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LESSONS & TABS

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is pleased to offer free flatpicking lessons. We started offering this in 2006.

2006: Using Harmonized Scales by Tim May / Big Sciota by Dan Miller / Lonesome Ruben by Mo Canada

2007: Tennessee Wagoner by Charles Sawtelle / Good Morning Isaacs by Mark Cosgrove / Pickin' My Way by Eddie Lang / Flat Seven Medley by Jim Nunally and Dix Bruce / Opening Up The Fretboard by Dan Miller / Crazy Creek by Brad Davis / Up on the Rooftop by John Carlini

2008: Texas Gales by Doc Watson / Flop-Eared Mule by Brad Davis / Big Scioty by Mickey Abraham / Bluegrass Solo-ing with G-Runs by Mickey Abraham / Examining Proper Down-Up Technique & Little Liza Jane / Examples and the Kiowa Special / Tipsy Gypsy: Modern Flatpicking and the David Grisman Influence / Parking Lot Standards: Soldier's Joy

2009: John Stenson's #2 / Old Spinning Wheel / The Brazin Mask / The Tennessee Wagoner / Sally Ann / Golden Slippers / Little Billy Wilson / Billy in the Lowground / Maid Behind the Bar / Eighth of January / Blackberry Blossom / East Tennesee Blues

2010: Catharsis  /  Dawgwood / Leather Britches / Whiskey Before Breakfast / Salt Creek / Black Mtn. Rag / Under the Double Eagle / The Girl I Left Behind Me / Turkey in the Straw & Arkansas Traveler / Shady Grove / Chinquapin Hunting / Bill Cheatham

2011: President Garfield's / Brilliancy / Uncle Henry's Reel / Boston Boy  /  A Kind of Irish /  Pilgrimage to Jerusalem /  Cotton Patch Rag / Fly Me Around Pretty Little Miss / Cattle in the Cane /  The American Rifle Team Hornpipe / Ragtime Annie /  Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine

2012: Fisher's Hornpipe / St. Anne's Reel /  Old French Reel / Ardeleana

FLATPICKING THE BLUES INSTRUCTIONAL WEBSITE

Learn about the Brad Davis book/CD/DVD in a special section dedicated to the package.

FLATPICK JAM TABS

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine is also offering the tunes from the Flatpick Jam DVDs (taught by Brad Davis) in free PDF format on our website.

Click here for more information.

TAB INDEX OF TUNES IN THE MAGAZINE

We've compiled a list of songs we have transcribed and presented the following tunes (listed alphabetically) in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (current as of May/June 2010). There are also indexes of feature articles, reviews, rhythm guitar articles, guitar theory and technique, and product reviews.

See the list here.

FLATPICKING ESSENTIALS INSTRUCTIONAL WEBSITE:

Learn about Dan Miller and Tim May's Eight Volume instructional series Flatpicking Essentials.  These pages includes free flatpicking instruction that corresponds to material in the Flatpicking Essentials volumes, plus practice audio tracks.

See the website here.

FLATPICKING FAQ

Check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for answers to commonly asked questions that beginning flatpickers have.
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