The Art of Acoustic Blues Guitar - The Basics. Whether your favourite blues guitarist is Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Blind Blake, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, or Mississippi John Hurt, studying the basic techniques presented in this program is the first step toward being able to capture the essence of their traditional styles. In this book, Woody Mann shows you practical ways to develop fundamental technique and offers you insights into the musical logic of blues guitar. Woody walks you through each song, explaining the chord positions and picking techniques. He teaches blues in the keys of D, G, C, E, and A, presenting a wide selection of classic blues songs and instrumentals from the masters of blues guitar. Included in this program are the basics of the Delta blues of Robert Johnson, the ragtime style of Blind Blake (the man with the piano-playing guitar), and the music of Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, Willie Walker, and Willie Moore. Each song illustrates how solo players approach the guitar like a piano, playing melodies and bass lines simultaneously. Developing this independent two-line picking technique enables you to get the feel, syncopation, and subtleties of the music. The songs in themselves are studies in acoustic blues technique and present the authentic elements of the acoustic blues sound and style including blues technique and ways to play off of the chords and improvise within a song. This program is recommended for beginning acoustic blues guitarists as well as electric guitarists and acoustic fingerstyle guitarists of all levels who would like to go beyond pattern picking and develop a more dynamic and syncopated sound. Woody Mann had his first schooling as a teenager in the living room of Rev. Gary Davis, the now legendary gospel and ragtime guitarist. Mann soon went on to perform and record with blues masters Son House and Bukka White as well as contemporary innovators including John Fahey. He has recorded extensively, performed throughout the world, and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading teachers and transcribers of acoustic blues music, having taught countless guitarists through his popular books and videos.

The Complete Guitar Player-The Complete Guitar Player: Essential Acoustic Songs is a fantastic collection of classic and contemporary acoustic songs arranged for guitar and voice. Many of the greatest artists including Bob Dylan EricClapton and Adele are included here with melody full lyrics guitar chord shapes and suggested strumming or picking patterns.Easy to read and fun to play this is an essential songbook for all acousticguitarists looking to expand their repertoire whether it's for gigging or simply practice. Songs like Blackbird by the Beatles Adele's Rolling In The Deep Bob Marley's One Love areincluded representing the finest rock and pop tunes for guitar. With 50 songs this is a collection of guitar sheet music that is sure to become a mainstay of your gig bag.

Nine Concert Solos For Plectrum Gtr-Here are nine solos for plectrum guitar written with the tradition of the Celtic ballad and Scottish Aire. Many of the solos call for a 7 string guitar but can certainly be played on a 6 string. I have shown alternate notesfor the low 7 string pedal tones in the tablature. The solos give the guitarist an opportunity to play concert settings with a maximum of expression. I have recorded all of the solos and they are available as a free internet download. This book is a sequel to my solo collection entitled 'Guitar Meditations' (MB22029). I have authored both solo collections to address the need for serious compositions for the plectrum guitaristwanting to play in concert or recital. The music in each collection draws from a wide variety of influences and utilizes many contemporary harmonic concepts. I hope you enjoy performing and listening to these solos.

Contemporary guitarist Pierre Cullaz fills a large gap with his Technique for guitarists in all Styles The compilation is essential to all serious guitarists of all styles. The first volume of Technique for guitarists in all Styles gives focus to the technique of both the right hand and left hand pickstrokes chords fingering rhythms and scales among other aspects. Considering that few Guitar technique books currently exist Cullaz's Technique for guitarists in all Styles provides an essential addition to the study of the instrument.

Reduction Of Score-Classic Guitar/Ensemble. Cordero's 'Concierto Festivo' for Guitar and String Orchestra is his most recent work written in 2003. It was commissioned by the University of Puerto Rico to celebrate the 100th Anniversaryof its foundation and the re-opening of its Theater.The concerto has three movements written in a modal and neo-Romantic style in which the contrapuntal elements of the Spanish Renaissance combine with contemporaryharmonies giving it a distinctive flavor which is present in most of Cordero’s works.As in his previous concerti Afro-Antillean influences occasionally appear in this composition with their rich sumptuousrhythms. Ernesto Cordero explores creatively the sonorous resources of the guitar offering it a virtuoso solo feature enriched by dialogues with the other instruments. In many lyrical sections of the piece the guitarshines and projects a romantic spirit through beautiful phrases that reflect Cordero’s passion for life and for his beloved Puerto Rico.

Contemporary Chord Khancepts presents information for guitarists of all styles-from Rock Latin and Funk to Country Jazz and Alternative. Steve shares his approach to chord construction an area he has become known for on guitar.In this book he has taken a complex subject and broken it down into simple building blocks and small study units. You will learn to extend your sense of harmony by the superimposition of chord forms which are familiar as well as a world of new ones. Your ability to express yourself and create textures and musical moods will improve immediately.The text is accompanied by two CD's full of performed examples play-along tracks and five completely new compositions by Steve only available in this package.

The Logic Of Fretboard-The ability to improvise and create variations within a song is the essence of the guitar work of the great traditional acoustic blues guitarists such as Blind Blake Robert Johnson Big Bill Broonzy Rev. Gary Davis and Blind Lemon Jefferson. By exploring the ways that chords melodies and rhythms work Woody Mann presents practical and simple ways to create variations in your playing. Woody teaches a new approach to seeing the fretboard and techniques for 'breaking down' chord blocks into smaller 'pieces' and connecting them throughout the fretboard. As he teaches the repertoire of the masters of acoustic blues he demonstrates how melodies andharmonies can be derived from simple moveable chord shapes. The Logic Of Fretboard is a method for relating the entire fretboard to the basic first position chord shapes that we all learn as beginners and using them to create new chords melodies and variations in your music. Studying the songs and concepts that Woody presents in this program will help students to break out of ruts and begin playing up-the-neck without relying on bar chords or scale patterns. Woody's approach to varying melody and bass lines against each other will also help students to develop a more syncopated and stronger picking technique. This simple and effective method allows students to increase their chord vocabulary by relying on logic instead of memorization.Woody Mann had his first schooling as a teenager in the living room of Rev. Gary Davis the now legendary gospel and ragtime guitarist. Mann soon went on to perform and record with blues masters Son House and Bukka White as well as contemporary innovators including John Fahey. He has recorded extensively performed throughout the world and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading teachers and transcribers of acoustic blues music having taught countless guitarists through his popular books and videos.

Electric guitarists have played a critical role in the evolution of several contemporary musical styles most notably rock R

Contemporary Lines For Electric Guitar-Expand and develop your six string theory with George Marios.In this DVD George Marios goes from fundamental elements of music such as phrasing and timing to showcasing many intervallic lines involving hybrid picking sweeping and hammer ons and pull offs. In addition the DVD features George Marios performing a selection of the tunes from his album.Every example is explained step by step so that players of all abilities can get the most out of the video. A Guitar jam track which is also included for you to play along with.George Marios started playing the Guitar at the age of 15 in his native Greece and has now become part of an exciting new breedof guitarists of his generation with his refreshing style tone and technique.

The idea behind this book is to provide the progressive guitarist with a comprehensive overview of chordal structures on the guitar fingerboard. Starting with triads, then working through 7th and 9th chords and further extensions, chord substitution relationships and practical examples over standard chord progression, the book presents a chordal concept based on logic rather than just memorized shapes.This book will make it easier for today's guitarists to understand the complex chordal structures used in contemporary jazz. / Guitare

30 Favorite Songs-This collection includes 30 fun Disney hits arranged in notes and tab for beginning guitarists to enjoy. Contemporary Disney includes the songs Almost There Be Our Guest Beauty and the Beast Can You Feel the Love Tonight Colors of the Wind For the First Time in Forever Friend like Me Hakuna Matata I See the Light Lava Let It Go Reflection Touch the Sky When Will My Life Begin? True Love's Kiss A Whole New World Under the Sea You Are the Music in Me We're All in This Together and more.

Keb' Mo' expertly accompanies his distinctively soulful songs with folk/blues fingerpicking swampy slide licks contemporary pop chords and a touch of jazz. The seven arrangements he teaches on this DVD are simple enough for early intermediate Guitarists but provide enough twists and turns to interest advanced musicians as well. With his easy-going humor and deep musical knowledge Keb' Mo' makes this lesson a joy to play along with. You'll learn unusual chord shapes a variety of tunings bottleneck/slide technique picking patterns and seven beautiful songs from his award-winning repertoire: Your Love Life Is Beautiful I'll Be You Water Every Morning Eileen Tell Everybody I Know and a bluesy slide arrangement of America The Beautiful Keb's songs are accessible to most learning players. The interesting part comes when he adds his 'surprise' harmonies - unexpected chords and ear-catching progressions. His stated intention is 'to inspire you by showing you things about the Guitar that will help you make choices in your music based on what you feel in your heart'.

The third volume of 100 Hits In C-Dur features another 100 well-known hit songs for solo musicians arranged for Piano and Vocals with Guitar chord symbols. The book features evergreen pop classics favourite oldies and more contemporary tunes so there's something for everyone.   Every song is arranged in the original key with full lyrics and chords allowing vocalists pianists and guitarists to learn and play these 100 hits. Featuring some well-loved songs like Don't Cry For Me Argentina Bridge Over Troubled Water House Of The Rising Sun No Woman No Cry and Knockin' On Heaven's Door 100 Hits In C-Duralso features some of the all-time greatest German rock and pop songs such as Ehrlichkeit Ein Tag Mir Dir Im Paradies Kuschel Dich In Meine Arme and Un Wenn Ich Abends Einschlaf.