Phil Keaggy: Acoustic Solos [Paperback]

John Schroeter (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078661434X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786614349
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Deal, August 23, 2001

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Todd Montgomery (Wilmore, KY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phil Keaggy: Acoustic Solos (Paperback)

Because Phil Keaggy is one of the most talented guitarists ever, his music isn't going to be easy to play. Still, some of the nicest pieces in the book aren't terribly difficult. "In the Light of Common Day," has some very do-able picking patterns and the strumming of the chorus (although there are those two fast runs that can only be played right with tons of repetetive practices). Almost any fingerstyle guitarist could pull off "Brother Jack," and "The wind and the wheat" isn't too bad either.

Of course there are the more difficult ones, for those of us who adore Keaggy's style so much that we want to re-create it. i.e. parts of "County Down" and "Fare thee well" make tiring exercise.

The best part is phil's music has such a free feeling that you can make mistakes, throw in your own fills, and play with the rythyms while still having a pretty nice sounding piece left. also there are interesting notes from Phil about the music that help explain some of the pieces.

My only caution is that most of this book requires alternate-tunings (although most aren't too radical), so I only strongly recommend it to people with versatile guitars, especially if you're not afraid of a little wear and tear on your strings.