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Rittor Music Tokio Uchida Fingerstyle Guitar Method - Basic Exercises and Practice Songs

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Learn authentic playing skills rooted in roots music!
The ultimate exercise and practice song collection!
There is a lot to learn about fingerstyle guitar, so this book condenses the essential elements for serious playing into one volume. Through this book, you will gain a mastery of various roots music styles, including blues, ragtime, country, jazz, and Celtic.
The author, Tokio Uchida, is internationally acclaimed for his dedication to the development of the acoustic guitar. Known as a performer, roots music researcher, and author of best-selling textbooks, this book is a culmination of his extensive knowledge. This book is a must-have for serious guitarists looking to reach new heights.

*This book is a revised version of the well-received book "Serious Acoustic Guitar for Ages 39 and Up," with new manuscript added to the final chapter.

[CONTENTS]
◎Guitar Collection
◎LP Collection
◎ Profile of Tokio Uchida ◎ Introduction ◎ About the TAB scores used in this book

■ Chapter 1:
◎Pattern Picking Exercises (1)
◎Pattern Picking Exercises (2)
◎Pattern Picking Exercises (3)
◎Mute the bass strings to create depth ◎Brushing the thumb to create a sense of groove ◎The concept of syncopation ◎Etude 1 (Starting Out Blues)
◎Etude 2 (Professed 39 Blues)
◎ (Column 1) Which is the better way to hold the guitar?

■ Chapter 2
◎ Alternating picking with the index and middle fingers of the right hand (1)
◎ Alternating picking with the index and middle fingers of the right hand (2)
◎ Fingerpicking exercises using scales ◎ Exercises to strengthen coordination between both hands (1)
◎ Exercises to strengthen coordination between hands (2)
◎Etudes 3 (art point Rag)
Etude 4 (Rocking Chair)
◎ (Column 2) Ideal right hand form ◎ (Column 3) Left hand finger independence exercises that can be done even late at night ◎ (Column 4) Things to keep in mind when practicing

■ Chapter 3
◎ Silencing techniques to eliminate unnecessary sounds ◎ Using vibrato ◎ Controlling tone by changing picking position ◎ Subtle left-hand tapping techniques ◎ Quick arpeggios to add color to chords ◎ Creating dynamism by applying rasgueado ◎ Various harmonics: natural harmonics ◎ Various harmonics: artificial harmonics ◎ Various harmonics: tapping harmonics ◎ Various harmonics: picking harmonics ◎ Various harmonics: applying harmonics + actual pitch ◎ (Column 5) There are also these types of harmonics

■ Chapter 4
◎Beautiful open high chord sound ◎Smooth sound, chromatic playing ◎Etude 5 (Acoustic Fantacy)
Etude 6 (Haunting City)
Etude 7 (Planxty Irwin)
◎ Alternative Tunings: Semi-Regular Tuning ◎ Alternative Tunings: Open Chord Tuning ◎ Alternative Tunings: Modal Tuning ◎ Other Alternative Tunings: Nashville Tuning ◎ Etude 8 (Annie Laurie)
Etude 9 (Cat and Dragon #2)
Etude 10 (High Strung Blues in E)
◎ (Column 6) Should you loosen the strings when not playing? ◎ (Column 7) Using a capo ◎ (Column 8) Thumb picks, finger picks, nails, etc.

■ Chapter 5:
◎Lightly play with three finger rolls ◎Etude 11 (Camptown Races)
Etude 12 (Freight Train Jones)
◎Carter Family Picking ◎Etude 13 (Wildwood Flower)
Etude 14 (Shady Grove)
◎Rough sound unique to blues◎Etude 15 (Corrina Corrina)
Etude 16 (Blues from Dockery Farm)
◎ Bottleneck Slide Technique (1)
◎ Bottleneck Slide Technique (2)
Etude 17 (Innocent Slide)
Etude 18 (Good Old Memories)
◎ (Column 9) Ideal Slide Bar

■ Chapter 6: Ideas to stay one step ahead
◎Position changes using open strings ◎Playing while being aware of the flow of semitone voicings ◎Etude 19 (Treasure Flower)
◎Stylish performance with walking chords◎Etude 20 (Rag in G)
◎Counterpoint Line with Two Roles ◎Etude 21 (Tocky Blues)
◎Etude 22 (Toryanse)

■ Chapter 7
Etude 23 (Amazing Grace) 141
Etude 24 (Tribute to Clifford Gibson) 146
Etude 25 (Off To California) 152
Etude 26 (Solace) 155

Afterword

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