DVD-The Happy Traum Guitar Method: Basic Arranging, Lesson 1: Songs in Dropped D Tuning

For any acoustic guitarist who wants to move beyond simple chords and easy strums: quickly gain an understanding of guitar basics through the process of creating arrangements of well-known traditional songs. Happy details each step starting with a simple version of each song then slowly adding chord substitutions, bass lines, harmonies, fill-in licks, fingerpicking patterns and other techniques that create a fully-formed performance piece. Songs: "The Cuckoo," "Delia's Gone" and "The Water is Wide." Beginning/intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet as PDF file on the disc. 100 min.