ISBN 9781513455709. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

These Juan Martin compositions are for flamenco, classical and any type of guitar players at intermediate and more advanced stages who already have experience of the instrument and techniques like arpeggios, tremolo and correct left-hand fingering, but wish to extend their knowledge of thumb techniques like alzapua, the many forms of rasgueo and flamenco rhythms such as rumba, virtuosic guajiras and the mysteriously beautiful rondena, dissonant and deep. If you master these 8 solos, you will be well on the way to becoming a concert soloist. Includes access to online audio. Estas composiciones de Juan Martin son para guitarristas flamencos, clasicos y de cualquier tipo en niveles intermedios y mas avanzados que ya tienen experiencia en instrumentos y tecnicas como arpegios, tremolo y digitacion correcta de la mano izquierda, pero desean ampliar su conocimiento de las tecnicas de pulgar como alzapua, las muchas formas de rasgueo y palos flamencos como la rumba, las virtuosas guajiras y la misteriosamente bella rondena, disonante y profunda. Si dominas estos 8 solos, estaras en camino de convertirte en solista de concierto. Incluye acceso a audio en linea.

ISBN 9781513455686. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Here is a collection of flatpicking arrangements with a fresh approach. Commonly played fiddle tunes like Bill Cheatham, Chinquapin Hunting, June Apple, and many others, are explored in new ways with variations that progress musically into extended arrangements. Techniques such as cross-picking, floating notes, harmonics, and other devices pertinent to flatpicking are presented in a musical context. Guitarists will gain new insights into flatpicking technique, style, and arranging while expanding their repertoire and building their vocabulary of licks and phrases. The book and online audio recordings also present original concepts for solo guitar within the flatpicking idiom. Written in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

New apoyando/picado exercises that I hope it will be interesting to play. Sincerely speaking, I don't like exercises because they are mostly for technique and there is no music. I wanted to create exercises that would be interesting for me, the musical exercises. I am satisfied with this work - now I have more good exercises for myself and I share it with you. Each exercise is made like a cycle. You can practice some important technique elements - left hand transitions that are common in flamenco guitar music, with p/h/glissando. These patterns are also useful as guitar licks for flamenco fusion improvisation. Enjoy!

Oneof the most versatile and most widely used acoustic guitar accompaniment stylesis ?Cotton Picking??a staple for any fingerstyle guitarist. This accompanimentstyle was so named after the woman who first popularized this technique in theearly part of the 20th Century, Elizabeth Cotton. Born Elizabeth Nevills on 5January 1893 near Chapel Hill in North Carolina, Elizabeth was a self-taughtmusician, singer, and songwriter who developed this unique accompaniment style.Also referred to as ?Travis Picking? and attributed to Merle Travis, thispattern-based fingerstyle guitar accompaniment should most certainly beattributed to Elizabeth Cotton and not Merle Travis. This arrangement of 'Freight Train' by Dennis McCorkle for solo fingerstyle guitar is an excellent representation of this style of playing. Includes standard sheet music notation and Tablature with fingeringsfor both the left and right hands.

ISBN 9781513455693. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

These Juan Martin compositions are for flamenco, classical and any type of guitar players at intermediate and more advanced stages who already have experience of the instrument and techniques like arpeggios, tremolo and correct left-hand fingering, but wish to extend their knowledge of thumb techniques like alzapua, the many forms of rasgueo and flamenco rhythms such as rumba, virtuosic guajiras and the mysteriously beautiful rondena, dissonant and deep. If you master these 8 solos, you will be well on the way to becoming a concert soloist. Includes access to online audio. Estas composiciones de Juan Martin son para guitarristas flamencos, clasicos y de cualquier tipo en niveles intermedios y mas avanzados que ya tienen experiencia en instrumentos y tecnicas como arpegios, tremolo y digitacion correcta de la mano izquierda, pero desean ampliar su conocimiento de las tecnicas de pulgar como alzapua, las muchas formas de rasgueo y palos flamencos como la rumba, las virtuosas guajiras y la misteriosamente bella rondena, disonante y profunda. Si dominas etros 8 solos, estaras en camino de convertirte en solista de concierto. Incluye acceso a audio en linea.

A DADGAD Christmas is a collection of 5 holiday songs arranged for the guitar in the DADGAD tuning. Each piece highlights a different technique in the arrangement and is paired with a breakdown of the techniques used and practice methods. Songs are scored in notation and TAB and include: Joy To The World; O Come, O Come, Emmanuel; Silent Night; Snow on Christmas; The Holly and the Ivy.

Perfect for the budding fingerstylist looking to expand their repertoire with some holiday tunes or to gain new skills in open tunings. By completing this book, you'll have both new songs to perform and a deeper understanding of the instrument.

ISBN 9781610652117.

Chord-Lead Soloing for Guitar is a complete method for developing fluid double-stop chord melody. This style of playing can be heard most notably in the playing of Jimi Hendrix (in songs such as 'The Wind Cries Mary', Little Wing', and 'Castles Made of Sand'), as well in the music of the guitarists he influenced, including Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Chord-lead style playing bridges the gap between straight lead and strictly rhythm, because it is simultaneously chordal (implying a specific major or minor chord) and melodic (carrying a distinct singable melody). This book shows the guitarist how to develop this technique and create continuous connections of moving voicings, merging lead and rhythm into one flowing melodic chordal texture. This is accomplished through a comprehensive collection of chord-lead phrases, each of which is presented in at least three different fingerings (important for whole-neck flow). These phrases are then assembled into soloing etudes that demonstrate practical application over different chord progressionsChord-lead playing can be adapted to every style of music, including rock, jazz, blues, alternative, funk, RandB, country, and pop. Mastering chord-lead soloing also greatly increases a guitarist's ability to 'stand alone'; that is, to play by himself unaccompanied by other musicians, mixing and switching between chording and lead improvisation. This book is perhaps the most definitive guide ever written for mastering this highly sought after (yet elusive) style of playing. Audio download available online. Standard notation and tablature.

ISBN 9781513470375. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Intended as a sequel to 20 Flamenco Guitar Etudes, the longer, more developed exercises in 16 Studies for Flamenco Guitar further explore characteristic flamenco guitar techniques including: picado, arpeggio, tremolo, horquilla, the chop, ligado, and the thumb/index alzapua among others. These intermediate-level studies are written in standard notation and guitar tablature with online audio and video included for ease of learning.The pieces are designed and fingered pragmatically to enhance the students overall understanding of flamenco technique and encourage the use of a broader range of studies in daily practice. Left and right-hand digitation is provided throughout, along with occasional circled string numbers which clarify passages intended to be played higher on the fretboard, or on certain strings for a specific musical effect.This book is unique not only for its inclusion of the authors stellar online audio and video recordings, but also for insightful practice tips that vary according to the players years of experience and level of development. If youre thinking WOW! that is the appropriate response; this is flamenco instruction at its best.Includes access to online audio and video.

ISBN 9781619113732. Fingerstyle Technic is a collection of 34 original compositions designed to enhance important elements of fingerpicking guitar technique. I have always felt that as important as scale and technique drills are, they can by themselves be very tedious to practice. In addition, technique has relevance only in the context of the entire musical composition it is intended to enhance. The compositions can be used merely as technical studies but they also may be used as short concert or recital pieces. Several of them may be grouped to present a kind of suite. I hope you enjoy playing these solos. The guitar has so many moods and colors. Good technique enables the guitarist to bring out the breadth and subtlety of expression possible with this instrument. I have tried to present a variety of moods, rhythms and textures in these compositions and have presented a workable assortment of keys, both major and minor. In Notation and Tablature.

"One Score" is wonderful fingerstyleguitar delight. "One Score" is a concert piece and for casualperformance for your family and friends as well as at a local venue in yourtown. Once you learn "One Score" you will engage your audience inspiritual uplifting reverence and fulfill a technical challenge for yourself.Your peers will be in awe and congratulate you in a well done performanceshowing your real fingerstyle guitar skills. "One Score" is a must toinclude in your repertoire of other skillful compositions. Appropriate forschools and students. Standard tuning. I've included a live performance video as well as the studio recording.

ISBN 9781513459240. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Classic and flamenco guitarists alike will benefit from these etudes as they bridge the gap between traditional mechanical studies and engaging practice and concert material. Although relatively short in duration, a few of these etudes could be combined in a medley to form an effective suite or set. In addition, fourteen of the twenty etudes are provided with chord accompaniment for harmonic analysis, improvisation, or performance with a teacher or second guitarist.The companion online audio for this book has been masterfully recorded by the author using a flamenco guitar to authentically render the typical picado, double-arpeggio, arpeggio-legato, and horquilla techniques as well as the quintuplet flamenco tremolo. Traditional classical elements like octave, interval and arpeggio studies are also thoroughly explored, with one piece in dropped-D tuningall with a flamenco flavor.In addition to accomplishing its mission of offering a fresh regimen of appealing practice etudes, the truly unique feature of this book is that everything from basic technique to exotic harmony and modal scales has been aflamencado or flamenco-ized. Towards that end, a comprehensive glossary of mostly flamenco terminology is provided along with standard notation and tablature for each piece. As a bonus for those new to the flamenco genre, or for the serious aficionado or audiophile, a generous Recommended Listening list is included. Practice-related quotations from prominent guitarists in various styles complete this exceptional collection.Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781619118669.

This collection of 24 original fun-to-play compositions for guitar includes swing, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and even Latin jazz written in notation and tablature. Jumpin' Guitar Jam Tunes will enhance technique and enable the guitarist to develop a aswinging picking style.a The pieces are scored in differing keys in order to help explore the nuances of the guitar fingerboard. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781619119383.

Lively Guitar Tunes is a collection of 38 lively, up-tempo tunes arranged for guitar. The collection includes fiddle tunes, reels, hornpipes, jigs, sea chanteys, bluegrass, old-time melodies and some original compositionsaan ideal collection for adding to repertoire, improving picking technique or just having fun playing the guitar. Backup chords and tablature are included, and each tune is recorded with melody and guitar accompaniment. Includes access to online audio.

ISBN 9781619117488.

The word DADGAD refers to the names of the notes on the open strings of one of many alternate tunings for the guitar, one that is very popular with acoustic guitar players. It has a wonderfully warm resonance, allowing you to play simple single-note melodies, yet still fill out the sound of the instrument.The twenty Christmas carols presented here form a perfect introduction to playing guitar in DADGAD tuning. The melodies are presented without added bass notes or chords - just those great melodies, once heard, never forgotten. This means you already know what the tune is supposed to sound like, leaving you to concentrate on playing the notes on the right string and fret, and for the right length of time.This book is the easiest of Rob Mackillop's DADGAD books. It assumes you know how to hold and tune the guitar, and play some notes and a few simple chords. The book includes a Technique Primer to help get you up and running, plus the essential chord diagrams for playing in DADGAD tuning. Book includes access to online audio featuring Rob MacKillop's performance of each piece.

This arrangement is in C major key, it uses some nail attack fingerstyle technique, suitable for the intermediate player.

ISBN 9781619113855. Killer Technique: Flatpicking Guitar is designed to serve as a valuable resource to guitarists of all ability levels interested in developing greater finger dexterity and picking accuracy. A variety of exercises are presented that enable guitarists to isolate and drill many of the technical requirements and stylistic elements commonly encountered in flatpicking guitar. Topics covered by this book include left-hand chromatic exercises, horizontal shifting up the neck, scalar sequences, alternate picking, economy picking, and cross picking. Most importantly, many of the techniques presented within the book are applied to musical etudes and examples that are both challenging and rewarding to play.

Subiendo la Montaña (Climbing the Mountain) This is a tremolo piece that i dedicate to Mexican mountaineers (Laura Gonzalez del Castillo and Yuri Contreras)

An original composition in open G tuning for acoustic fingerstyle guitar. An etude in playing harmonics and arpeggios.