Jamie Stillway, Part 3: The FDA Approach to the Fingerboard

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In this lesson, Ed Gerhard teaches his popular fingerstyle arrangement of the traditional tune “The Water is Wide.” Gerhard used dropped-D tuning and a capo at the third fret. Because he tunes his guitar down a half-step from standard pitch, this results in his performance sounding in the key of E. If you prefer, you can leave your guitar in standard dropped-D tuning and place the capo at the second fret instead. Gerhard stresses the importance of supporting the tune’s melody and gives pointers for effectively building an arrangement in a dynamic fashion. virtuerecords.com

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JAMIE STILLWAY

Jamie Stillway, Part 1: “Analysis Paralysis”

Jamie Stillway, Part 2: Jamie Teaches “Analysis Paralysis”

Jamie Stillway, Part 3: The FDA Approach to the Fingerboard

Jamie Stillway, Part 4: Jamie Plays “Home: Part 2”

Jamie Stillway, Part 5: “Jamie’s Stevens Guitar

Jamie Stillway, Part 3: The FDA Approach to the Fingerboard

In this lesson, Jamie Stillway shows her “FDA” approach to learning the fingerboard. An alternative to the popular “CAGED” system, FDA uses F, D, and A chord shapes to map out playing positions in all keys. Stillway demonstrates the general concept and application of the system; shows how to use it on a I–VI–II–V progression; and discusses using the shapes as jump-off points for improvisation. jamiestillway.com

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