Dale Turner

Dale Turner

A singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/film composer, Musician's Institute instructor, and author of 50+ transcription/instructional books, Dale Turner is also Guitar World's "Hole Notes"/"Acoustic Nation" columnist, and the former West Coast Editor of Guitar One magazine. Some of Dale’s old, weird, rare, and/or exotic instruments are featured in his score for WEEDS, the first animated short completed within the Filmmakers Co-op at Disney Feature Animation. His most recent CD, Mannerisms Magnified, was praised by Guitar Player magazine for its "Smart pop tunes that are crammed with interesting guitar parts and tones ... Like what the Beach Boys might do if they were on an acid trip that was on the verge of getting out of control. Yeah!"

Latest articles by Dale Turner

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Acoustic Nation with Dale Turner: The Influential Percussive Playing Style of Preston Reed

By Dale Turner published

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Acoustic Nation with Dale Turner: The Simple But Effective Acoustic Inventions of Beck Hansen

By Dale Turner published

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Acoustic Nation with Dale Turner: Phil Keaggy’s Multifaceted Acoustic Fingerstyle Approaches

By Dale Turner published

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Acoustic Nation with Dale Turner: The Rootsy, Aggressive Acoustic Style of Jack White

By Dale Turner published

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Acoustic Nation with Dale Turner: The Guitar Gospel of Brilliant Fingerstylist Doyle Dykes

By Dale Turner published

To fingerpickers in the know, it would be a sin to cite superpickers like Tommy Emmanuel, Lenny Breau, Chet Atkins and Merle Travis without including the name Doyle Dykes.

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Hole Notes with Dale Turner: The Unusual Tunings and Techniques of Steel-String Legend John Fahey

By Dale Turner published

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Hole Notes with Dale Turner: The Signature Open-G-Tuned Rhythm Style of Don Everly

By Dale Turner published

Artists
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Hole Notes with Dale Turner: The Influential Picking Style of Merle Travis

By Dale Turner published

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Hole Notes with Dale Turner: A Shot of Zac Brown’s High-Octane, Modern Folk-Country Guitar Madness

By Dale Turner published

This audio is bonus content related to the April 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or at our online store.

Lessons
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Hole Notes with Dale Turner: The Fingerstyle Techniques of Eclectic Virtuoso Adrian Legg

By Dale Turner published

Techniques
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Hole Notes with Dale Turner: The Sublime Subtlety of Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam

By Dale Turner published

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Hole Notes: The Pick-Style Nylon-String Work of Iconic Axman Willie Nelson

By Dale Turner published

Lessons
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The Inventive Masterworks of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke

By Dale Turner published

Lessons
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Hole Notes: Monitoring the Pulse of Nancy Wilson’s Awe-Inspiring Acoustic Work

By Dale Turner published

Musical Tips & Advice
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Hole Notes: Cotten Picking — The Fingerpicking Style of Folk-Blues Legend Elizabeth Cotten

By Dale Turner published

Lessons
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Hole Notes: The Exotic Tunings and Percussive Techniques of Fingerstylist Kaki King

By Dale Turner published

The following content is related to the July 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

Techniques
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Hole Notes: The Fleet-Fingered Moves of Six- and 12-String Virtuoso Leo Kottke

By Dale Turner published

The following content is related to the June 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

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Hole Notes: The Progressive, Acoustic Stylings of Virtuoso Picker Robert Fripp

By Dale Turner published

The following content is related to the May 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

Lessons
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Hole Notes: The Killer Chord Moves and Blazing Bluegrass Lines of Flatpicker Tony Rice

By Dale Turner published

The following content is related to the April 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

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Hole Notes: Joni Mitchell’s Altered-Tuning Innovations

By Dale Turner published

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Hole Notes: Pete Townshend's Energetic Acoustic Rhythm Style

By Dale Turner published

Lessons
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Hole Notes: Examining Paul McCartney’s “Two-Finger” Magic in “Blackbird”

By Dale Turner published

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Hole Notes: The Fingerstyle and Flat-Picking Passages of John Denver

By Dale Turner published

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Hole Notes: The Inimitable Style of Ani Difranco

By Dale Turner published

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Hole Notes: The Bossa Nova Rhythms of Antonio Carlos Jobim

By Dale Turner published

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