The solos in this collection present a myriad of moods on the guitar. They were written to be very expressive contemplative pieces which could be performed in a variety of secular and sacred settings. Most of them are fromthree solo collections previously released entitled 'Guitar Meditations' (MB22029) 'Guitar Airs and Ballads' (MB22039) and 'Timeless Solos for Guitar' (MB22041). Some of the pieces were scored for 7-string guitar; however theycan also be performed on 6-string guitar?indicated are the alternate 6-string pedal tones in the tablature part. Many of the solos use a 'cross-picking' technique alternating higher position closed strings and open strings resulting in a ?harp-like? effect. The included tablature parts allow for a clear presentation of this effect and clarify where on the fingerboard these passages should be played. A number of the pieces are in Dropped D tuning highlighting the rich resonance that tuning gives the instrument. All of these solos may be performed by the classical or fingerstyle guitarist or as originally performed with a pick. Explore the diverse moods presented in thiscollection and make full use of the many avenues of expression offered in these pieces! A companion dual CD is available with all 25 solos included.

This book/CD package is an insider's guide to the guitar style of Johnny Winter. You'll learn blues licks riffs turnarounds and solos from the master himself plus slide technique alternate tunings and much more. The CD features performances by Johnny Winter on regular slide and National Steel guitar with Paul Nelson on rhythm guitar and Dave Rubin on bass. Detailed performance notes are provided for each example.

Explore the essential songs of bluegrass and country Guitar as played by Maybelle Carter and Jimmie Rodgers and carried on by masters like Tony Rice Norman Blake and Bryan Sutton. These ten lessons teach the basics of rhythm from the classic boom-chuck to bass runs and embellishments as well as how to flatpick melodies and solos. Features exercises licks and full songs in notes and tab with demos of everything on the CD.Teachers: Andy Ellis David Hamburger David Hodge Steve Kaufman Carol McComb Scott Nygaard Nicole Solis Sue Thompson.

Guitar Lesson Goldmine Series-Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics each lesson in this Blues volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely useful tips scale diagrams chord grids photos and more to reinforce your learning experience plus online audio tracks featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book!A huge variety of blues guitar styles and techniques are covered including: turnarounds hammer-ons and pull-offs slides the blues scale 12-bar blues double stops muting techniques hybrid picking fingerstyle blues and much more!

In this book and the accompanying online audio, master jazz guitarist Frank Vignola has taken eight different jazz standard chord progressions and recorded rhythm Guitar parts so you can play along and learn these most commonly used chord progressions. He has also written out a jazz solo for each of the eight tunes. These are recorded at slow and faster tempos for practice. The first chorus of every track has both the solo and the rhythm Guitar, and the rest of the choruses have just the rhythm Guitar for you to jam along with. The notation for each tune includes a jazz solo written out in notation and tablature and also a chord chart. Includes access to online audio.

Par BAY WILLIAM. Un guide extrêmement maniable et précieux pour tout guitariste ! Cette combinaison de disque unique livre/compact peut être utilisée comme un supplément de méthode, un guide d\'étude technique, ou comme un bâtisseur de technique quotidienne. Ecrit en tablature et notation standard. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / All Styles - Technic / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

Lonnie Johnson blended blues and jazz styles, performing with blues shouters like Bessie Smith and Texas Alexander on one hand, and Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington on the other. Now learn essential exercises and tips as they are presented in this compilation of tunes by this legendary musician. As part of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Audio Series not only does this book contain valuable lessons, but as an added bonus, online audio recording containing three full hours of instruction featuring note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction to make the style and technique of Lonnie Johnson something that anyone can learn. Master instructor Woody Mann teaches you step-by-step to play these selections: Away Down in the Alley, Woke Up This Morning With Blues in My Fingers, Go Back to Your No Good Man, Blues in G, and Stompin' 'Em Along Slow. Written in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Mel Bay's latest series Guitar Journals is the ultimate reference guide of studies and solos in several different genres. Included in this wonderful fingerstyle journal are a myriad of tunes in many styles: Easy Blues Gospel Classic Fiddle Tunes Thumbpicking Patriotic Ballads Early Jazz Latin Celtic DADGAD Ragtime and Contemporary. Perfect for the student to professional musician this wonderful book contains tunes which can berevisited daily. All music in notation and tablature. Hard cover covered spiral binding and premium stock paper make this a volume so beautifully printed and bound and containing so much valuable information that you willtreasure it for years to come! •

This comprehensive Guitar Workshop Audio Series book/3-CD set brings together a variety of fingerstyle arrangements featured in three of John Renbourn's video lessons. Illustrates unique and exciting fingerstyle techniques in the performance of traditional ballads and other tunes, using standard and several alternate tunings. In notation and tablature. Includes an extensive discussion about the tunes in the collection. / Guitare (Fingerpick) / 120 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition/3-Cd Set - Format: 11,75 X 9

Audio CD in a DVD style case with a booklet of printed music inside. Play guitar with the CD backing tracks and the matching music booklet. What you get in this pack: On the CD: Two specially recorded ‘soundalike’ backing tracks of each song. Full demo with guitar showing you how the song should sound. Backing track without guitar for you to play along with on your own guitar. In the Music booklet: Music, chords and lyrics. Learn the guitar part from the tab or the standard notation. SONGS INCLUDE: Across The Universe Blackbird Norwegian Wood This Bird Has Flown Yesterday Michelle

Essential patterns for all country guitarists. Play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard in any key and learn a variety of styles. Easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions for players of all standards. In standard notation and guitar tablature with an audio CD of full demo tracks for all the examples.

In Les Modes De La Guitare Eric Lemaire aims to demystify an aspect of Guitar playing that has long caused confusion. We often hear everything and anything concerning modes of the Guitar. This method aims to accurately define what these are and explains how to use them. In this book you'll find all of the tools required to compose and play modes or to improvise with these. This approach covers all music styles including blues jazz rock and metal. Although this is a theoretical subject do not go thinking that this book could be boring. Quite the contrary - the approach is simple effective and above all fun. Full music is included as well as a multitude of musicalexamples and backing tracks for implementation. Les Modes De La Guitare includes an MP3 CD allowing you to listen to demo tracks to hear how the featured modes should be played. In Les Modes De La Guitare Eric Lemaire aims to demystify an aspect of Guitar playing that has long caused confusion. We often hear everything and anything concerning modes of the Guitar. This method aims to accurately define what these are and explains how to use them.In this book you'll find all of the tools required to compose and play modes or to improvise with these. This approach covers all music styles including blues jazz rock and metal.Although this is a theoretical subject do not go thinking that this book could be boring. Quite the contrary - the approach is simple effective and above all fun. Full music isincluded as well as a multitude of musical examples and backing tracks for implementation. Les Modes De La Guitare includes an MP3 CD allowing you to listen to demo tracks to hear how the featured modes should be played.

Lessons and TAB for 75 extreme guitar tapping ideas. Blues and Classic Tapping licks Scalar Tapping Licks Triadas and Arpeggios Advanced Tapping Licks String skipping Multi-Finger Tapping Tapped Bends Pedal Points Open Strings and Other Devices Standard Notation and Tablature

This book presents step-by-step instruction on how to build an improvised guitar solo in four stages: Motive Development Climax and Closing Gesture. The book also includes five types of solos: swing funk ballad blues andLatin. These last five solos are in the form of songs to give players a more realistic sense of how improvisation works. Written in standard notation and tablature with chords grids.

Guitar Accompaniment and Techniques-Jim Croce was one of the most beloved singer-songwriters in the history of American popular Music. His timeless songs with their compelling melodies strong story lines and unique guitar arrangements are instantly recognisable easy to learn and fun to play. Guitarist Peter Huttlinger knows Croce’s repertoire inside and out! He expertly breaks down the subtleties of these famous guitar accompaniments as well as the lead lines of Jim’s long time accompanist Maury Muehleisen for aspiring players of all levels. Seven of Croce’s best-loved hits are carefully taught on this DVD. Along with the basic accompaniments you’ll learn to reproduce the nuanced chordprogressions three-finger picking patterns bass lines melodic licks intros and endings that give each song its own unforgettable sound. Music and tab booklet enclosed.