Description Fluid Pentatonics for Guitar: 84 Melodic Studies for Rock Guitar is a comprehensive manual for developing blistering pentatonic motion that moves freely over the entire fretboard, using position-shifting slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs for speed and fluidity. Emphasis is on overcoming the restrictive nature of traditional pentatonic box scale fingerings by developing pathways that continually shift between and connect the five pentatonic “boxes”. Complete whole-neck control is developed through an extensive series of repeating melodic exercises and etudes. Section One presents 35 sequential whole-neck studies, each of which spans the range of twelve frets, thus unlocking virtually every possible position shift. Section Two develops complete non-shifting control through a series of 15 interesting and useful sequential patterns, applied to each of the five pentatonic boxes. Section Three presents 10 whole-neck/position-shifting studies that are non-sequential in design, in order to develop unpredictable melodic flow. Then, in Sections Four and Five, two vital extensions/variations of the pentatonic scale are fully explored; the Hexatonic and Dominant Pentatonic scales. The result is a complete matrix of pentatonic moves and connections that allow the guitarist to float freely across the entire fretboard without being locked into any single particular pentatonic box. The resulting sound is definitely NOT bluesy (very little string bending), but closer to a modern jazz-rock fusion style; fluid and unpredictable. Great for all guitarists in rock, jazz, fusion, blues, country, and pop styles who want to unlock complete whole-neck freedom and develop a fast, modern pentatonic sound. CD included. Presented in standard notation and tablature.

Perfect for the student of Jazz. --Michael Brecker ?I encourage the jazz guitar students at the University of North Texas to emulate tenor saxophonists. Greg Fishman's book, Jazz Guitar Etudes, contains idiomatic bebop lines and will be a great tool for any guitar teacher with aspiring jazz guitarists. Thanks, Greg!? Fred Hamilton, professor of jazz guitar, University of North Texas ?These are great solos and etudes! I'm always telling my guitar students to learn lines and phrasing from horn players, and Greg Fishman's book is perfect for this approach. The book is nicely done and very well laid out.? Corey Christiansen Professor of Guitar, Utah State University, Visiting Professor, Indiana University This book is very well put together and very thorough. It gives guitar students the information necessary to obtain a vocabulary based on the bebop tradition, yet ultimately encourages them to improvise on these structures, creating their own lines and ideas. I commend you on meeting this challenge head-on, and for effectively clarifying these concepts in your liner notes. --Steve Cardenas Professor of Guitar, The New School, New York City, member of the Paul Motian Band and Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchesra. The lines are great, the rhythm section is terrific, and I really love the fact that the student guitarist working out of this book gets to play along with both the guitarist on the CD and with your tenor. This book is incredibly well thought out. Congratulations on a fantastic book! --Jack Peterson, legendary jazz guitar professor (retired) from Berklee and North Texas State Just Jazz Guitar's rave review of Jazz Guitar Etudes by Greg Fishman: Jazz Guitar Etudes is an excellent resource for all guitarists and teachers. After releasing a very popular etudes book for jazz saxophone, Greg Fishman collaborated with guitarist Mike Allemena to do a guitar version of the book. The book includes standard notation and tablature. The studies in the book are great written improvised solos over familiar chord progressions such as the blues, rhythm changes, and standards. The book comes with a CD that features a guitar version, a saxophone version, and a rhythm section version of each etude. In addition, Fishman begins the book with concepts in developing jazz lines such as proper voice leading and sequences. The melodic lines are very well designed phrases using the the bebop language. Guitarists can gain so much by playing and analyzing these etudes --Just Jazz Guitar Magazine Endorsed by Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, Phil Woods, James Moody, Plas Johnson, Mark Colby, Bob Sheppard, Jerry Coker, Gary Campbell, Tim Price, Gary Keller, Chip McNeil and many other teachers and players around the world, this series of saxophone etude and duet books will immediately help you take your playing to the next level. Click a cover and hear a sample... New book release for Jazz Guitar: Jazz Guitar Etudes book and CD Play-along set is now in stock and shipping! This book features master jazz guitarist Mike Allemana playing twelve bebop style etudes. Also includes Greg Fishman playing each etude on tenor saxophone. This allows the guitarist the choice of playing with Mike (guitar) or Greg (tenor). Book also features tablature with Mike's own fingerings! 52 pages, 8.5 x 11 format, ISBN 978-0-9766153-7-8

A Comprehensive Method for Today's Guitarist!-Mastering the Guitar is an innovative exciting way to learn the guitar. Co-authored by William Bay and Mike Christiansen this extremely comprehensive method applies the array of musical styles and techniques found in today's music. Written in notation and tablature it covers a vast array of guitar solo and accompaniment styles. A special feature of this method is that it teaches both flatpicking and fingerstyle solo and accompaniment techniques. We feel that Mastering the Guitar is the most comprehensive approach to guitar technique repertoire and performance to be found anywhere. Volume 1B: Teaches keys of D A E F D minor and B flat - Contains over 130 solos and duets - Contains over 40 comprehensive scale and picking studies - Includes numerous chord progression studies and chord accompaniment pieces. Includes access to online audio.

Sardinian flamenco guitar virtuoso Dario Piga delivers 18 intermediate to advanced exercises in this progressively arranged book addressing: arpegio pulgar picado rasgueo alzapua and trémolo techniques. Dario himself studied in Spain with several prominent guitarists and singers so is fluent with the authentic rhythms and techniques essential to effective flamenco guitar soloing and song and dance accompaniment.The pulgar (thumb) exercises in this volume will be of particular interest to flamenco aficionados as they explore various rhythms and chord inversions throughout the fretboard.Following his studies in Spain Dario added jazz harmony to his lexicon of musicalresources and frequently participates in the Time in Jazz festival in Sardinia. His affinity for jazz is also reflected in the appealing modern harmonies that occur in these studies. Two stunning Piga flamenco guitar solos provide a magnificent ending to this collection written in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Par BREDICE VINCENT. This is an incredibly comprehensive book dealing with every harmonic and technical aspect of guitar improvising. Included are analyses of scales, arpeggios, picking technique, chord progressions, cadences and modulations. In addition, numerous studies and exercises are contained to help you play through the concepts of being taught. The goal is technical and mental mastery of the guitar fingerboard. Tablature is included. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz - Improvisation / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

With Online Audio-This comprehensive method book is best suited to an intermediate to advanced six string guitarist who is learning the seven string Guitar. Included are sections on scale and arpeggio fingerings as well as an extensive sectionon chord voicings. All examples are presented in both tablature and standard notation with diagrams also included where appropriate.The seventh string is tuned to a low A throughout. The included CD contains play-alongtracks with full rhythm section single note studies with accompaniment (in split-track format) and unaccompanied solo studies. Most examples can be played either fingerstyle or with a pick.

Take your acoustic playing outside of the box with extended techniques for classical and fingerstyle guitar.This innovative book/download pack features an in-depth exploration into a variety of tapping slapping and percussion methods. Includes loads of exercises helpful tips and compositional studies plus access to audio downloads with 99 demo tracks.Teaches: tapping basics single line tapping intervallic & polyphonic tapping slapping basics slapping lines percussion basics rudiments additional techniques compositional studies standard notation and tablature and much more!

Contained within Etudes For Electric Guitar are twelve exciting pieces for solo Electric Guitar designed to improve your skill and technique specially devised by renowned composer Kris Lennox. As well asthe standard notation and tab the accompanying Download Card also gives you instant access to professionally-recorded demonstrations by the author himself. If your Guitar-playing is somehow stuck in a rut orperhaps you just want some pieces to play away from a band setting then Etudes For Electric Guitar is the book for you. Designed for intermediate guitarists these twelve completely original studies will helpimprove your technique and range by really focusing on certain aspects of your playing such as fingering rhythm and picking. These are challenging pieces but if incorporated into a practice routine they'll be hugelybeneficial as well as simply enjoyable to play.  To give you a taste of how great these sound check out Kris demonstrate the Etude In Gm beautifully in the videobelow: Author and composerKris Lennox feels strongly about the etudes included in this collection of solo Guitar sheet music and this is evident in his extensive written introductions justifications and guidance notes for each study. He hasnoticed that the majority of electric guitarists can play the rhythm or lead parts of songs while the electric Guitar is rarely thought of as its own solo instrument. With Etudes For Electric Guitar Lennox hopes to change this composing pieces that sound great while also being technically challenging and entirely worthy of your time. You won't need any special equipment just a standard electric Guitar and a

The Guitar Scales Vol. 1 is a complete guide to the scales that beginning and intermediate guitarists need for practicing and soloing. Each chapter covers a specific approach to these basic scales including examples exercisesand studies. Music scores including fingerings tablatures and grid diagrams along with logical step by step explanations allow the student to build his own understanding as well as the technical and improvising skills. The CDincludes all music material of the book. Each example exercise and study is recorded. In addition 8 rhythm section tracks provide a set of accompaniments for practical applications of each scale and its appropriateimprovisational exercise.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Bluegrass & Country Series : Complete Number of pages : 200 Fingerstyle guitar is extremely popular today. This is because it lends itself to very personal and lyrical solo and accompaniment styles. This method is one of the very best at teaching the basics of fingerpicking. Written by Nashville's fine guitarist, Tommy Flint, you will learn chording, Travis picking, soloing, scales and accompaniment patterns, playing over the entire fingerboard, barre-chords, two-string harmony, combining hammer and slide, three-against four roll, contrary motion, crosspicking, harmonics, right and left hand agility studies, and much more. A bonus is the inclusion of over 50 great, original Tommy Flint fingerpicking guitar solos which reflect a rich diversity of styles. This volume includes material previously published in two volumes as Mel Bay's Deluxe Fingerstyle Guitar Method. Written in notation and tablature. This package includes a split-track CD which provides play-along demonstrations of many of the exercises and solos in the book, starting with page 41. The solo guitar is on the right with accompaniment guitar on the left, so you can eliminate the solo part or accompaniment by adjusting the balance control of your player.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Jazz Number of pages : 88 The Martin Taylor Guitar Method offers you the chance to study with one of the giants of jazz guitar. Hailed by guitar legend Chet Atkins as One of the greatest and most impressive guitarists in the world today... and celebrated by New York's Jazz Times as Europe's finest guitarist, Martin shares the secrets of his style for the first time in this amazing tutor. Learn how Martin creates solo guitar arrangements of jazz standards via a series of progressive studies aimed at introducing guitarists of intermediate level and beyond to the world of arranging and solo performance. All music examples are transcribed in standard notation with tablature and played by Martin himself on the accompanying CD. You won't get a better chance to study with one of the instrument's true masters!