The Acoustic Guitar

The acoustic guitar is one of the more versatile instruments, cutting across many genre of music through the years. Here are some representations of the wonderful music to be found behind six or more strings.

Classical Music

Xue-fei Yang - Cavatina



Ida Presti – Guajira



Ana Vidovic - Torroba's Suite Castellana



César Amaro - Suite Castellana (Torroba)



Angel Romero - Canarios



Anastasia Bardina - Tartu (Estonia)



Edward Grigassy - Sevilla

Jazz and Jazz Fusion

Paco De Lucia, John Mclaughlin & Al Di Meola - Mediterranean Sundance

John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia & Larry Coryell - Meeting of the Spirits



Al DiMeola John McLaughlin - Short Tales of the Black Forest



Ralph Towner - Jamaica Stopover



Los Angles Guitar Quartet - Icarus



William Kanengiser - Brookland Boogie



Joscho Stephan – Django’s Tiger

New Age

Damon Buxton – Tibet



Michael Hedges – Arial Boundries



Will Ackerman – Visiting



Adam Werner & Michael Manring - Impending Death of the Virgin Spirit



Phil Keaggy – County Down



Leo Kottke & Michael Johnson – Mona Ray

Bluegrass

Tony Rice & Peter Rowan (from the film Bluegrass Journey)



John Moore, Jack Lawrence and Steve Kaufman – Black Mountain Rag



Steve Kaufman and Chris Newman – Nothing to It



Steve Kilby and Steve Kaufman



Leo Kottke & Doc Watson



With the addition of vocals the acoustic guitar becomes a powerful accompaniment.

Blues

John Mayer & Eric Clapton – Broken Hearted



Ry Cooder – Jesus On the Mainline



Stevie Ray Vaughn – Pride and Joy



Barry C Davison – Walking Blues



Roy Rogers – Tortilla Blues



Gregg Allman – Come and go Blues

Folk

Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie - Alabama Bound



Bob Dylan – The Times The Are A-Changin’



Judy Collins & Eric Anderson



Donovan – Catch the Wind



Peter Paul and Mary – Jane Jane

Folk Rock

Simon and Garfunkle – America



James Taylor – Help from My Friends



Joni Mitchell – Coyote



Paul Simon – Cecilia



Crosby Stills & Nash - Teach Your Children

Rock and Roll

Neil Young – Hey Hey My My



Crosby Stills Nash & Young - You Don't Have to Cry



Dave Matthews – Crush



George Harrison – My Sweet Lord



David Gilmour – Shine On You Crazy Diamond



Yes – Long Distance Runaround

Similar Instruments – Variations

The Cittern



The Oud



The Lute



The Dobro



The National Steel Guitar (Tricone)



The Dulcimer



A Modified Guitar

And an Unusual Method of Playing