Until now, serious rock, blues, and jazz guitarists have not had a book devoted entirely to the left hand. The Serious Guitarist: Left-Hand Techniques fills this gap with a unique, dedicated approach to proper left-hand position and dexterity that you've always been looking for. Learn the most effective approach to left-hand technique, and discover ways to increase efficiency when you move up and down the guitar neck. Lessons are organized progressively---one technique lays a foundation for the next---and featured are exercises that have been thoughtfully developed into musical ideas and licks to give a clear example of how you can incorporate the techniques into your own playing. This way, you will be playing music, not just exercises. The included companion CD features demonstrations of the examples in the book. / Guitare

This book delves deeply into playing in various keys and positions and Mel Bay???s musical thought process. Scales chords and their inversions in the relative major/minor keys of C/A minor G /E minor F/D minor D/B minor A/F#minor B-flat/G minor A-flat/F and D-flat/B-flat minor are reviewed or presented for the first time. The author progressively introduces the theory behind diminished seventh and augmented chords with chord etudes and expertlyarranged solos and duets interspersed. Includes exercises in reading melodic lines in the third fourth and fifth positions as well as all chord forms in the second third fourth fifth seventh and ninth positions. Concludeswith the Cycle of Keys in fourths and fifths. Written in standard notation only. On completion of this book you???ll be well on your way to becoming an accomplished guitarist with two grades yet to go!

For Flatpicking Gtr Vl.3-This collection of fiddle tunes originally appeared in ?Kaufman?s Collection of American Fiddle Tunes for Flatpicking Guitar? (MB 95748) but the book was so large and heavy that they couldn?t put all the songs on CDs to includewith the package so it was divided into four great melody-packed volumes. This third volume contains delightful American fiddle tunes brilliantly arranged for flatpicked guitar. All of these tunes are written in guitar-friendlykeys in notation and tablature. Intermediate in difficulty the book includes an explanation of the guitar tablature system and the execution and notation of essential techniques such as bends slides hammer-ons and pull-offs.The tunes are thoughtfully printed in alphabetical order and include both standards and lesser-known fiddle melodies. Teachers take note-- this book is a great source of sight-reading material as well as a departure point forimprovisation. Companion audio downloads are available for use with this title.

Arrangements en tablatures de guitare de 40 ballades et de 35 grands morceaux de rock en deux superbes volumes. Complet avec notation standard et paroles. Inclus The Big Book Of Ballads et The Big Book Of Rock Hits rassemblés dans un coffret en édition spéciale. / Guitare

Ray Noble (1903-1978) was a composer and bandleader working in the golden age of British dance music - the 1920’s and 30’s. His 1934 classic The Very Thought Of You for which Noble wroteboth the music and the lyrics is considered by many to be his signature tune. Its global fame has been helped by the numerous covers and re-recordings most notably by Bing Crosby Doris Day Franck Sinatra Tony Bennett and PaulMcCartney.This classic song has been transcribed for Piano Voice and Guitar with Boxed Chord symbols for easy use.

Par SOLOMON BARRY. Learn to play bluegrass jazz Guitar with this instructional book and 3 x CD set. When first listening to flatpicking Guitar legends Doc Watson and Clarence White, Barry Solomon was particularly attracted to their use of swing and jazz licks and phrasing, and their choices of songs straight from Tin Pan Alley and the Great American Songbook. Tunes like Limehouse Blues, All of Me, and Honeysuckle Rose were exciting challenges to explore after becoming comfortable with bluegrass and fiddle tunes. Barry Solomon always thought that bluegrass and jazz were a wonderful combination, and the most gratifying challenge has been to create arrangements that meld both styles in a tasteful and exciting manner. This volume includes the songs Lady Be Good, Take the A Train, Solly's Blues, Back Home In Indiana, There'll Never Be Another You and Georgia On My Mind. Accompanying audio is included./ Recueil / Guitare

16 Inspiring Songs for Today-16 uplifting and inspirational songs arranged for vocal piano and guitar with a CD of the original arrangements by the artists themselves – some of the most well-known “New Thought” artists of today includingDaniel Nahmod Faith Rivera Harold Payne Karen Drucker Eddie Watkins Jr. Stefan Mitchell Michael Gott and many more. Diverse stylistically these memorable blues jazz country rock and ballad songwriters and artists willhave you singing along and being inspired by their words.

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.

Flatpicking Guitar has taken an interesting journey since its inception first with Maybelle Carter then Don Reno Doc Watson and Clarence White. Younger players who began by listening to the original masters have melded thoseinfluences with other styles including blues swing classical and even various world music styles.When first listening to Doc Watson and Clarence White Barry Solomon was particularly attracted to their use of swing andjazz licks and phrasing and their choices of songs straight from the Tin Pan Alley and Great American Songbook.Tunes like Limehouse Blues All of Me and Honeysuckle Rose were exciting challenges toexplore after becoming comfortable with bluegrass and fiddle tunes. Barry always thought that bluegrass and jazz were a wonderful combination and the most gratifying challenge has been to create arrangements that meld both stylesin a tasteful and exciting manner.Titles presented in Volume 2 include: The Way You Look Tonight All of Me Oh Baby and Limehouse Blues. Accompanying audio tuition is included.

Thirteen songs of epic romantic decadent Brit-Rock from Razorlight's debut album. Up All Night is a magnificent debut that is everything it is supposed to be: energetic strong songs and plenty of character. With its edgyriffs and thoughtful lyrics this was one of the highlights of 2004. This matching folio includes all the massive hits Golden Touch Don’t Go Back To Dalston Vice and Rip It Up all authentically arranged forguitar with tablature notation lyrics and chords.

Media Type : Book Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Latin American Number of pages : 48 World-renowned tresero (tres player) Nelson Gonzalez explains tuning and playing of the Cuban tres guitar, offering tips for beginning to advanced players. As the instrument's name implies, the tres has three courses of double or triple strings and is used both as a lead and an accompaniment instrument. The author thoughtfully includes instructions for converting a normal 6-string guitar to a tres guitar, offering suggestions for appropriate string gauges. This may be the first book of its kind published outside of Cuba. The method contains Latin folksongs arranged for the beginning tres player plus examples of repeated, often syncopated underlying vamps called montunos. The book also presents all principal chords and scale patterns plus notation fundamentals- all beautifully illustrated with clear photos, diagrams and explanations. Written in standard notation only. Nelson Gonzalez is singularly qualified to write this book. Known in Latin music circles as the Ambassador of the Cuban Tres Guitar, he has toured or recorded with a virtual Who's Who of Latin stars not to mention his own band, Son Mudano. His tres mastery is featured on dozens of recordings with such artists as Tito Puente, Gloria Estefan, Andy Garcia, Paul Simon, and Marc Anthony to name only a few.

Compilation de plus de 25 standards de la musique Jazz. Partitions pour piano, voix et guitare (symboles d'accords). / Jazz / Partition /

Collection de grands classiques, avec des photos des artistes originaux ainsi que des notes sur la chanson.Partitions pour piano, voix et guitare (grilles d'accords). / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG) / Partition

150 des plus célébres standards de jazz, speciallement arrangés pour piano, chant et guitare (accords) / Variétés Internationale / Partition /