Paul Asbell, Part 3: Paul’s Julius Borges OM

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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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PAUL ASBELL

Paul Asbell, Part 1: “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home”

Paul Asbell, Part 2: Paul Teaches “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home”

Paul Asbell, Part 3: Paul’s Julius Borges OM

In this video, Paul Asbell discusses his Julius Borges (borgesguitars.com) OM guitar and performs his original tune, “Bound for Adamant.” Built with an Adirondack spruce top and Brazilian rosewood back and sides, the guitar is a close replica of an original 1930s Martin OM-28, though it has modern features such as an adjustable truss rod and standard frets rather than bar frets. The guitar has a pyramid bridge and Waverly tuning machines, and Asbell has installed a K&K pickup system, as well as a John Pearse armrest. paulasbell.com

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