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From the 1851 Howe's Instructor for the Guitar. A peek at one of the earliest publications for pop guitar. Relies heavily upon the Classical influence...especially carulli.

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Comment by James Pentecost on February 19, 2012 at 8:38pm

Excellent!

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 19, 2012 at 8:45pm

Thanks. One value I see in exploring this is the light it sheds on the early fingerstyle banjo songs....ala Converse and Buckley. There are a few polkas I will also try. Very much in style with the work of Buckley 9 years later.

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 19, 2012 at 8:51pm

Also, more insight into the minds of those that produced our "tutors"

 

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 19, 2012 at 10:25pm

Title...random pick, but a crazy title...especially today.

Comment by Ed Womack on February 22, 2012 at 9:58pm

Very nice guitar intrusion there!

When I switch from banjo to classical guitar the guitar's fingerboard feels as wide as a highway...

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 22, 2012 at 11:08pm

Yea, you're right.

Comment by Al Smitley on February 23, 2012 at 6:49am

Nice waltz and nice job.  I'm always looking to add waltzes to my repertoire.  It appears that was written in A(?).  Have you transposed it for banjo?  If not, I think I will attempt to do so when I have a chance.

Comment by Al Smitley on February 24, 2012 at 7:07am

Here's what I came up with for a TAB (transposed to 'G') of Tim's discovery from "Howe's Instructor for the Guitar", c1851.  Perhaps he can tell us if I caught it with sufficient accuracy. 

Comment by Al Smitley on February 24, 2012 at 7:13am

Ugh!  That didn't work.  I see the TAB in the SYRIAN WALTZ screen but not on the main page.

Can someone help me learn to send a visual?  I sent a JPG.  Should it be a PDF?

Comment by Tim Twiss on February 24, 2012 at 7:15am

I would post it as a JPEG in the photo section.

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