SKU: HL.1337656
ISBN 9781936604470. UPC: 196288199076. 9.0x12.0x0.164 inches.
In this book and video guide, Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers gives you an array of tools for making chord progressions more distinctive, deepening your grooves, and getting outside the box of strumming block chords. Over the course of six in-depth lessons, you'll learn how to build dynamics in an arrangement, play bass lines on guitar, and expand your harmonic vocabulary with slash chords and cluster chords. Along the way, you'll explore examples inspired by classic songs, so you can hear and see how these tools work in actual music. You'll discover how varying the technique of both your fretting and picking hands -- and often playing less -- can do so much to make your guitar parts more dynamic and musically satisfying. This comprehensive guide includes written instruction, notation and tab, plus more than 2 hours of accompanying video instruction for all music examples, performed by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers.
SKU: MB.30923M
ISBN 9781513468600. 8.75x11.75 inches.
Advanced Rhythmic Concepts for Improvisation offers the advancing student a method to expand their rhythmic vocabulary and explore some of the more challenging aspects of the modern jazz idiom. It puts rhythm and time-feel front and center, and offers techniques for strengthening your inner metronome, enhancing your time-feel, expanding your rhythmic flexibility, and especially, learning how to improvise fluently in odd meters. The book includes over 120 audio tracks, with 52 backing tracks featuring a superb rhythm section for the student to play along with. There are multiple examples of grooves in each meter, as well as multi-meter exercises, arrangements of standards, an exploration of triplet groupings, polyrhythmic exercises, and full compositions. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: BT.EH3931
ISBN 9783866262010. German.
Das Training für deinen Erfolg Guitar Training Rock ist das optimale Techniktraining für alle Rockgitarristen, die weiterkommen wollen. Schnell, einfach und mit viel Spaß bringst du dein Lead- und Rhythmusspiel ganz weit nach vorn: Von Bendings, Hammer-ons und Pull-offs bis zu den verschiedenen Plektrum-Techniken lernst du die essentiellen Tricks der Rockgitarre sicher zu beherrschen. Effektives Übungskonzept Guitar Training Rock ist für schnellen Lernerfolg optimiert. In drei Trainingsrunden werden verschiedene Schwerpunktthemen behandelt. Jede Trainingsrunde umfasst drei Schwierigkeitsgrade. Sobald du alle Übungen beherrschst, kannst du mit dem Trainingssong das Gelernte up-to-date halten. Hoher Spaßfaktor Jede Übung in Guitar Training Rock besteht aus einem coolen Lick oder Riff, das sich an den Techniken der großen Rockgitarristen von Angus Young bis Zakk Wylde orientiert. Mit Guitar Training Rock lernst du nach deinem eigenen Zeitplan. Schon fünf Minuten täglich bringen dich spürbar voran. Besonders praktisch: Du kannst jede Übung sofort in dein eigenes Spiel integrieren. Beste Unterstützung Über die QR-Codes, die du ganz einfach mit deinem Smartphone oder Tablet abspielen kannst, erwarten dich über 90 professionelle Videos und Playalongs, mit denen das Üben genauso viel Spaß macht wie das Jammen mit deiner Band. In den Videos zeigt dir der Autor alle Licks gut nachvollziehbar in einem gemäßigtem Tempo und liefert die dazugehörigen Erklärungen.
SKU: MB.99870M
ISBN 9780786687176. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Saxophonist John Coltrane was one of the most innovative, creative, and influential jazz artists of the 20th Century. Both stylistically and harmonically, he opened doors for others to follow. This book will focus on the first period of Coltranes career, when he was with Miles Davis, and the jazz vocabulary he used. First, to help the student better understand Coltranes bebop style of improvising, the authors discuss the use of guide tones, bebop scales, three to flat nine, targeting, and other techniques. Then the text presents numerous one-, two-, and three-measure jazz lines in Coltranes style in notation and tablature grouped by the harmony over which they can be used. The accompanying play-along online audio provides the rhythm parts for each section, including a track for each section that modulates through the cycle of fourths, helping you master the phrases in all keys. By combining various lines, musicians will be able to mix and match numerous combinations of these lines to play over ii-V-I progressions, turnarounds, and other harmonic situations. Incorporate these essential jazz lines into your vocabulary and you will be able to create your own lines in the style of John Coltrane. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: MB.30780M
ISBN 9781513462714. 8.75 x 11.75 inches. Transcribed by Stefan Grossman.
This collection presents six legendary blues guitarists from the 1920s to early 1940s. Each has his own unique approach, style and techniques for playing. Some like Rev. Gary Davis favored regular tuning while Josh White was equally at home playing in Open D tuning as well as standard tuning. Lonnie Johnson is unique in his playing techniques as well as use of a D G D G B E tuning. Buddy Moss??s recordings influenced generations of Piedmont guitarists, especially Blind Boy Fuller. Bo Carter had one of the most unusual tonal approaches for playing blues, ragtime and novelty songs. And lastly there is Tommy McClennan. His recordings sound ??rough and tumble? but once you explore the intricacies of his playing you will discover a powerful blues guitarist.
REV. GARY DAVIS: Cincinnati Flow ? Piece without Words ? Children of Zion ? Twelve Gates to The City
BO CARTER: Let??s Get Drunk Again ? Nobody??s Business ? Honey ? What You Want Your Daddy to Do
BUDDY MOSS: Oh Lordy Mama ? Sleepless Night ? Someday Baby (I??ll Have Mine)
JOSH WHITE Crying Blues ? Bad Depression Blues ? High Brown Cheater ? My Soul Is Gonna Live With God ? Pure Religion Hallilu
LONNIE JOHNSON: Away Down In the Alley Blues ? Stomping ??Em Along Slow ? Blue Ghost Blues There Is No Justice ? Helena Blues ? Sittin?? On A Log ? Corn Bread Blues
TOMMY McCLENNAN: Blues as I Can Be ? I??m Goin??, Don??t You Know ? Love With a Feeling ? New Highway No.51 ? Drop Down Mama
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK: 1) Listen over and over to the original recordings available via the download link for this collection. 2) Get a program that can control digital audio files. Use this with the transcriptions and the recordings. 3) Be patient!! Practice, practice and practice some more!!
SKU: BT.DHP-0971090-400
ISBN 9789043100564. German.
Die Anleitung zur Improvisation ist für Musikerinnen und Musiker gedacht, die mehr als nur nach Noten spielen wollen. Spezifische Vorkenntnisse sind für den ersten Teil nicht notwendig, nur Notenlesen und das Beherrschen der C-Skala in einem ordentlichen Tonumfang werden vorausgesetzt. Teil 2 ist für Musiker geeignet, die mindestens 5 Jahre Unterricht haben und das Material aus Teil 1 beherrschen. In der Anleitung zur Improvisation wird das Improvisieren nach Akkorden ausführlich dargestellt. Au?erdem kommen Hörübungen, Tonartanalysen und verschiedene Stilarten und die darin vorkommenden musikalischen Formen und Patterns an die Reihe. Die jedem Band beiligende CDenthält Hör-und Play-Along-?bungen, mit deren Hilfe jeder üben kann, bis er die Kunst der Improvisation selbstständig beherrscht.
SKU: MB.99660M
ISBN 9780786693740. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
In this book and online audio, master jazz guitarist Frank Vignola has taken eight different jazz standard chord progressions and recorded rhythm guitar parts so you can play along and learn these most commonly used chord progressions. He has also written out a jazz solo for each of the eight tunes. These are recorded at slow and faster tempos for practice. The first chorus of every track has both the solo and the rhythm guitar, and the rest of the choruses have just the rhythm guitar for you to jam along with. The notation for each tune includes a jazz solo written out in notation and tablature and also a chord chart. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: MB.31108M
ISBN 9781513469232. 8.75x11.75 inches.
Award-winning blues songwriter and performer Jon Shain brings us his fingerstyle guitar arrangements of some of the earliest blues and rags ever published. W. C. Handy, known as the Father of the Blues, wrote and arranged for piano and voice and sometimes for full ragtime orchestra. Shain has arranged these compositions to be played on guitar, weaving the timeless vocal melodies and bass lines throughout the pieces. Guitar tablature, standard musical notation, and lyrics are all included, along with historical background on each song. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: BT.ALB10651
ISBN 9789043145084. Dutch.
Guitaar Starter is a 2-part guide to the Classical Guitar in which all basic techniques are discussed from the very beginning. These techniques are gradually incorporated into the featured tunes to play and arealways preceded by preparatory exercises. The 'DIY' style of this book makes it easier for beginning guitarists to teach themselves in their own time.
This series aims to acquaint the student with the different styles ofGuitar music that are out there, including classical pieces, folk, blues and rock and more.
In addition to acquiring technical skills, providing students with a fun musical experience is the series' primary aim.Theprinciple is simple - if the student is enthusiastic about the pieces that they are playing, they will be motivated to practice diligently.
SKU: BT.MUSCH80344
ISBN 9781849385954.
This folio contains 20 of Gabriel Yared’s best-loved pieces specially arranged for classical guitar, including themes from The English Patient, Betty Blue and The Talented Mr Ripley.Eachpiece is demonstrated by the arranger on the included CDs. Four of the pieces are presented in arrangements for guitar duet, and the second CD includes alternative play-along versions each giving prominence to one partor theother.
SKU: MB.21657M
ISBN 9781513461809. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This book and audio set teaches 16 different rock solos for the beginning rock guitarist. Learn the fundamentals of playing rock solos including vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, string bending, arpeggios, unison bends, pedal tones, playing over the changes and much more. Includes tablature, standard notation as well as play-along tracks with a full band in the keys of C, Em, G and Am. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: MB.30957M
ISBN 9781513466101. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This collection shows a wide variety of musical approaches in open and alternate tunings. The arrangements come from the playing of Davey Graham, Pat Kirtley, Tony McManus, John Renbourn, John Fahey, Sandy Shalk, Dave Evans, Martin Carthy, El McMeen, Leo Wijnkamp and Stefan Grossman. The music ranges from the medieval La Rotta to Willie Brown?s Future Blues from the deep Mississippi delta; from O?Carolan?s Lord Inchiquin to Waterbound, an old-time folksong. From Celtic airs and jigs to gospel and blues you will explore the world of tunings. Hopefully, this collection will help you to discover new approaches and techniques to playing your instrument. Along the way you?ll have fingerpicking challenges and fun.
SKU: BT.MI0435
Questo metodo si rivolge a tutti coloro che desiderano affrontare le scale della chitarra in maniera semplice, rapida e confortevole. Che sia per impararle e lavorarci sopra seriamente, oppure per averle giusto a portata di mano, senza assimilarle veramente. Ognuno vi trover quindi il proprio tornaconto poiché l’accento è posto sull’aspetto visivo e decisamente grafico delle scale. In breve, poche chiacchiere e schemi a profusione! Ma attenzione, non si tratta di schemi qualsiasi. In effetti vi sono presentati esattamente come appaiono sulla tastiera della chitarra quando suonate, rispettando cioè la prospettiva e l’angolo di vista, la larghezza dei tasti, lo spessore dellecorde, i segnatasti, il posizionamento delle dita, ecc. Utile, vero? Prenderete perciò confidenza con le scale da conoscere assolutamente, ossia la scala maggiore, la scala minore (naturale), la pentatonica maggiore, la pentatonica minore e la scala blues. Troverete quindi in questo metodo tutti gli schemi di queste scale essenziali su tutta la tastiera (dalle corde a vuoto fino al 22esimo tasto) e per tutte le tonalit (ce ne sono 12 per scala). Nientemeno! Il CD MP3 allegato al metodo propone numerosi playalongs (basi musicali) per allenarsi e divertirsi con ognuna delle 60 scale presentate (5 scale in 12 tonalit ) in diversi stili musicali come il blues, il rock ed il jazz… ossia 14 ore di musica registrata a disposizione!
SKU: BT.MUSMG0279
German.
Gitarre spielen zu lernen ohne sich am Blues zu versuchen, ist als ob Sie singen lernen möchten ohne jemals sprechen gelernt zu haben. Das hiesige Lehrbuch ermöglicht Ihnen, alle Ecken und Kanten des Blues auszuleuchten seine Struktur, die für ihn kennzeichnenden Akkorde und Rhythmen, Begleitungen, Riffs und Rhythmiken, Tonleitern, Improvisationen und Soli. Vorteilhaft für Sie an diesem Lehrbuch ist, dass es vollkommen praktisch orientiert ist. Darin finden Sie vollständige Blues-Schemata (sowohl für das Begleiten, als auch für das Solo-Spiel) im Stil der bekanntesten Bluesmen, die die Welt je gesehen hat, Bluesmen wie Otis Rush, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, BuddyGuy, Albert King, Steve Ray Vaughan, oder Magic Sam. Alle im Lehrbuch vorgestellten Bluesstücke sind auf der DVD in ihrer vollen Länge aufgenommen erst in eigentlicher Spielgeschwindigkeit, dann verlangsamt, damit Ihnen das ?ben leichter fällt. Die MP3-CD und die darauf gebotenen 5 Musikstunden bieten Ihnen die Möglichkeit, das eben Erlernte praktisch anzuwenden und jeden Blues zu zwei verschiedenen Playalongs, im eigentlichen und in einem verlangsamten Tempo, auszuprobieren.
SKU: MB.97224M
ISBN 9780786687077. 8.5 X 11 inches.
Learn to play 14 classic blues the best way--by doing. This book and online audio recording provide your backup band as you explore Country and Urban, Acoustic and Electric, Delta, Texas, Chicago, Slide Guitar, Alternate Tuning, Traditional, and Modern styles in many different major and minor keys and in a variety of tempos. Melodies are first presented on the recording at a slow speed with just guitar, then repeated at regular speed with the band. Finally, you can play along with the hot blues rhythm section alone, and youve got the makings of a dynamite blues jam session. Youll play all the leads and solos. Repeat a tune or passage as many times as you want at slow or regular speed. Well jam all night long. Beginners and intermediate players can practice basic skills. Advanced players can hone their improvisation chops. The split track recording allows you to hear either just the melody from one speaker, just the rhythm section from the other, or both for maximum flexibility and specific study. The book includes melodies, chord diagrams and guitar tablature.
SKU: MB.30115M
ISBN 9780786698929. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
The best way to learn a musical instrument is to play it as much as possible, and the most enjoyable way is with other musicians in a band setting. Trading songs, interacting with other instrumentalists, and building an ensemble sound help you learn much faster than approaching a new instrument on your own. This play- along series of books and companion audio promotes a fun way of learning by providing you with a band to play along with. You can practice chords and rhythm, singing and lyrics, melodies, solos, licks, and back-up playing along with a real band. The companion audio includes Dix Bruce on the guitar, mandolin and vocals, Bill Evans on the banjo and vocals, Julie Cline on vocals, and Cindy Browne on the string bass. The songs are recorded just as they would be played at a jam session or performance, with introductions kickoffs , vocals and solos. By playing back-up/melody and singing along, you will have a lot of fun while you learn. Open solo spaces in the recordings allow you to play the chords and solos from the book, create your own improvised solos, or sing the lyrics while the band provides accompaniment. The book includes fifteen of the most popular bluegrass, old-time and gospel songs, recorded at slow and regular tempos in the audio. No matter what your ability level is on the guitar, you can enjoy playing along with the band. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: BT.0518-99-400-DHI
ISBN 9789043103404. English-German-French-Dutch.
The recent rise in popularity of Latin music has prompted us to bring you this exciting play-along book. It contains ten well-known melodies all with the characteristic Spanish and South American feel. This book comes with a backing CD to ensure truly exotic performances. Amor, Besame Mucho, La Playa en Quando, Quando, Quando. Naast deze bekende titels bevat Romantic Latin zes andere romantische melodieën in easy listening latin-stijl. De cd bevat van alle stukken een voorbeeldversieen een begeleidingstrack.Die bekannten zehn Titel in Romantic Latin gehen leicht ins Ohr und eignen sich für Aufführungen wie auch für den Unterricht. Auf die vollständige Demo-Aufnahme folgt ein Play-Along-Track, auf dem nur die Begleitung zu hören ist. Romantic Latin contient dix pièces, mélodieuses et faciles, aux rythmes balancés. Historia de un Amor, Solamente una Vez, Besame Mucho, La Playa et tous les autres morceaux de ce recueil vous sont présentés deux fois : dans leur instrumentation complète et en version avec accompagnement seul pour vous permettre de jouer en solo ! Romantic Latin contiene 10 pezzi melodici facili, ritmici e ballabili. Historia de un Amor, Solamente una Vez, Besame Mucho, La Playa e tutti gli altri titoli di questa raccolta sono registrati sul CD in due versioni: una prima con l’interpretazione completa, e una seconda col solo accompagnamento che vi permetter di lanciarvi nei vostri solo.
SKU: MB.21114M
ISBN 9780786692767. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Dave explains his approach to jazz improvisation with musical examples that he himself uses, learned from years of playing with the greats - after learning how to play jazz from listening to players such as Grant Green, Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino. Explains the minor sub approach using minor scales to play over dominant seventh chords, and then includes several solos over often-played jazz standards, using this approach. Also described are the use of the blues and pentatonic scales as well as be-bop ideas, the melodic minor scale, and whole-tone and diminished scales and patterns. Hanon-type warm up exercises and Daves own fingerings shown in tab are also described. Perfect for intermediate-to-more advanced players, Daves concise way of explaining his approach will open up the students to developing their own improvisational ideas. Dave plays the examples and solos on the audio including tracks with a rhythm only section for student play-along. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: BT.RSK200112
ISBN 9781789360875. English.
Rockschool Acoustic Grade 2 is for students who have been learning approximately one year to eighteen months and have established the key basic skills along with solid basic techniques.
The 2019 Acoustic syllabus is a refreshed approach to acoustic guitar. The syllabus features six tracks for each grade that have been meticulously benchmarked to support students as they learn the instrument. At each grade two of the pieces ask the students to perform without backing track, exploring the sound and resonance of their instrument. The remaining tracks are session style backing tracks that include vocal accompaniment. We've also included the vocal melody lines in the gradebooks for students who sing and play at the same time.
SKU: BT.MUSDG70735
ISBN 9780711963733.
Play Guitar With... Dire Straits is a superb Book and Cd that contains all your favourite Dire Straits hits, specially recorded for you to play or sing along with! There are professionally recordedSoundalikebacking tracks, for each song, with or without guitar, and these allow you to perform each number just like the original! Every song has been arranged as accurate Guitar Tablature and these terrificbacking tracks include:Romeo And Juliet, Solid Rock, Sultan's Of Swing and of course Money For Nothing.
SKU: MB.98098M
ISBN 9780786689491. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This book equips the beginner with the basic techniques necessary to succeed in the modern world of music. Numerous strumming patterns are covered, as are several fingerpicking patterns. The student will also learn the basics of chord chart reading, something that will come in handy should they ever find themselves in semi-pro or professional playing situations. This book will benefit anyone who is interested in playing current popular music, including rock, alternative, folk-rock, country and contemporary worship. Includes online access to a 75-minute audio recording with all 51 exercises from the book, to help the student with areas such as timing and the concept of playing with other musicians. The goal for the student is to play the exercises along with the audio. A must for both beginners and those desiring to improve their basic strumming and fingerpicking skills.
SKU: MB.94562M
ISBN 9780786693320. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This comprehensive study of contemporary flatpicking guitar technique presents numerous solos for the beginning through advanced flatpicking guitarist along with tips on creating your own flatpicking arrangements. The book addresses the tablature system, tuning, right and left-hand technique, use of the capo and the microphone, transposing using the Nashville numbering system, bluegrass back-up, arranging flatpicking solos and instrumentals. If youre into country or bluegrass music, or if you just want to develop outstanding flatpicking technique, this book is for you. Written in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to an online video containing some of the solos and techniques presented in the book and a stereo play-along audio featuring Steve Kaufmans rousing performance of each flatpicking solo.
SKU: MB.22115M
ISBN 9780786696840. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Arpeggios are chord notes played one at a time rather than strummed or plucked all together. They are an essential part of great improvising and melody writing because playing chord notes in the right places creates solid melody lines. Chord notes sound more resolved than notes that are chromatic out of the key . Practicing arpeggios will improve your ability to learn melodies, make reading music easier, and develop your tone and picking accuracy. The first part of this book focuses on the basic fingerings of the following six arpeggios: major 7th, major 7th #5 , dominant 7th, minor 7th, minor 7th b5 , and diminished 7th. This book along with its accompanying audio represents a comprehensive guide to all things arpeggio. It delves into traditional applications of arpeggios, as well as how they relate to slash chords, modal music and more. The student will learn about how arpeggios fall over standard chord progressions, as well as how to embellish arpeggios to make them more musical in performance situations. In standard notation and tab. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: BT.DHP-1001980-400
ISBN 9789043108461. German.
SKU: MB.30701M
ISBN 9781513461663. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This guitar method focuses on playing engaging rhythmic themes entirely on open strings. What seems at first to be a simple task quickly becomes a real challenge, requiring a high level of accuracy and an excellent sense of rhythm. While the picking hand can only play what the other hand has prepared, nothing musical will happen unless you pluck the right string. Sven Niers exercises and tunes offer motivating, effective training to facilitate hitting the correct string with precision, winning half the coordination battle. While the audio examples are recorded on an electric instrument, guitar teachers and beginning students in all styles will appreciate this innovative book. Includes access to outstanding play-along online audio with and without the solo part.
SKU: HL.137903
ISBN 9781495001512. UPC: 888680029395. 8.5x11.0x0.651 inches. Rikki Rooksby.
Chord Master is a chord dictionary with a difference. Rather than just show chord shapes - which are all there in the Chord Matrix - a large portion of the book explains how to use chords, with information about the theory behind them, and attempts to answer the questions guitarists often have about chord shapes. Also, it presents usable groups of chords for beginners in relation to a variety of song styles. This new, revised edition emphasises the practical and is even more useful to beginners, with expanded exercises and more audio. The multimedia component has roughly doubled the number of tracks and is 30 minutes longer. Some audio examples have a backing track arranged to stress melodic and rhythmic elements so that when the reader puts the chords alongside, the effect is marked, sometimes allowing for re-harmonizing the same music with a different chord progression, or a chord progression played in more than one area of the guitar. The notation of the chord progressions is partly redesigned, making it easier to read. This will also make this part of the book more attractive to the casual browser. More chord types have been added to Chord Master's Matrix (dictionary) section, with new material about balanced chords (which remove ineffective or unnecessary doublings of notes) and about effective chord voicing. The section about chords from famous songs is expanded with more examples of unusual chords, including ones that players are often curious about - one of the most famous examples is the first chord of A Hard Day's Night..
