Guitar World -- 20 Essential Acoustic Rock Licks

This instructional guide presents you with everything you need to make the journey from a mediocre acoustic player to a solid one. It's perfect for anyone who feels that they may be in a rut a situation all too familiar to the advancing beginner.Packed with tons of examples and audio demonstrations this book/CD package breaks down the most common essential acoustic techniques with clear concise instruction and then applies them to real-world musical riffs licks and songs. You'll learn syncopation power chords arpeggios rhythm fills and much more.Songs include: House of the Rising Sun; Midnight Special; Amazing Grace; Scarborough Fair; Frankie andJohnny and more.

Guitar arrangements transcribed by the artists themselves in standard notation and tab. Each edition includes a masterclass-style CD in which the artist walks you through the key aspects and techniques for each arrangement. This edition features twenty-five beautiful Celtic melodies masterfully arranged for solo guitar as performed by Jim Tozier on his Celtic Guitar CD. Each amazingly accessible yet truly beautiful arrangement was transcribed by Jim Tozier himself. The included full performance CD is so stunning that it alone is worth the price. Jim has been called 'one of most eloquent Celtic guitarists in the world' (Guitarnation.com) and histreatment of these traditional Irish and Scottish tunes is tasteful and true. This collection is comprised of time-honored favorites and lesser-known Celtic gems which makes it an essential resource for players of all levels. A CD with full-length recordings and performance notes is included. Songs are arranged in DADGAD CGDGAD and CGCGCD tunings.

American Fingerstyle Guitar Favorites-Learn to play twelve classic fingerstyle songs with one of the masters of the style Pat Donohue. With note-for-note transcriptions in both staff notation and Guitar tablature (tab) learn to play these great American folk songs exactly as they were intended.Drawing influences from blues legends like Robert Johnson and folk heroes like Bob Dylan Donohue takes the best of both worlds to produce an idiosyncratic blend of warm acoustic fingerpicking and traditional American travelling songs. With the Hal Leonard Solo Guitar Library you can learn every note and nuance from the cream of Pat Donohue?s backcatalogue with selections from his 2008 album Freewayman going way back to his 1989 album Big Blind Bluesy. Each song from American Fingerstyle Guitar Favorites has been expertly transcribed into both staff notation and tablature making this book perfect for any fan of acoustic-folk music or somebody who wants to learn the essentials of fingerpicking. Whatever your background there is nobody better to learn from than Pat Donohue who has been called ?one of the greatest finger pickers in the world today? by none other than Chet Atkins. As if this wasn?t enough to convince you this edition of the book also comes with free audio access to Donohue himself playing the songs. All you have to do is enter the code provided on the Hal Leonard website to download digital versions of songs like Big Blind Bluesy and Maple Leaf Rag. To see the full list of songs included in this songbook please see below.With an unparalleled level of precise transcription the Hal Leonard Solo Guitar Library offers the best possible way for you to perfectly learn a dozen fingerstyle classics that come from the very hands of one of the greatest.

60 essential riffs from some of the greatest acoustic guitar moments of all time. Includes: Angie · Annie's Song · Bus Stop · Change the World · Crash into Me · Dust in the Wind · Fire and Rain · Free Fallin' · Heaven Beside You · Here Comes the Sun · Hold My Hand · Iris · Landslide · Leader of the Band · Loser · Maggie May · Melissa · More Than Words · Name · Silent Lucidity · Wonderwall· You Were Meant for Me · and more.

Vintage Guitar Books-Since its introduction over two decades ago The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide has been the essential handbook for Guitar collectors everywhere. This complete guide is the world's leading reference on the values of vintage and collectible instruments. Compiled using critical research and analysis it appraises electric and acoustic Guitars amps basses effects Mandolins steels and lap steels Ukuleles and even Banjos. The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide contains information on more than 2 000 brands along with 1 300 photos. With more than 192 000 copies sold this guide remains theindustry's hands-down leading source of pricing information.

A Complete 4-Part Learning System-COMPLETE ACOUSTIC ESSENTIALS! We begin with acoustic techniques like strumming finger picking acoustic slapping and soloing. The instructor introduces you to the world of song writing by showing you how to put chords together toform progressions. By the end of the program you'll be ready to play and perform like a pro.Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learningexperience links with instructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.

John Fahey transformed the world of the acoustic flat-top steel-string Guitar by bringing it to the concert stage as a respected solo instrument. Blind Joe Death: Volume 1 looks at theimportant people and genres that shaped him as a composer. This volume focuses on Side 1 of the original 1967 Blind Joe Death LP a collection of mostly traditional music that was adapted for solo Guitar. HintsofHints of Fahey's early influences endured throughout his career as a composer yet early on and in Blind Joe Death a unique voice is coming into focus one that is not afraid to explore theavant-garde with journeys into collage and expressionism.Six extensively edited solos from Blind Joe Death are included in Volume 1: 'On Doing an Evil Deed Blues ' 'St. Louis Blues ' 'Poor Boy a LongWays from Home ' 'Uncloudy Day ' 'John Henry' and 'In Christ There Is No East or West.' Within these transcriptions Andrew Lardner has provided admirers of John Fahey's body of work with theessential keys to launch their own journeys into replicating the sounds and style of Fahey's landmark solos from Blind Joe Death.

The book series Musician's Guide to Home Recording takes a clear practical approach to today's world of computer-based recording. Each book in the series focuses with laser-like precision on a particular topic. Titles include How to Choose and Use Audio Interfaces  How to Create Superior Mixes  How to Record and Mix Great Vocals and more. Readers can choose individual books to increase their knowledge in specific areas or treat the series as a complete course and cover selected topics at their own pace. This book focuses on microphones as the essential link between the recording process and vocals guitars pianos drums and other acoustic sounds. Choosing the right mic can make or break a song. Authors Phil O'Keefe and Craig Anderton cover how to choose and apply mics with real-world examples and explanations. Topics include the following:• Understanding different microphone types• Essential miking accessories• Mic preamps and connections• Stereo miking techniques• How to mic specific instrumentsLoaded with illustrations and featuring sidebars with details on selected topics for those who want to know “why” as well as “how ” Microphones for the Recording Musician gives the practical knowledge needed to make the best possible home studio recordings.