Pete Seeger - The Folksinger's Guitar Guide: An Instruction Record

Folkways Records – CRB 1

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1955
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Music Instruction
[Tracklist]
A1 Tuning Up (02:49)
A2 The First Chord (01:59)
A3 Two More Chords (02:02)
A4 Use of the Capo (02:16)
A5 Methods of Strumming (02:30)
A6 Bass Runs (03:03)
A7 Bass Countermelody (00:53)
B1 a: The "Church Lick"; b:"Hammering On" (02:21)
B2 The Blues (03:38)
B3 Two Finger Plucking (02:14)
B4 Other Tunings (03:49)
B5 A Hint of Flamenco (01:54)
B6 A Rhumba Rhythm (01:47)
B7 The Mexican Blues (02:18)
[Credits]
Pete Seeger (guitar/vocals)
Liner Notes: Pete Seeger, Photographer: David Gahr
[Notes]
Icon of the American folk music revival Pete Seeger teaches folk guitar through a detailed written instruction guide (included in the liner notes) which accompanies in-depth teaching and classic folk song examples on the album itself. He advises: " … if you enjoy playing the guitar, you shouldn’t think of it as practicing, in the formal sense. Rather, simply play for your own enjoyment … "