Homespun

Steve Kaufman helps you move beyond the basics and on to the next level of flatpicking technique. You'll be playing more smoothly in no time with Steve's clear and patient instructions. He helps you build your "runs vocabulary" and his crosspicking tips ( on upswing, continuity, tone, sustaining notes and timekeeping) are priceless.

Learn how to build a flatpicking solo right along with Steve as he works on bringing your playing up to speed. You'll be playing simple solos as well as more challenging crosspicking versions to Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Wildwood Flower, Wabash Cannonball, Old Joe Clark, Arkansas Traveler and Down Yonder.

This lesson also covers:

• Use of capo
• Transposing solos to other keys
• How to play up and down the neck
• Chord back-ups
• Bass runs
• Damping
• Slides
• Substitution chords
• Lester Flatt's "G Run"