Learn to Play the Songs of Dan Fogelberg

During a brilliant three-decade career, Dan Fogelberg’s iconic songs, soaring vocals and rich guitar arrangements gained him millions of avid fans and secured him a place in the pantheon of American popular music. His acoustic-based songs drew from a variety of sources: rock, pop, bluegrass and the California folk-rock sounds of the ’70s and ’80s. Pete Huttlinger was smitten at an early age by Dan’s recordings, and he absorbed and analyzed the guitar techniques that helped create the unique Fogelberg sound. He describes, in note-for-note detail, how to play seven classics, all taken from the album Souvenirs: There’s a Place in the World for a Gambler • As the Raven Flies • Morning Sky • Changing Horses • Part of the Plan • Song from Half Mountain • and Souvenirs. Pete’s detailed breakdown of Dan’s guitar parts, and his loving recreations of these beautiful songs, will satisfy learning guitarists at all levels. You’ll incorporate bluegrass flatpicking and fingerpicking accompaniments; easy rhythmic strumming and intricate solos; a variety of tunings, cool licks and endings that “will make you the envy of all your guitar playing friends.”