Alex de Grassi Fingerstyle Guitar Method

The Alex de Grassi Fingerstyle Guitar Method is a complete course in learning to play contemporary steel-string guitar, taught by a master of the instrument. Alex de Grassi carefully guides players through 29 in-depth lessons with definitive advice on fingerstyle technique, tone, phrasing, and arranging, and over 200 musical examples, exercises, and songs. This comprehensive method is available in two different formats:

• Book & Audio Download package: 192 pages with notation, tab, and audio downloads for all music examples, played by Alex de Grassi.
• PDF & Video Download package:A four-part download featuring the complete written instruction from the book, and 6 hours of accompanying video instruction.

Please ensure that there is adequate space on your computer’s hard drive before downloading the PDF and video package!

Includes:
INSTRUMENT BASICS

• Fingerstyle Guitar Design
• Holding the Guitar
• Tuning

BASIC TECHNIQUE

• The Picking Hand
• The Fretting Hand

FIRST PHRASES

• Note Duration
• Legato Techniques
• Open Strings vs. Fretted Notes

CHORDS AND ARPEGGIOS

• Strummed, Block, and Rolled Chords
• Chord Voicings
• Arpeggios

RHYTHMS, PATTERNS, AND ACCENTS

• The Alternating Bass
• Enhancing the Alternating Bass
• More Patterns

TEXTURE

• Articulations
• Vibrato
• Pizzicato, Muting, and Harmonics
• Timbre and Dynamics

MOVING UP THE FINGERBOARD

• Cross-String Techniques
• Barre Chords and Cross-String Arpeggios

ALTERNATE TUNINGS

• Voicings, Resonance, Modes, and Harmony
• Texture and Weight

ABOUT TIME

• Cross-Rhythms
• Arpeggiated Figures, Syncopations, and Accents
• Phrasing

EXTENDED TECHNIQUES

• Percussion
• Slapping and Tapping

THE 3-D SOUND

• Depth of Field
• Orchestration