Acoustic Masters: Doyle Dykes Virtuoso Fingerstyle Guitar, Book & CD (Acoustic Masters Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (820 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0757994083 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This Nashville-based virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist plays solo guitar arrangements of originals, hymns, and secular pop music with astounding feel and unheard-of technique. This volume includes Doyle's original guitar compositions and his hugely popular arrangement of The Beatles' song "Girl." Songs are: Angels Desire * Birmingham Steel * Caleb's Report * Celtic Cowboy * The Changing of the Guard * Country Fried Pickin' * Girl * The Howling of the Wood * The Jawbone * Martha's Kitchen * Miss Haley's Music Box * Misty Nights in Tokyo * The Road Back Home * Self Portrait on Acoustic Guitar * The Visitation * Wabash Cannonball * White Rose for Heidi.. Doyle Dykes is the natural heir to Chet Atkins' throne
"CD does not match written music" according to Paul S. Wilson. I just received this book of Dykes music and the accompaning CD. Dykes is obviously awesome, and I realize I can't play like him with any amount of work. But I bought the book to try and learn a bit of his technique. I assumed the CD that came with it would be him playing the songs in the book, so I could listen to how it is SUPPOSED to sound. The stuff on the CD is great but only 1 cut corresponds to what the book charts.Wouldn't one assume that an instructional book that comes with a CD would have the same music on both, so you could learn??So I am slightly miffed, but as I say the stuff . "Four Stars" according to David Bieling. book falls apart. Improve Your Skill By Stretching Yourself First of all, I have to agree with "J" and disagree with Paul. Me and my guitar buddies have used this book extensively. We have found it to be VERY accurate. For example, on "Self Portrait" I only found two very small places that I disagreed with the fingering. Me and my friends have found this book to be "spot on" in almost all cases.Many fingerstyle guitar players will find these songs beyond their abilities. My advice to you is to take these songs as projects and learn them over time. You can't get better unless you strech yourself. The other advice: Many guitar players become discourag