Happy Traum: Guitar Building Blocks: Guitar Solo: Instrumental Tutor

Basic Theory That Every Guitarist Should Know Practical Tools for Everyday Playing DVD One-These two DVDs are the first in a planned series of new products by famed Guitarist/Educator Happy Traum.Aimed at novice players these lessons demistify the Guitar fretboard and provide clear practical ways to expand an understanding of the instrument and enhance a student's overall musical experience.DVD 1 covers chromatic and diatonic scales chord building key signatures and other essential basics.

Make your solo guitar sound like an ensemble with this complete guide to bass runs and how to use them! Renowned guitarist and celebrated tutor Happy Traum takes a handful of traditional songs and shows you how to add 'walking' bass parts and bring your chord playing to life. Learn the notes of a scale in several keys and apply them between chords to create a smooth harmonic transition and an effective counter-melody that will enrich your arrangements. Happy teaches a variety of patterns from simple bass moves to more complex chromatic runs. By breaking the technique down into building blocks and fundamental patterns you will soon be developing your own personal solo style andyou'll be amazed at what can be done with even the simplest folk melody! Get the most from this absorbing and highly individual approach to the guitar with this superb tutorial from one of the best in the business. Full music and tablature are included. Happy Traum has created the Guitar Building Blocks series of lessons to help learning players develop essential guitar technique. Each of these DVDs concentrates on a specific 'building block' allowing you to delve deeply into just those areas that you need to strengthen. The Building Blocks series gives you a solid foundation upon which to base your future guitar studies.

Barre Chords and How To Use Them-Happy Traum decodes the myths surrounding barre chords and how they can be used to transform your chord vocabulary. Discover how to find a variety of chord shapes beyond the third fret giving you a rich choice of voicings as well as a library of new keys to use. You'll find using barre chords the easiest way to transpose your music from one key to another and to find awkward chords easily without having to learn a daunting number of different fingerings. By breaking the technique down into building blocks and fundamental patterns you will soon be developing your own personal solo style and you'll be amazed just how simple the most unusual chord progressions can be! Get themost from your guitar with this superb tutorial from one of the best in the business. Full music and tablature are included. Happy Traum has created the Guitar Building Blocks series of lessons to help learning players develop essential guitar technique. Each of these DVDs concentrates on a specific 'building block' allowing you to delve deeply into just those areas that you need to strengthen. The Building Blocks series gives you a solid foundation upon which to base your future guitar studies.

Basic Theory That Every Guitarist Should Know Practical Tools for Everyday Playing 2-DVD Set-These two DVDs are the first in a planned series of new products by famed guitarist/educator Happy Traum. Aimed at novice players these lessons demystify the guitar fretboard and provide clear practical ways to expand an understanding of the instrument and enhance a student's overall musical experience. DVD 1 covers chromatic and diatonic scales chord building key signatures and other essential basics. DVD 2 continues with movable chords minor keys progressions and general fretboard knowledge. Includes music and tab PDF files on disc. Each DVD runs 1 hour 30 minutes.

Here's an easy and fun way for beginners to play favourite bluegrass tunes. Happy teaches all the basic techniques and helps guitarists begin to build their own repertoire. He covers pick technique elementary theory song accompaniment and how to play instrumental solos.