oldintheway
Verified buyer
08/17/22
Americana Deal!
I honestly didn’t think I would enjoy this As much as I did. Cool stuff in this, and to be able to get a sample of all these lessons is an excellent way to appreciate different styles of playing
Americana Greatest Hits
The best of TrueFire's Americana lessons for guitar, banjo, and mandolin
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About this course
This Americana Greatest Hits compilation presents top-ranked video lessons from TrueFire's top educators.
Most of the lessons are tabbed and notated, include Guitar Pro files, and come with the backing tracks used in the lesson.
All in all, this Americana Greatest Hits collection delivers essential and very versatile vocabulary, techniques and insight for any player.
Americana Greatest Hits included various lessons from following TrueFire courses:
Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Beginner
Marcy Marxer's Madolin for Guitar Players
Paul Rishell's Dirt Road Blues
Jimmy Heffernan's The Dobro Handbook
David Blacker's Lone Wolf Blues
Alonzo Pennington's Kentucky Thumbpicking
Marcy Marxer's Uke for Guitar Players
Marcy Marxer's Swingin' Uke Handbook
Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Intermediate
Cathy Fink's Banjo for Guitar Players
Ben Wright's Bluegrass Banjo for Guitar Players
Eric Lambert's 123 Bluegrass Guitar
Jimmy Heffernan's The Dobro Handbook
Marcy Marxer's Swingin' Rhythm Handbook
Most of the lessons are tabbed and notated, include Guitar Pro files, and come with the backing tracks used in the lesson.
All in all, this Americana Greatest Hits collection delivers essential and very versatile vocabulary, techniques and insight for any player.
Americana Greatest Hits included various lessons from following TrueFire courses:
Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Beginner
Marcy Marxer's Madolin for Guitar Players
Paul Rishell's Dirt Road Blues
Jimmy Heffernan's The Dobro Handbook
David Blacker's Lone Wolf Blues
Alonzo Pennington's Kentucky Thumbpicking
Marcy Marxer's Uke for Guitar Players
Marcy Marxer's Swingin' Uke Handbook
Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Intermediate
Cathy Fink's Banjo for Guitar Players
Ben Wright's Bluegrass Banjo for Guitar Players
Eric Lambert's 123 Bluegrass Guitar
Jimmy Heffernan's The Dobro Handbook
Marcy Marxer's Swingin' Rhythm Handbook
What you'll learn
- Execute a basic 4-note fingerpicking roll
- Play smoothly across different chords
- Understand musical context for improvisation
- Develop rhythmic chunking technique
- Practice with play-along track
Release date: 08/19/2015 • 3h 00m runtime
Sample lessons
Old Joe Clark
Chord Breakdown
Old Joe Clark
A-Part Breakdown
Old Joe Clark
B-Part Breakdown
Old Joe Clark
Play-along Slow
What's included
52 lessons • 25 charts • 9 Jam Tracks
Old Joe Clark
Lesson Source: Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Beginner
OLD JOE CLARK is known both in the old-time and bluegrass music worlds. There are lyrics that go with the piece as a song, or it is often played for square dancing, flatfood dancing and in jam sessions.
It is almost always in the key of A,though you may find folks who play it in G.
OLD JOE CLARK is known both in the old-time and bluegrass music worlds. There are lyrics that go with the piece as a song, or it is often played for square dancing, flatfood dancing and in jam sessions.
It is almost always in the key of A,though you may find folks who play it in G.
Old Joe Clark
Lesson Source: Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Beginner
Capo on the 2nd fret and play G and D7. You'll really be playing A and E7.
Capo on the 2nd fret and play G and D7. You'll really be playing A and E7.
Old Joe Clark
Lesson Source: Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Beginner
The melody to OLD JOE CLARK includes a chromatic segment. The 2nd and 3rd notes are only a half step apart and you can hear the difference from something that goes up the full scale.
The melody to OLD JOE CLARK includes a chromatic segment. The 2nd and 3rd notes are only a half step apart and you can hear the difference from something that goes up the full scale.
Old Joe Clark
Lesson Source: Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Beginner
If you learn the song version of OLD JOE CLARK, you'll find that the banjo version follows the song. The B part is the chorus. Or, just learn to sing the notes I played so you're playing what you sing.
If you learn the song version of OLD JOE CLARK, you'll find that the banjo version follows the song. The B part is the chorus. Or, just learn to sing the notes I played so you're playing what you sing.
Old Joe Clark
Lesson Source: Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Beginner
Practice makes __________ (fill in the blank).
Practice makes __________ (fill in the blank).
Old Joe Clark
Lesson Source: Cathy Fink's Clawhammer Banjo: Beginner
This tempo might be used for a dance or jam session.
This tempo might be used for a dance or jam session.
Bluesy Scale Key of G
Lesson Source: Marcy Marxer's Madolin for Guitar Players
The bluegrass G scale adds some notes from the blues scale to give an Old Time mountain sound.
The bluegrass G scale adds some notes from the blues scale to give an Old Time mountain sound.
+ 45 more lessons
Reviews
3 results
dougbrown
Verified buyer
01/06/21
Americana Greatest Hits
Great video lessons' must for collectors, not only guitar, but banjo, dobro,etc, A great range of styles from bluegrass, to finger picking, love it.Plus a few excellent tunes for you to learn.
thesaddler
Verified buyer
01/07/19
Must have
Easy to understand and work with. Great value
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