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Charlie Stevens' Origins of American Folk Guitar
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Origins of American Folk Guitar
Where did the term "Folk Music" originate and what exactly does it mean? The more we learn about this style of music, the more we begin to realize that it has a number of sources and the term can be applied to different styles of music. Let's join Charlie Stevens as he takes us through the history of folk music and some of the most influential players in the genre. In this course, Charlie will cover the fundamental chord knowledge needed to play this music with and without a pick, and even some
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About this course
Where did the term "Folk Music" originate and what exactly does it mean? The more we learn about this style of music, the more we begin to realize that it has a number of sources and the term can be applied to different styles of music. Let's join Charlie Stevens as he takes us through the history of folk music and some of the most influential players in the genre. In this course, Charlie will cover the fundamental chord knowledge needed to play this music with and without a pick, and even some lead concepts to help us add depth and range to our playing!
What you'll learn
- Execute bass walks between chord changes
- Integrate hammer-ons into fingerpicking patterns
- Play a complete ragtime-style guitar piece
- Execute alternating bass patterns with melody notes
- Play 'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad' with backing track
Release date: 06/13/2022 • 4h 31m runtime
Sample lessons
The Boom Chuck
Lesson
Ragtime Riley
Lesson
Hammer-Ons and Boom Chucks
Lesson
Goin Down the Road Feelin’ Bad
Lesson
What's included
43 lessons • 17 charts • 7 Jam Tracks
Introduction
Charlie Stevens introduces us to "Origins of American Folk Guitar"!
American Folk Guitar History: 101
In this lesson, Charlie will dive into the roots of traditional and American folk music and briefly discuss some of the key players that helped to shape folk music into what we know today
Cowboy Chords!
Now that we have learned about the origins of folk music, it's time to grab our guitar and start learning the names of the strings and some basic open position chords.
Cowboy Chords!
Now that we have learned about the origins of folk music, it's time to grab our guitar and start learning the names of the strings and some basic open position chords.
Basic Fingerpicking
The next thing that we need to learn is how to use our individual fingers to pluck the strings without using a pick. Charlie will show us how to do that using some basic fingerpicking patterns in this next lesson
Basic Fingerpicking
The next thing that we need to learn is how to use our individual fingers to pluck the strings without using a pick. Charlie will show us how to do that using some basic fingerpicking patterns in this next lesson
The Boom Chuck
In this next lesson, we will learn one of the most popular strumming patterns that is not only found in folk music but can be heard in multiple styles of music, the Boom Chuck strum.
+ 36 more lessons
Reviews
3 results
deltapaul
Verified buyer
01/19/25
Excellent program
vopl0056
Verified buyer
11/08/23
Good beginner course
Good course for the beginner to intermediate. Nice selection of various techniques and styles. Tabs are clear and good supplement to the video. Very good course.
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