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Solo acoustic take on the Kinks’ “Sunny Afternoon”
Learn this acoustic arrangement of the Ray Davies classic.
Guitar Sessions 56: Play the dropped-D waltz “Write Again”
Learn an original song, played in dropped-D tuning with some hybrid picking, about missing the days of writing letters.
Guitar Sessions 55: Play Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine”
Learn the classic song as Bill Withers himself played it.
Play Tom Waits’ “In the Neighborhood”
Learn the classic Tom Waits song arranged for guitar.
Bob Weir on developing his guitar style
Reflections on Grateful Dead guitar powerhouse Bob Weir, and an excerpt from a 2008 interview.
Sierra Hull on switching between mandolin and guitar
An excerpt from an Acoustic Guitar magazine feature on the masterful mandolinist, guitarist, and songwriter Sierra Hull.
Guitar Sessions 54: Play an easy alternate tuning arrangement of “Little Drummer Boy”
Play the classic Christmas carol in double-dropped-D tuning and with a partial capo.
“What a Wonderful World” for acoustic guitar
The classic song, recorded by Louis Armstrong and many others, arranged for acoustic guitar.
Guitar Sessions 53: Play Jesse Welles’ “Pilgrim”
Learn to play a powerful folk rocker by the breakout singer-songwriter Jesse Welles.
Jesse Welles on creating your own music industry
An excerpt from an Acoustic Guitar magazine feature on Jesse Welles.
Guitar Sessions 52: Play John Prine’s “Souvenirs”
Learn to fingerpick the John Prine classic.
Guitar Sessions 51: Play Jason Isbell’s “Strawberry Woman”
Learn to play Jason Isbell’s lovely, wistful song, and unlock the secret of its unusual meter.
Jason Isbell on how writing good songs helps you live a good life
An excerpt from an interview with Jason Isbell for the May/June 2025 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
Guitar Sessions 50: Play Bob Dylan’s “Tomorrow Is a Long Time”
Learn to play Bob Dylan’s simple, serene love song, complete with a fingerstyle instrumental break.
Guitar Sessions 49: Play Gillian Welch’s “Tear My Stillhouse Down”
Learn to play Gillian Welch and David Rawlings’ classic song, a jam session favorite, in dropped-D tuning.
Guitar Sessions 48: “Box of Rain” for two guitars
Learn an arrangement of the Grateful Dead’s classic “Box of Rain,” played on two guitars with different tunings and capo positions.
Guitar Sessions 47: The low fifths trick
Learn a simple way to create powerful and distinctive chord voicings.
A dropped-D flatpicking take on “I Know You Rider”
A flatpicking arrangement of the great traditional song, inspired by the Grateful Dead.
Guitar Sessions 46: Play Neil Young’s “Old Man”
Learn the perennial favorite “Old Man,” from the signature riff to the chord shapes and groove.
Guitar Sessions 45: Easy open-string chords up the neck
Explore open-string chord shapes up the neck that give you alternate-tuning-like sounds with easy fingerings—while staying in standard tuning.