Series: Guitar Books
Paperback: 126 pages
Publisher: Music Sales America; 1 edition (April 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 082560317X
ISBN-13: 978-0825603174
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.3 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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This book has definite pros and cons for me. First, let me say that I consider myself an early intermediate player, having previously worked through Fingerstyle Guitar by Ken Perlman (http://www..com/Fingerstyle-Guitar-Ken-Perlman/dp/157424115X), which I did under the guidance of the same teacher that I have started working through this book with.The book is organized into two sections: first, an instructional section, with exercises and small training pieces; second, the tabbed songs.The instructional section is pretty good, but I was dismayed to discover that there is no accompanying CD with the book (hearing the examples would have been great...fortunately, I have a good teacher). Alas, the instruction pretty much stops once you get to the songs. The selection of songs is great; lots of really fantastic material, much of which I hadn't heard before. Each artist is given a paragraph or two of introduction, along with some background on the songs. However, there is virtually no instruction on actually playing the songs (fingering recommendations or slide technique, etc.). It's just you and the tab from there on out.Fortunately, every single song is available on iTunes; still it would have been nice to have a CD included, first with the original recordings and second with a recording of the music (as tabbed out) being played. Since the originals are often quite old, those recordings are not as helpful as they might be in some cases. Further, the originals are often more than a single guitar (even the very first tune, Black Ace, has a strummed accompaniment in the original, so the tabbed version sounds a bit different). Overall, however, this isn't a big deal.
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