A master guitarist and pioneer of guitar education; Arlen Roth has been a part of the guitar scene for decades; touring and recording with artists such as Simon & Garfunkel; Bob Dylan; John Prine; Ry Cooder; Levon Helm; John Sebastian and countless others. In this new video series; Arlen passes along his knowledge of authentic folk and blues fingerpicking styles; providing tips; licks; songs and detailed breakdowns. The accompanying book reinforces your learning experience with transcriptions of key examples from the videos; presented in standard notation and tablature. Topics covered include: basic fingerpicking technique • alternating bass • Travis picking • “harmony” shuffles • turnarounds • accent strokes • blues; folk; ragtime and rockabilly styles • styles of Merle Travis; Blind Blake; Chet Atkins; Scotty Moore and others. Includes over an hour of video lessons!

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