Beppe Gambetta – The Flatpicking Sourcebook

The Flatpicking Sourcebook is a comprehensive collection that teaches the fundamental techniques involved in this important playing method. Written by Italian virtuoso Beppe Gambetta this weighty bookcovers all the essentials along with examples in standard notation tab and downloadable demonstrations. Flatpicking is a Guitar technique that involves playing with a plectrum as opposed to the fingers. Amaster of this technique and many styles of music Beppe Gambetta is your guide in this newly-translated edition of his definitive guide to playing in this style.  From the fundamentals- left and right hand techniques plectrum grip - all the way to solo pieces duets and ensemble arrangements this is both a fantastic introduction to Flatpicking Guitar and a useful resource for moreexperienced players looking for a reference work. Other essential topics in The Flatpicking Sourcebook are warm-ups strumming crosspicking scales improvisation open tunings anddifferent arrangements. Not only will Gambetta teach you how to flatpick you will get important practice with the 75 exercises licks solo pieces and other arrangements also demonstrating the full extent of thisfascinating and rich style. The accompanying download card includes demonstrations of all the material by Beppe Gambetta himself letting you hear a true master show you how it'sdone. This thorough and authoritative Flatpicking Sourcebook is a detailed guide to the techniques and fundamentals of an inimitable style passed down through generations ofgenius musicians.

Blu di Genova is a connection between the past and the present the blue fabric of working clothes. First produced in Genoa my home town and then landed in America as blue jeans. It is the melancholy of the fight of artagainst reality. And it is my life lived on the road between my birth-town and America and the rest of the world. This collection features 14 rousing Beppe Gambetta flatpicking guitar solos from his CD of the same title. Allsolos are in notation and tablature. Also includes a special interview with Beppe and photos.