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Audio archives for listening and learning:
Tunes from The Library of Congress' National Jukebox.
From the OTSMA vaults: OTSMA's Fiddle Tune Library.
Live music recordings from Wolfgang's Vault.

Recent additions, from 2010 moving forward.
Recommended by Al:
Lesson #12035 by Jeff Brent: Brent Rootless 251 Jazz Chord Sequences.
Recommended by Ray:
"Fretboard Logic SE (Special Edition - Vols. I & II Combined)" by Bill Edwards,
is a book that will really help you understand your guitar. Check it out at Amazon.com
Published by Bill Edwards Publishing Co., 17329 Emerald Chase Dr., Tampa, FL 33647.
Johnny Hunt has created a channel of Ukelele Tutorials on YouTube.
Guitars capo'd at the 5th fret are like a low-G uke (if you ignore the 2 bass strings).
In that light, Johnny's instructions can be seen also as fingerstyle folk guitar lessons.

Recommended by Red:
This is a great all around tutorial site built by Olav Torvund, in Norway.
Olav's site has many tips about many styles, including The Blues Guitar.
One of Olav's pages I'd recommend has tips about Hand Damping.
Red's tutorial on Scales as the Basis for Chord Progressions in Major Keys.
And a related link with info about Diminished Chords.
Here are some pages with a diversity of tips on Jam Etiquette.
"Tailored for OTSMA" Red's Tips on Jam and Performance Etiquette.
Some of these below may not be well-suited to OTSMA, but are worth seeing:
A bluegrass website's page on Jam Etiquette.
Dr. Edward I Pollak's tips on Jams and Jam Etiquette.
A Folkjam.org blog on Jam Etiquette.
Strum Hollow's advice on Jam Etiquette.
Bart Veerman's page on Jam Etiquette.
Provided by Kathy:
Choosing and using "The People's Key", the Key of C in folk music.
Recommended by Phil:
Basics of picking and plucking.
Other useful links at the site Phil recommended (even more can be found there):
Basic information about the guitar.
Basic information about guitar chords.
Comprehensive list of guitar chords (for standard tuning).
About harmonics (not harmonicas).


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This page last revised May 15, 2011