The 12-String Guitar As Played By Leadbelly - An Instruction Record

Pete Seeger



  • 1Introduction - We Shall Walk Through the Valley
  • 2Walking Bass, D Position, Thumb and Index Finger Playing the Melody; By Leadbelly - Good Morning Blues, Hitler Song
  • 3Walking Bass, D Position, Thumb and Index Finger Playing the Melody; By Leadbelly - Green Corn and Others
  • 4Key of a (A7), Runs, Playing the Bass Strings; By Leadbelly - Old Riley, Skip to My Lou, and Others
  • 5Use of the Fingers; Syncopated Bass, Opening Patterns, Beat On the 5th String; By Leadbelly - Leaving Blues, Others
  • 1C Position, Walking Bass, 1st and 2nd String In Unison; By Leadbelly - National Defense Blues, Salty Dog, and Others
  • 2Open D Tuning, Use of Capo; By Leadbelly - Roberta and Other S; By Pete Seeger - Bells of Rhymney and Others
  • 3Transposing, D Tuning, Capa On 6-String, Freight Train
  • 4Demonstration and Explanation of Tablature
  • 5Rhythm and Time Values
  • 64/4 Time
  • 7Understanding Letters
  • 8Thumb and Index Finger
  • 9Adding the Middle Finger, Slides
  • 10Advantages and Limitations of Tablature, Triplets, Rests
    • 1962 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings