Brazilian classical/jazz guitar virtuoso Carlos Barbosa-Lima and John Griggs have collaborated in writing these five extended original solo compositions. These pieces explore a wide variety of Brazilian jazz rhythms harmonies and tone colors. Thoughtfully written in separate standard notation and tablature editions these pieces would best be played on a nylon-string guitar by the intermediate to advanced guitarist. Includes access to online audio featuring Barbosa-Lima's performance of each solo.

Complete Instruction in Fingerstyle Technique Tone Phrasing and Arranging-Hone your technique and deepen your understanding of contemporary fingerstyle guitar with this full method taught by one of the masters of the genre. From fundamentals like properly positioning the fretting and picking hands todeveloping a solid alternating thumb technique Alex de Grassi carefully guides beginning and intermediate players into the world of steel-string guitar. He then explores more advanced topics like cross-string playing alteringthe texture and weight of notes and chords slapping and tapping and developing ?depth of field? in your playing-techniques he has used in composing and arranging guitar music for over 30 years. This book includesstandard notation and tablature as well as links to online audio tracks.

Enjoy the stunning evocative melodies of the rich Irish tradition with this special set of classical Guitar solos. John Loesberg presents a unique collection of arrangements featuring many traditional harp melodies and dance tunes. The book boasts no less than 27 pieces many of which are suitable for elementary guitar students. However also featured are several compositions by the 17th century harpist/composer O'Carolan which are ideal for more advanced guitarists. An accompanying CD of demonstrations perfectly illustrates the music providing listeners with a useful guide to Irish phrasing and performance.

Perfect for blues guitarists or rock beginners. In this book you will find an introduction to the theory of blues and a presentation on left hand techniques. You will also discover Texas Blues accompaniment slow or minor blues and styles from famous masters such as Muddy Waters Buddy Guy and many more. Question and answer phrasing introductions turnarounds and improvisation are also dealt with. This is the best progressive method for Guitar and grasping the spirit and techniques of blues music.

Stylish Arrangements Of Selected Highlights From The Leading 20Th Century Composer. The Boosey and Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. Bartók for Guitar features selected highlights from Bartók?s most popular pedagogical repertoire including For Children, Mikrokosmos, Romanian Folk Dances and others, arranged for guitar by Michael McCartney. An accompanying audio CD features demonstration tracks for all pieces and minus-1 tracks for duo arrangements.

Guitar Play-Along Volume 192-The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab listen to the audio to hear how the guitar should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio is available online for download or streaming and it is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!8 songs: Beyond the Realms of Death • Breaking the Law • Delivering the Goods • Electric Eye • Heading Out to the Highway • Living After Midnight • Painkiller • You've Got Another ThingComing.

Unlike many Bach editions for guitar these transcriptions are meant to be performed using a pick. Although a few of the pieces may be played on a standard acoustic guitar most require an electric guitar or a guitar with acutaway. All pieces are in the original keys and their ranges may require notes as high as the twenty-second fret. Written in notation and tablature these six pieces make great sight reading exercises. The included online audiowill prove an asset in learning these often challenging pieces. Includes access to online audio.

Buddy Holly was one of the first major rock'n'roll groundbreakers. He wrote his own songs recorded with a self-contained guitar-bass-drums combo and even changed the image of what a rock singer could look lie. His vocal style andmature melodic compositions inspired many of the rockers who would emerge in the 60s and 70s from the Beatles and Bob Dylan to the Hollies.The combination of musical notation and guitar tablature in this book together withthe backing tracks on the CD gives you the opportunity to learn eight of Buddy Holly's tracks note for note and then jam along with a professional session band. the track listing reflects some of Holly's most popular recordings providing something for guitarists to have fun with and improvise with as well as something to aspire to. This guitar workshop is a powerful learning tool that will help you develop your riffs licks and improvisationalskills.The CD is split into two sections; section 1 is the backing tracks minus lead guitar & vocals while section 2 is the backing tracks with all guitar parts added so in addition to the written tab you can hear therhythm fills and solos as they should be played! The 'Jam With...' series allows you to accurately recreate the original songs or to use the transcriptions in this book in conjunction with the backing tracks as a basis for yourown improvisation.

If you're getting into jazz or expanding your jazz chops this comprehensive approach is for you. From comping and chord voicings to single-note soloing you will learn step by step the tools necessary for playing jazz Guitar.The book is easy to understand and contains hundreds of great-sounding playable examples to serve as springboards for applying the concepts to jazz standards or your own compositions. Whether you're into traditional jazz orfusion this book has it all.In notation and tablature. Online audio and video available.

The Many Moods Of Celtic Christmas-This book includes Christmas melodies as well as lesser-known tunes from Ireland and Scotland paired with seasonal titles. All the songs can be played solo or with other instruments. A CD is included with recordings of the author playing using both steel and nylon string Guitars.

Written as a sequel to the 'Complete Book of Harmony Theory and Voicing' this comprehensive source book of harmonic styles and colors offers a wide variety of chord types and progressions and provides and in-depth explorationof Guitar chord voicings. Written in notation and tablature. Audio available online.

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 Country volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard noation and tablature. You'll also get extremely useful tips scale diagrams chord grids photos and more to reinforce your learning experience plus audio tracks featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book! A huge variety of country guitar styles and techniques are covered including: open-chord licks rhythm techniques pentatonic scales arpeggios double-stop licks triple-stop licks standard bends pedal-steel bends Travis picking hybrid picking fingerstyle country chord embellishments and more! The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.