Scores and TAB
Ulli Boegershausen is one of the most highly regarded German fingerstyle guitarists.
For decades he has given concerts all
over the world and is admired and appreciated not only for his
expressive playing, but also for his elegant compositions and
arrangements.
Twenty years ago he published Von Anfang an, one of the very
first German language instructional books for fingerstyle guitar,
which has since become a standard work. Now Uli has fundamentally
revised and expanded this tutorial for the international
market: Fingerstyle Guitar offers an extremely effective and
personal approach to learning to master the steelstring guitar.
The exercises and practice pieces are presented in notation
and tablature. In addition, the learning process is supported by
detailed videos on the accompanying DVD-ROM.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction
10 Three preliminary exercises
12 Exercises in E minor
14 Exercises in 6/8 time
19 Exercises in A minor
24 Repertoire piece 1 in A minor
Chapter 2 Fingerpicking
25 Fingerpicking
28 Repertoire piece 2 in A minor
29 Hammer On / Pull Off
32 Repertoire piece 3 in A minor
Chapter 3 Alternating picking and alternating bass technique
34 Alternating picking and alternating bass technique
37 The principles of harmony
39 Melody-playing and alternating bass
42 Repertoire piece “Always“
Chapter 4 Syncopation
43 Syncopation
46 More stylistic elements
48 Repertoire piece “Remember the Time“
Chapter 5 Sixteenth notes, triplets and arrangement
50 Sixteenth notes
52 The arrangement
57 The method of arranging
61 Repertoire piece “Auf der Hut”
64 The triplet
66 Swing triplets
68 Repertoire piece in swing triplets
70 The tonality of G major
71 Repertoire piece “For You“
73 Repertoire piece “Why“
Chapter 6 The finer points of technique
76 Arpeggio and tremolo
78 Tremolo
79 Bar chords
80 Bar chord exercises
83 Playing in different positions
Chapter 7 concert pieces
87 Concert piece “Little Bear” (D major)
91 Concert piece “It Could Have Been” (E minor)
96 Concert piece “Jasmine Flower” (G major)
Chapter 8 practicing effectively and correct posture
102 Posture while seated
104 Posture standing upright
104 Three rules for practicing effectively
107 Hammer-On exercise
107 Fingering exercise: The Spider
108 Appendix
108 Hand positions
