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		<title>Elizabeth Cotten</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shmike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[She taught herself how to play the instrument, but with no conventional knowledge of tunings or techniques she developed her own unique style known as ‘Cotton Style.’]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson 16 – Nine Pound Hacksaw</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons: Part Three]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[this is a new arrangement of the classic ‘Nine Pound Hammer’ based on Merle Travis’s version and played in the key of E. ]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson 15 – The Caravan Exercise</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shmike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons: Part Three]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The song Caravan was written by Juan Tizol and recorded by Duke Ellington in 1937. Since then has been performed by thousands of artists in styles ranging from jazz to bluegrass, surf to rap, and everything in between.]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson 14 – Applying the Fundamentals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shmike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons: Part Three]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By this point you should find your fingers becoming more coordinated and your thumb growing independent. This means it will now take less conscious effort as your motor skills will begin to take over the repetitive parts and you can concentrate on some of the more exciting aspects of your playing.]]></description>
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		<title>Willie Brown</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shmike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guitarist Profiles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Born in Clarkdale, Mississippi, Willie Brown (not to be confused with William Brown from Arkansas) was among the earliest blues musicians, a talented guitarist and singer whose playing had a tremendous influence on the development of Delta Blues.]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson 13 – A Few Chords and How They Work (Part Two)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shmike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons: Part Two]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following chart shows five common positions for the 7th chord, the root is noted with a diamond (note: the numbers 1-5 across the top are there to identify these forms for our purposes, they aren’t the proper names).]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson 12 – A Few Chords and How They Work (Part One)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shmike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons: Part Two]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The list of chords, their positions and inversions is pretty exhaustive and seemingly endless. Instead of writing a huge chart for you to try and memorize, we’re going to save a little time and space]]></description>
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		<title>Freight Train Derailed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shmike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The song is still incredibly popular and has become a standard amongst fingerstyle guitarists. In fact, any picker worth their salt has an interpretation. It’s become the Stairway to Heaven of the acoustic guitar.]]></description>
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		<title>Mississippi Fred McDowell</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shmike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi Fred McDowell’s music is urgent and commanding. His playing is hugely rhythmic and dynamic, sparse and overflowing, passionate and heartfelt.]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson 11 – Finger Patterns (Part Two)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shmike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons: Part Two]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chord progressions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make sure you’re comfortable playing the previous patterns before continuing. Good, now it’s starting to get interesting. This next pattern is a variation on the first; you’ll notice there are a couple extra notes. We’ll continue to call the patterns E &#038; A for now. Follow the procedure you used in part one to learn these.]]></description>
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