Innovative techniques of the undisputed masters of flatpicking guitar revealed! From early bluegrass pioneers to the jazz-influenced newgrass movement to the movers and shakers of present-day bluegrass, learn ground-breaking sounds from a who's who of the genre. With each meticulously transcribed song, explore each artist's unique style and listen to an evolution of flatpicking guitar on the companion full-length audio CD containing original artist recordings.

• Doc Watson Black Mountain Rag
• Norman Blake Fiddler's Dram/Whiskey Before Breakfast
• Clarence White Julius Finkbine's Rag (with the Kentucky Colonels)
• Dan Crary Durang's Hornpipe
• Tony Rice Tipper
• Mark O'Connor Dixie Breakdown
• Russ Barenberg Open Arms
• David Grier Smith Chapel
• Scott Nygaard Red Apple Rag
• Kenny Smith Me and My Farmall
• Bryan Sutton Decision at Glady Fork
• Alison Brown Deep Gap