This collection covers ragtime guitar styles and techniques from the “stumblin’ bass” of Blind Blake to the evergreen piano sounds of Scott Joplin. It begins with a few easy tunes and progresses to more intricate and complex arrangements.

Contents include: Playing the Guitar Like a Piano, Shake That Thing, 99 Year Blues, The Bald-Headed End of A Broom, Buck Dancer’s Choice, A Salty Dog Rag, See That Girl Sitting On A Fence Raggin' The Blues, Blake’s Breakdown, Ton of Blues, That Won’t Do, Cincinnati Flow Rag/Slow Drag, Ragtime Songs, Marches and Cakewalks, Hot Time in The Old Town Tonight, Save Up Your Money, John D. Rockefeller Put the Panic On, (Won’t You Come Home) Bill Bailey, Sister Kate’s Syncopated Dance, Smokey Mokes, Haag City Dance, Atlanta Rag, Dallas Rag, High Society, The Classic Rags, Original Rags, The Buffalo Rag, Pineapple Rag, The Grizzly Bear Rag, Florida Rag, Heliotrope Bouquet, The Entertainer, Coconut Dance

Level 3/4 • 143 pages • Direct download link to audio files.

Review:

Tablature by Stefan Grossman is the best! This book is jam-packed with a variety of music styles--ragtime, blues, and more. I bought this specifically because it contains tablature from Stefan Grossman.