Whatever your colour or creed, we wish you peace, happiness and all the compliments of the season. Christmas is a time for giving and in giving we receive, so please accept these free AGW Christmas goodies as tokens of our thanks for supporting AGW throughout 2017. Silent Night – free audio & tab Probably the […]
Gypsy Jazz Guitar Guidebook by Reinier Voet Key Rhythm & Soloing Approaches for Gypsy Jazz Guitar ‘In the traditional gypsy culture, gypsy jazz musicians learned how to play from their elders, usually a family member. The gypsy method relied on intense practice and imitation, with little or no formal education. The master plays and the student […]
In Fingerstyle the acoustic guitar is an orchestra unto itself. In the hands of a skilled player the acoustic mimics a whole band – the bass, the rhythm, the chord melody… it’s all there under the fingers. In fact, Tommy Emmanuel says, ‘ With the acoustic I am the band!‘ The Acoustic Uprising documentary will be […]
Fingerstyle Boogie anyone? AGW worked with Tim Sparks way back on a project called Roots Rags & Blues. It came out well but Tim’s newer stuff for Truefire socks the ball out of the yard. His latest series of video lessons has got us really excited… Fingerstyle Boogie by Tim Sparks produced by Truefire ‘There […]
NEW AGW eBook – Fingerstyle McCartney Yesterday and Blackbird probably need no introduction. They’re both stellar Paul McCartney hits and lend themselves perfectly to arranging for fingerstyle guitar. In fact, Blackbird was written as pure fingerstyle while Yesterday was orginally recorded with acoustic guitar and a string quartet. Both are included in AGW’s new eBook, […]