Fingerstyle Wizard Mark Hanson introduces the art of solo fingerstyles guitar in this comprehensive DVD. Through the use of picking exercises and specially written compositions Mark opens up the world of playing chords melodies and bass lines simultaneously. Includes five complete songs taught note-for-note alternating thumb style folk ragtime blues new age new chord voicings and mushc more. This DVD has all the tricks to help you go beyond the basics of playing fingerstyle solo guitar.

Robben Ford II: The Blues And Beyond begins with basic blues concept - like the pentatonic mixolydian and blues scales - and builds on these progressively incorporating more and more sophisticated scales and chord voicings. Robben moves from the basic 12 bar blues through gospel jazz and modal feels. New chords and scales are carefuly contrasted against more common ones so that you can hear the differences. The book is full of transcriptions and music examples; all explained in detail in both the text and on the accompanying audio CD.

Incorporating Jazz into Your Blues Solos-Spice up your blues solos with Jazz for the Blues Guitarist! Broaden your licktionary with simple jazz techniques that build on what you already know. Expand your knowledge beyond the classic pentatonic scales with somecool jazz ideas. Beginning and even not-so-beginning blues guitarists can build on their basic blues techniques by exploring jazz-the modes outside tones articulation techniques arpeggios of jazzy harmonies and more! Check outnew rhythm guitar techniques and stretch your harmonic vocabulary beyond basic triads and dominant 7th chords. Dozens of licks are included as well as a CD with recorded demonstrations and five jam tracks so you can try out yournew techniques over a rhythm section.

50 fabelhafte Akustikgitarren-Songs mit detaillierten Spieltipps- 50 classic songs to accompany the world-famous justinguitar.com courses for Guitar! German edition. The Justinguitar.com Acoustic Songbook is for all guitar players who want to progress beyond beginner level. The book starts with beginner level material before progressing to songs that will teach you how to use more complex chords (including barre chords) riffs fingerstyle patterns and open tunings. This book contains 50 great acoustic songs by artists such as The Beatles Eric Clapton Johnny Cash Elliott Smith Crowded House Ed Sheeran Coldplay Sting Tom Waits and David Gray. Take your playing forward by starting with the 15 beginner level songs then move on to 15 intermediate songs specially chosen to develop your barre chords. After that you?ll learn a further 15 songs which introduce interesting new techniques chords and rhythms before finishing off with 5 classic songs written out in full TAB! Every song is accompanied by performance tips and strumming patterns often with tablature and chord diagrams to help you through any tricky bits. Much more than just a songbook this book contains valuable tips and tutorials that will help you with every aspect of your playing. This long-awaited volume really is the best Acoustic Songbook ever! 'One of the most influential guitar teachers in history' - The Independent The English edition of this songbook can be found here .

From Scotty Moore and Jeff Beck to Eddie Van Halen Steve Vai and beyond take an inside look at the genesis of rock lead Guitar. This book compendium provides transcriptions in standard notation and tablature of 25 great Guitar solos lessons on how to play them guitarist biographies equipment photos history and much more. Access to online audio tracks is also included containing full-band demonstrations of every Guitar solo in the book!Note: only solos are notated not complete songs.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 128 This unique and effective method will help beginners and more experienced players develop both pick-style and fingerstyle accompaniment abilities with the guitar. The streamlined approach is unique in its efficiency and comprehensiveness. The material encompasses a wide range of strumming and fingerpicking patterns that apply to an infinite number of songs in the rock, folk and country music styles along with ethnic, spiritual and children's music. Also included is a section on moveable chord forms that provides the means for a repertoire that embodies jazz standards, show tunes and beyond. Written using strum notation, standard notation, chord diagrams, and tablature.

The Art of Acoustic Blues Guitar - The Basics. Whether your favourite blues guitarist is Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Blind Blake, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, or Mississippi John Hurt, studying the basic techniques presented in this program is the first step toward being able to capture the essence of their traditional styles. In this book, Woody Mann shows you practical ways to develop fundamental technique and offers you insights into the musical logic of blues guitar. Woody walks you through each song, explaining the chord positions and picking techniques. He teaches blues in the keys of D, G, C, E, and A, presenting a wide selection of classic blues songs and instrumentals from the masters of blues guitar. Included in this program are the basics of the Delta blues of Robert Johnson, the ragtime style of Blind Blake (the man with the piano-playing guitar), and the music of Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, Willie Walker, and Willie Moore. Each song illustrates how solo players approach the guitar like a piano, playing melodies and bass lines simultaneously. Developing this independent two-line picking technique enables you to get the feel, syncopation, and subtleties of the music. The songs in themselves are studies in acoustic blues technique and present the authentic elements of the acoustic blues sound and style including blues technique and ways to play off of the chords and improvise within a song. This program is recommended for beginning acoustic blues guitarists as well as electric guitarists and acoustic fingerstyle guitarists of all levels who would like to go beyond pattern picking and develop a more dynamic and syncopated sound. Woody Mann had his first schooling as a teenager in the living room of Rev. Gary Davis, the now legendary gospel and ragtime guitarist. Mann soon went on to perform and record with blues masters Son House and Bukka White as well as contemporary innovators including John Fahey. He has recorded extensively, performed throughout the world, and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading teachers and transcribers of acoustic blues music, having taught countless guitarists through his popular books and videos.

From tips on arranging and speed-picking to the maintenance of your guitar (and you!) and beyond 101 Tips and Tricks for Acoustic Guitar is chock full of ???unplugged??? pointers to help everyone from the beginning student to the seasoned pro. Here you'll learn how to: evaluate a vintage guitar repair a crack in an emergency protect your guitar during air travel make your own bottleneck learn a flamenco strumming technique master the convex barre manage performance anxiety discover new performance venues and much more. The CD includes demonstration tracks.

Move beyond basic folk styles and get into the excitement of fingerstyle blues ragtime and swing and learn the tools that will expand your guitar's rhythmic harmonic and melodic possibilities.In this DVD Brozman explains the 32-bar song form along with the chords and rhythms all of which characterise swing gypsy jazz and 1930s Cab Calloway-style tunes. You'll also learn calypso rhythms and other 'hot guitar' sounds. He demonstrates how to use palm-harmonics minor-key jazz/blues sounds and a variety of rhythm exercises that will really get your playing 'swinging'!.

All great guitar players set themselves apart by looking beyond their instrument and their boundaries. This books helps players do just that offering an in-depth exploration of world music and how to play the music of other stringed instruments on the Guitar. Learn inventive techniques and creative approaches to master the music of: the Puerto Rican Cuatro the Russian Balalaika the Indian Sitar and swarmandal the Chinese Pipa the Japanese Shamisen and Koto the African Kora the Hawaiian Ukulele and more exotic instruments.Includes a CD of examples.

With this volume in the Play Like... series you can study the trademark songs licks tones and techniques of singer/songwriter and master guitarist John Mayer. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Mayer's gear tone techniques styles songs licks riffs and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about his renowned Guitar playing from his pop styles to his authentic blues chops and beyond. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming using the unique code inside the book. This book also includes Playback+ a multi-functionalaudio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right. Play Like John Mayer: The Ultimate Guitar Lesson features lessons from 15 songs spanning Mayer's entire career as well as five full songs: Bold as Love Gravity No Such Thing Perfectly Lonely and Slow Dancing in a Burning Room.