Since the Table of Contents is four pages long, just the highlights of each chapter are listed below.
Chapter One
Basic right- and left-hand techniques
Beginning exercises and the Basic Roll
Reading Tablature and Chord Diagrams
Chapter Two
The G Major Scale
Single Note Melodies and Chord Rhythms
The Alternating Roll
Chapter Three
Quarter, Eighth, and Sixteenth Notes
Slides, Hammer-ons, Pull-offs
Melodies in Rolls and Melody Variations
Chapter Four
Position Playing, Syncopation and Varying Basic Rolls
New Chords and Reading Rhythm Charts
Embellishing Basic Solos
Appalachian and Blues Sounds
Chapter Five
Playing by Ear
Rolls in ¾ Time and the Triplet
Playing with a Bounce
Rolling Rhythm
Chapter Six
Using a Capo
Choosing Appropriate Rolls and Combining them
Dotted Notes and a Two-Finger Roll
Chapter Seven
Naming Notes – Sharps and Flats
Moveable Chord Forms
Combining Chord Forms in Melodies and Rhythm
Chapter Eight
Playing Rhythm By Numbers
The 12 Bar Blues
Reno, or Single-String Style
Embellished Blues Rhythm and Lead
Chapter Nine
Effective Practice
The Foggy Mountain Breakdown Roll and Lick
Swapping Licks
Cut-Time and Using a Metronome
Chapter Ten
Melodic Style
Combining Single-String and Melodic Styles
Arranging Rhythm
Chapter Eleven
Playing Up the Neck
Adding Melody Notes to Chord Positions
The Choke Lick and more Syncopation
Chapter Twelve
Beginning and Ending Songs
Lead-ins to Solos
Final, Pre- and Tag Endings
Chapter Thirteen
Embellished and Up-the-Neck Back-up
Vamping and Rolling Back-up
Vamp and Fill Rhythm
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