Essential Acoustic Songs - The Complete Guitar Player

Absolute Beginners: Acoustic Guitar is the complete guide to playing the Acoustic Guitar from the first time you pick it up all the way to playing your first songs along with backing tracks. With clear images easy-to-understand text and demonstrations of every exercise on an Audio Download this book is the easiest way to learn the techniques that are essential to learning to play the AcousticGuitar. Absolute Beginners: Acoustic Guitar opens with a clear introduction to the parts of the Guitar how to choose one and the different types. After this you'll learn the differencesbetween playing with a plectrum or your fingers you'll tune up then you'll be ready to play! A guide to your first chords and strumming will get you making music before you learn more chords different strumming patterns andsome scales. Throughout this the included Audio Download allows you to hear each exercise as it should sound ensuring you play everything correctly and train your ear at the same time. As you learnfingerpicking the twelve-bar blues some tunes and other techniques you'll find you've gone from knowing nothing about the Guitar to being able to play songs chords and even with others. The Audio Download also featuresprofessionally-recorded backing tracks for the songs so that you can play along and sound great. The book also features a handy guide to the notes of the neck and a chord reference sheet.  If you'rean Absolute Beginner with no knowledge of how to play the Acoustic Guitar this book will guide you on this journey with pictures an audio download and practical advice from expert authorDavid Harrison. The Absolute Beginners series has taught millions to play from novice to confident player over the years. Now it's your turn!

15 classics songs with complete lyrics guitar chord boxes and chord symbols and a strumalong backing CD.

All the songs from the best-selling compilation album arranged from the actual recordings in the original keys. Each song includes chord symbols guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics.

Presented by Vic Firth-The second edition of the best-selling original Groove Essentials features a DVD and companion book/CD package with 53 brand new grooves and over 100 variations for intermediate to advanced players. Students will learn the difference between ghost and grace notes (while being encouraged to experiment with both in all six groove “families”) as well as important “go-to” grooves like the Train and Bo-Diddley beats. For more advanced players and professionals GE 2.0 introduces the concepts of groove construction interpretation and manipulation- training drummers to think like musicians in order to maximize their full potential. The DVDfeatures more than 70 new songs covering 4/4 2/2 6/8 and 3/4 time signatures with three levels of difficulty for 5/4 7/8 and 9/8 meters. On the 3-hour 45-minute DVD Igoe discusses and demonstrates each groove in multiple tempos alone and with a band with many patterns shown on both acoustic and on Roland HD-1 and TD-9 electronic drumkits. The grooves span rock funk R&B/hip-hop jazz (sticks and brushes) world/specialty extreme tempos all-purpose hybrid rideless classic and odd-meters. The companion play-Along book and CD contain (available separately) over 90 tracks including every song from the DVD in their full-length versions minus the drums; allowing drummers to expand their skills by playing any of the grooves with a band and recording themselves on audio or video (optional) to help facilitate the learning process. These tracks also supply a variety of fill-in and soloing opportunities to challenge advanced players. In addition the book features Igoe's extended “global tours” that will test even the most seasoned professionals chops creativity and stamina and as a “first of its kind” bonus there is a full-length orchestral play-along track designed to provide a taste of playing in a full orchestra complete with multiple moving tempos dynamics and feels.

Unlock the secrets of playing and composing in alternate tunings with this unique comprehensive book/CD pack! Includes an introduction to alternate tunings and the players who have pioneered them (including tips from David Wilcox David Crosby Alex de Grassi Duncan Sheik and more) 12 in-depth lessons in 11 tunings 10 full songs to play a special section on how to create your own tunings an extensive list of 60 tunings to try - with artist songs and examples and accessible arrangements in standard notation and tab. The complete guide to a new world of playing by the master teachers at Acoustic Guitar magazine!

The Method For The New Generation Rock House-Designed for electric or acoustic guitar this book/CD pack will help you to learn the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music. Start with how to hold the guitar pick and proper hand position for fast andeffective learning. Next learn chords rhythm timing strumming techniques and how they are used to play popular songs. Learn scales riffs and the basics of lead guitar. From theory to complete songs everything you need to playguitar is here for you. The CD includes audio playing demonstrations and full band backing tracks for you to play along with and apply what you learn. This comprehensive book is a great place to start your musical journey!

The Beginner Basics Guitar set is a 128 page self-teaching learning and reference manual for the beginning guitarist.Featuring 27 easy-to-follow lessons this set comes complete with 2CDs 2DVDs and 2DVD-ROMs containing over 85 audio and video files to download to PC Mac iPod or MP3 player. A free chord chart is also included containing chords a note summary and more.No prior knowledge of music or the Guitar isnecessary to learn using this set. The 'easy read tab' means that you don't even need to be able to read music.Beginner Basics Guitar covers both melody and chord playing using standard notation andtablature. The essential techniques and fundamentals of Guitar playing are introduced and the chords and melodies for many well known songs are included.This set can be used for learning any type of Guitar - Electric Acoustic or Classical. It also contains all that a guitarist needs to know to be able to play with a band.