Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch
| Bert Jansch has had considerable impact in the music world. His music, and especially his guitar work, has been an influence for many guitar players, from folk musicians to rock. | |
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I find his guitar playing, arranging and general approach to be very unique. However, there seems to be a lack of information concerning his guitar playing available to the general public. This page is meant to inform the guitar player of existing Bert Jansch related web sites, books, recordings, and guitar tablatures. Bert's own web page is now up and available. You can access his page at www.bertjansch.com Bert Jansch Lyrics Here (Thanks Stefan!). |
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Bert often (in the early years) tuned his guitar 1 full step low. For example, Reynardine is played in Dropped D tuning (DADGBE). The low string actually sounds a "C". |
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Bert "attacks" the strings. The combination of tuning down, a shorter scale guitar, and an aggressive attack combine for the desired "Bert Jansch sound" |
Bert Jansch guitar transcriptions are commercially available from the following sources:
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British Fingerpicking
Guitar - Stefan Grossman's
Guitar Workshop: Black Water Side,
Alice's Wonderland, Veronica, The Wheel, St Fiacre's Revenge,
The Bridge
Note: This book is now out of print. Time to check Ebay :-) |
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The Guitar of Bert Jansch - New Punch Bowl Music (Out of Print, good luck finding a copy :-) |
Bert Jansch is featured in the following magazines:
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Guitar Player: March '71, Dec '71, May '94 | |
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Acoustic Guitar: #20 '93 | |
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Fingerstyle Guitar: #26 (One for Jo transcription) |