https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:25:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 https://acousticguitar.com/the-year-in-gear-and-more-acoustic-highlights-of-2024/ https://acousticguitar.com/the-year-in-gear-and-more-acoustic-highlights-of-2024/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146331 We look back at some of the year’s most exciting guitars, accessories, and amplifiers, as well as albums that captured the diverse voices of acoustic guitar music. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/the-year-in-gear-and-more-acoustic-highlights-of-2024/feed/ 0 146331 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-steve-baughmans-christmas-medley-patreon-song-of-the-month/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-steve-baughmans-christmas-medley-patreon-song-of-the-month/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:54:46 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146665 This fingerstyle Christmas medley includes “Angels from the Realms of Glory” and not one but two versions of “Away in a Manger.” ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-steve-baughmans-christmas-medley-patreon-song-of-the-month/feed/ 0 146665 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-beatles-ballad-and-i-love-her-as-interpreted-by-pat-metheny/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-beatles-ballad-and-i-love-her-as-interpreted-by-pat-metheny/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145773 Metheny manages to capture the wistful vibe of this Beatles classic while casting it in a bossa nova–inspired setting and updating it with his intricate sense of harmony and phrasing.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-beatles-ballad-and-i-love-her-as-interpreted-by-pat-metheny/feed/ 1 145773 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-happy-traums-bluesy-take-on-the-traditional-song-he-was-a-friend-of-mine/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-happy-traums-bluesy-take-on-the-traditional-song-he-was-a-friend-of-mine/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145766 This tune from Traum's last album exemplifies the late guitarist's signature steady bass groove and complex picking.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-happy-traums-bluesy-take-on-the-traditional-song-he-was-a-friend-of-mine/feed/ 0 145766 https://acousticguitar.com/review-nakupenda-gm25-guitar-master-stool/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-nakupenda-gm25-guitar-master-stool/#comments Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146180 The GM25 Guitar Master Stool isn’t just a seating solution; it’s an ergonomic design that doubles as a guitar stand and adds a touch of style to any space.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-nakupenda-gm25-guitar-master-stool/feed/ 1 146180 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-doobie-brothers-roots-rock-anthem-black-water/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-doobie-brothers-roots-rock-anthem-black-water/#comments Sun, 22 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145212 This mellow 1974 tune features an acoustic solo that requires a bit of dexterity and finesse to play convincingly.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-doobie-brothers-roots-rock-anthem-black-water/feed/ 2 145212 https://acousticguitar.com/margaret-glaspy-connects-with-her-younger-self-and-an-old-gibson-l-00-on-the-sun-doesnt-think/ https://acousticguitar.com/margaret-glaspy-connects-with-her-younger-self-and-an-old-gibson-l-00-on-the-sun-doesnt-think/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145410 It wasn’t until a recent solo acoustic tour that Glaspy played for a public audience with just her steel-string guitar for the first time in her professional life, a format she found freeing both literally and metaphorically. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/margaret-glaspy-connects-with-her-younger-self-and-an-old-gibson-l-00-on-the-sun-doesnt-think/feed/ 3 145410 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-bob-dylans-it-aint-me-babe-patreon-song-of-the-month/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-bob-dylans-it-aint-me-babe-patreon-song-of-the-month/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:21:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145795 Learn to play “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” first released on the 1964 album ‘Another Side of Bob Dylan,’ a defining piece of Dylan’s catalog.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-bob-dylans-it-aint-me-babe-patreon-song-of-the-month/feed/ 2 145795 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-green-green-rocky-road-patreon-song-of-the-month/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-green-green-rocky-road-patreon-song-of-the-month/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145566 “Green, Green Rocky Road” is a traditional song that originated in the American South. Learn a dropped-D arrangement inspired by Dave Van Ronk's seminal version. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-green-green-rocky-road-patreon-song-of-the-month/feed/ 0 145566 https://acousticguitar.com/play-laurence-jubers-solo-guitar-take-on-the-beatles-in-my-life/ https://acousticguitar.com/play-laurence-jubers-solo-guitar-take-on-the-beatles-in-my-life/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144747 While he is known for using DADGAD tuning, this fingerstyle arrangement is in standard tuning]]> https://acousticguitar.com/play-laurence-jubers-solo-guitar-take-on-the-beatles-in-my-life/feed/ 0 144747 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-mississippi-john-hurts-im-satisfied-patreon-song-of-the-month/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-mississippi-john-hurts-im-satisfied-patreon-song-of-the-month/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145227 Mississippi John Hurt (1893–1966) was one of the great country blues singer-songwriters, and a superb, subtly eccentric guitarist whose work was teeming with colorful details. One of his most well-known recordings, “I’m Satisfied,” related to the Memphis Jug Band piece “You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back,” offers a glimpse into what made […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-mississippi-john-hurts-im-satisfied-patreon-song-of-the-month/feed/ 0 145227 https://acousticguitar.com/santa-cruz-guitar-company-new-vault-series/ https://acousticguitar.com/santa-cruz-guitar-company-new-vault-series/#comments Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144789 Hoover enlisted the most skilled luthiers in his workshop to build a series of instruments that would represent the state of the art of the steel-string guitar.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/santa-cruz-guitar-company-new-vault-series/feed/ 3 144789 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-lakes-of-pontchartrain-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-lakes-of-pontchartrain-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144954 Learn a fingerstyle arrangement of this ballad; a tune interpreted by Paul Brady, Bob Dylan, Aoife O'Donavan, and countless pub session players.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-lakes-of-pontchartrain-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/feed/ 0 144954 https://acousticguitar.com/jls-hymn-no-2-play-a-beautiful-new-solo-work-by-john-leventhal/ https://acousticguitar.com/jls-hymn-no-2-play-a-beautiful-new-solo-work-by-john-leventhal/#respond Sun, 26 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143902 This lovely piece is played in a nonstandard tuning, with the sixth and fifth strings tuned down to C and G, and a capo at the second fret.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/jls-hymn-no-2-play-a-beautiful-new-solo-work-by-john-leventhal/feed/ 0 143902 https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-hey-there-delilah-by-the-plain-white-ts/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-hey-there-delilah-by-the-plain-white-ts/#respond Sun, 19 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143908 This arrangement is based on the original studio recording, which spotlights a fingerpicked acoustic guitar.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-hey-there-delilah-by-the-plain-white-ts/feed/ 0 143908 https://acousticguitar.com/john-leventhal-surprise-birthday-present-johnny-cashs-1940-martin-d-18/ https://acousticguitar.com/john-leventhal-surprise-birthday-present-johnny-cashs-1940-martin-d-18/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143839 Cash used this guitar in the series of critically acclaimed studio albums he made with producer Rick Rubin.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/john-leventhal-surprise-birthday-present-johnny-cashs-1940-martin-d-18/feed/ 0 143839 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-john-prines-hello-in-there/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-john-prines-hello-in-there/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144595 The transcription here captures Prine’s original studio recording note for note.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-john-prines-hello-in-there/feed/ 0 144595 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-blue-yodel-no-1-t-for-texas-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-blue-yodel-no-1-t-for-texas-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144380 Add this classic country tune, replete with Jimmie Rodgers’ trademark yodeling, to your repertoire.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-blue-yodel-no-1-t-for-texas-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/feed/ 0 144380 https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-america-iconic-guitars-mandolins-and-banjos-exhibition-celebrates-the-instruments-and-players-that-have-shaped-acoustic-music/ https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-america-iconic-guitars-mandolins-and-banjos-exhibition-celebrates-the-instruments-and-players-that-have-shaped-acoustic-music/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143573 The exhibition represents a good balance of musical instrument types and makers, time periods, and styles, grouped thematically and by era.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-america-iconic-guitars-mandolins-and-banjos-exhibition-celebrates-the-instruments-and-players-that-have-shaped-acoustic-music/feed/ 2 143573 https://acousticguitar.com/5-minute-lesson-julian-lage-teaches-you-how-to-get-great-acoustic-guitar-tone/ https://acousticguitar.com/5-minute-lesson-julian-lage-teaches-you-how-to-get-great-acoustic-guitar-tone/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144084 “This is a wonderful way to recalibrate with the instrument, let us calm down our nervous system, and get a bigger sound"]]> https://acousticguitar.com/5-minute-lesson-julian-lage-teaches-you-how-to-get-great-acoustic-guitar-tone/feed/ 2 144084 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-you-gotta-move-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-you-gotta-move-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:52:34 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143986 Learn to play an African American spiritual as interpreted by the legendary bluesman Mississippi Fred McDowell]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-you-gotta-move-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/feed/ 0 143986 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-stevie-wonder-you-are-the-sunshine-of-my-life-on-acoustic-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-stevie-wonder-you-are-the-sunshine-of-my-life-on-acoustic-guitar/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143500 This gently rolling ballad is not only satisfying to play, it shows the musical benefits of learning pieces not originally composed for guitar.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-stevie-wonder-you-are-the-sunshine-of-my-life-on-acoustic-guitar/feed/ 0 143500 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-when-the-levee-breaks-on-acoustic-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-when-the-levee-breaks-on-acoustic-guitar/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:31:43 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143632 As I write this, California is seeing historic atmospheric rivers and treacherous flooding and I can’t help but think of this song from the blues canon.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-when-the-levee-breaks-on-acoustic-guitar/feed/ 2 143632 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-hotel-california-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-hotel-california-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143324 This Eagles classic is one of the most requested song transcriptions from AG readers.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-hotel-california-ag-patreon-song-of-the-month/feed/ 3 143324 https://acousticguitar.com/muireann-bradley-irelands-roots-and-blues-prodigy-acoustic-guitar-sessions/ https://acousticguitar.com/muireann-bradley-irelands-roots-and-blues-prodigy-acoustic-guitar-sessions/#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:24:08 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143200 Bradley digs deep into classic roots tunes, and delivers inspired fingerstyle blues.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/muireann-bradley-irelands-roots-and-blues-prodigy-acoustic-guitar-sessions/feed/ 6 143200