Play Acoustic: The Complete Guide to Mastering Acoustic Guitar Styles

Play Acoustic tells the people how to play "the instrument of the people." This detailed and beautifully illustrated book explores the history of the acoustic guitar, from the jazz age to the folk revolutions of the early 1960s and late 1990s to the current rebirth of bluegrass and the singer-songwriter boom of the past decade. It teaches readers the techniques of 11 playing styles, using exercises suitable to novice players and working up to full pieces and advanced techniques. The accompanying CD offers examples of the exercises in the book, covering styles such as folk, rock, pop, blues, country, bluegrass, jazz, advanced finger style, world music, and bottleneck. A 32-page insert with four-color photos is included.