Fingerstyle Guitar from Scratch - Picking Patterns for Vocal Accompaniment

ISBN: 0966502965

Author: Bruce Emery

Condition: New

This book illustrates the basics of the Arpeggio Style and the Travis Style (alternating bass) forms of guitar vocal accompaniment. More specifically, you ll be using your fingers to pick the individual notes out of common chords to backup your voice instead of strumming or picking those chords with a pick. It s just a kinder, gentler way to play rhythm guitar. Think of Dust in the Wind, "Blackbird," Scarborough Fair, Landslide, Leader of the Band and Time in a Bottle. These are among the songs we ll use to explore this style.Learning the picking patterns themselves (presented in tablature, by the way) is fairly straightforward; the trick is in the coordination of the fretting and picking hands during the transitions from chord to chord. We'll cover a number of principles that help you navigate through these changes without losing the beat. At the end of the book, you ll see the 20 main arpeggios and the 20 main Travis patterns summarized for easy reference.Table of ContentsPart One: FINGERSTYLE BASICSNotationThe Picking HandPicking PhilosophiesThe Overlapping Tier SystemThe Fretting HandBass/Tier CombinationsPractice with Arpeggio #1The Continuity PrincipleThe Indiana Jones PrincipleMore ExamplesWorst-Case Continuity ScenarioThe ChallengeOther Meters: TimeOther Meters 6/8 TimeBack to 4/4 Time: EstudioMeet the TwinsOther Simple ArpeggiosArpeggios with Longer SequencesAllegro3/3/2/Time20 Arpeggios: A RetrospectiveMixing Quarter and Eighth NotesMeet the ThreesomeMore Samples from the FieldGame Show: Scarborough FairBossa Nova: Girl From IpanemaPart Two: TRAVIS-STYLE BASICSTravis #1: Inside-Out MechanicsPractice: City of New OrleansTravis #2: LandslideTravis #3: Outside-InVariations: Travis #4 and #5Picking Pattern PotpourriTriple Alternating BassWalking BasslineTravis #6: The Pinch PatternDust in the WindPinch VariationsAdding the Ring FingerDrop D and the Ring FingerMore Variations20 Travis Patterns: A RetrospectiveLeader of the BandGarden PartyDouble-PickingHelplessly HopingTravis-Style DeparturesThe DanceBlackbirdThe Next Level: Melodic LinesFinal ExamOur 20 Arpeggios at a GlanceOur 20 Travis Patterns at a Glance