Here is the “A” section of the famous Scott Joplin rag , “The Entertainer”. Rags are built of four sections that are performed in a specific sequence – AABBACCDD. This lesson gives the music and tab for the “A” section (the one everyone recognizes!) of my own guitar arrangement of The Entertainer. It’s in drop-D […]
This is a study to help you to prepare for playing more complex fingerstyle Blues. The thumb plays in a ragtime style with the bass note alternating on each beat between the root and the fifth of the chord, followed by another chord tone on the off beat. It’s basically “boom-chick-boom-chick” with the “booms” alternating […]
In order to solidify your technique for playing fingerstyle it will pay you dividends to learn the technique of planting your right hand fingers when playing arpeggios. Put your thumb on the low E string and your index, middle and ring fingers on the first three strings – index on the third string, middle on […]