Painless Guitar by Ted Parrish and Wayne Erbsen is written in tablature for the beginning flatpicking guitarist. Priced to sell, it contains 31 songs in the guitar-friendly keys of D, G, C, and A minor, presented alphabetically within each key. Tunes are shown in leadsheet format, with first-verse lyrics beneath the tablature to aid in rhythm reading, and the suggested chords overhead. Along with performance notes, the chords needed to play each song are shown in grid patterns on every page, making the settings easily adaptable for a small group consisting of lead guitar, backup guitar and singer(s).

Complete lyrics and audio files are available online along with YouTube video links with demonstrations of the strumming patterns and other important information from the book.

Parts of the Guitar
Glossary
Guitat Tips
Tuning the Guitar
Chording
Picking with a Pick
Painless Strumming
Playing the Melody
Simple Scales
Singing with the Guitar
Key of D -Buffalo Gals
  Bury Me Beneath the Willow
    Crawdad Song
  Down in the Valley
  In the Pines
  She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain
  Skip to My Lou
  Wabash Cannonball
Key of G - Amazing Grace
   Clementine
   Do Lord
   G Boogie
   Man of Constant Sorrow
   Michael Row the Boat Ashore
   Oh! Susanna
   Old Joe Clark
   Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
   Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
   This Little Light of Mine
   When the Saints Go Marching In
Key of C - Aura Lee
   Banks of the Ohio
   Careless Love
   Red Rivery Valley
   Wildwood Flower
Key of Am - Drunken Sailor
    House of the Rising Sun
    Scarborough Fair
    Shady Grove
    st. James Infirmary
Chord Families
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