A thorough and practical approach to understanding the upper positions on the fingerboard for the flatpicking guitarist. Chord shapes, scale patterns, position studies, and repertoire teach guitarists to visualize how melodies and chords work together up the neck. Concepts presented here are invaluable for arranging and improvising in the flatpicking idiom. Written in standard notation and tablature, with access to online audio. Guitarists will learn a system for organizing chords and scales up the neck, as well as moving horizontally between positions. Open strings are blended with upper position notes in keeping with the flatpicking style, and concepts are applied to real music through tunes and variations. Concepts presented are transferable to other styles of music besides flatpicking. Thorough and practical approach to playing up the neck. Guitarists learn how melodies and chords work together. Invaluable concepts for arranging and improvisation. Tunes and variations provide practical application for the material.
Billy In The Low Ground
Figure 26 - Horizontal scale exercise in G
Figure 27 - Horizontal scale exercise in D
Over The Waterfall
The Arkansas Traveler
The Cuckoo?s Nest
The Flowers Of Edinburgh
The Girl I Left Behind
Figure 26 - Horizontal scale exercise in G
Figure 27 - Horizontal scale exercise in D
Over The Waterfall
The Arkansas Traveler
The Cuckoo?s Nest
The Flowers Of Edinburgh
The Girl I Left Behind
| Arrangement | Guitar |
| Genres | Tuition |
| Format | Instrumental Tutor |
| Level | 2 |
| NumberOfPages | 56 |
| Media | Downloads, Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
| Contributors | Troxel, Jeff (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780786690411 |