Essential Chords and Progressions For Acoustic Guitar
HOMESPUN
Taught By Artie Traum.
Level 3
CD plus 48-page music + tab book

Expand your chord knowledge and make your playing come alive! Whether you play folk, swing, jazz, blues or rock, this easy-to-follow CD/book will take you to the next level as a rhythm player.

Dont get stuck in ordinary C, D, E and G chords.This is your opportunity to open up to new harmonic ideas and develop your musicality. You'll learn essential chord positions and how to put them into progressions and turnarounds to enhance any song, plus important tips on string damping, moving chords up the neck, changing keys and using both fingerpicking and plectrum technique to get unique effects and textures.

Other things you'll learn in this invaluable package include positions for 6ths, major and minor 7ths, 9ths and other chords; movable 3-note shapes for powerful rhythm comping; the secret of moving bass notes and how they impact chord progressions; unique blues and jazz turnarounds.

Student Review:

"I just wanted to tell you that I recently purchased "Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar" and "Essential Chords and Progressions for Acoustic Guitar" from my local music store and they are GREAT value!

"I have been playing mandolin for a few years and decided to get serious about guitar playing when my 13 year old daughter wanted to learn how to play... so I've had lots of experience with good and bad teaching materials, but these two book/CD's are so well put together that I've been able to really take off on learning at a fast pace, and my daughter has picked up lots of good stuff too." - Mark Ennamorato

About Artie Traum
Artie Traum is an award-winning guitarist who has been featured on over 30 albums. His latest release, "South of Lafayette," is a "hip fusion of folk and jazz esthetics," writes Sing Out! Magazine. "Letters From Joubee" (1994) spent six weeks at #1 on the smooth jazz radio charts. "Meetings With Remarkable Friends," with The Band, Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Tony Levin, Laurence Juber, John Sebastian and other top musicians, was awarded Best Acoustic Instrumental Album of 1999 (NAV Award) and voted Best CD of 2000 by Hudson Valley Magazine. In 2001, Artie released "The Last Romantic," which was placed "on this year's list of best releases" by Jazz Times.
Performing since the 1960's, Artie Traum has worked with his brother Happy Traum, songwriter Pat Alger and The Woodstock Mountains Revue. Artie's songs have been recorded by The Band, David Grisman and Tony Rice, among others. He has produced CDs for Tony Levin, Laurence Juber, Livingston Taylor, Diane Ziegler and many other top artists. Artie has performed at dozens of festivals, including the Catalina Jazz Trax Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival and the Newport Folk Festival, and has composed music for film and TV shows.

Artie Traum is a popular clinician for Taylor Guitars, performing guitar workshops around the world, and his instructional materials continue to be best-sellers for Homespun Tapes. "Artie Traum has the natural, soulful touch that other guitarists only dream about," says Donald Fagen of Steely Dan.