Mastering Alternate Picking

This book is based on the TAPI (The Alternate Picking Improver) course which is a highly successful course on alternate picking, divided into 8 fun lessons of increasing difficulty. The goal of the course is to develop your: Technique (speed, touch, precision, dynamics), Musicality (timing, ear training, knowledge of licks from different musical styles), Body positioning (limb and posture control), Study method (to define a useful and personal study strategy) and Emotional control (confidence in your performance). / Guitare

In this 2 DVD set shred master Andy James explains how to play five of Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti's most challenging and well loved songs highlighting some of the Guitar techniques that set him apart from the rest.From his successful career as guitarist in Creed and Alter Bridge to his own self-titled solo project Mark Tremonti has rightfully gained respect and recognition amongst the metal community. Considered one of the saviours of heavy metal songwriting and context driven shredding we can't help but agree with the critics Mark Tremonti is a great guitar hero to have.Perfect for fans of Alter Bridge and metal alike in Lick Library: Learn To Play Alter Bridge James takes you through each song Guitar part and solo one note at a time. Altered tunings complex fingerstyle patterns intense alternate picking and palm muting skills are all covered.This DVD set includes lessons on the songs Ties That Bind Isolation Broken Wings Blackbird and Ghost Of Days Gone By.Watch a preview of Lick Library: Learn To Play Alter Bridge:

This unique MMO album brings you blues master Dick Weissman explaining and demonstrating guitar techniques (strums chords picking alternate tunings etc.) with some of the greatest blues classics such as Frankie and Johnny and Kansas City Blues. Mr. Weissman demonstrates provides accompaniments and carefully guides you through to becoming a master. At the end of this great master class you'll be calling yourself a blues pro! Includes a high-quality printed music book with explanatory text photographs and diagrams and a narrated CD featuring every exercise and composition in the method book. Performed by Dick Weissman guitar

A Guide to Fingerpicking, Including Folk, Blues, Ragtime and Travis Picking Styles. Par ROTH ARLEN. A master guitarist and pioneer of guitar education, Arlen Roth has been a part of the guitar scene for decades, touring and recording with artists such as Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Ry Cooder, Levon Helm, John Sebastian and countless others. In this new video series, Arlen passes along his knowledge of authentic folk and blues fingerpicking styles, providing tips, licks, songs and detailed breakdowns. The accompanying book reinforces your learning experience with transcriptions of key examples from the videos, presented in standard notation and tablature. Topics covered include: basic fingerpicking technique - alternating bass - Travis picking - harmonyshuffles - turnarounds - accent strokes - blues, folk, ragtime and rockabilly styles - styles of Merle Travis, Blind Blake, Chet Atkins, Scotty Moore and others. Includes over an hour of video lessons! A master guitarist and pioneer of Guitar education, Arlen Roth has been a part of the Guitar scene for decades, touring and recording with artists such as Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Ry Cooder, Levon Helm, John Sebastian and countless others. In this new video series, Roth passes along his knowledge of authentic folk and blues fingerpicking styles, providing tips, licks, songs and detailed breakdowns. The accompanying book reinforces your learning experience with transcriptions of key examples from the videos, presented in standard notation and tablature. Topics covered include: basic fingerpicking technique - alternating bass -Travis picking - and ldquo - harmony and rdquo - shuffles - turnarounds - accent strokes - blues, folk, ragtime and rockabilly styles - styles of Merle Travis, Blind Blake, Chet Atkins, Scotty Moore and others. Includes over an hour of video lessons! / Pédagogie / Méthode / Guitare

First Lessons on Banjo is an ultra-easy instruction manual for beginning five-string Banjo played in the three finger style in G tuning. It can be used by those with no previous experience with the Banjo or music of any sort.It is so basic it can be used even by small children. The book features very detailed descriptions of even the most basic aspects such as wearing the picks properly the correct picking motion and noting the strings properly.These are aspects that are so basic most manuals skip over them. There are many detailed photos several from the player's point of view not from in front of the Banjo.First Lessons on Banjo covers themost basic rolls the Alternating Thumb Roll and two Forward Rolls the three basic chords plus the relative minor chord. All musical examples are presented in tablature with the melody notes in boldface type so the student knowswhich notes to emphasize.All arrangements include lyrics which is very important to the novice who is trying to train the ear to hear the melody among the fill notes. Several tips and suggestions about the proper mentalapproach are included that will lead to playing by ear and arranging at an earlier stage in the student's development. There are also suggestions about developing the proper mental approach and about speed reading of tablature.These suggestions are not found in any other Banjo instruction book. The 'finale' arrangement is Cripple Creek a popular Banjo standard that when mastered should give the novice a great sense ofaccomplishment.The accompanying audio download includes all tabbed examples with the rhythm instruments and lead Banjo in separate channels. The songs are played at three tempos the first tempo VERY slow then a mediumtempo version and finally at performing speed with Guitar Mandolin and Bass accompaniment. The up- tempo accompanied versions are all together at the end of the recording so the final tracks can be used as a listening recording.