Essential Guitar Patterns-Fred Sokolow's best-selling guitar method and series has helped hundreds of thousands of guitar players. For the first time this system is presented for the absolute beginner. While teaching the basic skills needed to play countless songs Sokolow presents practical music theory that will enhance your playing. The visual fretboard patterns used in all of the Roadmaps books make it easier to understand the guitar and think like a musician. With chord grids tablature music notation and a recording you'll immediately learn how to: play over 20 familiar tunes; strum and fingerpick songs with many different rhythms; play melodies in five different keys; playdozens of chords; use the ???blues box??? to play solos and to jam with other players; play power chords and barre chords up and down the neck; read tablature and music notation; and more! The accompanying recording includes the songs scales and exercises that are presented in tablature and music notation throughout the book. The success of the Fretboard Roadmaps series is due to its practical visual patterns which help the guitarist learn to play quickly!

The Pros Know And Use (2nd Edition)-The updated edition of this bestseller features more songs updated lessons and a full audio CD! This book will show you how to play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard in any key; play a variety of lead guitar styles; play chords and progressions anywhere on the fretboard; expand your chord vocabulary; and learn to think musically the way the pros do. Each chapter presents a pattern and shows how to use it along with playing tips and guitar insights. Absolute beginners can follow the diagrams and instruction and intermediate to advanced players can use the chapters non-sequentially to increase their understanding of the guitar. Second edition.

Learn to play Bluegrass and Folk lead and rhythm guitar anywhere on the fretboard in any key. Includes chord-based licks moveable major and blues scales major pentatonic scales 1st-position scales and much more.

Now you can play lead and rhythm dobro guitar anywhere on the fretboard in any key with this useful package. Play a variety of styles with moveable scale patterns common licks and techniques. Suitable for all players.

Fred Sokolow's guide to the essential guitar patterns that all the pros know and use. Features diagrams playing tips and guitarist insights. Includes CD with 56 demonstration and play-along tracks. Play Chords and Progressions anywhere on the fretboard in any key. Expand your chord vocabulary.

Essential slide guitar patterns all great guitarists know and use. With this book you can play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard in a variety of styles and open tunings. Easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions are included for beginning intermediate and advanced players.

A thorough guide to the most widely used tunings! Tunes and exercises that illustrate each technique are written in tab and standard notation and played on the CD featuring fifty demo tracks.These essential fretboard patterns are roadmaps that all guitarists need to know and use to play in alternate tunings. Learn to: solo and play backup in Drop D Open G Open D DADGAD Open A and Open E tunings; play a variety of lead Guitar styles and songs (acoustic and electric) in open tunings; play chords and progressions anywhere on the fretboard in all keys in many tunins and more.Each chapter presents a fretboard pattern and shows how to use it along withplaying tips and Guitar insights.An absolute beginner can follow the diagrams and instruction from the beginning. Intermediate and advanced players can use the chapters non-sequentially to increase their understanding of the Guitar.

Fred Sokolow's bestselling guitar method has helped thousands of guitar players expand their chord vocabulary and think musically. This value pack includes a book a full audio CD with 50 demo and play-along tracks and a supplemental DVD featuring more than an hour of one-on-one instruction with the author! Each chapter presents a pattern and shows how to use it along with playing tips and guitar insights. Beginners can follow the diagrams and instructions in order and intermediate and advanced players can use the chapters non-sequentially to increase their understanding of the guitar.