticguitar.com/Magazine/Issues/249#sthash.NpGq7pil.dpuf 21 TIPS FOR BETTER ACCOMPANIMENT How to make your guitar parts more distinctive and deepen the impact of your songs. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. PATTY GRIFFIN After digging into gospel and touring with Robert Plant’s Band of Joy, the singer-songwriter returns with the all-original American Kid. By Derk Richardson. MICHAEL GURIAN From his days as a luthier in the 1960s and ’70s to running a successful parts factory, Michael Gurian has had a long and influential life in the guitar trade. By Orville Johnson. ACOUSTIC CLASSIC The River. Words and music by Bruce Springsteen. PRIVATE LESSON Traditional Folk Song Accompaniment: Jefferson Hamer on the flatpicking and hybrid-picking styles he uses to accompany folk ballads. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. NEW GEAR Gibson J-35: Gibson brings back a classic slope-shoulder, this time with stage-ready electronics. By Adam Levy. Boulder Creek ECGC-7VB: Stylish, affordable acoustic-electric with contemporary features. By Adam Perlmutter. Zoom A3: Clean, compact preamp provides myriad effects, modeling, and EQ to help you color and perfect your amplified sound. By Doug Young. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Aoife O’Donovan: The voice of Crooked Still and the Goat Rodeo Sessions steps out solo. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. SONGCRAFT Painting Pictures: Ellis Paul shares tips and exercises that can help you sharpen your lyrics. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. THE BASICS Seventh Chords: Learn how to build major seventh, minor seventh, dominant seventh, and other seventh chords. By Andrew DuBrock. SHOPTALK Traugott Guitars: California solo guitar maker offers ultra high-end steel-strings. By Teja Gerken. PLAYLIST WEEKLY WORKOUT Ascending and Descending Slurs: These hammer-on and pull-off exercises will strengthen your hand and increase your finger independence. By Scott Nygaard. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1965 Goya T-18. By Teja Gerken. - See more at: http://www.acousticguitar.com/Magazine/Issues/250#sthash.N2qetXuh 21 TIPS FOR BETTER ACCOMPANIMENT How to make your guitar parts more distinctive and deepen the impact of your songs. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. PATTY GRIFFIN After digging into gospel and touring with Robert Plant’s Band of Joy, the singer-songwriter returns with the all-original American Kid. By Derk Richardson. MICHAEL GURIAN From his days as a luthier in the 1960s and ’70s to running a successful parts factory, Michael Gurian has had a long and influential life in the guitar trade. By Orville Johnson. ACOUSTIC CLASSIC The River. Words and music by Bruce Springsteen. PRIVATE LESSON Traditional Folk Song Accompaniment: Jefferson Hamer on the flatpicking and hybrid-picking styles he uses to accompany folk ballads. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. NEW GEAR Gibson J-35: Gibson brings back a classic slope-shoulder, this time with stage-ready electronics. By Adam Levy. Boulder Creek ECGC-7VB: Stylish, affordable acoustic-electric with contemporary features. By Adam Perlmutter. Zoom A3: Clean, compact preamp provides myriad effects, modeling, and EQ to help you color and perfect your amplified sound. By Doug Young. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Aoife O’Donovan: The voice of Crooked Still and the Goat Rodeo Sessions steps out solo. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. SONGCRAFT Painting Pictures: Ellis Paul shares tips and exercises that can help you sharpen your lyrics. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. THE BASICS Seventh Chords: Learn how to build major seventh, minor seventh, dominant seventh, and other seventh chords. By Andrew DuBrock. SHOPTALK Traugott Guitars: California solo guitar maker offers ultra high-end steel-strings. By Teja Gerken. PLAYLIST WEEKLY WORKOUT Ascending and Descending Slurs: These hammer-on and pull-off exercises will strengthen your hand and increase your finger independence. By Scott Nygaard. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1965 Goya T-18. By Teja Gerken. BLUES SOLOING Lessons on how to add extra dimension and color to your blues leads. By Andrew DuBrock and Pete Madsen. DOWN THE DARK HIGHWAY On his new album, Steve Earle sings about America’s downtrodden with a folksinger’s passion. By Adam Levy. BLUES TOOLS Five working blues players on the guitars they count on for gigs, recording, and songwriting. By Teja Gerken. ACOUSTIC CLASSIC Bird on the Wire: Leonard Cohen. PRIVATE LESSON Contemporary Bluegrass Flatpicking: Courtney Hartman on playing fiddle tunes and using chord inversions as lead guitarist in the hot new bluegrass band Della Mae. By Orville Johnson. NEW GEAR Fender TPD-1: Mahogany and spruce dreadnought from new Fender Acoustic Custom Shop has a classic look and versatile tones. By Adam Perlmutter. D’Angelico EXL-1: Vintage re-creation with clean sound and classic styling redefines the affordable archtop. By Sean McGowan. IN THE STORES Capo Clips and Schertler Basik, with reviews of Graph Tech Ratio tuners and the Gretsch G9240 Alligator resonator guitar. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Trixie Whitley: The singer-songwriter and Black Dub vocalist gives in to the guitar. By Derk Richardson. SONGCRAFT Writing Songs with GarageBand: How Erin McKeown uses her Mac and iPhone to develop song ideas. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. SHOPTALK Bamburg Guitars: Colorado luthier builds modern steel-string flattops in his one-man shop. By Teja Gerken. PLAYLIST WEEKLY WORKOUT Diminished Scales and Arpeggios: Learn how to play and solo with diminished-seventh arpeggios, scales, and patterns. By Sean McGowan. WOODSHED Hybrid Picking: How to get new sounds by blending flatpick and fingerstyle technique. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. SONGBOOK Hear My Train a Comin: Jimi Hendrix. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1975 Gallagher 670M. By Teja Gerken. - See more at: http://www.acousticguitar.com/Magazine/Issues/249#sthash.NpGq7pil.dpuf BLUES SOLOING Lessons on how to add extra dimension and color to your blues leads. By Andrew DuBrock and Pete Madsen - See more at: http://www.acousticguitar.com/Magazine/Issues/249#sthash.NpGq7pil.dp

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Learn to play the Spanish classical guitar piece “El Testament D'Amelia” by composer Miguel Llobet. Complete arrangement. Presented in tab and standard notation. Includes 5 minutes of video. By Patrick Francis

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Learn how to play the traditional song "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," arranged here for fingerstyle guitar. Get written instruction and five minutes of video instruction when you download the guide today. By Steve Baughman

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Learn how to develop a sense of groove by focusing on the strong beats. This helpful guide offers written instruction plus 10 minutes of video. By Josh Workman

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As guitarist for the Carter Family, Maybelle Carter pioneered the boom-chuck approach to rhythm guitar. Download this helpful guide to become familiar with the most basic elements of the style. Learn how to add flourishes like hammer-ons, pull-offs, and subtle melodic variations to melodic bass lines. Includes 7 minutes of video. By David Surette

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Learn to play the traditional song "The Dardanella Blues" with the help of this downloadable video guide. Get complete music and lyrics to “The Dardanella Blues” Learn fingerstyle accompaniment and guitar solo Includes 5 minutes of video instruction By Orville Johnson

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Complex rhythms create a lot of excitement in music—think of the “three against four” feel in the four measures leading up to the guitar solo in AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell.” Yet these rhythms can be daunting to play, whether you’re trying to figure them out by ear or from notation. In this lesson, you will learn how to use rhythmic subdivision to break down complex rhythms into more manageable chunks. This informative guide offers written instruction, tab, and full notation, plus 2 minutes of video. by Josh Workman

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PRS Guitars Profile How one of America's most successful electric guitar companies became a top maker of high-end acoustics. With video. By Teja Gerken. Diatonic Chord Changes Lesson A songwriter's guide to major and minor chord progressions. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. Rodney Crowell The master songwriter talks about his rhythm-heavy guitar style, his collaboration with writer Mary Karr on Kin, and his Nashville days with Guy Clark, Mickey Newbury, and Townes Van Zandt. By Derk Richardson. DEPARTMENTS ACOUSTIC CLASSIC Landslide. Music and lyrics by Stevie Nicks. By Andrew DuBrock. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child. Traditional, arranged by Peter Penhallow. By Peter Penhallow. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1930 Martin 000-45. By Steven Dembroski. IN THE STORES In the Stores. By Teja Gerken. NEW GEAR 1 Composite Acoustics OX RAW Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews a thin-body acoustic-electric made with carbon fiber materials. With video. By Adam Perlmutter. NEW GEAR 3 DiMarzio Angel Pickup System Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews DiMarzio's new two-pickup setup. By Teja Gerken. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Anais Mitchell. How a vintage Gibson Kalamazoo changed the way the singer-songwriter plays and composes. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. PLAYLIST Adam Miller, Delayed. By Céline Keating. Bill Evans, In Good Company. By Kenny Berkowitz. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ashes and Roses. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. Mindy Smith, Mindy Smith. By Kenny Berkowitz. PRIVATE LESSON Fingerstyle Accompaniment Lesson. Rick Ruskin on creating pop grooves for backing up singers and instrumental soloists. With video and tab. By Scott Nygaard. SHOPTALK Laurent Brondel Guitars Profile. New England–based luthier fuses original designs with vintage American tone. With video. By Teja Gerken. SONGBOOK Dimming of the Day. Music and lyrics by Richard Thompson. By Andrew DuBrock. THE BASICS Blues Harmony Lesson. Learn to use dominant-seventh, ninth, and diminished chords in your blues progressions. By Orville Johnson. WEEKLY WORKOUT Harmonized Major-Scale Pentatonic Licks. These exercises will get your fretting-hand fingers moving in new ways and help you learn the fingerboard. By Scott Nygaard. WOODSHED Artificial Harmonics Lesson. Learn to play any melody or chord with harmonics and add flair to your guitar arrangements. By Sean McGowan.

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Band of Brothers Dave and Phil Alvin find Common Ground in Big Bill Broonzy BY KENNY BERKOWITZ Ode to Billy Joe Billy Joe Shaver may be ‘long in the tooth,’ but he’ll never be short of tall tales BY KENNY BERKOWITZ SPECIAL FOCUS Plugging In How to get a bigger sound out of your acoustic guitar NEWS The Beat Shakey Graves’ latest battle cry, And the War Came News Spotlight The view from Newport Songcraft Alynda Lee Segarra sticks to her roots in Hurray for the Riff Raff Basics Sweet and lowdown bass patterns Weekly Workout Pick up your playing with dropped-D tuning Here’s How Keep a practice log to track your progress Playlist Ani DiFranco get a reaction for Allergic to Water, plus new releases by Greensky Bluegrass, Jesse Winchester, Pieta Brown, Ron Jackson, and the final album by late-Dobro giant Mike Auldridge Shop Talk Rick Turner’s ‘renaissance’ relationship with Michael Kelly Guitars Makers and Shakers Ronin Guitars, salvaging the redwood-guitar market Review: Blueridge BR-65KCE An affordable guitar for the performing singer-songwriter Review:Breedlove Solo Bass Acoustic bass keeps the beat Review: TC-Helicon Play Acoustic Reshape the sound of your guitar and vocals In the Stores Planet Waves NS Micro Universal Tuner, and Pro-Arte Carbon Classical Guitar Strings

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An instant classic. Look great and let the world know you love the guitar, even when you're not playing one. This shirt is pre-shunk and 100% cotton jersey knit with a comfortable, modern fit. Get your Acoustic Guitar tee today - it's sure to look great on you! (And, did you know, we have the inverse color scheme available too? Click here to take a look and collect them both!)

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Just Be Croz Folk-rock icon David Crosby releases his first solo album in 20 years By David Knowles On the Mystic Highway How John Fogerty uses title phrases and guitar riffs as the spark for his songs By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers The Write Stuff Ad copy writer Dave Adams is using ‘creative restriction’ to challenge and inspire songwriters through the global Acoustic Guitar Project By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Flying Solo British folk master Martin Simpson spotlights chops—and his songwriting—on a stripped-down solo album By Teja Gerken SPECIAL FOCUS: PLAYING WITH THE BAND Punk Unplugged The Devil Makes Three’s Pete Bernhard brings a punk attitude to roots music By Kenny Berkowitz Occupy Colorado Elephant Revival taps into mile-high chemistry on ‘These Changing Skies’ By Kenny Berkowitz Goth-Grass Heroes The Builders and the Butchers blend Goth, Americana & folk for a sound that’s all their own By David Templeton DEPARTMENTS From the Home Office Opening Act Events Great Acoustics The Beat Parker Millsap taps his years in the Pentecostal church; John Prine undergoes cancer surgery; and more Letter from Saint Ouen A day in the life of a Gypsy-jazz Mecca Acoustic Classic Remembering the father of American music, Stephen Foster The Basics Let your fingers do the walking on your favorite ballads, blues & acoustic-rock tunes Take It Easy Songwriting inspiration is as close as your inner juke box Weekly Workout Learn to play chords built from pentatonic scales Here’s How 8 ways to improve the way you hold a guitar AG Trade In the new documentary ‘Musicwood,’ Greenpeace & the big-three acoustic guitar makers face off with Native American loggers Makers & Shakers Larrivee Guitars closes up shop in Canada (sort of) Guitar Guru Dana Bourgeois on how build affects how long soft top wood lasts Kitbag You wouldn’t let your lips get cracked and chapped. Don’t let your instrument Review: Martin CEO-7 Modeled after a vintage Gibson small-body, this guitar is a no-frills stunner Review: Taylor 814ce Taylor’s popular 814ce grand auditorium gets a makeover & a brilliant new pickup Review: Peavey DW-3 A solid budget guitar for the beginner, the frugal professional, or the player who normally jams electric Review: Red-Eye Twin Two-channel preamp is optimized for multiple instruments Mixed Media: Playlist Neil Young’s fourth live acoustic set from his early solo years; and other recordings Mixed Media: Books Buck 'Em: The Autobiography of Buck Owens

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Discover how to unleash your creativity in the early stages of songwriting. This PDF download includes: Tips and tricks for generating ideas that can serve as the basis for new songs. Songwriting games to play by yourself or with friends. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

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Pink Moon Still Shining Bright Forty years after his death, Nick Drake continues to inspire BY DERK RICHARDSON Wayfaring Stranger No More Ed Sheeran has taken the acoustic guitar to places it hasn’t seen since the rise of the Everlys BY MARK SEGAL KEMP Free Spirits Hot Rize reunion results in a tour and first studio album in 24 years BY JEFFREY PEPPER RODGERS SPECIAL FOCUS Your Next Guitar What you need to know to take the next step in your acoustic guitar journey NEWS The Beat Allman Brothers end on a loud note Songcraft Doug Paisley’s not-so-silly little love songs Basics How to rock your accompaniment with ‘5’ chords Weekly Workout Walk your jazz bass lines with chord accompaniment Here’s How Safety tips for traveling with your guitar Kitbag Improve the sound of your home-recording space Playlist Damien Rice’s charming third effort, My Favourite Faded Fantasy, plus new releases by Luke Winslow-King, Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick, Rome, the Alt, and David Childers Guitar Guru What happens when your flattop loses its flat top? Great Acoustics Hank Williams’ Other Guitar Shop Talk Tempo AnyCase Device lets you track your case’s whereabouts Makers&Shakers Paul Reed Smith’s acoustic guitars are as powerful as the company’s electrics Review: Blueridge BR-65KCE An affordable guitar for the performing singer-songwriter Review:Collings 01 12-Fret The parlor guitar with the big sound Review:Eastman E20SS A handsome instrument at a workhorse price Bedell’s Revere Orchestra Built for the road, but you may want to keep it at home Pickin’ Seagull’s new Merlin gives guitar players an exciting new voice