Acoustic Songs: Guitar Solo: Mixed Songbook

Guitar master Eric Clapton is one of the world's favourite guitarists his music has touched and inspired many lives. This fabulous DVD from the Guitar Signature Licks Series features some of his best known acoustic songs and compositions. Introduced by Doug Boduchof this DVD features a step-by-step breakdown of Clapton's guitar style and technique Jam-along songs and practice tips as well as eight classic songs. A must for Clapton fans and anyone wanting to learn solos and songs by one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

14 favourites arranged for solo Guitar (standard notation and tab) but including lyrics so that a sing-along is also possible! Filled with the best of acoustic rock's fingerpicking solos this complete volume will give you the confidence and skill to play some of the greatest songs!Each solo combines melody and harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement. Also includes an easy introduction to basic fingerstyle guitar.

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.

How to Choose Buy and Care for a Guitar-This helpful book from the master teachers at Acoustic Guitar magazine shows you the right way to play chords songs and solos with six essential lessons and an easy-to-follow CD.Topics:Chords 101Intro to Power Chords10 Great 4/4 Rhythm PatternsThe ABCs of FingerpickingTheory Made EasyYour First SoloShopping for the right GuitarCaring for your GuitarAn easy Guide to tuning upChoosing a capo pickup and stringeffective practice techniquesHow to read music and tablatureGlossary of Guitar terms...and moreThe CDfeatures all the music played both slowly and up to tempo.

Beginner's Blues Guitar. Starting from ground zero, Fred Sokolow teaches you how to accompany yourself while singing the blues. You'll learn to play melodies and solo in several keys, throughout the neck. This book will help build the foundation for your understanding of blues guitar techniques and styles for both acoustic and electric guitar. Addresses the simple blues form in E,G, and C, gradually expanding on concepts. Includes simple first position blues scales needed for soloing (both fingerpicking and flatpicking) in the keys of E,G, and C. Songs and solos are presented in standard notation and tablature with lyrics. Includes access to online audio.

A Complete Guitar Course for a Beginner to Intermediate Level Guitarist-A complete guitar course for absolute beginners with Lee Hodgson. This easy-to-follow tutorial is ideal if you've just bought your first guitar or if there's been a guitar sitting around somewhere just waiting to be strummed.This DVD will take you from novice level thorough to intermediate level. Yet it requires no prior knowledge at all; it truly is for someone starting from the beginning. Slowly but surely the DVD guides you through all the thingsthat a beginner needs to know and points out what can go wrong. Each of the carefully designed chapters includes chord vocabulary while commonly used scales and technique are introduced strategically along with some practicaltheory. Nothing too demanding just enough to help you understand what you're doing and why. You'll soon be strumming chords picking out melodies and hopefully writing some songs of your own! Making music has never been soeasy. Lee Hodgson is a versatile studio musician and vastly experienced stage performer. He is also a regularly featured columnist and transcriber for both Guitarist and Guitar Techniques magazines.

Melody and harmony are combined into superb solo fingerpicking arrangements in this collection of 14 hot pop hits. Melody and harmony are combined into superb solo fingerpicking arrangements in this collection of 14 hot pop hits. The songs are presented in standard notation and tab and are carefully written for intermediate-level guitarists. Includes: All of Me • Brave • Happy • Ho Hey • I Will Wait • Jar of Hearts • Let It Go • Radioactive • Royals • Say Something • Skyfall • Stay • Stay with Me • When I Was Your Man.