Preface
Section 1: The Anatomy of the Guitar
Flat Top
General Principles
Arched Top
The Solid Electric Guitar
Steel Strings
The Anatomy of the Classical Guitar
The Flamenco Guitar
Section 2: Melody, Harmony and Rhythm
The Notes on the Fingerboard
Section 3: Chord Construction and Moveable Chord Forms at a Glance
Moveable Chords at a Glance
Section 4: The Source of the Blues
On Top of Old Smokey
Molly Malone
The Riddle Song
Lord Have Mercy
Blue Ridge Blues
Greenville Blues
Section 5: Position Playing-An Aid to Sightreading
Section 6: Plectrum or Fingers (A Dissertation on Picking, Plucking)
Classical Guitar
Notes on the Studies in Section Six
Picking, Plucking and Strumming
Study No. 1 Arpeggioni
Study No. 2
Study No. 3
Study No. 4
Study No. 5 Polemic
Flamenco Guitar
The Farruca, Sevillanas, Alegrias, Soleares, Seguiriyas and Bulerias
The Farruca
Sevillanas
The Main Rhythms
Alegriaspor Bulerias
Soleares
Seguiriya or Siguiriya
Bulerias
Section 7: Country Music
Flat Picking-Arkansas Traveller
Waltz Your Partner
Country Music-Claw Hammer
The Hammer-On and Pull-Off
The Slide
Claw Hammer
John Henry
Variations on Freight Train
Section 8: Latin-American Music
Tango Di Luna
Casco de la Cruz
Fast Rhumba
Ay-Ay-Ay
The Samba
Paqueiio Samba
Bossa Nova
Bossa Bubinga
Bossa Bubinga-Rhythm Accomp
Cha-Cha-Cha
Ay-Ay-Ay Cha-Cha-Cha
Ay-Ay-Ay (Accompanying Rhythm Guitar)
The Guaracha
The Rhythm of the Guaracha
Guaracha Conga-Bonga
Section 9: Altered Tunings
Bercuese
Mexicubana
Tua Imagem
Sevilla
Section 10: Harmonics, Pizzicato, Etouffe and Phrasing
Chart of Natural Harmonics
Example of False Harmonics
Study in Natural and False Harmonics
Study in False Harmonics
Spanish Dance No. 5
Pizzicato or Etouffe and General Phrasing
Pizz. No. 1 (Electric Etouffe)
Pizz. No. 2 (Pizza Pizzicato)
Pizz. No. 3 (From Serenata Espanola)
La Maja de Goya
Section 11: Transposition Sightreading and Related Subjects
A Simple Tune
The Key Cycle
Cycle Ascending by Fifths
Cycle of Fifths
The Cycle of Keys
Quartet 1
Liebestraum
Poeme
On Top of Old Smokey
Wedding March
Silent Night
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
The Loveliest Night of the Year
Serenade
There is a Tavern in the Town
Section 12: Arranging, Composing and Improvisation
Prelude
Prelude a la Mode
Theme and Improvisation in A
Gilding the Lily
String Bending-The Blue Note Syndrome
String Bender
Blues Round the Bend
Coda: Miniatures for Guitar Solo
Miniature 1
Miniature 2
Miniature 3
Miniature 4
Notes On I Can't Get Started
I Can't Get Started
3 Index of Musical Signs, Terms and Effects