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Guitar

Doc Watson
Doc's Guitar
Fingerpicking & Flatpicking

Doc Watson, a true master of traditional guitar styles, teaches some of the most requested fingerpicking and flatpicking tunes in his vast repertoire.

Split-screen images allow you to watch his picking and fretting hands at the same time. You'll see and hear Doc's guitar playing in slowed-down, close-up detail, and, with his clear explanations and demonstrations, you'll soon be playing his definitive arrangements of "Deep River Blues," "Blue Railroad Train," "Bluebell," "Windy And Warm," "Southbound," "Black Mountain Rag," "Beaumont Rag," "Georgie," "East Tennessee Blues," "Way Downtown," "The Cuckoo," "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down" and other great folk and country songs.

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Flatpicking with Doc
Flatpicking with Doc
Learn from the master
Doc Watson, America's living national treasure, shows you his style of superb flatpicking. With guest artist Steve Kaufman, learn Doc's breathtaking versions of classic ballads and bluegrass songs, fiddle tunes and country songs include lead and back-up, as well as the “twin” harmony parts that make these pieces show-stoppers. Songs: Little Sadie • More Pretty Girls Than One • New River Train • White House Blues • Open Up Them Pearly Gates • Salt Creek • Ragtime Annie • Goodnight Waltz • Walk On • Boy • and more.
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Absolute Beginner Guitar
Absolute Beginner Guitar
From the first day!
Great DVD from instructor Mark Gallo. By the end of this disc, you will be able to play favorites such as: Leaving on a Jet Plane, Johnny Be Good, Landslide, and more!
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Guide to Roots Guitar Vol. 1
Bob Brozman's Guide to Roots Guitar Styles Vol. 1
Blues, Ragtime and Swing!
Bob Brozman has been called "The Walking Archive of American 20th Century Music". This 75 minute fingerstyle lesson will take you beyond the basic folk repertoire. INCLUDES TAB.
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Bob Brozman's Guide to Roots Guitar Styles Vol. 2
Beyond beyond the basics.
Another 75 min. of instruction from one of the best. Includes tab.
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JohnCephas- My Favorite Blues Licks and Runs #1
Learn from a Blues legend
John Cephas, guitarist in the duo:Cephas & Wiggins, teaches some of the licks and runs from "Walking Blues" "Worried Man Blues" Careless Love" and more. CD-ROM included to play the tablature on your computer.
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Essential Rock Guitar
With bonus downloadable tool kit
The interactive way to learn. Exclusive tri-view video shows 3 views at once. 45 lessons in one! In both English and Spanish.
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Introduction to Acoustic Guitar
Introduction to Acoustic Guitar
The quickest way to learn
The equivalent of 1 year of lessons!
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DADGAD for Beginners
Essential DADGAD for Beginners
taught by Artie Traum
Artie Traum will be greatly missed. Here he is in a personal lesson in the Celtic inspired DADGAD guitar tuning. Thanks Artie!
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Blues/Roots Guitar
Blues/Roots Guitar
Fingerpicking and slide from the Delta to New Orleans
Superb fingerstyle and slide player Steve James brings you 80 minutes of instruction covering tunes standard tuning as well as open G and open D tunings.
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The Guitar of Furry Lewis
The Guitar of Furry Lewis
Classic tunes from the 1920s blues legend
Walter "Furry"Lewis was a legendary Blues musician who gave us 25 very special recordings. John Miller, himself an accomplished performer in the Blues and Ragtime tradition, teaches all of his tunes including lyrics and a PDF file of tablature.
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The Guitar of Blind Willie McTell
The Guitar of Blind Willie McTell
Clever headline 12 string guitar instruction!
Blind Willie McTell was prbably best known for "Statesboro Blues". That tune as well as many of his other favorites are expertly taught here by one of the finest of Today's acoustic Blues musicians, Ernie Hawkins
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The Guitar of Bo Carter
The Guitar of Bo Carter
Learn the well known "Policy Blues"and more!
Bo Carter and John Miller share one thing in common. Both are deadly accurate presenters of the Blues idiom and are at home in a variety of keys and tunings. John Miller delves into the blues of the legendary Bo Carter to present a selection of tunes from this Blues giant.
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Mandolin

Sam Bush mandolin method
Sam Bush Mandolin Method
DVD,CD, and book in one complete set!
In the book/CD, one of the most versatile and powerful musicians playing today teaches 8 great repertoire tunes that will help mandolin players develop their style and technique. This lesson covers traditional bluegrass tunes as well as jazz-flavored “new-grass” originals: Cotton Patch Rag • Tom & Jerry • Leather Britches • Lime Rock • Banjalin • Diadem • Norman and Nancy • and Russian Rag.

In the DVD, Sam details the dominant mandolin styles from Bill Monroe to Newgrass! He demonstrates powerful techniques while teaching ten classic tunes: Paddy on the Turnpike • Gray Eagle • Sugarfoot Rag • Sapporo • Bill Cheatham • East Virginia Blues • Wayfaring Stranger • Manzanita • Banks of the Ohio • Sittin' on Top of the World. Includes music and tab.

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You can play Bluegrass Mandolin
You can play Bluegrass mandolin
Easy to follow by a master player
Butch Baldassari was one of the best liked and most respected mandolin players in Bluegrass. Thankfully, he left behind this wonderful DVD for future generations of players to be able to learn. Every aspiring mandolinist should have this DVD in their library!
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Ukulele

The Joy of Uke
The Joy of Uke
Get in on the craze that's sweeping the country!
Ukulele guru Jim Beloff takes you from basic beginnings to life of the beach party in an easy to understand approach to playing the ukulele.
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The Joy of Uke 2
Go beyond the basics
This 90 minute lesson is perfect for intermediate players. Emphasis is on more advanced chords, progressions, strums and performance techniques. Special guest and jazz uke master, Lyle Ritz, shares his own playing and arranging techniques on four songs.
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