Publisher : Homespun Tapes DVD
Arrangements in Alternate Tunings
70-minute DVD, Includes music + tab on pdf file to view or print
Skill Level: Early Intermediate

Al Petteway continues his excellent lesson with five beautiful and evocative guitar instrumentals in the Celtic style. This time, he covers songs and effects that can be attained through a variety of tunings, including standard, dropped-D, open G and low C.

Al shows you how to create your own arrangements by finding the melody within the chord structure, then fleshing it out with pipe-like drone notes, chord substitutions, moving bass lines, the rhythmic "Scottish Snap" and other Celtic-sounding elements. Embellishment techniques--right hand rolls, hammers, pull-offs, etc. - help you turn basic tunes into elegant guitar pieces.

You'll learn wonderful exercises for developing your right- and left-hand speed and dexterity, along with complete arrangements for five beautiful instrumentals: "Fy to the Hills in the Morning" (Johnny Cope), "Light and Airy" (a slip jig), the classic "Sidh Beag Sidh Mor", "Red Haired Boy" and "Jock O'Hazeldean". Finally, Al pulls all the elements together with his "Caledon Wood", a piece that incorporates everything he has taught on both volumes: right hand rhythm patterns, damping effects, harmonics, lyrical and percussive playing, and more.