Mel Bay 5-String Banjo Styles for 6-String Guitar - Softcover

Craig Dobbins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786670088 ISBN 13: 9780786670086

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc, 2003

Synopsis

This book/CD set presents six complete songs and 19 licks and patterns (in both standard and open G tuning) in the styles of banjoists Earl Scruggs and Allen Shelton, and guitarists Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. (Also included is the 3-finger roll tour de force Strike It Rich by 2001Winfield Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Richard Smith.) Written in standard notation and tablature, with fingerings, chord diagrams, and performance notes; a discography is included for further listening. The companion CD includes performances of all the songs, and the licks and patterns are demonstrated both slowly and up to tempo. For intermediate to advanced level guitarists.

About this title

About the Author

Craig Dobbins is the author of many books and recordings on fingerstyle guitar, including two volumes on the music of Jerry Reed and one on the music of Chet Atkins. His books have been published by Mel Bay Publications, Hal Leonard Corporation, and Warner Brothers Publications. Craig¹s articles, transcriptions, and compositions have appeared in such publications as Acoustic Guitar magazine, Fingerstyle Guitar magazine, Fingerstyle Review magazine, and Mister Guitar (journal of the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society). Craig also writes and publishes Acoustic Guitar Workshop, an instructional quarterly for fingerstyle guitarists.

Craig's compositions have also been recorded by other guitarists, including Taylor clinician Pat Kirtley (Through the Tears) and 2001 Winfield Fingerpicking Champion Richard Smith (That's My Boy).

Edition details

• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0786670088
• ISBN 13: 9780786670086
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 48