With a new introduction by Woody MannJazz and blues guitarist Woody Mann learned from the legendary Rev. Gary Davis and then played and recorded with Son House Bukka White and John Fahey. He has performed throughout the world recorded over a dozen CDs and is an internationally renowned guitar teacher.Six great lessons from the masters of slide guitar:Lesson 1: Arlen Roth-on open E tuning slide fundamentals right & left hand dampingLesson 2: Lee RoyParnell-demonstrates open E box patterns acoustic slide technique and playing the bluesLesson 3: Mick Taylor-the ex-Rolling Stone shows you standard tuning slide string damping playing slide with a pick and moreLesson 4: JayGeils-teaches standard tuning slide vibrato and Muddy Waters styleLesson 5: Greg Martin-covers fingerpicking standard tuning slide and Duane Allman styleLesson 6: Warren Haynes-learn lead slide licks tone & open G tuning fromthe Allman Bros. guitaristYou'll never miss a note!-You see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played!-All right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up and with helpful split-screen effects to makelearning easy-Slow motion segments with standard pitch sound-Artist biographies-Suggested listening-Booklet with music examples included

The Early Blues Of Lightnin' Hopkins-In this second DVD lesson devoted to the guitar playing of Lightnin??? Hopkins Ernie Hawkins dives into Lightnin's early catalogue from the Aladdin and Gold Star record labels. There was an amazing variety to Lightnin's early work. Listening to his early recordings we hear an artist at his prime. He effortlessly employing widely different rhythms keys and tunings. The deeper we listen to these songs the deeper our insight into what a master of Texas blues Lightnin' Hopkins really was.Lightnin's style itself came along at the perfect time: the advent of the electric guitar. His style strong rhythms punctuated by his flowing but compact lead linescreated a stinging and heart-tearing evocative sound. Lightnin's guitar style and technique worked great for both the acoustic or electrical guitars. The blues of Freddy King Albert Collins the Vaughn brothers Billy Gibbons testify to the power of this style. Lightnin' connects the generations of players starting with Blind Lemon Jefferson for whom he was lead-boy in the early 1920s. Standing tall at the center of the Texas Blues story is Lightnin??? Hopkins.In this double DVD set Ernie Hawkins covers songs in unusual keys such as: drop D(Sugar Mama) in drop D but played in the key of A (Santa Fe Blues) in G (Bad Luck and Trouble) as well as in the usual blues in A Come Back Baby and the country gospel Needed Time in the key of E. As a bonus Ernie teaches his version of Lightnin's Hideway the Freddy King tune coming back home to Lightnin'.Ernie teaches phrase by phrase and then uses the split-screen so you can carefully study what each hand is doing. Detailed tab/music booklets are included as PDF files on both DVDs. 186 minutes ??? Level 2/3 ??? Detailed tab/music PDF files on the DVDs

Ton Van Bergeyk launched his career as a musician during the late 1960s playing blues Harp and Ukulele in a duo setting, but he then switched to the acoustic Guitar and quickly learned and mastered the instrument using fingerstyle techniques. He started to transcribe and arrange classic ragtime compositions for fingerpicking Guitar and was discovered by Stefan Grossman during a tour in Holland. Stefan produced Ton's first solo album, Famous Ragtime Guitar Solos, in 1973. This contained 14 of Ton's arrangements of classic ragtime pieces and became a best seller. In 1975, Ton's second solo album, Guitar Instrumentals To Tickle Your Fingers, was released containing transcriptions and arrangements of novelty rags, early jazz and popular tunes of the 1930s and 1940s. In 1980, Ton's third solo album was released and continued his exploration of arrangements for solo fingerpicking Guitar, this time with a repertoire covering jazz, blues, contemporary pop and country and even Mexican folklore. This album was titled Lulu's Back In Town, Hot Guitar Solos. Ton also participated in several anthology projects, i.e. Novelty Guitar Instrumentals, I Got Rhythm, Masters of Ragtime Guitar, The Entertainer and How To Play Ragtime Guitar. All of Ton's albums are available as CDs as well as direct downloads from Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, (www.guitarvideos.com) and include tab PDF booklets on the CDs. Ton recorded the audio lesson series Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar to teach phrase by phrase and measure by measure some of his most requested arrangements. This second volume presents Ton Van Bergeyk's renditions of Duke Ellington's Jubilee Stomp and Take It Easy, Thelonious Monk's classic Blue Monk and the George Gershwin standard I Got Rhythm. / Niveau : Facile / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

Hawaiian slack key Guitar (Ki Ho'alu) is one of the world's great acoustic Guitar traditions. This tradition includes virtuoso Guitar pieces but the majority of songs played slack key are classic Hawaiian melodies eitherplayed as instrumentals or as accompaniment to vocals with instrumental breaks between the verses. The term ''slack key'' does not refer to a type of Guitar but rather to any Guitar played in the slack key style that is in alternate tunings with ''slacked'' strings and fingerstyle technique. Acknowledged slack key master Keola Beamer is a member of a family known for its musical artistry for generations. We are fortunate to have him writing inconjunction with veteran Mel Bay author educator and multi-instrumentalist Mark Nelson who simply followed his love of the music to the Islands. Written in standard notation and tablature to accommodate numerous alternatetunings this book is presented in four sections: 1) The most common tuning introduced by fairly easy songs2) Illustrations of how to build your own arrangements3) A presentation of various slackkey tunings4) A selection of duets in the slack key style.Historical and cultural insights are offered throughout in the spirit of aloha producing an informative musically enlightening book with souland humor. The companion audio download available online features tuning tracks and informal introductions of the audio content by the authors plus some beautiful slack key music.

House of Blues Learn to Play Series-House of Blues and The Rock House Method® join together to bring you this unique and comprehensive beginner acoustic program. Jam-packed with a complete spectrum of techniques and components that will have you playing today.The one-on-one lessons with world renowned instructor and guitarist Kevin McCreery start with the basics of holding and tuning your guitar then guide you step-by-step through chords strum patterns scales song rhythms fingerpicking and more. Play along with the included full bass and drum backing tracks. Also have fun while learning about the history and famous pioneers of acoustic guitar.Each Rock House product includes free lifetimemembership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians aroundthe world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.

A complete guide to playing guitar for beginners of all ages-The Guitar from Scratch Book and CD package is a complete guide to playing the guitar for beginners of all ages. This method by Christopher Norton andMark Marrington will help you to understand how to play both acoustic and electric guitars on your own even if you have no musical knowledge or experience. Logical steps and constant self appraisal help to maintain motivation and progression levels helping to make this an enjoyable and practical course. With a CD that provides accompaniments as well as hints and tips to aid your development this is a helpful and achieveable method.

The perfect companion repertoire book to Bert Weedon’s best-selling guitar tutor Play In A Day. Packed with tunes from all styles of music for the beginner/intermediate player and suitable for both electric and acoustic guitar players.  

Winner of the 2008 Acoustic Guitar Magazine Players' Choice Award two Telly Awards and an AEGIS Award for Excellence in Education Gibson's Learn and Master Guitar is widely recognized as the best home instruction course for learning guitar available anywhere. It consists of 10 professionally produced DVDs 5 Jam-Along CDs a 100 page lesson book and a free online student support site. It is the only instructional package you'll ever need on your journey toward mastery of the guitar. All you provide is the practice!Steve Krenz is an accomplished session player and instructor whose teaching accolades include an Acoustic GuitarMagazine's Players' Choice Award for Best Instructional Material. His 20 years of professional experience includes playing guitar with Grammy®-winning artists Donna Summer Bryan White Michael W. Smith Isreal Houghton and the Fifth Dimension. Total running time: 19.25 hours.

Play Guitar with the CD backing tracks and the matching music booklet (DVD insert sized) included in the case. This pack includes five acoustic classics.On the CD: Two specially recorded 'soundalike' backing tracks ofeach song:Full demo with Guitar showing you how the song should sound.Backing track without Guitar for you to play along with on your own Guitar.In the Music booklet:Music chordsand lyrics. Learn the Guitar part from the tab or the standard notation.

In this second volume of The Acoustic Guitar Method series for beginning guitarists you'll expand on Book 1 and continue to learn traditional American music using authentic techniques and songs! Learn how to play alternating bass notes in a country backup pattern how to combine chords and classic bass runs and how to play your first fingerpicking patterns. You'll find out what makes a major scale work and what blues notes do to a melody all while learning more notes on the fingerboard and more great songs from the American roots repertoire. Whether you are studying with a teacher or on your own this comprehensive approach with graded lessons andsupplementary songs is the tool you need to get started!

Par EMMANUEL TOMMY. Grammy-nominated fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel has toured in Europe, Asia, South America, and the United States, bringing his music from the Australian outback to the rest of the world and creating legions of new fans in the process. None other than the incredible Chet Atkins has referred to him as 'One of the greatest guitarists in the world,' and Tommy is quick to acknowledge Chet as his principal inspiration. Modestly referring to himself as 'an entertainer who happens to play the guitar,' Tommy captivates his audiences with his humor, charisma and musicianship, delivering knockout performances around the globe. Tommy's energy and the ideal acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall make this a video performance to be cherished. This DVD features nearly two hours of performance, including all of the material from both of the VHS volumes entitled Tommy Emmanuel in Concert! Live at the Historic Sheldon Auditorium. / All Styles - Concert/Documentary / Accessoire / Guitare