This is a free lesson for acoustic guitar by Peter Vogl. We will add another measure to the first fingerpicking lick we learned in the style of James Taylor. By adding a bass line to the start of this chordal riff we get a more it creates a lead in. James Taylor combined bass lines with chordal riffs to give his fingerpicking a more dynamic sound. We'll start by reviewing the D and A chords.
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Here is the tab for the James Taylor style fingerpicking lick
James Taylor Style Bass Lines by Peter Vogl is a downloadable Quicktime video lesson for acoustic guitar. In this lesson we'll cover James Taylor's use of bass lines and chord progressions. Many times James Taylor and his bassist would play the exact same lines. This is a great style of fingerpicking where the bass lines sound like melodies in their own right. Also included in the download is a .pdf of the tablature. $4.99
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