This in-depth blues rhythm guitar text is core curriculum of the University of Southern California's Studio Guitar Department which is part of the prestigious Flora L. Thornton School of Music located in Los Angeles California.It features eighteen twelve-bar blues rhythm guitar accompaniments in the style of guitarists such as Chuck Berry Eric Clapton Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Nine of the songs use a shuffle feel and nine use a straighteighth note feel. The play along CD contains two versions of each of the eighteen songs in the book. The first version has the guitar part and the second version is without the guitar. This gives you the ability to play along withthe guitar part as a guide and also to play along with the track as the only guitarist. The examples are written using traditional musical notation and tablature. Included for each song is a short description of the importantpoints to consider when learning each example. The book presents songs that will expand the guitarist's vocabulary by presenting a variety of different ways a guitarist can play through the twelve bar blues. A number of differentchord variations keys and tempos are used in demonstrating these eighteen idiomatic rhythm guitar parts that have been used by the masters.

Finally a rhythm guitar method for today's hard rock guitarist! This book and CD package is designed to get you started with techniques and grooves in the styles of Creed Led Zeppelin Metallica Red Hot Chili Peppers Tool Van Halen and many more. INCLUDES: Power Chords Single-Note Riffs Picking Muting Accenting Syncopation Odd Meter Drop D Tuning Harmonics Rhythmic Grooves Cool Chords Jam Track Other Tips and Techniques Each musical example in this book is demosntrated on the accompanying CD backed by a full rhythm section.

Learn to play guitar in the style of guitar greats like Wes Montgomery Jeff Beck and others! With this user-friendly guitar songbook you'll learn how to phrase your own solos in new ways by studying and emulating the techniques of master guitar players. Jim Kelly the most requested guitar teacher at Berklee College of Music presents lead sheets for 10 original jazz compositions along with transcriptions of possible solos. The accompanying CD contains playalong tracks (featuring a full band accompaniment) as well as full guitar tracks so you can get to grips with improvisation in the comfort of your own home.

Version With CD-These books each bring together for the first time nine pieces from ABRSM?s Guitar syllabus from 2019. The pieces have been carefully selected to provide an attractive and varied range of music to perform in exams concerts or anywhere else! Covering a broad range of styles these books are an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The books also contain helpful footnotes and for those preparing for exams useful syllabus information. They each features two solos and one duet drawn from each of Lists A B and C giving candidates a choice of repertoire for their exam in one easy-to-use book. Book

Expand the horizons of your Guitar playing with this unique guide to the sounds and styles of the Celtic lands. Explore the wide variety of music and disciplines from Scotland Ireland and Wales. The author's authority and expertise lend the title an important level of authenticity and the tutorial material is fully comprehensive in both notation and Tab.An accompanying CD features recordings of all examples so that you can here exactly how these unusual and exciting musical approaches actually sound!

Begin your journey to improv mastery and finding your own musical voice!Each étude is based on a standard chord progression and centred on one left-hand position.Everything is carefully crafted to improve playing technique reading and improv chops of the beginning guitarist and to increase awareness on melody harmony and rhythm.The accompanying CD features the author's recorded demos of all 12 études as well as dozens of musical examples.

These in-depth products provide a wealth of information are a lot of fun to use and are authorised by some of the best guitarists/educators in the world. This book and CD package explores the octave technique primarily in thestyle of Wes Montgomery but with a few other approaches. Includes tips for navigating the fingerboard and on picking and muting.

Adapted from Daniels' classic Blues Guitar Inside and Out Fifty Blues Moves are great licks that every budding bluesman will want to know. This new edition features the licks in tablature with accompanying CD.

The Hal Leonard Bluegrass Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning bluegrass guitar. This book uses popular bluegrass songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead playing in the styles of Doc Watson Tony Rice Maybelle Carter Lester Flatt and many others.Lessons include Carter strumming alternating bass waltz strums using the capo hammer-ons pull-offs slides crosspicking and much more. The accompanying online audio includes 43 tracks for demonstration and play-along.