Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Guitar Rhythm and Technique 5
Chapter 1: Rhythm and Technique in a Nutshell 7
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Music Staff and Traveling through Time 11
Part II: Reading Rhythms and Strumming Patterns 19
Chapter 3: Playing Eighth‐Note Strum Patterns 21
Chapter 4: Playing Sixteenth‐Note Strum Patterns 35
Chapter 5: Playing Triplets, Shuffles, and Compound Time Signatures 47
Part III: Fretting‐Hand Techniques 55
Chapter 6: Working with Fingerings 57
Chapter 7: Adding Articulation and Expression 71
Chapter 8: Sounding Harmonics 91
Chapter 9: Using Alternate Tunings and Playing Slide Guitar 105
Part IV: Picking‐Hand Techniques 121
Chapter 10: Picking and Choosing: Exploring Picking Techniques 123
Chapter 11: Fingerpickin’ Good: Exploring Fingerstyle Techniques 141
Chapter 12: Using a Tremolo System 155
Part V: Practice Makes Perfect 163
Chapter 13: Running Down Your Rhythms 165
Chapter 14: Picking through Scales with Melodic Patterns 169
Part VI: The Part of Tens 179
Chapter 15: Ten Technique Tracks 181
Chapter 16: Ten (Or So) Guitarists to Inspire Your Rhythm and Technique 185
Appendix: Audio Tracks and Video Clips 189
Index 193