Ed Gerhard, Part 1: “The Water Is Wide”

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In this lesson, Ed Gerhard teaches his popular fingerstyle arrangement of the traditional tune “The Water is Wide.” Gerhard used dropped-D tuning and a capo at the third fret. Because he tunes his guitar down a half-step from standard pitch, this results in his performance sounding in the key of E. If you prefer, you can leave your guitar in standard dropped-D tuning and place the capo at the second fret instead. Gerhard stresses the importance of supporting the tune’s melody and gives pointers for effectively building an arrangement in a dynamic fashion. virtuerecords.com

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Ed Gerhard, Part 1: “The Water Is Wide”

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Ed Gerhard, Part 1: “The Water Is Wide”

Ever since releasing his debut album Night Birds in 1987, Ed Gerhard has been on the forefront of American fingerstyle guitar. Playing both standard and lap-style slide guitar, Gerhard is a master of tone and subtle beauty, as heard on both his original compositions and arrangements of other pieces. In this video, Gerhard plays his beautiful version of the traditional folk tune “The Water Is Wide” (originally recorded on his 1997 album, Counting the Ways, which is where the transcription here is taken from, and included on 1990’s The Live Album). virtuerecords.com

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