Fingerpicking guitar lessons.
Video and tablature modules for easy download.
Each lesson contains numerous, manageable files that you can download on your computer. Here's what the videos look like.
Each lesson comes with it's own tab, sometimes pages of it!!.
I walk you through each lick, measure and lesson in a relaxed, easy to follow pace.
I personally send each lesson out to you in an email once I get your order.
Here's what some of my students are saying:
"I've been taking guitar lessons live and from videos for years. With most teachers, you learn how to play songs or licks. Toby teaches you how to play guitar. Whether studying from Toby's Homespun video or his own "packs", you'll learn what notes are available for soloing up and down the neck. The lessons slowly add notes to your repertoire in each key and soon you find yourself soloing comfortably up and down the fretboard. Oh yeah- he teaches songs too."
Glen, Pleasantville NY
"I can't say enough about these lessons. They really helped to take me to the next level. I can't believe how many new licks I learned with these lessons and am looking forward to playing other songs so I can throw some of them in. I can't thank you enough!"
Craig, NJ
"Toby's lessons, focused on various important keys, are really helping me in my journey from a beginning to an intermediate player. The lessons are fun and they are very clear. It's been really exciting to see how I can expand some of the songs I've been working on with new licks and turnarounds and to understand how they all fit together. These "packs" are a great value!"
Shaun, VT
"Toby and I share a love of fingerstyle acoustic blues. His tabs and recorded examples are important in learning the tunes. It's great to have a teacher with such a wide repertoire and helpful insights into the music."
Mike, MD
"Toby Walker´s Homespun-DVD and his download videos are just great: They are not re-inventing the blues, but they are teaching it the way it should be: Authentic songs, logical order from easy to hard, how to vary them (that is: make up your own versions and improvise). I´m a guitar teacher from Germany, started with rock, became an electric blues player and now I´m digging deeper and deeper into the acoustic blues. I learned some songs from Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters etc and Toby´s stuff shows me how to make these songs my own instead of just playing them the original way (see above: make up your own versions and improvise)."
Andi, Germany
"Toby Walker's teaching focus is on breaking down country blues guitar arrangements into their basic building blocks, which are chord based licks. In his clear, well-organized video lessons, he presents classic country blues pieces in an authentic fashion, and then shows how the guitar arrangements are put together, illustrating the individual building blocks, and how they are structured, assembled and connected. All of which this makes the material much easier to learn, remember and assimilate.
Further, Toby always presents several variations on each of the chord based lick building blocks, and he encourages mixing and matching to create new variations on the guitar arrangements. In this way, he provides a gateway from the original recordings toward improvisation. Essentially, Toby teaches how he does what he does when he plays these pieces, and how you can do it, too.
There are a number of very fine video lessons available on country blues guitar these days, featuring excellent players and teachers who present very clear and accurate note for note transcriptions of the old recordings, along with the guitar techniques that were used. Most of these lessons are more focused on "what to do", and "how to do it". Toby's lessons include more emphasis on "how to think about it" and "how to understand it". For me, this is the essential ingredient that has allowed me to put finally start to put guitar tablature aside, and just sit down with my guitar and have some fun playing the country blues."
Tim, CA
I personally send each lesson out to you in an email once I get your order.
Here's what some of my students are saying:
"I've been taking guitar lessons live and from videos for years. With most teachers, you learn how to play songs or licks. Toby teaches you how to play guitar. Whether studying from Toby's Homespun video or his own "packs", you'll learn what notes are available for soloing up and down the neck. The lessons slowly add notes to your repertoire in each key and soon you find yourself soloing comfortably up and down the fretboard. Oh yeah- he teaches songs too."
Glen, Pleasantville NY
"I can't say enough about these lessons. They really helped to take me to the next level. I can't believe how many new licks I learned with these lessons and am looking forward to playing other songs so I can throw some of them in. I can't thank you enough!"
Craig, NJ
"Toby's lessons, focused on various important keys, are really helping me in my journey from a beginning to an intermediate player. The lessons are fun and they are very clear. It's been really exciting to see how I can expand some of the songs I've been working on with new licks and turnarounds and to understand how they all fit together. These "packs" are a great value!"
Shaun, VT
"Toby and I share a love of fingerstyle acoustic blues. His tabs and recorded examples are important in learning the tunes. It's great to have a teacher with such a wide repertoire and helpful insights into the music."
Mike, MD
"Toby Walker´s Homespun-DVD and his download videos are just great: They are not re-inventing the blues, but they are teaching it the way it should be: Authentic songs, logical order from easy to hard, how to vary them (that is: make up your own versions and improvise). I´m a guitar teacher from Germany, started with rock, became an electric blues player and now I´m digging deeper and deeper into the acoustic blues. I learned some songs from Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters etc and Toby´s stuff shows me how to make these songs my own instead of just playing them the original way (see above: make up your own versions and improvise)."
Andi, Germany
"Toby Walker's teaching focus is on breaking down country blues guitar arrangements into their basic building blocks, which are chord based licks. In his clear, well-organized video lessons, he presents classic country blues pieces in an authentic fashion, and then shows how the guitar arrangements are put together, illustrating the individual building blocks, and how they are structured, assembled and connected. All of which this makes the material much easier to learn, remember and assimilate.
Further, Toby always presents several variations on each of the chord based lick building blocks, and he encourages mixing and matching to create new variations on the guitar arrangements. In this way, he provides a gateway from the original recordings toward improvisation. Essentially, Toby teaches how he does what he does when he plays these pieces, and how you can do it, too.
There are a number of very fine video lessons available on country blues guitar these days, featuring excellent players and teachers who present very clear and accurate note for note transcriptions of the old recordings, along with the guitar techniques that were used. Most of these lessons are more focused on "what to do", and "how to do it". Toby's lessons include more emphasis on "how to think about it" and "how to understand it". For me, this is the essential ingredient that has allowed me to put finally start to put guitar tablature aside, and just sit down with my guitar and have some fun playing the country blues."
Tim, CA
_Here are the lessons to choose from..... more are added all the time.
Prices range from $7.95 and up
The Newest Addition:The 'E Pack'
30 videos, 17 pages of tab, 14 huge lessons and 6 new songs including how to use the CAGED system!
Be prepared for a serious workout! You'll be working intensively in the key of E, learning a ton of new tricks.
I'll show you the CAGED system so you can play lead across the fingerboard while maintaining a steady bass. You'll learn 6 new songs by Lighting Hopkins, Bo Carter, Blind Willie McTell, Big Bill Broonzy and Etta Baker, each filled with more licks, moving bass lines, doublestops, endings, and a ton of new moves. What's more, I'll show you now to improvise to create your own licks and ideas.
Finally, I'll show you some new turnaounds that I bet you've never heard before. Pretty soon you'll have a new arsenal of tools to tackle any song that's in the key of E.
Song List:
Pig Meat Strut - Big Bill Broonzy
Cigarette Blues - Bo Cater
Slow Blues - Lighting Hopkins
Lighting's Shuffle - Lighting Hopkins
One Dime Blues - Etta Baker
Broke Down Engine - Blind Willie McTell
* Bonus *
E Turnarounds and Endings
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
The Entire Package is just $29.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
I'll show you the CAGED system so you can play lead across the fingerboard while maintaining a steady bass. You'll learn 6 new songs by Lighting Hopkins, Bo Carter, Blind Willie McTell, Big Bill Broonzy and Etta Baker, each filled with more licks, moving bass lines, doublestops, endings, and a ton of new moves. What's more, I'll show you now to improvise to create your own licks and ideas.
Finally, I'll show you some new turnaounds that I bet you've never heard before. Pretty soon you'll have a new arsenal of tools to tackle any song that's in the key of E.
Song List:
Pig Meat Strut - Big Bill Broonzy
Cigarette Blues - Bo Cater
Slow Blues - Lighting Hopkins
Lighting's Shuffle - Lighting Hopkins
One Dime Blues - Etta Baker
Broke Down Engine - Blind Willie McTell
* Bonus *
E Turnarounds and Endings
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
The Entire Package is just $29.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
The C Pack - 13 movies, 14 pages of tab
A collection of blues and rags all in standard tuning and in the key of C. This module will improve your playing immensely!! Not only will you learn how to play some very cool blues songs but I'm going to show you how you can add variety to those songs, thus putting your own personalized stamp on them. In the process you will absolutely become a better guitar player.
6 songs to learn!
Candy Man - Dave Van Ronk
Bad Luck Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
Keep On Trucking - Blind Boy Fuller
Long Tall Mama - Big Bill Broonzy
Cocaine - Gary Davis and Van Ronk
'BBD' Blues - a tour de force of blues tricks, licks, turns and burns in a 12 bar form.
And The Following Bonus Lessons:
* Blind Lemon Jefferson Licks *
* "C" Turnarounds and Endings *
You'll also learn how to add bass runs, hot licks, double stops, chord inversions, diminished runs, right hand variations, turnarounds and endings to each and every song... again, making it your own. By the end of this series you will know the key of "C" inside and out.
Level: Intermediate - You'll need to know how to play your open chords and be able to do some basic fingerpicking songs like 'Freight Train' or 'Blackbird.'
The Entire Package Is Just $29.95! - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
6 songs to learn!
Candy Man - Dave Van Ronk
Bad Luck Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
Keep On Trucking - Blind Boy Fuller
Long Tall Mama - Big Bill Broonzy
Cocaine - Gary Davis and Van Ronk
'BBD' Blues - a tour de force of blues tricks, licks, turns and burns in a 12 bar form.
And The Following Bonus Lessons:
* Blind Lemon Jefferson Licks *
* "C" Turnarounds and Endings *
You'll also learn how to add bass runs, hot licks, double stops, chord inversions, diminished runs, right hand variations, turnarounds and endings to each and every song... again, making it your own. By the end of this series you will know the key of "C" inside and out.
Level: Intermediate - You'll need to know how to play your open chords and be able to do some basic fingerpicking songs like 'Freight Train' or 'Blackbird.'
The Entire Package Is Just $29.95! - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
Cincinnati Flow Rag - 11 videos and 5 pages of tab
_A HOT Reverand Gary Davis number with lots of variations and a wing ding ending!!!
Originally recorded by the late Reverend Gary Davis as 'Slow Drag' and the 'Cincinnati Flow Rag' this song will sure to be a real showstopper once mastered. While you'll notice that the main theme repeats itself there are plenty of variations in the others parts that will keep you on your toes.
This lesson will increase your fingerpicking skills and single string picking skills. Level: upper intermediate
Here's a video of the song:
Originally recorded by the late Reverend Gary Davis as 'Slow Drag' and the 'Cincinnati Flow Rag' this song will sure to be a real showstopper once mastered. While you'll notice that the main theme repeats itself there are plenty of variations in the others parts that will keep you on your toes.
This lesson will increase your fingerpicking skills and single string picking skills. Level: upper intermediate
Here's a video of the song:
_Only $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
Cannonball Rag - 5 videos and 6 pages of tab
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Here's my arrangement of the classic and challenging instrumental by Merle Travis
This piece is a true showstopper that you'll be busting at the seams to show off.
You'll learn tons of chord inversions, hot single line runs, snazzy chord substitutions, walking bass lines and lots of other surprises that will increase your knowledge of the fingerboard and your overall technique.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced_
Only $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
This piece is a true showstopper that you'll be busting at the seams to show off.
You'll learn tons of chord inversions, hot single line runs, snazzy chord substitutions, walking bass lines and lots of other surprises that will increase your knowledge of the fingerboard and your overall technique.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced_
Only $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
The 'A Pack' - 25 videos, 14 pages of tab, 8 huge lessons and 6 new songs.
The 'A Pack'
- Becoming Super Proficient in Playing Country Blues In The Key Of A
Lots of folks learn songs. You'll learn to pull those songs apart and discover how to use the 'treasures within' to raise your own playing to new heights.
Learn how to put Blind Boy Fuller Turnarounds into Robert Johnson songs; Combine Mance Lipscomb's lead lines with Lemon Jefferson's boogie woogie bass lines.
You'll learn how to mix and match hot licks, turnarounds, endings, jazzy chords and much more. You'll come away with so many ideas that you'll never need to play a song the same way twice!
All of these ideas are unique to the key of A... hence why I call it the 'A Pack.'
Song List:
Shake Shake Mama - Mance Lipscomb
Kind Hearted Woman - Robert Johnson
Me and the Devil Blues - Robert Johnson
Black and Tan - Blind Boy Fuller
Coffee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
Matchbox Blues - Lemon Jefferson
* Bonus *
Turnarounds and Endings
Using 6th and 9th chords
Applying Piedmont Licks to Delta Songs_
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
The Entire Package is just $29.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
Lots of folks learn songs. You'll learn to pull those songs apart and discover how to use the 'treasures within' to raise your own playing to new heights.
Learn how to put Blind Boy Fuller Turnarounds into Robert Johnson songs; Combine Mance Lipscomb's lead lines with Lemon Jefferson's boogie woogie bass lines.
You'll learn how to mix and match hot licks, turnarounds, endings, jazzy chords and much more. You'll come away with so many ideas that you'll never need to play a song the same way twice!
All of these ideas are unique to the key of A... hence why I call it the 'A Pack.'
Song List:
Shake Shake Mama - Mance Lipscomb
Kind Hearted Woman - Robert Johnson
Me and the Devil Blues - Robert Johnson
Black and Tan - Blind Boy Fuller
Coffee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt
Matchbox Blues - Lemon Jefferson
* Bonus *
Turnarounds and Endings
Using 6th and 9th chords
Applying Piedmont Licks to Delta Songs_
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
The Entire Package is just $29.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
Saturday Night Rub - 7 videos, 4 pages of tab
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____Big Bill Broonzy's song with lots of extras thrown in.
You'll be not only learning how to play this song but you'll take it to an entirely different level. Walking bass lines, swing licks against an alternating bass, chord inversions and an interesting way of playing in the key of G are just some of the things you'll be learning here.
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
You'll be not only learning how to play this song but you'll take it to an entirely different level. Walking bass lines, swing licks against an alternating bass, chord inversions and an interesting way of playing in the key of G are just some of the things you'll be learning here.
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
Hideaway - 8 videos, 7 pages of tab.
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_The Freddie King Instrumental arranged for fingerstyle guitar
This is one of my most requested pieces. I take this classic song and add a shuffling bass pattern on top of some fun and challenging lead guitar breaks. You'll learn how to play lead and bass at the same time, a very cool 9th chord, a walking 'Peter Gunn' bass line, walking bass lines over double stops and much much more.
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
This is one of my most requested pieces. I take this classic song and add a shuffling bass pattern on top of some fun and challenging lead guitar breaks. You'll learn how to play lead and bass at the same time, a very cool 9th chord, a walking 'Peter Gunn' bass line, walking bass lines over double stops and much much more.
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
The 'New' Shuffle Rag - 9 videos, 4 pages of tab
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_Back in the 30's Big Bill Broonzy cut a wonderful instrumental called
'The Shuffle Rag.' Not only will you learn that song but in this series
of lessons you'll learn how to expand on those ideas.
I've included some hot turnarounds, single line runs, transposed double stop licks, bass runs and syncopated movements which will really add some swing into your playing.
By the end of this lesson you'll have one hot instrumental under your belt and will have taken this song to new heights!!
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
I've included some hot turnarounds, single line runs, transposed double stop licks, bass runs and syncopated movements which will really add some swing into your playing.
By the end of this lesson you'll have one hot instrumental under your belt and will have taken this song to new heights!!
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
Ain't No Telling - 3 videos and pages of tab
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_Classic Mississippi John Hurt song with a bluegrass guitar solo!
One of my all time favorite John Hurt songs. You'll not only learn how to play the song in John Hurt's style but you'll also learn a hot bluegrass solo to put in between the verses. We'll end the song with a cool bluegrass style lick as well.
This lesson will increase your fingerpicking skills and single string picking skills.
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
One of my all time favorite John Hurt songs. You'll not only learn how to play the song in John Hurt's style but you'll also learn a hot bluegrass solo to put in between the verses. We'll end the song with a cool bluegrass style lick as well.
This lesson will increase your fingerpicking skills and single string picking skills.
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
Guitar Chimes - 13 videos and 6 pages of tab
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_Blind Blake's Incredible and Moving Instrumental - All 6 Verses Are Included
This song truely highlights the best of Blake's slow songs. You'll be learning how to mix triplets with eight notes to create exciting, interesting lines, the use of diminshed chords, a variety of turnarounds, double stops, double thumb bass lines and much more. Note for note, this is a Blind Blake song you'll be proud to add to your repertoire!
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $9.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
This song truely highlights the best of Blake's slow songs. You'll be learning how to mix triplets with eight notes to create exciting, interesting lines, the use of diminshed chords, a variety of turnarounds, double stops, double thumb bass lines and much more. Note for note, this is a Blind Blake song you'll be proud to add to your repertoire!
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $9.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
My Girl - 6 videos and 3 pages of tab
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_The Temptations Soul Classic Arranged For Fingerstyle Guitar
Here you'll learn how to play this beautiful, soulful classic. This is one of my most requested lessons from my private teaching practice.
I teach this song slowly, step by step so you'll understand what to practice and how the parts all fit together.
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
Here you'll learn how to play this beautiful, soulful classic. This is one of my most requested lessons from my private teaching practice.
I teach this song slowly, step by step so you'll understand what to practice and how the parts all fit together.
Level: Intermediate to advanced.
Just $7.95 - lesson link will be sent shortly to you via email
