Hymns & Spirituals for Fingerstyle Guitar
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Book Description
Mark Hanson's Hymns & Spirituals for Fingerstyle Guitar is a great resource for any fingerstyle player looking for high-quality solo guitar arrangements in this genre. Mark's great arrangements make these classic songs playable for even intermediate-level fingerstyle players.
Included are a bluesy rendition of the classic â€Amazing Graceâ?; a cool instrumental version of Alison Krauss' Down to the River to Pray? from the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou"; two lovely Celtic tunes in DADGAD tuning; and several old-time jazz arrangements, including Just a Closer Walk with Thee? and Old Rugged Cross.
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Six of the arrangements use standard tuning; two use Drop-D; and two are in DADGAD. One of the highlights of the book is Mark's arrangement of the Irish tune Salley Gardens,? a stunningly beautiful Celtic harp-like setting in standard tuning!
The CD features full-speed performances of all of the tunes. In addition, a complete slow-paced version of each tune is included, along with Mark's spoken tutorials.
Arrangements include: Amazing Grace Were You There Old Rugged Cross Be Thou My Vision Down To The River To Pray This Is My Father's World Just A Closer Walk With Thee How Can I Keep From Singing Brother James' Air (23rd Psalm) You Walk Along Our Shoreline (Salley Gardens)
About the Author
Grammy-winning guitarist Mark Hanson is one of the top educators in fingerstyle guitar today. He has authored over 30 guitar instruction manuals, videos and DVDs, many of which are published by Accent On Music, LLC, the company Mark and his wife Greta Pedersen founded in 1986. Mark was an editor and columnist at Frets magazine in the 1980s, and continues to write for a number of guitar publications. Four of his titles have been named to the Top 100 acoustic music publications by Acoustic Guitar magazine. Mark's CDs are heard regularly on syndicated TV and radio, including NPR.
Hymns & Spirituals for Fingerstyle Guitar,Mark D. Hanson,Accent On Music, LLC,0936799250,General,Music,Musical Instruments - Guitar,Religious - Christian,Songbooks - General
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