100 Most Popular Songs for Fingerpicking Guitar

Johnny Cash left us a wonderful country songbook and in this one-hour and twenty minute lesson Fred shows you how to play and sing eight of Cash’s most popular gems. You’ll learn to back yourself up singing using basicfingerpicking patterns and first position chords with lots of bass runs thrown in. You’ll also learn to fingerpick a solo for each tune. Fred grew up with Johnny Cash’s music and his natural easy arrangements suit the materialand are easy to learn. After playing and singing each song Fred goes over any tricky techniques or runs then he plays the tune on a split screen so you can watch what each hand is doing. The booklet that accompanies thisDVD has all the split-screen versions written out in tablature and standard music notation (with lyrics too) so you can read the exact same arrangements Fred plays. If you put the DVD in your computer you can access a PDF fileand print it all out in a larger size. Whether you’re a beginner or intermediate player this DVD lesson is a great way to get into Johnny Cash’s songs - and carry on his legacy!

Bluegrass Ukulele features 21 of the most popular bluegrass songs and fiddle tunes arranged for ukulele by Fred Sokolow. Each song comes with three tablature arrangements: one arrangement where you strum the chords and sing the tune; one where you play an instrumental solo picking the melody and strumming to fill out the rhythm; and one where you play a fingerpicking solo using banjo-type three-finger rolls.Includes a CD with arrangements of each song played and sung by Sokolow.