Learn to Play Western Swing Steel Guitar - DVD

Western Swing Fiddle. Learn the three basic styles of western swing fiddling. The melody section includes classic techniques to help you achieve an authentic sound. Harmony Fiddling covers the basics of two- and three-part fiddling. The Improvising section unlocks the secrets of the hot, jazzy fiddling heard on recordings by Bob Wills, Asleep at the Wheel, and many others. Includes access to online audio with play-along section where you can try out new techniques.

You know those cool jazz-tinged rhythm guitar chords and moving bass lines you've heard played behind Western Swing songs Texas fiddle tunes and old standards? Well if you like that sound and want to learn to play like the guys in Bob Wills' band or Asleep at the Wheel play backup in a Texas-style fiddle contest or jam with friends on old country standards here's where you start!Nick Forster provides you with the tools you'll need to move out of basic first position chords and into the shapes and progressions that give this style its swingy distinctive sound. You’ll learn how these chord shapes produce the bass lines that are typical of Texas-style backup so you cancreate solid and exciting accompaniments to hundreds of songs and instrumentals.There's a wealth of information jammed into this one-hour lesson: chord theory rhythm techniques new chord shapes and positions plus specific accompaniments to some favourite Western swing tunes including Sally Goodin Deep Water Brain Cloudy Blues and Gray Eagle.

Country Guitar Styles - 2nd Edition. Learn those beautiful hot licks and fingerpicking patterns of country music. You'll learn all about the various types of country music, from classic to current-from Western Swing to bluegrass and everywhere between. Get beyond the cowboy chords to more complex arrangements, signature opening licks, and solos that characterize today's country hits. Online audio tracks illustrate these licks and concepts in context, and the book shows you exactly how to play them. You will learn how to play: Single and double-note lead style: Rhythm guitar styles: String bending, including single-, double-, and triple-note bends: Triadic pedal steel styles: Fingerpicking technique: Western swingstyle: Bluegrass lead and rhythm style: Sound effects, to make your guitar sound like a marimba, Theremin, banjo, and more! Learn those beautiful hot licks and fingerpicking patterns of country music. You'll learn all about the various types of country music, from classic to current-from Western Swing to bluegrass and everywhere between. Get beyond the cowboy chords to more complex arrangements, signature opening licks, and solos that characterize today's country hits. Online audio tracks illustrate these licks and concepts in context, and the book shows you exactly how to play them. You will learn how to play: Single and double-note lead style: Rhythm guitar styles: String bending, including single-, double-, and triple-note bends: Triadic pedal steel styles: Fingerpicking technique: Western swingstyle: Bluegrass lead and rhythm style: Sound effects, to make your guitar sound like a marimba, Theremin, banjo, and more!

Laying down that solid groove for the rest of the band is a joy! In this book 26 tunes are transcribed in varying levels of difficulty: a basic rhythm approach for the newcomers then more adventurous and different approaches. Songs are included from styles spanning western swing fiddle tunes ballads jazz standards and a polka. Playing tips are included for each song plus you'll learn rhythm history Guitar theory the right hand a basic chord chart and more.