The third song is called 'Dallas Rag' which isn't a Classic Rag (to be covered in a separate guitar lesson) but a Folk Rag originally written for mandolin and guitar - this combines counterpoint with some fancy fingerpicking and single string runs. And here we try to play both instruments' parts on our single guitar - one instrument. Since it a complex piece here is where you want to know the song real well in advance but unlike many of his other lessons there are no audio files or video footage of these to refer to as they are guitar adaptations of original compositions.
Song four is called 'Katz Rag' and likely the easiest tune of the lesson but it has a different picking technique similar to Celtic guitar music. You will use your right hand fingers'; middle, index and thumb to play melody notes. You start out with a G7th chord to a C and play the 6th and third strings so it requires different coordination.
'Black Mountain Rag' is song five and a hot fiddle tune adapted for guitar in OPEN G (DGDGBD) which Stefan first heard Chet Atkins playing but many others including Doc Watson have played it too. Stefan tunes us up to OPEN G and has some tips for staying in tune playing the acoustic guitar. He urges us to develop and rely on our ears rather than only on an electronic tuner. Stefan tells us that open G lets us 'get away with murder' and to create a voice that sounds much more complex than it is to play. He then runs us through some open G orientation and shows us some chord shapes (D,D7th). (1:03:11) The physically printed and bound pamphlet is a huge help. He then uses a capo to give a more interesting sound. Challenging.
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