World Guitar

The Guitarist's guide to the traditional styles of cultures around the world. Includes lessons on existing guitar traditions, along with new guitar arrangements of non-guitar music from Asia and the Middle East. Complete with an audio CD of recorded examples, including slower versions for practice. Featured techniques include: Afropop and African acoustic styles Middle Eastern oud and saz Indian veena and sitar Chinese pipa Japanese koto Spanish guitar Celtic folk Andean folk Brazilian jazz Mexican mariachi Hawaiian slack-key guitar .