Now On CD


AGW is a quarterly instructional package for acoustic fingerstyle players (but we let electric players subscribe, too).  In each issue you get 16 pages of great fingerstyle arrangements in standard notation and tab, with fingerings, chord diagrams, and performance notes.

You'll find fingerpicking classics (by such greats as Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Paul Yandell, Steve Wariner, and others), original instrumentals and arrangements, and sacred favorites.  You'll also learn licks, runs, intros, endings, finger patterns, and special techniques that you can use in your own music. 

Each issue comes with a CD, so you can hear the music you're learning.  I record each tune at performance tempo, and then slow it down to take you through those tricky moves.  All musical examples are also recorded and discussed on the CD.

A one year subscription (4 issues) to AGW is only $68 (that's about what you'd pay for just one month of private instruction). 

  • Craig Dobbins does great work.  It's a cut above....CHET ATKINS, C.G.P.

  • A gifted player, arranger, and instructor in the art of fingerstyle guitar.... DOYLE DYKES, Windham Hill recording artist, endorsing artist for Taylor guitars and Rivera amplifiers

  • Excellent, and easily worth the $68 subscription fee....MISTER GUITAR (Journal of the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society)

Please make your check or money order for US $68 payable to:

Craig Dobbins' Acoustic Guitar Workshop
PO Box 8075
Gadsden AL, 35902

Foreign subscribers: Canada//Mexico please add US $6.  Other countries please add US $12.

Payable in US funds/drawn on US bank or international money order (payable to US bank).

The following back issues of AGW are available for $17 each (postage and handling included).  Canada//Mexico US $18 each.  Other countries:  US $20 each.

Vol 11 No 3

Now on CD

Time In A Bottle (Jim Croce) . . . including both guitar parts from Jim Croce's original recording  //  Favorite Croce Licks ...  //  Time Well Spent (Clyde Kendrick)  //  Because He Lives (Bill and Gloria Gaither)

Vol 11 No 2

Now on CD

Mayfield (Paul Yandell) // Paul Yandell Licks . . . from the "Dream Train" CD // Melissa (Dobbins) // Cross Country (Dobbins) // What Child Is This?/Greensleeves (Traditional- arr. Dobbins) // Favorite Chet Licks . . . featuring "Oh! By Jingo!"

Vol 11 SE

Now on CD

Jerry Reed Special Edition
The Claw (Jerry Reed) // Jerry's Breakdown (Jerry Reed) // 
Steeplechase Lane (Jerry Reed)
 
Vol 11 No 1

Now on CD

Rhythm Guitar (Chet Atkins) // Old Joe Clark revisited (arr. Dobbins)
// Favorite Chet Licks // Fill My Cup Lord (Richard Blanchard- arr.
Dobbins)
 
Vol 10 No 4

Now on CD

The Mad Russian (Jerry Reed - Paul Yandell) // Flowers of
Edinburgh
(arr. Dobbins) // Hot Licks and Harmonics . . . from Chet
Atkins // He Touched Me (Bill Gaither)

 

Vol 10 No 3

Now on CD

O Holy Night (Adam-Dwight- arr. Dobbins) // Favorite Chet Licks . . . from the LP "Christmas With Chet Atkins" // Classic Reed Intros . . . from the "When You¹re Hot, You¹re Hot" album // Travis Pickin' . . . great licks from Merle Travis

 

Vol 10 No 2

Now on CD

I've Been Lucky (Paul Yandell) . . . featuring the original recording by Paul Yandell // Julie (Dobbins) // Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Traditional- arr. Julian Smith) . . . featuring the original recording by Julian Smith

 

Vol 10 No 1

Now on CD

Funky Junk (Jerry Reed - arr. Chet Atkins) // Classic Reed Intros . . . featuring I Feel For You and House of the Rising Sun // House of the Rising Sun (Traditional - arr. Dobbins) // Favorite Finger Patterns . . . from Chet and Jerry // I Need Thee Every Hour (Hanks-Lowry - arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 9 No 4

Now on CD

Through the Tears (Dobbins- arr. Pat Kirtley) . . . featuring the recording by Pat Kirtley from his "Rural Life" CD // The Ballad of Fred Smith (Dobbins) // Classic Reed Intros . . . featuring Woman Shy and Saint Louis Blues // Just As I Am (Elliott-Bradbury -arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 9 No 3

Now on CD

Anytime (Herbert "Happy" Lawson- arr. Dobbins)  // The Last Letter (Rex Griffin- arr. Chet Atkins) // Hot Licks and Harmonics . . . from Chet Atkins' "Me and My Guitar" album // Lily of the Valley (Traditional- arr. Dobbins) // Born Again (Andrew Culverwell) . . . from Craig's "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" CD

 

Vol 9 No 2

Now on CD

Today is Mine (Jerry Reed) . . . including the complete lyrics // Classic Reed Intros . . . featuring Back Home in Georgia (from the Hot a Mighty! album) // Gallopin' with Chet . . . great gallopin' licks from Chet Atkins // I Surrender All (Van De Venter-Weeden- arr. Dobbins) . . . including complete lead and accompaniment parts

 

Vol 9 No 1

Now on CD

In the Good Old Summertime (Shields-Evans . . . based on Chet Atkins' arrangement) // The Sweetheart Tree (Johnny Mercer-Henry Mancini) // Letter Edged in Black (arr. Chet Atkins) // Sweet Hour of Prayer (revisited) (Walford-Bradbury- arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 8 No 4

Now on CD

I'll Be Home for Christmas (Gannon-Kent- arr. Dobbins) // Liebestraum . . . Jerry's part (Franz Lizst- arr. Atkins-Reed) // We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. Dobbins) // Silent Night (arr. Dobbins) // Favorite Finger Patterns . . . from Chet's intro to Prancin' Filly

 

Vol 8 No 3

Now on CD

City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman- arr. Jerry Reed) // Favorite Reed Licks . . . from the "Mind Your Love" album // Liebestraum . . . Chet's part (Franz Lizst- arr. Atkins-Reed) // Favorite Chet Licks . . . from the "Me and Chet" album // Farther Along (W. B. Stevens- arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 8 No 2

Now on CD

au Contraire (Dobbins) . . . from the forthcoming Mel Bay book//CD set "Remembering Marcel" // Hot Licks and Harmonics . . . featuring Chet Atkins' and Paul Yandell's solos from Ready for the Times to Get Better // Ready for the Times to Get Better, part two (Allen Reynolds- arr. Atkins) // Softly and Tenderly (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 8 No 1

Now on CD

Ready for the Times to Get Better (Allen Reynolds - arr. Chet Atkins) // Favorite Finger Patterns . . . featuring Jerry Reed's intro to "Last Train to Clarksville" // Just Takin’ My Time (Dobbins) // Jesus is the Sweetest Name I Know (arr. Ray Cummins) . . . featuring the original recording by Ray Cummins

Vol 7 No 4

Now on CD

Forever Chet (Paul Yandell) - featuring the original recording by Paul Yandell // The Bells of St. Mary's - part two (arr. Chet Atkins) // Classic Reed Intros . . . from the "Explores Guitar Country" LP // My Jesus, I Love Thee (arr. Craig Dobbins)

 

Vol 7 No 3

Now on CD

Are You from Dixie? (arr. Jerry Reed) // Classic Reed Intros . . . from the "Mind Your Love" LP // The Bells of St. Mary's - part one (arr. Chet Atkins) // When We All Get to Heaven (arr. Craig Dobbins)

Vol 7 No 2

Now on CD

Freight Train (Elizabeth Cotten- arr. Atkins) // My Old Friend (Dobbins) // Hot Licks and Harmonics .... from  Chet Atkins // There's Been a Wonderful Change (arr: Bob Dennis) .... featuring the original recording by Bob Dennis

 

Vol 7 No 1

Now on CD

Strike It Rich (Richard Smith) .... featuring the original recording by The Richard Smith Guitar Trio // Favorite Finger Patterns // Thumbpickin' (Dobbins) // Hot Licks and Harmonics // O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr: Ray Cummins) .... featuring the original recording by Ray Cummins

 

Vol 6 No 4

Now on CD

 

Lottie (Reed) .... featuring the original recording by Jerry Reed // Licks from Pickin' (from the album by Jerry Reed) // On Down the Road (Dobbins) // Love Lifted Me revisited (arr: Dobbins)

 

Vol 6 No 3

Now on CD

Baby's Coming Home (Reed-Atkins) .... as recorded by Chet Atkins // Favorite Finger Patterns (from the album Me and Jerry) // Hang Loose (Dobbins) // Holy, Holy, Holy (arr: Dobbins)

 

Vol 6 No 2

Now on CD

Rose Ann (Reed) .... as recorded by Chet Atkins // Wabash Cannonball (arr: Dobbins) // Hot Licks and Harmonics // Away in a Manger (arr: Dobbins) // There's Something About That Name (Bill and Gloria Gaither)

 

Vol 6 No 1

Now on CD

Dixie McGuire (Tommy Emmanuel) .... with Chet's harmony part // Back to Old Smoky Mountain (arr. Atkins) // Summer Walks (Dobbins) // Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone // (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 5 No 4 Honkin' (Reed) // Lullabye for Madeleine (Smith) .... featuring the original recording by The Richard Smith Guitar Trio // Favorite Finger Patterns .... great clawin' moves from Jerry Reed // Glory to His Name (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 5 No 3 I Should Be With You (Steve Wariner) // Back Up and Push (arr. Atkins) // Love Lifted Me (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 5 No 2 Sand Mountain Sleigh Ride (Dobbins) // Streetwise Revisited (Dobbins) // Favorite Finger Patterns // To God Be the Glory (arr. Dobbins) // It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 5 No 1 Walkin' Shoes (Dobbins) // You Can't Have Your Pick (and eat it too) (Dobbins) // My Old Kentucky Home // Oh How I Love Jesus (arr. Cummins) .... featuring the original recording by Ray Cummins

 

Vol 4 No 4 Wishful Thinkin' (Smith) .... featuring the original recording by The Richard Smith Guitar Trio // Richard Smith Licks (from the Richard Smith Guitar Trio album) // That's My Boy (Dobbins) // When We All Get to Heaven (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 4 No 3 A Little Mark Muzik complete transcription (Atkins) // On a Roll, Revisited (Building accompaniment patterns with rolls) // Are You Washed in the Blood? (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 4 No 2 John Henry (arr. Dobbins) // Weeping Willow (arr. Dobbins) // Still Rollin' (Banjo rolls every fingerpicker should know) // Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 4 No 1 My Town (Atkins) // Once Again (Dobbins) // Wayfaring Stranger (arr. Dobbins) // Favorite Finger Patterns // In the Garden (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 3 No 4 au Contraire (Dobbins) // Hot Licks and Harmonics // Lullaby (Dobbins) // O Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 3 No 3 Nashtown Ville (Atkins) .... including both Chet and Jerry's parts // Hot Licks and Harmonics (from the  album Me and Chet) // Wasn't it you Kirtley) .... featuring the original recording by Pat Kirtley // We Three Kings (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 3 No 2 Clear Springs Blues (Yandell) .... featuring the original recording by Paul Yandell // Paul Yandell licks // Old Joe Clark (arr. Dobbins) // At the Cross (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 3 No 1 Maybelle (Atkins) // Luayne (Dobbins) // Favorite Finger Patterns // The Old Rugged Cross (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 2 No 4 OUT OF PRINT - No Longer available

Cross Country (Dobbins) // The Crawl (Dobbins) // On a Roll // There is a Fountain (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 2 No 3 OUT OF PRINT - No Longer available

Flowers of Edinburgh (Traditional) // Rhythm Guitar II (continued from Vol 2 No 2) (Atkins) // Hot Licks and Harmonics // Leaning On the Everlasting Arms (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 2 No 2 OUT OF PRINT - No Longer available

Rhythm Guitar (Atkins) // Through the Tears (Dobbins) // A (New) Breakdown for Jerry // Amazing Grace (arr. Dobbins)

 

Vol 2 No 1 OUT OF PRINT - No Longer available

Lonesome Road Revisited (arr. Dobbins) // The Wavular Sidestep (Dobbins) // Point of Departure // Sweet Hour of Prayer (arr. Dobbins)