Fingerpicking the Great American Songbook

Explore the rich harmonies, lyrical melodies, and rhythmic verve that defined early 20th century American popular music.

So what is the Great American Songbook? Not a single book, but a loose canon of songs written from roughly 1900-1940 - Tin Pan Alley hits and tunes from Broadway and Hollywood that later became jazz standards. Arranged here for fingerstyle guitar by Christopher "Isto" White, these timeless tunes remain fresh, playable, and endlessly open to interpretation.

Each song includes standard notation and TAB, chord diagrams, and lyrics, along with video instruction from White:

After You're Gone
Ain't Misbehavin'
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Blue Skies
Can't We Be Friends
Give My Regards to Broadway
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Lazy
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
Makin' Whoopee
Manhattan
The Sidewalks of New York
Singin' in the Rain
Somebody Loves Me
Someone to Watch Over Me
St. James Infirmary
Stardust
Tea for Two
They Didn't Believe Me
Till the Clouds Roll By
What'll I Do
When You're Smiling
Who's Sorry Now

This book includes downloadable video instruction.