More than just a catalog of chords, this book is designed to help any player find, play and properly use chords. It will quickly become a powerful tool and an important aid to your musical development. The book functions in three different ways: 1) As a chord dictionary ? look up any unfamiliar chords you encounter: 2) As a chord substition guide ? learn about how chord substitutions work, when to use them and which chords may be substituted for others: 3) As a harmonic reference ? find out how chord progressions are commonly built and how to choose the exact chords you want to create your own progressions. If you've been confused by chord dictionaries that overwhelm you with shapes and forms but don't tell you what to do with them, this is the book you've been looking for!

Do you wonder why lots of practice on scales and arpeggios hasn't made you feel fluent and creative when soloing? If so, then this book is the missing link for you! Line Games is an organized series of practical studies for the development of single-note guitar technique and jazz vocabulary simultaneously. Many examples are transcribed from the recorded solos of great jazz guitarists (Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Joe Pass, etc.) and then the book gives you the tools to develop complete fluency in creating similar lines on your own! Randy Vincent's Line Games is a serious, well-conceived book on jazz guitar. It has a tremendous amount of useful information which can be truly helpful to guitarists seeking thorough knowledge and training in jazz music.? ? Kenny Burrell Topics Covered Include: Basic six-note scales commonly used by the jazz greats. How to use all of the chromatic notes to make playing inside the chord changes sound more interesting and melodic. Triad pairs for modern-sounding lines, as used by all the great players from Coltrane on. Exercises that will give you the tools to create many interesting chord extensions from a few simple arpeggios. How to build long lines across many chord changes. How to use thematic development for more cohesive solos. Fingerings often given to aid in getting these lines under your fingers. Plus much more! 156 pages. More Endorsements: This book is probably the most complete explanation of linear improvisation as applied to the guitar that I have come across. Randy Vincent goes into his subjects, which include a novel take on hexatonic applications, chromatic neighbor tones, and various scale forms and arpeggios, with unprecedented thoroughness. It is also refreshing to see the emphasis on thematic development, and I like how some of the great recorded guitar solos are often used as illustrative examples. I highly recommend it.? ? Ben Monder Randy has come up with another Winner. This is one of the most comprehensive studies I have ever encountered concerning single line improvisation!? ? Vic Juris With all the books on jazz improvisation available I didn't think it was possible to find one that offers a new perspective but Randy Vincent's Line Games does just that. It's a great book! There are many real- world examples of players using the archetypal bebop hexatonic sound and many examples of ways to practice and utilize the sound. In suggesting ways of practicing and using the scale Randy gets you started, but it's up to the reader to strike out on their own ? in my opinion the best way to really grasp a sound or concept. There is a whole lot of material here and I'm looking forward to working with it for a long time. Thanks, Randy!!? ? Bruce Saunders With the plethora jazz guitar books on the market today, one must sort through dozens to find one that yields the results of a tried and true method for learning to play jazz as applied to the guitar. I was pleasantly surprised to find a new book that I feel to have such qualities. This being the jazz guitar book written by Randy Vincent called Line Games for Sher Music Co. Inside, you'll find dozens of examples, explanations, techniques, and the application of the jazz language employed by all the great jazz guitarists we know and love. Great job, Randy!? ? Henry Johnson

A valuable reference for use at home or on the go the compact Playbook: Guitar Chords contains 80 pages of handy chord information designed to be flicked through quickly and easily to find what you’relooking for. The Playbook's pint-sized design allows you to flip to each chord easily wherever you are. So keep a copy at home at the studio or just in your Guitar case so that you never forgeta chord. This pocket-sized playbook includes all the essential Guitar chords helpfully divided into open chords barre chords and power chords. Each chord is displayed as a diagram as well as in standard notation andphotographs to ensure that every one is easy to understand and play. With this innovative structure you'll be strumming the open chords travelling up and down the fretboard with barre chords and rocking out with power chords inabsolutely no time. Whether you want to learn them one at a time or use as a quick reference guide make your practice perfect with the Playbook: Guitar Chords the ideal companion for the Guitarplayer. We also offer a Playbook for learning to play the Guitar. Click here if you would like to view it.

This handy video takes the Guitar student through all the basic Guitar chords starting with the easy to play forms and moving into the standard and more difficult fingerings. Every chord is shown in a Guitar chord progressionand a play along segment is provided on the DVD for every chord and progression.Added features of this DVD are the presentation of Rock Power Chords in the keys of C G D A E and F and Blues Guitar Chord Progressions inthe keys of C G D A E and F.

Electric Guitar Anatomy and Mechanics Wall Chart is a stunning visual guide to the electric guitar and all its features. Detailed diagrams and analyses provide a window into the underlying physics of the instrument and its parts. This 'blueprint' provides more than a working knowledge of theelectric guitar and reveals the hidden beauty of this popular instrument. Designed for anyone interested in the electric guitar. The dimensions of the Wall Chart are about 89cm x61cm.

Ess.l Chords You Need To Start Playing Jazz Now!-In any music style there are essentials scales licks chords etc. Jazz Guitar Chords teaches you the must-know chords that will get you swinging in no time. You won't get bogged down with tons of details. Rather you'll be armed with many chord shapes that have been used throughout jazz guitar history.The included DVD demonstrates each chord and all the song examples are accompanied by a full band so you can hear these chords in the proper context. Covers: seventh chords 6 and 6/9 chords extended chords altered dominant chords full song examples and more. You don't need to learn how to read music to play jazz guitar. But you do need to knowthese chords!

Guitar World presents its latest DVD, Mastering Arpeggios, a deluxe crash course in guitar theory. With over 2 hours of lessons, you'll learn everything you need to know about major, minor, diminished, and augmented triad arpeggios, plus a bonus tutorial on how to play like Paganini! Your Instructor is Jimmy Brown, who over the last 25 years has built a reputation as one of the world's finest music editors through his work as transcriber, arranger, and senior music editor for Guitar World magazine, the world's best-selling magazine for guitarists. In addition to these roles, he is a working musician, performing regularly as a solo acoustic guitar/vocal act and rocking out with a full band at taverns, restaurants, resorts, weddings, and private parties. / Guitare

In any music style there are essentials scales licks chords etc. Acoustic Guitar Chords teaches you the must-know chords that will get you strumming quickly. You won't get bogged down with tons of details. Rather you'll be armed with many chord shapes that have been used throughout the acoustic guitar's history in countless hits. The included DVD demonstrates each chord and all the examples are accompanied by a full band so you can hear these chords in the proper context. Teaches: open chords barre chords seventh chords other chord types (suspended add9) open-string drone chords full song examples and more. You don't need to learnhow to read music to play acoustic guitar. But you do need to know these chords!

Learn to master the entire guitar fretboard with the Guitar Chords Scales & Arpeggio Finder. This comprehensive reference guide contains three voicings for the 31 most important chord types diagrams for 17 essential scales types and 28 arpeggio qualities for each key presented in four different shapes. Basic music theory is also included to assist in using this book. An ideal supplement to any guitar method!

This book is considered to be the largest selling basic Guitar chord book ever published! Twelve basic Guitar chord types are shown in three ways: photograph notation and chord diagram. In addition a special bonus section iscontained showing in photo and diagram the essential moveable rhythm guitar chord forms. This special section contains the basics of Mel Bay's acclaimed Rhythm Chord Playing System showing the guitarist how to fingernumerous advanced chord forms with a minimum of hand movement!Chords shown in photo notation and diagram form include Major Minor Dominant Seventh Diminished Augmented Ninth Major Seventh Minor Seventh Seventh #5 Seventh b5 Sixth and Minor Sixth. Chords are shown in the bonus Moveable Rhythm Chord section include Major Minor 7th Minor 7th 7sus4 7b5 7#5 Minor 7b5 Sixth Minor 6th Diminished 7th Diminished add 9 9th Minor 9th 9b5 9#5 Minor 9b5 7th b9 7th b9#5 11th 9 add 6 Minor 9 add 6 13th 13sus11 13 b9 13th b9 b5.In addition this book comes with an online instructional video.

Description Classical Guitar Anatomy And Mechanics Wall Chart This wall chart is a comprehensive visual map of the classical guitar. It includes a large diagram of the instrument and detailed views of its parts.

Chords are the foundation of almost all of Western music and the most common function of the Guitar is as an accompaniment instrument. But sooner or later curiosity or necessity leads us to try to understand chords a little better. How are chords put together' How did they get these weird names' Why do some chords sound ???good??? and some sound ???bad???' Comprehensive Chord Theory For Guitar will help you figure it all out.You'll explore:the first steps in chord theory and practicemoveable chord shapesbarre chords and triadsthe '5' chord; color notesextended chords: 9th 11th 13th andaltered chordsand moreThe CD includes demos of the chords discussed in the book.

Mel Bay's Guitar Terms Wall Chart is an attractive and informative addition to any practice room. Included are a rundown of the parts of the instrument a variety of helpful diagrams and some of the mostimportant terms and concepts for guitarists to be familiar with.The Guitar TermsWall Chart is an excellent reference tool for players of all levels. Dimensions: 35' x 24'. Printed on durable coated paper.

Guitar Casebook Series-Whether you play rock blues jazz country or any other style of guitar music the correct chord information is contained within. By keeping this handy chord guide in your gig bag you will always have the chord form you need. Special edition for left-handed guitarists.