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

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

By Dale Turner Published 7 October 14

Artists

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

By Dale Turner Published 14 July 14

Guitarists

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

By Dale Turner Published 18 June 14

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.

Guitarists

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

By Dale Turner Published 20 May 14

Techniques

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

By Dale Turner Published 21 April 14

Artists

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

By Dale Turner Published 25 March 14

Lessons

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

By Dale Turner Published 20 February 14

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

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

By Dale Turner Published 29 January 14

Techniques

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

By Dale Turner Published 2 January 14

Lessons

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

By Dale Turner Published 11 December 13

Lessons

The Inventive Masterworks of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke

By Dale Turner Published 13 November 13

Lessons

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

By Dale Turner Published 16 October 13

Musical Tips & Advice

Hole Notes: Cotten Picking — The Fingerpicking Style of Folk-Blues Legend Elizabeth Cotten

By Dale Turner Published 10 September 13

Lessons

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

By Dale Turner Published 21 May 13

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

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

By Dale Turner Published 10 April 13

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

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

By Dale Turner Published 4 March 13

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.

Chords