This page brings together useful external resources for acoustic guitar players, with particular emphasis on fingerstyle guitar, tablature, ragtime, blues, folk and related acoustic traditions. Links have been checked and the old page has been substantially refreshed: obsolete services, dead pages and duplicate entries have been removed where a current equivalent could not be established.
Fingerstyle Guitar, Tablature & Playing Resources
Acoustic Fingerstyle GuitarFingerstyle arrangements, articles, lessons, open tunings and TAB.
Acoustic Fingerstyle TAB CollectionPaul Kucharski's extensive collection of fingerstyle TAB and MIDI/MP3 resources.
Davy Rogers' Guitar TAB ArchiveA large collection of Irish and traditional guitar arrangements in TablEdit format.
Tom Thomason's Ragtime Guitar ArrangementsClassic piano ragtime arranged for solo guitar and TablEdit.
Martin Blake — Guitar & Banjo TabA substantial collection ofable TablEdit files, including fingerpicking guitar, mainly ragtime and blues.
Strum Hollow — Free TablatureFree traditional material with MP3, PDF and TEF versions for guitar and other acoustic instruments.
Guitar Pickers AssociationFingerstyle tablature resource covering Marcel Dadi, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed and Tommy Emmanuel, with Guitar Pro and TablEdit files.
Dansm's Acoustic Guitar PagesAcoustic guitar, fingerpicking, lessons, chords, scales, theory and TAB.
Fretted Instruments School — Jack BakerAcoustic fingerstyle guitar and banjo teaching, with a long-standing NYC school and online lessons.
Fingerstyle Guitar JournalQuarterly digital publication with workshops, transcriptions, reviews and acoustic-guitar features.
Steve McWilliam's Free Guitar TAB & MIDISteve's ownable TAB and MIDI collection.
Ragtime, Blues, Folk & Acoustic Traditions
Ragtime Guitar Arrangements — Tom ThomasonSolo-guitar arrangements of Scott Joplin and other ragtime composers.
Library of Congress — History of RagtimeHistorical background and primary-source material on ragtime.
Catfish KeithCountry blues and bottleneck slide guitar.
Rory BlockAcoustic country-blues performance, repertoire and recordings.
Mary FlowerFingerstyle acoustic blues, ragtime, jazz and teaching resources.
Duck BakerAcoustic fingerstyle across blues, ragtime, Celtic, folk, jazz and related styles.
David Qualey — Guitarist & ComposerArchive, recordings andable notation/TAB maintained after David Qualey's death in 2024.
Wizz JonesArchive and information on the British acoustic folk guitarist.
Guitar Makers & Acoustic Guitar Brands
Faith GuitarsBritish acoustic-guitar brand; all-solid acoustic, electro-acoustic and nylon-string ranges.
Tanglewood GuitarsUK guitar company with extensive acoustic ranges.
Yamaha Guitars — UKAcoustic, classical/nylon, electric and related guitar products.
FenderElectric and acoustic guitar ranges, plus player resources.
Washburn GuitarsGuitar manufacturer with acoustic and electric ranges.
Lakewood GuitarsHandcrafted acoustic guitars from Germany.
Taylor GuitarsAcoustic and electric-acoustic guitars, player information and support.
Larrivée GuitarsHand-built acoustic guitars and current model information.
Guild GuitarsAcoustic, electric and bass guitar ranges.
Hanika GuitarsHand-crafted classical and nylon-string guitars from Germany.
Goodall GuitarsHand-built acoustic guitars and custom instruments.
Martin GuitarsLong-established acoustic-guitar maker.
GibsonAcoustic and electric guitars.
Santa Cruz Guitar CompanyHandcrafted acoustic guitars from California.
Brook GuitarsUK handmade acoustic guitars, including instruments using native tonewoods.
K. YairiJapanese handmade acoustic guitars.
Alvarez YairiAlvarez's Yairi-series acoustic guitars.
Fylde GuitarsHand-built acoustic instruments from Cumbria.
Atkin GuitarsHand-built acoustic guitars from the UK.
Furch GuitarsAcoustic guitars made in the Czech Republic.
National Reso-Phonic GuitarsHandcrafted resonator guitars.
Michael Messer Resonator Guitars1930s-style resonator guitars developed in association with a UK workshop.
Lowden GuitarsHand-built and voiced acoustic guitars from Northern Ireland.
Epiphone Acoustic GuitarsCurrent acoustic range.
Collings GuitarsHandmade acoustic guitars, archtops, electrics and mandolins.
Sigma GuitarsCurrent Sigma acoustic-guitar information and dealer links.
Dowina GuitarsHand-crafted acoustic guitars from Slovakia.
Kinkade GuitarsHand-built acoustic guitars; workshop now based in Brecon, Wales.
Taran GuitarsBespoke hand-built guitars and mandolins from Scotland.
John Le Voi GuitarsSelmer/Maccaferri-style guitars, flat tops, archtops and mandolin-family instruments.
Guitar Magazines & Publications
Acoustic GuitarAcoustic-guitar lessons, songs, TAB, interviews, gear and news.
Fingerstyle Guitar JournalQuarterly digital fingerstyle publication.
GuitarPlayer.comOnline continuation of Guitar Player's long-running guitar publication.
Guitar.comCurrent guitar news, artists, technique, gear and the Guitar.com Magazine.
Acoustic Guitar Artists & Players
Pierre BensusanAcoustic fingerstyle, DADGAD, compositions, TAB and seminars.
Catfish KeithCountry blues and slide guitar.
Rory BlockTraditional acoustic country blues.
David QualeyFingerstyle/classical guitar compositions and TAB archive.
Mary FlowerFingerstyle acoustic blues, ragtime and teaching.
Duck BakerFingerstyle guitar across folk, blues, ragtime, Celtic and jazz.
Wizz JonesBritish folk and acoustic guitar archive.
John JamesWelsh acoustic fingerstyle guitarist.
Ralph McTellBritish folk, country-blues and acoustic guitar.
Stefan Grossman's Guitar WorkshopAcoustic blues, fingerstyle, ragtime and instructional material.
Tablature & Guitar Software
TablEditTAB and notation software for guitar and other fretted instruments.
TablEdit Online TutorialOfficial TablEdit tutorial and help material.
TablEdit — Tablature & Free ArchiveOfficial TablEdit tablature page, including the Free Tablature Archive and links to other TEF resources.
TablEdit Library — Free TablaturesA large archive of free guitar tablatures created with TablEdit, including blues, ragtime, gospel, various picking styles and seven-string guitar material; files can be viewed, played and printed with TablEdit or TEFView.
TablEdit User Sites DirectoryTablEdit's directory of user-created guitar, fingerstyle and other tablature resources.
TablEdit Link DirectoryTablEdit's wider directory of user sites, resources and related links.
Guitar ProTAB, notation, playback and composition software.
Transcribe!Software for learning music from recordings, including slowing and looping passages.
Guitar Shops & Retail
Frailers Guitar & Banjo Shop — RuncornNorth-West guitar and banjo specialist; the website remains online but currently notes that the shop is closed until further notice following Ann Murphy's death.
Acoustic, Folk & Roots Radio / Music Discovery
WoodSongs Old-Time Radio HourLive folk, roots, acoustic and traditional music programme.
Mike Harding Folk Show ArchiveArchive of Mike Harding's folk, roots and acoustic radio programmes; the site records that the final show was broadcast in October 2022.
O2 Music MapperInteractive map exploring UK musicians, musical history and events.
