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Building logically on simple concepts delivered in short, easy-to-manage segments, Folk in a Day takes aspiring folk artists from tuning up to complex fingerstyle patterns in no time. Using familiar chord progressions, this course shows you the common open chord combinations which are the foundation of popular folk songs. Folk in a Day also covers various picking techniques, from simple strumming to syncopated, alternating-bass fingerstyle riffs.

To bring you the folk is Rick Payne, an extraordinary acoustic guitarist renowned for his mastery of traditional blues and folk styles in addition to being one wicked slide player. With a number of CDs under his belt, Rick has toured the US and Europe extensively and turned in numerous TV and radio performances in the UK and Europe.

Folk in a Day is a fast-paced journey into the ins and outs of the genre. You will begin by learning Rick’s “three-chord tricks,” then use them almost immediately to play familiar songs. Rick builds on these tricks to teach you more complex chords, such as major, minor, minor 7, sus4, sus2 and major7 voicings and how to incorporate them into more involved arrangements. Along the way, you'll pick up various strumming patterns, learn how to read tab and master the scales used in folk music. You will also learn techniques to add emotion to your playing, such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and vibrato.

After mastering many strumming styles, Rick will teach you how to play fingerstyle while using techniques such as arpeggios, alternate-bass and right hand rolls. Other right hand techniques you will learn include pluck, pinch and claw-hammer styles. You will learn how to play shuffles, rags and fingerstyle blues as well as slash chords, barre chords and free-form, movable chord shapes played against open strings. Rick will then show you how to play in drop-D, D, G and DADGAD tunings as well as the common chord shapes for each. The course finishes off with a look at Gypsy jazz chords such as 7 and 9 shapes to add even more flavor to your playing.

If you haven’t been playing long, or even if you’re a flat-out beginner, and want to explore both the foundation and the nuances of folk music, Folk in a Day’s concise, fast-paced learning system is the perfect place to begin your journey.

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Standard DVDs is an abridged version of course (20% less video lessons) and includes a secure PIN for download of lesson assets.

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Level 2 and Level 3 TrueFire Students have access to the entire course with tab, notation, text, power tab and rhythm tracks on TrueFire TV. About Student Plans...

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