The Americana Guitar Book: A Complete Guide to Americana Guitar Style & Technique with Stuart Ryan: 1 (Learn Americana Guitar)

If you dont know the tradition of Americana Guitar get ready to pay your dues... The Americana Guitar book lets you instantly discover the evolving heritage of American music. Youll master authentic Americana guitar along with 126 audio tracks you can download for free...Americana is the crossroads where Country Blues Folk and Bluegrass collide - a century-old melting pot that is still evolving.The Americana Guitar Book introduces you to every essential technique that will enhance your musical palette on both acoustic and electric guitar... from Travis and Carter picking to slide licks and raucous electric guitar work.This Americana Guitar Book will also help you discover lush new textures rich chords open tunings and unique musical voicings.With Guitar Techniques Magazines Stuart Ryan as your expert guide youll learn essential guitar techniques like: Bluegrass-style alternating basslinesStrumming patternsThe Carter picking style of Maybelle CarterTravis picking developed by Merle TravisSimple to advanced fingerpicking approachesAccompaniment in the styles of Bob Dylan Paul Simon and many moreCreative open tunings...and much more. In fact youll master a rich tapestry of techniques and songs that will heighten your creativity on guitar.This unique Americana guitar method is organised chronologically to help you discover the whole history of Americana music... And each generation of heroes has something new to offer the aspiring Americana guitaristYoull discover: The Pioneers - Elizabeth Cotten Maybelle Carter Lester Flatt Clarence WhiteThe Renegades - artists who changed the sound of Americana including Hank Williams Johnny Cash Bob Dylan Luther PerkinsThe Hitmakers - Paul Simon Neil Young Bruce Springsteen Tom Petty Emmylou HarrisThe Renaissance - a new generation of Americana-influenced artists including Steve Earle Gillian Welch John Hiatt Melissa Etheridge Lyle Lovett Peter BuckAmericana Today - the artists who are still evolving the style: Alison Krauss Lucinda Williams Wilco Aimee Mann Rodney Crowell Ray LaMontaigne Chris StapletonBut thats not all! Youll also learn these essential creative songwriting techniques: Guitar hooks that dovetail beautifully with vocal partsTight cohesive rhythms embellished with legato melodiesLinking chords with scale runs and licksAccompaniments with moving basslinesChord-melody arrangementsUsing diverse Americana styles to write your own songsAnd theres more... Award-winning author Stuart Ryan has included four full-length pieces that combine the techniques and styles into beautiful songs.Youll move from capturing the old time sound of Americana through intricate fingerpicking to learning how artists like Steve Earle and Springsteen fused traditional Americana with rock guitar to bring you bang up to date. With 126 audio tracks you can download for free The Americana Guitar Book is your ticket to the evolving heritage of American music. Buy it now...