Steve Baughman – Acoustic Guitar https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:55:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Steve Baughman – Acoustic Guitar https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 Learn a Slack-Key-Tinged Fingerstyle Arrangement of “Lady Athenry,” a Traditional Irish Jig https://acousticguitar.com/learn-a-slack-key-tinged-fingerstyle-arrangement-of-lady-athenry-a-traditional-irish-jig/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-a-slack-key-tinged-fingerstyle-arrangement-of-lady-athenry-a-traditional-irish-jig/#respond Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148076 Learn a Slack-Key-Tinged Fingerstyle Arrangement of “Lady Athenry,” a Traditional Irish Jig Although this is a dyed-in-the-wool old Irish melody, you’ll notice a bit of a slack-key influence; at times the arrangement sounds more Hawaiian than Celtic.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-a-slack-key-tinged-fingerstyle-arrangement-of-lady-athenry-a-traditional-irish-jig/feed/ 0 148076 “Dans Kef” – Learn to Play a Mysterious Celtic Arrangement for Solo Guitar https://acousticguitar.com/dans-kef-learn-to-play-a-mysterious-celtic-arrangement-for-solo-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/dans-kef-learn-to-play-a-mysterious-celtic-arrangement-for-solo-guitar/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 14:04:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=120041 Steve Baughman playing his Circa Guitars 7/8 dreadnought “Dans Kef” is in a sort of modified Orkney tuning I call Celto-Hawaiian, because it can sound like it’s from the islands. The tune is in fact a good case study in how to build your own Celtic arrangement.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/dans-kef-learn-to-play-a-mysterious-celtic-arrangement-for-solo-guitar/feed/ 0 120041 Learn an Open-D Bottleneck Slide Guitar Arrangement of “Silent Night” https://acousticguitar.com/silent-night-open-d-bottleneck-slide-guitar-arrangement/ https://acousticguitar.com/silent-night-open-d-bottleneck-slide-guitar-arrangement/#respond Sun, 13 Nov 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=133490 Steve Baughman with acoustic guitar Fingerstyle guitarist Steve Baughman shares an open-d acoustic guitar arrangement of the beloved Christmas carol "Silent Night" that lends itself nicely to slide treatment.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/silent-night-open-d-bottleneck-slide-guitar-arrangement/feed/ 0 133490 Tips on Arranging Celtic Harp Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar https://acousticguitar.com/tips-on-arranging-celtic-harp-songs-for-fingerstyle-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/tips-on-arranging-celtic-harp-songs-for-fingerstyle-guitar/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=127936 Steve Baughman fingerpicking an acoustic guitar Here are some tips for arranging and playing Celtic harp tunes on fingerstyle acoustic guitar, using the piece "Squire Woods Lament" as an example.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/tips-on-arranging-celtic-harp-songs-for-fingerstyle-guitar/feed/ 0 127936 Celtic Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar | Acoustic Guitar Champions https://acousticguitar.com/celtic-songs-for-fingerstyle-guitar-acoustic-guitar-plus/ https://acousticguitar.com/celtic-songs-for-fingerstyle-guitar-acoustic-guitar-plus/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:40:10 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=131156 celtic songs for fingerstyle guitar These 17 solo arrangements in Celtic Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar are from the British Isles and beyond, in Orkney and other tunings, with standard notation, tablature, and performance notes.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/celtic-songs-for-fingerstyle-guitar-acoustic-guitar-plus/feed/ 0 131156 Preview the New Book ‘Gospel Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar’ by Steve Baughman https://acousticguitar.com/preview-the-new-gospel-songs-for-fingerstyle-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/preview-the-new-gospel-songs-for-fingerstyle-guitar/#respond Tue, 29 Jan 2019 23:50:32 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=109899 Steve Baughman with arms raised and a guitar in one hand at sunset Check out a fingerstyle arrangement of "Down by the Riverside” from this instructional songbook]]> https://acousticguitar.com/preview-the-new-gospel-songs-for-fingerstyle-guitar/feed/ 0 109899 Play a Fingerstyle Arrangement of “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” https://acousticguitar.com/play-a-fingerstyle-arrangement-of-great-is-thy-faithfulness/ https://acousticguitar.com/play-a-fingerstyle-arrangement-of-great-is-thy-faithfulness/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2017 19:00:41 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98290 Steve Baughman fingerpicking an acoustic guitar While the song has an unmistakably religious lyrical message, its sweet melody should appeal to musicians of any philosophical orientation.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/play-a-fingerstyle-arrangement-of-great-is-thy-faithfulness/feed/ 0 98290 Learn to Play the Orkney-Tuned Irish Classic ‘Danny Boy’ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-orkney-tuned-irish-classic-danny-boy/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-orkney-tuned-irish-classic-danny-boy/#respond Wed, 18 Jan 2017 20:00:31 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=100501 Fingerstyle guitarist Steve Baughman plays "Danny Boy" I encourage you to focus first on getting the melody down. Once you have that in your blood, you may feel free to explore your own bass lines and arpeggios.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-the-orkney-tuned-irish-classic-danny-boy/feed/ 0 100501