Whether you're a beginning guitarist/songwriter or have been at it for a while, you'll find a wealth of tips and techniques for exploring and expanding your musical creativity in Guitar for Songwriters. Guitarist, composer, and teacher Leo Cavanagh is your guide on this tour of chords and chord progressions that will help you expand your use of guitar for composing and accompanying. The more you know about chords and how they go together, the stronger a songwriting tool your guitar will become. From basic chords through power chords, bar chords, and jazz chords, this book uses common progressions and good voicings to demonstrate the possibilities of the guitar. It includes the harmonized scale, chord construction, and various accompaniment styles. It also includes online access to audio examples. Whether you want to play in different keys, find a jazzy sounding progression, or just add that one special chord to a song, Guitar for Songwriters can help. / Guitare
SKU: BT.MUSAM1008040
ISBN 9781783058228. English.
The Complete Guitar Player Rock Songbook features a massive collection of 50 hard-rocking hits from the best of classic and contemporary rock music for Guitar. Each song includes full lyrics and Guitar chords as well as strumming and picking patterns, making this songbook great for the aspiring rock rhythm or lead Guitarist. Each and every tune included in this Guitar songbook is a true rock classic, perfect for cranking the amp up to 10, or should that be 11?. Old favourites like All Day And All Of The Night by The Kinks and Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix are matched by modern classics such as Radiohead's Creep and Use Somebody by Kings Of Leon. The rock songbook presents the best in music to plug in and rock out to. It's designed to be accessible and enjoyable, showcasing the best songs by the best rock bands and songwriters like The Clash, AC/DC, Eric Clapton and David Bowie. Past and present tunes are included, ensuring there's something for everyone in this complete rock songbook. Each song has been carefully arranged for Guitar and Voice, including the melody in standard notation,lyrics and Guitar chord shapes. Not only this, but there are also suggested strumming and picking patterns to help you dial up the volume and nail the exact sound of the song straight away. This rock Guitar songbook is ideal for beginners and intermediate Guitarists looking to expand their repertoire with powerful songs new and old, whereas absolute beginners new to the Guitar will find that the four books of the famous Complete Guitar Player series by Russ Shipton will help them out with the basics. With these 50 rock Guitar songs, you'll be singing, strumming your power chords, and soloing your way through the best rock songs of the past half-century in no time at all. The Complete Guitar Player Rock Songbook would make a sterling addition to any guitarist's bookshelf, and each of these superb songs is guaranteed to make everyone stop and listen.
