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What is this style called, and how do I learn to play it?
I stumbled across the Youtube video linked below a few days ago, and as I was admiring the abilities of its protagonist, I realized that I honestly don't know how to classify this incredibly common style he's playing (at 3:11 and 4:01 in particular, also 4:22). I possess the skills to play what he's playing, but it generally feels like rote memorization and/or muscle memory for me rather than a logical, thought-out process whenever I learn this type of song.
https://youtu.be/vBA1szP1Lks?t=191 https://youtu.be/vBA1szP1Lks?t=241 What's the best way to bolster my ability in this style? I realize that he's Travis picking in the first sample and flatpicking in the others, but I still consider the mood of the music to be similar in each sample. I haven't put much effort into Travis picking, so I know for sure that's one thing I need to focus on. FYI, I've been playing for over 15 years so I will be building from a relatively solid foundation. I can play diatonic scales all up and down the fretboard, although my visual perception of intervals/arpeggios is still on the shaky side of things. My theory admittedly has some catching up to do with my technical ability. Are there standards for me to learn? A progression from easy to difficult? Where should I begin? What are some tricks to keep my hands and my brain on the same page? Thx
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4:01 is pretty standard bluegrass flatpicking and 4:22 bluegrass melodic bass.
You can take Billy in the lowground and Wildwood flower as similar examples. |
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First is fingerstyle blues and second is bluegrass
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There are a lot of resources. Mark Hanson is a popular resource for a book and Homespun has CD's
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For finger style, two books by Mark Hanson. The Art of Contemporary Travis Picking and The Art of Solo Fingerpicking. The first book is mostly instructional with a few tunes, the second has more tunes in it. Many of us bought both. He now has digital versions as well on his new website:
https://markhansonguitar.com/shop/
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Well that’s Tony Polecastro. Click on his Acoustic Letter information and he has full courses teaching you all those styles for a low monthly or yearly fee. No affiliation.
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Thanks everyone, I will check out those resources.
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That's Tony Polecastro's version of "The Last Steam Engine Train". He has some good online courses and that song is a fun one to play. In fact, I often play it (at a much quicker tempo) when trying out guitars.
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Have you heard of ‘American Primitive’? The style popularized by the great John Fahey? Look up his version of Poor Boy Long Ways From Home - it’s a riff on the same song in your video.
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Link: https://www.tobywalkerslessons.com/l...nger-pick.html |