This book/CD set teaches 101 rhythm guitar runs played to 21 popular traditional songs. Included in the collection are up-tempo songs ("Cotton-Eyed Joe"), waltzes ("Knoxville Girl"), minor-key songs ("The Wayfaring Stranger"), train songs ("New River Train"), gospel standards ("Amazing Grace"), blues ("Corrine, Corrina"), and more. Full music charts are included for each song in both standard notation and tablature, and extra lyrics for singers. The stereo CD enables you to "sit in" with a country band that includes a singer, rhythm guitar, and bass. To facilitate learning, each of the 21 songs is performed at two tempos, moderate and slow. The stereo format allows you to hear the rhythm guitar runs clearly isolated on the right speaker.

CONTENTS

Introduction

How to Use This Book

Uptempo Songs
Wreck of the Old '97 (C)
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (C)
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (C)
Worried Man Blues (G)
Salty Dog (G)
Cripple Creek (D)
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms (D)
Cotton-Eyed Joe (A)
New River Train (A)
Wabash Cannonball (E)
Corrine, Corrina (E)

Songs in ¾ Time
Amazing Grace (C)
Angel Band (G)
All the Good Times (G)
Knoxville Girl (D)
Sweet Hour of Prayer (A)
Home on the Range (E)

Minor Keys
Sinner Man (Dm)
The Wayfaring Stranger (Am)
Hangman, Hangman (Em)
St. James Infirmary (Em)

GUIDE TO SYMBOLS AND NOTATION
Slurs: Slide, Hammer, Pull-Off. Notation of Guitar Strums.
Alternate Picking Technique.

INDEX OF SONGS