Song List:
Chapter 1 - Getting Started
Tuning
Musical Pitches and the Fretboard
Standard Music Notation
Fingerings
Reading Chord and Fretboard Diagrams
Time
Posture
Left Hand
Right Hand
Chapter 2 - Basic Arrangement
Billy the Kid - Lead Sheet
Monotonic Bass
Billy the Kid - Monotonic Bass Arrangement
Glory Glory (Since I've Laid My Burden Down) - Monotonic Bass
Block Chord Arrangements
Billy the Kid - Block Chord Arrangement
Glory Glory (Since I've Laid My Burden Down) - Block Chord Arrangement
Chapter 3 - The Major Scale and Chord Theory
Intervals
Chord Theory: Major and Minor Triads
Diatonic Harmony
Keys
Chapter 4 - Travis Picking & Alternating Bass
Getting that Travis Sound
Glory Glory (Since I've Laid My Burden Down) - Alternating Bass Arrangement
Billy the Kid - Alternating Bass Arrangement
Chapter 5 - Ear Candy
Syncopation
Glory Glory (Since I've Laid My Burden Down) - Syncopated Melody
Picking Patterns
Corrinna, Corrinna
Triplets
Z Rhymes with Ned
Walking the Bass
Frere Jacques - Walking Bass Arrangement
Harmonizing the Melody
Corrinna, Corrinna - Melody Harmonized in 3rds
Corrinna, Corrinna - Melody Harmonized in 6ths
Musical Expression
Chapter 6 - Left-Hand Technique
Pull-Offs
Hammer-Ons
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Swinging the Eighths
Slides
A Boot My Size
Chapter 7 - Harmonics
Left-Hand Harmonic Technique
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore - Harmonics
Right-Hand Harmonic Techniques
Greensleeves - Artificial Harmonics
Kissing Bells - Artificial Harmonics
Chapter 8 - More Theory for Arrangers
Relative Natural Minor
Key Signatures
Circle of 5ths
Parallel Natural Minor Scale
Transposition
Oh, Sinner Man - Arrangement in A Minor
Chapter 9 - Advanced Arranging Tools
Melody in the Bass
Greensleeves - Melody in the Bass
Changing Time Signatures
Corrinna, Corrinna - Travis Picking in 3/4
Corrinna, Corrinna - Travis Picking in 6/8
Chord Substitutions
A-Tisket, A-Tasket - With Chord Susbstitutions
Billy the Kid
Chapter 10 - Alternate Tunings
Drop D Tuning: D-A-D-G-B-E
Tickety-Boo Toad - Drop D Tuning
Camptown Races - Drop D Tuning
Open G Tuning: D-G-D-G-B-D
Yankee Doodle - Open G Tuning
Open D Tuning: D-A-D-F#-A-D
Jesus on the Mainline - Open D Tuning
Amazing Grace - Open D Tuning
Chapter 11 - Cross-String Technique
L'il Liza Jane - Cross-String Arrangement
Arrangements
Arrangement 1 - Arrangement Blues
Arrangement Blues
Arrangement 2 - Big Yellow Lunch Box
Big Yellow Lunch Box
Arrangement 3 - Mr. C's Blues
Mr. C's Bles - Drop D Tuning
Appendix
Practicing
General Advice
Listening
Congratulations
