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Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar in Open Tunings (Book + Online Audio)

John Fahey was a pioneer in composing and arranging guitar solos in open tunings. In this lesson series for the intermediate guitarist, John teaches a wide variety of techniques, musical textures and styles. The book includes the notation and tablature for the lessons and access to online audio featuring phrase-by-phrase instruction. LESSON ONE: Open G tuning: On the Sunny Side of the Ocean, Spanish Two Step and It Came Upon A Midnight Clear. St. Louis Blues played in a dropped D tuning. LESSON TWO: In this lesson John explores the possibilities of playing in an open C tuning. The Union Pacific has a distinct blues quality, Requiem For John Hurt has an "Eastern" feel. Simplicity often creates beauty and John does this with his version of Auld Lang Syne. LESSON THREE: This lesson concentrates on John's slide guitar playing. Steamboat Gwine Round the Bend played in open G demonstrates many of John's unique technical ideas. The Christmas carol Silent Night is presented in the slide style. John's popular arrangement of Poor Boy A Long Way From Home played in open D tuning finishes the series. Includes access to online audio.

CONTENTS

John Fahey by Mark Humphrey
An Interview with John Fahey
A John Fahey Discography
Explanation of the Tab System
On the Sunny Side of the Ocean
Spanish Two Step
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
St. Louis Blues
The Union Pacific
Requiem for John Hurt
Auld Lang Syne
Steamboat Gwine 'Round the Bend
Silent Night, Holy Night
Poor Boy a Long Way From Home

Lesson One
Track 1: Introduction to Open G tuning Track 2: Tuning to Open G tuning (D G D G B D) Track 3: Discussion of chords in Open G tuning and introduction to On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Track 4: Performance of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Track 5: Teaching of first section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Track 6: Plays slowly first section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Track 7: Teaching of second section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Track 8: Plays slowly second section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Track 9: Teaching of third section of On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Track 10: Introduction to Spanish Two Step Track 11: Performance of Spanish Two Step Track 12: Teaching of first section of Spanish Two Step Track 13: Plays slowly first section of Spanish Two Step Track 14: Teaching of second section of Spanish Two Step	Track 15: Plays slowly second section of Spanish Two Step Track 16: Teaching of third section of Spanish Two Step Track 17: Introduction to It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Track 18: Performance of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Track 19: Teaching of complete arrangement of It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Track 20: Plays slowly It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Track 21: Tuning for Dropped D tuning (D A D G B E) Track 22: Performance of St. Louis Blues Track 23: Teaching of first section of St. Louis Blues Track 24: Teaching of second section of St. Louis Blues Track 25: Plays slowly second section of St. Louis Blues Track 26: Plays again slowly second section of St. Louis Blues Track 27: Closing thoughts on playing St. Louis Blues
Lesson Two
Track 1: Introduction to The Union Pacific Track 2: Performance of The Union Pacific Track 3: Tuning in Open C tuning (C G C G C E) Track 4: Discussion of right hand technique for The Union Pacific Track 5: Teaching of first section of The Union Pacific Track 6: Plays slowly first four bars of The Union Pacific Track 7: Plays slowly again first four bars of The Union Pacific Track 8: Teaching from end of fourth bar to end of first section of The Union Pacific Track 9: Plays slowly first section of The Union Pacific Track 10: Teaching of second section of The Union Pacific Track 11: Plays slowly complete arrangement of The Union Pacific Track 12: Performance of Requiem for John Hurt Track 13: Introduction to first section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 14: Plays slowly first section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 15: Teaching of first eight bars of first section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 16: Teaching from ninth bar of first section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 17: Plays slowly first section of Requiem for John Hurt	Track 18: Teaching from seventeenth bar of first section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 19: Plays slowly first section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 20: Teaching of second section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 21: Plays slowly picking pattern for second section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 22: Teaching of variations for second section of second section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 23: Plays slowly second section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 24: Teaching of third section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 25: Teaching of fourth section of Requiem for John Hurt Track 26: Plays slowly from second section to end of Requiem for John Hurt Track 27: Discussion of variations in Requiem for John Hurt Track 28: Introduction to Auld Lang Syne Track 29: Performance of Auld Lang Syne Track 30: Teaching of Auld Lang Syne Track 31: Introduction to Joy To the World Track 32: Performance of Joy To the World
Lesson Three
Track 1: Introduction to using slide in open tunings Track 2: Tuning to Open G tuning (D G D G B D) Track 3: Performance of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend Track 4: Discussion of slide technique of play guitar on lap Track 5: Teaching of first section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend Track 6: Plays slowly first section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend Track 7: Teaching of second section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend Track 8: Plays slowly second section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend Track 9: Teaching of third (middle) section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend Track 10: Plays slowly third (middle) section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend Track 11: Plays slowly first section and into second section of Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend Track 12: Discussion of variations in Steamboat Gwine ’Round the Bend Track 13: Discussion of slide vibrato technique and introduction to Silent Night, Holy Night Track 14: Performance of Silent Night, Holy Night Track 15: Teaching of introduction of Silent Night, Holy Night Track 16: Plays slowly introduction of Silent Night, Holy Night Track 17: Teaching of first four bars of verse of Silent Night, Holy Night Track 18: Plays slowly first four bars of verse of Silent Night, Holy Night	Track 19: Teaching from fifth bar to end of Silent Night, Holy Night Track 20: Plays rift at end of verse of Silent Night, Holy Night Track 21: Plays slowly verse of Silent Night, Holy Night Track 22: Teaching of Outro of Silent Night, Holy Night Track 23: Plays slowly Outro of Silent Night, Holy Night Track 24: Introduction to Open D tuning (D A D F# A D) and Poor Boy a Long Way From Home Track 25: Performance of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home Track 26: Tuning to Open D tuning (D A D F# A D) Track 27: Teaching of verse of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home Track 28: Plays slowly verse of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home Track 29: Teaching variation of verse of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home Track 30: Teaching of Bridge of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home Track 31: Plays slowly opening bars of bridge of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home Track 32: Discussion of origins of arrangement of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home Track 33: Plays slowly complete arrangement of Poor Boy a Long Way From Home Track 34: Discussion of Open D tuning Track 35: Recent instrumental in Open D tuning Track 36: Closing thoughts on Open D tuning Track 37: Performance of Steel Guitar Rag