The Happy Traum Guitar Method: Basic Arranging Techniques DVD Set (1 & 2)

DVD 1 - Songs in Dropped D Tuning
DVD 2 - Songs in Standard Tuning

These two DVD lessons will be deeply satisfying for any acoustic guitarist who wants to move beyond simple chords and easy strums. Beginning and intermediate players will quickly gain an understanding of guitar basics through the process of creating beautiful, compelling arrangements of well-known, much-loved traditional songs.

In an instructional tour de force, Happy details each step, starting with a simple version of each song and then slowly adding chord substitutions, bass lines, harmonies, fill-in licks, fingerpicking patterns and other techniques that eventually create a fully-formed performance piece. By the time you have completed these two lessons you'll have gained a better command of the fretboard, increased your repertoire and improved your understanding of your chosen instrument.

DVD 1: The Cuckoo, Delia's Gone, The Water is Wide

DVD 2: Hard Times Come Again No More, Wayfaring Stranger, Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies