My First Country Guitar Picking Songs is an ideal book for beginners interested in learning country-style guitar and basic reading skills. Author Steve Kaufman uses his award-winning method to teach principles of flatpicking, basic chord fingerings and notation, within the context of classic country songs. This book emphasizes the versatility of the country guitarist as a lead instrumentalist and rhythm accompanist, from lyrical melodies to swinging strumming rhythms. Includes access to online audio.

My First Country Guitar Picking Songs

Introduction to My First Country Guitar Picking Songs
About the Author
Holding Your Guitar
Your First Chords: Blank Chord Chart, D and A7 Chords
Strumming Your First Songs Using the D and A7
A New Chord - G; The Great Speckled Bird
A New Chord - C; Lonesome Road Blues
New Chords - F and G7; Bury Me Beneath the Willow
Your First Notes - E, F, G, D and C
Our First Song and New Notes G, A and B; Dotted Half Notes, Whole Notes and Tied Notes
Bury Me Beneath the Willow
Chord Groups That Fit Together and Their Rhythm
Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes
New Notes - D, E and F; The Sharp Sign; Careless Love
New Chord - Am; Goodnight, Irene Goodnight
Great Speckled Bird in Notes
I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray
Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane
The Hammer On and the Yellow Rose of Texas
New Notes - G, A, B and C; Wabash Cannonball
Keep On The Sunny Side
Ballad of Casey Jones
Ballad of Casey Jones - Original Lyrics
The Pull Off; Careless Love
Lester Flatt G and C Run; Frankie and Johnny
Repeat Signs, 1st and 2nd Endings; The Girl I Left Behind Me
New Notes - Low E, F and G: Lester's Boogie
Reading Tablature and the Notes on the Guitar
When You And I Were Young, Maggie
Precious Moments
My Home's Across The Blueridge Mountains
Tips for the Final Tunes
Chords You Should Learn
Steve Kaufman Complete Discography