Lynda Intermediate Acoustic Guitar

Once you've mastered the basics of acoustic guitar, you're ready to expand your repertoire and tackle more challenging techniques. Join guitarist Jared Meeker as he guides you through intermediate concepts like soloing patterns and altered tunings in a relaxed, easy-to-follow instructional style. Learn about suspended chords, tuning with harmonics, and slides. Take on a variety of new styles, including acoustic funk, New Orleans grooves, modern Celtic rhythm guitar, bluegrass, and Delta blues. Jared also touches on harmony for writing and arranging, as well as Drop D, Double Drop D, Open G, and Open D tuning. Tune in and take your acoustic guitar skills to the next level.

Topics include:

•Flatpicking arpeggios
•Tuning with harmonics
•Bending strings and vibrato
•Creating a monster funk groove
•Blurring the line between rhythm and lead
•Mapping the fretboard in boxes
•Getting creative with open strings