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Learn to change the phrasing of melodies by altering the volume, timing, and articulation of notes. Experiment with stretching and compressing passages of notes Play Alex de Grassi's arrangement of "Shenandoah" Download includes 13 minutes of video instruction By Alex de Grassi.

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Get complete music for the traditional song "Arkansas Traveler" Learn this classic fiddle tune arranged for flatpicked guitar Guide includes tab, standard notation, and 11 minutes of video instruction By Scott Nygaard

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Get complete music and lyrics to the traditional ballad, "Down in the Willow Garden," and learn Jody Stecher's style of flatpicking accompaniment and melody playing. Your guide includes 6 minutes of instructional video. By Jody Stecher.

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Microphones for Stage and Studio How to choose and use a microphone. By Doug Young. John Doyle Lesson The Irish guitar wizard on his influential tune-accompaniment style and writing traditional-sounding songs. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. Joe Henry The master songwriter and producer on vintage guitars, mics, and the minimalist beauty of his latest album, Reverie. By Derk Richardson. DEPARTMENTS ACOUSTIC CLASSIC Down by the Riverside. Traditional, arranged by Peter Penhallow. Learn to play a classic Ameican spiritual with this simple, three-chord arrangement. By Dan Apczynski. The Last Thing on My Mind. Words and music by Tom Paxton. By Andrew DuBrock. GREAT ACOUSTICS Huss and Dalton Monticello. By Adam Perlmutter. HERE'S HOW Free Writing. How to unleash your creativity in the early stages of songwriting. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. IN THE STORES NEW GEAR 1 Guild F-1512E Review. Acoustic Guitar checks out Guild's latest jumbo 12-string. By Teja Gerken. NEW GEAR 2 Cort MR710F Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews a cutaway dreadnought with solid Sitka spruce top and Fishman electronics. By Adam Perlmutter. NEW GEAR 3 Fishman Loudbox Artist Review. Powerful, portable, and flexible acoustic amp. By Doug Young. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Laurie Lewis. On her latest album, the bluegrass fiddler/guitarist pays tribute to Bill Monroe. By Kenny Berkowitz. PLAYLIST Carolina Chocolate Drops, Leaving Eden. By Kenny Berkowitz. Dar Williams, In the Time of Gods. By Mike Thomas. Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, Little Blue Egg. By Celine Keating. Kevin Kastning, Sandor Szabo, and Balazs Major, Triptych. By Teja Gerken. Lincoln Durham, The Shovel vs. The Howling Blues. By Michael Lohr. Luke Roberts, The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport. By Sarah Welsh. The Pines, Dark So Gold. By Mike Thomas. PRIVATE LESSON West African Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson. Walter Strauss on imitating the open string sounds of the Malian kora. By Teja Gerken. SHOPTALK J.S. Bogdanovich Guitars Profile. Classical luthier writes the book on how to build a guitar. By Mark Small. SONGBOOK Darling Cory. Traditional, arranged by Jody Stecher. Learn to play a haunting old-time classic arranged for the guitar. By Jody Stecher. THE BASICS Open Tunings Lesson. Learn to play in open-G and open-D tunings like blues greats Duane Allman, Ry Cooder, Robert Johnson, and others. By Orville Johnson. WOODSHED Block and Rolled Chords Lesson. Use these picking-hand techniques for expressive variations in your chord sounds. By Alex De Grassi. Keeping Swing Time with a Metronome. Learn how to interpret music with a jazzy swing feel and practice jazz rhythms with a metronome. By Sean McGowan.

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All About Portable Recorders How to find the right digital recorder to suit your needs. By Gino Robair. Dan Crary Lesson The bluegrass lead guitar pioneer on arranging fiddle tunes and solo flatpicking. By Scott Nygaard. Jorma Kaukonen and Steve Kaufman By David McCarty. DEPARTMENTS ACOUSTIC CLASSIC High and Dry. Words and music by Thom Yorke, Jonathan Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Edward O'Brien, and Philip Selway. By Dan Apczynski. The Midnight Special. Learn an arrangement of a blues classic popularized by the Louvin Brothers, Leadbelly, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. By Dan Apczynski. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1965 Martin D-28. By Derek See. IN THE STORES In the Stores. NEW GEAR 1 Beard Odyssey A Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews a round-neck resonator that combines modern vibe with classic dobro tone. By Adam Levy. NEW GEAR 2 Recording King RD-316 Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews an affordable vintage-style dreadnought. By Jason Borisoff. NEW GEAR 3 Fender Acoustasonic 150 Review. Powerful acoustic amp with complex sound-shaping options. By Adam Perlmutter. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Pieta Brown. On her third solo album, the singer-songwriter turned to a collection of new and vintage guitars to capture her atmospheric songs. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. PLAYLIST Fionn Regan, 100 Acres of Sycamore. By Derk Richardson. Jacques Stotzem, Lonely Road. By Julia Crowe. Martin Sexton, Fall Like Rain. By Phil Catalfo. Otis Taylor, Contraband. By Kenny Berkowitz. Rodrigo y Gabriela, Area 52. By Julia Crowe. PRIVATE LESSON Harp-Style Guitar Lesson. Robin Bullock on playing Celtic and classical tunes with a technique that imitates the sound of the harp. By Doug Young. SHOPTALK Running Dog Guitars Profile. Luthier Rick Davis builds traditional-sounding steel-strings with contemporary touches. By Tom Lell. SONGBOOK Ain't Misbehavin'. Music by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks, arranged by Rick Ruskin. By Rick Ruskin. The Water Song. Music by Jorma Kaukonen. By Andrew DuBrock. THE BASICS Arranging with a Capo. Use a capo to get new sounds from chord progressions without changing a song's original key. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. WOODSHED Fingerstyle Jazz Articulation Lesson. Learn how to play and balance multiple voices in your fingerstyle jazz arrangements. By Sean McGowan. Open Strings vs. Fretted Notes. Define melodies, harmonies, and countermelodies by deciding where to play notes on the guitar neck. By Alex De Grassi.

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On the Cover: Gillian Welch. After eight years of stops and starts, Gillian Welch and partner David Rawlings return with a starkly beautiful set of songs on The Harrow and the Harvest. ESSENTIAL ACOUSTIC ALBUMS OF 2011 By Mark Smith. 19 GUITAR SHOPPING TIPS Smart guitar-buying tips from five well-known guitar shop proprietors. By Jason Borisoff. ACOUSTIC CLASSICS I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. Words and music by Hank Williams. The Parting Glass. Traditional, arranged by Danny Carnahan. PRIVATE LESSON Creative Chord Voicings Lesson. Sideman extraordinaire Mark Goldenberg on using open-string drones and reharmonization to spice up chord voicings. With video and tab. By Teja Gerken. NEW GEAR Martin 0-28VS Review. A vintage-style rosewood and spruce small-body 12-fret with bold tones. By Stevie Coyle. Traynor AM Custom Amp Review. Powerful, feature-laden, multiple-input amp with woody and warm sound. By Adam Perlmutter. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Sidi Toure. Sidi Toure contributes his own style to a long tradition of brilliant Malian guitarists. By Sarah Welsh. HERE'S HOW Effective EQ. How to use graphic and parametric Eqs to adjust your guitar’s amplified sound. By Doug Young. THE BASICS Accuracy and Tone for Slide Guitar. Get started on slide guitar with these simple note-targeting exercises. By Orville Johnson. ToC Text Column 3: SHOPTALK Charles Freeborn Guitars. Portland, Oregon, luthier fuses innovative designs with traditional building techniques to create sleek, unusual shapes and sizes. By Andrew DuBrock. The 2011 Woodstock Invitational. Acoustic Guitar reports from the New York State guitar festival. By Teja Gerken. WOODSHED Building Bass Lines. Learn to craft jazzy walking bass lines and work them into your solo fingerstyle accompaniment. With video and tab. By Sean McGowan. SONGBOOK Spanish Harlem. Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector, arranged by Kinloch Nelson. GREAT ACOUSTICS 2001 Andersen SilverLine. By Baker Rorick. Songs: I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hank Williams The Parting Glass, Traditional, arranged by Danny Carnahan Scarlet Town, Gillian Welch Blues in the Kitchen, Sean McGowan Spanish Harlem, Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector, arranged by Kinloch Nelson

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Learn an American folk song for beginning guitar, with tab, standard notation, chord diagrams, complete lyrics, and audio. Arranged by Peter Penhallow.

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If you want to be a musician, it’s helpful to know the language musicians use to communicate musical ideas and thoughts. And most musicians use standard notation. Guitarists do tend to run in packs, so it’s possible to go through your musical life without interacting with musicians who play other instruments, but if you limit yourself to playing guitar music written in tablature, you’ll miss out on an awful lot of great music and musical ideas. Scott Nygaard offers some practical tips to get you started on the road to sight-reading.

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Whether you’re a beginner looking to buy a classical as your first guitar, a steel-string player who wants to diversify, or a serious classical player who wants to step up to a luthier-made instrument, there are lots of great guitars available. In this article, Teja Gerken offers tips on how to find the right classical guitar for your needs.

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The Alex de Grassi Fingerstyle Guitar Method is a complete course in learning to play contemporary steel-string guitar, taught by a master of the instrument. Alex de Grassi carefully guides players through 29 in-depth lessons with definitive advice on fingerstyle technique, tone, phrasing, and arranging, and over 200 musical examples, exercises, and songs. This comprehensive method is available in two different formats: Book & Audio Download package: 192 pages with notation, tab, and audio downloads for all music examples, played by Alex de Grassi. PDF & Video Download package: A four-part download featuring the complete written instruction from the book, and 6 hours of accompanying video instruction. Please ensure that there is adequate space on your computer's hard drive before downloading the PDF and video package! Includes: INSTRUMENT BASICS Fingerstyle Guitar Design Holding the Guitar Tuning BASIC TECHNIQUE The Picking Hand The Fretting Hand FIRST PHRASES Note Duration Legato Techniques Open Strings vs. Fretted Notes CHORDS AND ARPEGGIOS Strummed, Block, and Rolled Chords Chord Voicings Arpeggios RHYTHMS, PATTERNS, AND ACCENTS The Alternating Bass Enhancing the Alternating Bass More Patterns TEXTURE Articulations Vibrato Pizzicato, Muting, and Harmonics Timbre and Dynamics MOVING UP THE FINGERBOARD Cross-String Techniques Barre Chords and Cross-String Arpeggios ALTERNATE TUNINGS Voicings, Resonance, Modes, and Harmony Texture and Weight ABOUT TIME Cross-Rhythms Arpeggiated Figures, Syncopations, and Accents Phrasing EXTENDED TECHNIQUES Percussion Slapping and Tapping THE 3-D SOUND Depth of Field Orchestration

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How to Get a Free Gibson J-45 Sage advice from a Texas “outlaw” singer-songwriter Keeping It Simple Caitlin Canty finds songs in a 1930s flattop In the Afterglow Singer-songwriter José González goes it alone on his hit album Vestiges & Claws Parlor Pickin’ Small-body guitars have come a long way from their Victorian-era roots Roadside Americana III Check out our special guide to US guitar-factory tours High on Bluegrass A flashback to Jerry Garcia’s collaborations with David Grisman Dead Unplugged How the kings of psychedelia found their acoustic groove Jerry’s Way Master Jerry Garcia’s influential acoustic style News The Beat A new album and book look at Woody Guthrie’s LA years; Mandolin Orange’s serene Americana; Steve Earle’s music camp News Spotlight Hollywood Anderson’s amazing American Idol journey PLAY The Basics Learn the fundamentals of Brazilian bossa nova Weekly Workout Discover the myriad possibilities of open-D fingerpicking AG Trade Shop Talk Alister Atkin re-creates Buddy Holly’s Gibson J-45; independence for Takamine; new Martin Ed Sheeran model Makers & Shakers Archivist Dick Boak is Martin’s history detective Review: Gibson Bob Dylan SJ-200 Player’s Edition This vintage-inspired model boasts an outstanding voice Review: Bedell Blackbird Vegan A parlor guitar that will appeal to troubadours and blues players Review: Mitchell ME1 & ME2CEC Affordable series has much to offer entry-level players Pickin’ Larrivée jumps back into the ukulele game with the UB-40 baritone Great Acoustics Revisiting the circa-1900 Washburn White Rose parlor guitar MIXED MEDIA Playlist Tom Brosseau’s strange and evocative Perfect Abandon; also, A Wanderer I’ll Stay by Pharis & Jason Romero, Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie & Lowell, Charlie Parr’s Stumpjumper, and six essential bluegrass tracks Stage: Rock Bottom Remainders Literary rockers reunite at Tucson book fair Songs: Moonlight Drive, The Doors Stone Blind Horses, Ray Wylie Hubbard Shady Grove, Jerry Garcia / David Grisman

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Songwriters at Play Modern troubadours collaborate with the young Bob Dylan to create The New Basement Tapes His Back Pages Studio guitar legend Bruce Langhorne is the real Mr. Tambourine Man Faith, Folk & Funny Business From The Brady Bunch to Transparent, scriptwriter, songwriter, and acoustic-guitar player Faith Soloway has come full circle Music from the Ruins Guitars built from Detroit’s abandoned housing stock are adding to the Motor City’s legacy MerleFest! Behind the flowering of one of the most influential string-band festivals Goodbye Earl 5 little-known teenage girls from North Carolina helped blaze trails for women in bluegrass Pickin’ the Blues How racism kept black string-band music virtually hidden for decades I Love String Bands AG readers weigh in on what inspires them about string-band music News The Beat Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield release a tribute to indie songsmith Elliott Smith; Airplane manager Bill Thompson dies News Spotlight Rez Abbasi turned to the acoustic guitar to re-invent ’70s fusion classics Play Songcraft Songwriter Nathan Bell on “finding” songs in particular guitars Here’s How The art of aleatoric, or “chance,” songwriting Basics Master the art of rests Weekly Workout Exercises for honing the major-pentatonic scale AG Trade Shop Talk Ovation brand sold to Drum Workshop; Gibson issues a new Dylan signature SJ-200 guitar Makers & Shakers Indian Hill’s Mike Kennedy creates a unique showpiece flattop Guitar Guru What causes random intonation glitches? Review: Bourgeois Bryan Sutton Dreadnought A limited-edition revival of a modern marvel Review: Paul Reed Smith SE A10E This all-mahogany acoustic sounds warm and woody Review: Fishman Platinum Series PreampsUser-friendly models with clean and accurate sonics Pickin’ Fender’s Premium Concert Tone 59 banjo revives a long-celebrated line Great Acoustics Larrivée’s 1975 cutaway was a true trailblazer Mixed Media Playlist James McMurtry’s Complicated Game has a softer sound, but more edge to the lyrics; also Jorma Kaukonen’s Ain’t in No Hurry, Julian Lage’s World’s Fair, and Iron & Wine’s Archive Series Volume No. 1

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Glory’ Days An exclusive excerpt from a new memoir, Rumours of Glory Prodigal Sons Guitarists Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge traverse the landscape of American music Lone Star—Unplugged! Just in time for SXSW: AG’s guide to the players, the clubs, the makers & more For the Sake of the Song 20 essential Texas singer-songwriters Young Guns El Paso’s Dirty River Boys find their own path to glory 5 Texas Troubadours A handful of gifted newcomers Praise the Lloyd From pedal steel to production, Maines is the Man Live Music Capital of the World 20 music hotspots around the Lone Star state Hotbed 5 great Texas guitar builders you should know NEWS The Beat Music is a never-ending dream for the women of First Aid Kit; Del McCoury does Woody Guthrie; & more News Spotlight Earls of Leicester: Jerry Douglas’ tribute to a Dobro pioneer PLAY Songcraft Loudon Wainwright III can be serious or funny, but he’s always compelling Take It Easy Helpful hints for opening acts Here’s How Keep your guitar in tip-top shape Basics Use jazz language to improvise in any style Weekly Workout Two ways to get fluent on the fretboard AG TRADE Shop Talk Luthier extraordinaire Bruce Sexauer on pearwood and other exotic tonewoods Makers & Shakers Can Ren Ferguson revitalize the Guild Guitars brand? Guitar Guru Brazilian rosewood has never been more in demand—or rare Review: Thompson OM Brazilian An heirloom-quality instrument that’s a worthy investment Review: Gretsch G9201 Honey Dipper A modern resonator guitar with that authentic Delta sound Review: Recording King RP1-16C The old-style 0-size wonder packs a punch Pickin’ Weber’s Two-Point Bitterroot octave mandolin sounds like a tiny string orchestra Great Acoustics Collings’ collectible “cowboy stencil” guitars Playlist Laura Marling’s tough and tender fifth album, Short Movie; plus Classic African American Songwriters and new releases by Eric Bibb, Jim White vs. the Packway Handle Band, and Rob Ickes

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DOUG WAMBLE Doug Wamble couples slide guitar and D A D G A D tuning for a very personal sound influenced by jazz, blues, and R&B. By Adam Levy. HOW TO MAKE UP A BALLADSONG AND GET AWAY WITH IT Songwriting lessons from Woody Guthrie. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. SMALL PACKAGES A look at the inexpensive small-body market, with reviews of 11 steel-string flattops between $350 and $800. By Teja Gerken. ACOUSTIC CLASSIC Blue Moon of Kentucky. Words and music by Bill Monroe. Down by the Water. Words and music by Colin Meloy of the Decemberists. PRIVATE LESSON Choosing a Tuning. Fingerstyle guitarist Chris Proctor talks about his approach to arranging songs and how he chooses and explores different alternate tunings. By Andrew DuBrock. NEW GEAR Taylor 918e Review. Taylor’s powerful new grand orchestra model has a complex voice and upscale appointments. By Teja Gerken. Blackbird Lucky 13 Review. 1 3-fret small-body combines vintage blues-box specs and modern carbon-fiber construction. By Doug Young. Schertler Jam 100 Review. A powerful yet compact acoustic amp with four flexible channels. By James Nash. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Field Report. Singer-songwriter Chris Porterfield’s restless evolution. By Kenny Berkowitz. SONGCRAFT Blues/Rock Changes. How to use chords like the flatted VII and flatted III in your songs. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. THE BASICS Rock Fingerpicking Patterns. Learn different fingerstyle approaches used by the Beatles, Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, and more. By Andrew DuBrock. SHOPTALK Bruce Sexauer Guitars. Northern California luthier fuses traditional and contemporary designs. By Teja Gerken. PLAYLIST Mary Gauthier, Live at Blue Rock. By Derk Richardson. Jody Stecher, Wonders and Signs. By Phil Catalfo. Marcy Marxer, Things Are Coming My Way. By David McCarty. WEEKLY WORKOUT Drop Two Chord Arpeggios. Strengthen your picking and fretting hands with these popular four-note chord voicings. By Sean McGowan. WOODSHED Fingerstyle Cross-Rhythms. Play in two meters at the same time for a multidimensional effect. By Alex de Grassi. SONGBOOK Daughters. Words and music by John Mayer. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1984 David Matlin. By Adam Perlmutter.

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IRIS DEMENT The beloved singer-songwriter returns with her first album of new material in 16 years. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. PLAY IT AGAIN! How Bryan Sutton’s legendary “Banjo Killer” dreadnought was restored after being damaged by the Nashville flood of 2010. By Dana Bourgeois. CUSTOM GUITAR GALLERY Individually crafted custom guitars from eight luthiers. By Teja Gerken. ACOUSTIC CLASSIC Oh, Shenandoah Traditional, arranged by Andrew DuBrock PRIVATE LESSON Contemporary Fingerstyle Textures: Antonio Calogero on using techniques like two-hand tapping and artificial harmonics in his compositions. By Doug Young. NEW GEAR Blueridge BG-2500 Review: A jumbo flattop with a bold sound and art deco-inspired looks. By Adam Levy. Voyage-Air VAD-04SN Review: A full-size dreadnought with a folding neck for easy storage and travel. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. Peavey Ecoustic 110 Review: Affordable acoustic amp offers solid tone, extensive effects, and a built-in looper. By Adam Perlmutter. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Lucy Kaplansky: The singer-songwriter makes her family the central focus of her latest album, Reunion. By Mike Thomas. THE BASICS Carter-Style Fundamentals: Learn the country bass and strum pattern pioneered by Maybelle Carter. By David Surette. SHOPTALK Headstock Nation: A report from the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase. By Steve James. PLAYLIST Adam Traum, Just Like Home. By Phil Catalfo. Alasdair Roberts, Wonder Working Stone. By Mark Smith. Carrie Rodriguez, Give Me All You Got. By Kenny Berkowitz. The Steeldrivers, Hammer Down. By Phil Catalfo. WEEKLY WORKOUT Patterns in Thirds: Break up your scale practice with third-based patterns. By Sean McGowan. WOODSHED Bluesy Improvising on a Melody: Learn to create rhythmic and melodic variations by using bluesy bends and slurs and combining licks and melodies. By Orville Johnson SONGBOOK Candy Man Blues: Traditional, arranged by Mississippi John Hurt. SONGBOOK Little Willie: Traditional, arranged by Jody Stecher. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1931 Francisco Simplicio. By Aaron Greene.

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Your Next Guitar We talk to Acoustic Guitar readers and veteran shop owners for advice on buying a new guitar. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. Essential Albums of 2012 Acoustic Guitar 's editors and contributors choose the best acoustic albums of the year. By Mark Smith. Mumford and Sons On Babel, British folk-rockers Mumford and Sons keep their focus on what’s important: the song. By Kenny Berkowitz. ACOUSTIC CLASSIC City of New Orleans. Music and words by Steve Goodman. By Andrew DuBrock. Pastures of Plenty. Music and lyrics by Woody Guthrie. By Andrew DuBrock. The Cave. Mumford and Sons. By Andrew DuBrock. GREAT ACOUSTICS Fylde Custom Guitar with Mandolin. By Adam Perlmutter. IN THE STORES Takamine P1DC, Taylor 414 Fall Limited, DigiTech JamMan Solo XT, and a review of the Line 6 StageSource L3t PA. By Teja Gerken. NEW GEAR 1 Huss and Dalton Crossroads Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews a vintage-style blues guitar with contemporary touches. By Orville Johnson. NEW GEAR 2 Recording King RAJ-126 Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews an affordable slope-shoulder dreadnought with vintage tone. By Adam Perlmutter. NEW GEAR 3 Apogee MiC. A great-sounding USB mic that works with Mac computers and iOS devices. By Doug Young. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Tift Merritt. The singer-songwriter on her love of vintage Gibsons and playing with guitarist Marc Ribot on Traveling Alone. By Derk Richardson. PRIVATE LESSON Acoustic Rock Guitar. Janet Robin on how she integrates hard rock techniques learned from Randy Rhoads into her acoustic playing with Lindsey Buckingham and her own songs. By Adam Perlmutter. SHOPTALK John Walker Guitars Profile. Montana luthier draws his inspirations from vintage Gibsons. By Teja Gerken. SONGBOOK Angeline the Baker. Traditional, arranged by Scott Nygaard. By Scott Nygaard. Carolina In My Mind. Music and lyrics by James Taylor. By Andrew DuBrock. THE BASICS Roots Fingerpicking in Acoustic Rock. Learn how rock stars like Jorma Kaukonen and Steve Howe used roots fingerpicking to create memorable solo instrumentals. By Andrew DuBrock. WEEKLY WORKOUT Pentatonic Patterns. Create new pentatonic melodic lines by looking at the five-note scale in a different way. By Scott Nygaard.

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Fingerstyle Guitar Duets How to use different accompaniment patterns, harmonies, counterpoint, and textures to create more exciting duo arrangements. By Doug Young. Shawn Colvin The singer-songwriter on her new memoir, creating compelling guitar parts, and collaborating with Buddy Miller, Jakob Dylan, and more on her new album. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. A Visit to Guild How Guild’s iconic flattop guitars are built in the company’s Connecticut factory. By Teja Gerken. DEPARTMENTS PLAYLIST Butch Thompson and Pat Donohue, Vicksburg Blues. By Bill Wagner. I Draw Slow, Redhills. By Michael Lohr. ACOUSTIC CLASSIC Carry On. Words and music by Stephen Stills. By Andrew DuBrock. PRIVATE LESSON Pianistic Fingerpicking. Matt Munisteri on adapting the brilliant style of jazz-era pianist/songwriter Willard Robison for acoustic guitar. By Adam Levy. NEW GEAR 1 Boucher Studio Indian Goose 000-12FTB Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews a Canadian-made 12-fret 000 with an Adirondack spruce top. With video. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. NEW GEAR 2 Gretsch G5013CE Rancher Jr. Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews an affordable acoustic-electric flattop with a classic vibe. With video. By Adam Perlmutter. NEW GEAR 3 Radial PZ Deluxe and Firefly Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews two new acoustic preamps from premier maker of DI boxes. With video. By Doug Young. IN THE STORES In the Stores. Washburn's WCG25SCE acoustic-electric, Kala's JTE/2TS archtop tenor ukulele, Planet Waves's NS Tri-Action capo, and a review of the Deering Phoenix six-string banjo. By Teja Gerken. NEW GEAR 3 Deering Phoenix Six-String Banjo. By Teja Gerken. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Shovels and Rope. The dark acoustic country stomp of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent. By Kenny Berkowitz. THE BASICS Fingerstyle Blues Variations. Use C-A-G-E-D chord shapes to find fingerstyle blues patterns up the neck. By Pete Madsen. SHOPTALK Montreal Guitar Show 2012. Acoustic Guitar reports from the Northeast’s premier guitar show. By Teja Gerken. PLAYLIST Robin and Linda Williams, These Old Dark Hills. By Mike Thomas. The Flatlanders, The Odessa Tapes. By Kenny Berkowitz. Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers, Old Gold. By Kenny Berkowitz. Al Petteway, It's Only the Blues. By Céline Keating. Steve Spurgin, Folk Remedies. By Phil Catalfo. Malcom Holcombe, Down the River. By Mike Thomas. WEEKLY WORKOUT Three-Against-Four Rhythms. Use the ubiquitous polyrhythms in your fingerboard explorations. By Scott Nygaard. WOODSHED Palm Muting Lesson. How to play pizzicato by damping the strings with your picking hand. By Alex De Grassi. SONGBOOK The Holly and the Ivy. Traditional, arranged by Sean McGowan. By Sean McGowan. The Christmas Song. Music and lyrics by Mel Torme and Robert Wells, arranged by David Wilcox. By Adam Levy. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1961 Guild M-20. By Derek See.

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Kelly Joe Phelps Slide Lesson The fingerstyle guitarist and singer-songwriter demonstrates some of the slide guitar techniques that have reinvigorated his playing. By Orville Johnson. Loudon Wainwright III On Older Than My Old Man Now, the singer-songwriter casts an unflinching eye toward his own mortality. By Derk Richardson. Five Hybrid Nylon-Strings Reviewed Acoustic Guitar reviews five acoustic-electric classical guitars with narrow necks from Alhambra, Córdoba, Hill, Martin, and Taylor. By Doug Young. DEPARTMENTS ACOUSTIC CLASSIC Early Morning Rain. Music and lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot. By Andrew DuBrock. PRIVATE LESSON Solo Guitar Arranging Lesson. English fingerstyle guitarist Clive Carroll on combining chords, bass lines, percussion, and melody to emulate a full band. By Doug Young. NEW GEAR 1 Breedlove Voice Auditorium Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews a rich-sounding mid-size guitar with custom L.R. Baggs electronics. With video. By Adam Perlmutter. NEW GEAR 2 Washburn WDFLB26SCE Forrest Lee Bender Review. Acoustic Guitar reviews a string bender-equipped flattop designed for playing pedal-steel licks. With video. By Teja Gerken. IN THE STORES In the Stores. PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Andrew York. The former LAGQ guitarist on his new double album, Yamour. By Mark Small. SONG CRAFT Rewriting Other Songs. How to change the chords, feel, tonality, and time signature of an existing song to find ideas for a new song of your own. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. HERE'S HOW Classical Shopper. How to choose and shop for a classical guitar. By Teja Gerken. THE BASICS Secondary Dominant Chords. Borrow chords from other keys to create interesting and exciting chord progressions. By Andrew DuBrock. SHOPTALK Classical Ten-String Guitars. All about the ten-string classical guitar and its variants. PLAYLIST Foggy Mountain Special: A Bluegrass Tribute to Earl Scruggs. By Kenny Berkowitz. Aimee Mann, Charmer. By Derk Richardson. Don Williams, And So It Goes. By Kenny Berkowitz. Jennie Stearns, Blurry Edges. By Kenny Berkowitz. Jerry Douglas, Traveler. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers. WEEKLY WORKOUT Move It On Up. Learn scales, intervals and chords that move up the fingerboard as well as across. By Scott Nygaard. WOODSHED Vibrato. Learn how to articulate a melody with linear and lateral vibrato techniques. By Alex De Grassi. SONGBOOK Bolero. Music by Julian Arcas. By Patrick Francis. GREAT ACOUSTICS 1994 Favino Jazz Nylon. By Buck Curran.

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Learn how to build complex jazz chord voicings from the ground up. Explore essential three-note chords and extended voicings. Get tab and music for an original étude in the style of "Autumn Leaves." By Sean McGowan.

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Learn how to play the traditional song "Go Tell It on the Mountain," arranged here for fingerstyle guitar. Get written instruction and six minutes of video instruction when you download the guide today. By Steve Baughman

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Explore some additional approaches to articulating fingerstyle melodies. Learn palm- and fretting-hand muting techniques. Master natural and artificial harmonics. This instructional guide includes 20 minutes of video. By Alex de Grassi

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Add drum-like sounds to your playing by using the body of the guitar as a percussion instrument. Learn specific techniques for drumming the top of the guitar with your thumb and fingers Use percussive triplets, rolls, and flams in an arrangement of "Lay This Body Down" Download includes 14 minutes of video instruction By Alex de Grassi.

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Get complete music and lyrics to the traditional song, "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down," and learn Jody Stecher's style of flatpicking accompaniment and melody playing. Your guide includes 4 minutes of instructional video. By Jody Stecher.