Old-Time Backup Guitar: Learn From the Masters
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Old-Time Backup Guitar: Learn From the Masters

[No orders taken June 19-26] THE book for learning old-style, old-time backup guitar! Over 1400 copies sold! (Look out, McDonald's!) 102-Page book and data CD with >120 mp3 files, ready for iTunes or your mp3 player. Music and tab for 28 great old-time tunes from 78 rpm records. CD has 4 versions of each performance: 1/3-, 1/2-, 2/3-, and full-speed, all corrected to concert pitch! Old-time fiddlers and banjo players may seem to get the glory, but good, solid backup guitars are always in demand! Veteran guitar player John Schwab has developed a highly successful way to help folks learn to play in a traditional backup style the same way that he did: by studying the master musicians of the 78 rpm era - the 1920s and '30s. LEARN FROM THE BEST OF THE OLD-TIMERS: • Luches Kessinger (Kessinger Brothers) • Asa Martin & Edgar Boaz (Doc Roberts) • Roy Harvey (Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers) • Hub Mahaffey (Dykes' Magic City Trio) ...and more! BOOK INCLUDES: • Guitar tab for 28 classic tunes, transcribed from 78 rpm records! CD INCLUDED! • Selections provided as mp3 files, ready for iTunes or digital player (NOTE: A data disk with mp3 files may not play on a car stereo or audio CD player, but it's perfect for your computer.) • Play along with original performances from 78 rpm records! • Four versions per tune, from very slow to full speed • All recordings adjusted to concert pitch • Samples from leading contemporary backup guitar players TOPICS INCLUDE: • What is old-time music, and how does the guitar fit in? • "The Elements of Style" in old-time backup guitar: • Keeping time • Attack and dynamics • Guitars and picks: getting "that" tone • Chord selection: • The chords that the masters used • The chords that the masters didn't use • Choosing chords for modal tunes • Finding the "right" chords • Playing with other musicians • Advice & insight from leading contemporary backup guitarists • Resources for learning: recordings, books, websites, etc.

  • TitleOld-Time Backup Guitar: Learn From the Masters
  • ManufacturerL-Century, LLC
  • BindingSpiral-bound
  • ProductGroupBook
  • EANs9780985595609