Guitar (hawaiian/slack
key) - Intermediate
SKU: MB.99801M
Composed by John Fahey.
Saddle-stitched, Blues,
Solos. Grossman Audio.
Style. Book and online
audio. 56 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#99801M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.99801M).
ISBN
9781513460949. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
John
Fahey was a pioneer in
composing and arranging
guitar solos in open
tunings. In this lesson
series for the
intermediate guitarist,
John teaches a wide
variety of techniques,
musical textures and
styles. The book includes
the notation and
tablature for the lessons
and access to online
audio featuring
phrase-by-phrase
instruction. LESSON ONE:
 Open G tuning: On
the Sunny Side of the
Ocean, Spanish Two
Step and It Came
Upon A Midnight
Clear. St. Louis
Blues played in a
dropped D tuning. LESSON
TWO: Â In this lesson
John explores the
possibilities of playing
in an open C tuning.
The Union Pacific
has a distinct blues
quality, Requiem For
John Hurt has an
Eastern feel. Simplicity
often creates beauty and
John does this with his
version of Auld Lang
Syne. LESSON THREE:
 This lesson
concentrates on John's
slide guitar playing.
Steamboat Gwine Round
the Bend played in
open G demonstrates many
of John's unique
technical ideas. The
Christmas carol Silent
Night is presented in
the slide style. John's
popular arrangement of
Poor Boy A Long Way
From Home played in
open D tuning finishes
the series. Includes
access to online
audio.
