A carefully graded series of exercises solos duets and chord studies which are an ideal supplement to the Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method Grade 1 and to the note-reading section of Mel Bay's Guitar Class Method. Studiesare included for each string and the keys of C A minor G and E minor are presented. Guitar Studies Grade 1 in addition will be a valuable aid to any beginning guitar student and the content will augment and enhance learningregardless of the basic instructional text being used. In notation only.

An Easy to Follow Method for Reading Music-Here is a modern unique learning system that starts from the beginner level and progresses through advanced techniques. This comprehensive method covers melody rhythm chords scales and even lead guitar techniques. Learntheory dynamics syncopation the major scale formula and how to apply it all to the guitar. Learn the basics of blues rock and many songs and progressions. Over 120 professionally recorded audio backing tracks and playingexamples on the included MP3 CD will guide you through each lesson. Use the in-depth quiz system to gauge your proegress at each step and help ensure an effective learning experience.

Watkiss Edition-Grade 2/Expanded version of the famed Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method adds new carefully graded playing material for every concept taught. Solos are presented in various styles. A special feature is the addition of in-depth pickingstudies in the keys of C Am G Em F Dm D and Bm. Additional studies are contained in second position and in 6/8 time. In short if you really want to learn to play great guitar this is the method! It is unmatched in itsthoroughness in teaching every important concept. â?¢

New classical Guitar edition of the world leading Mel Bay Modern Guitar Method written by well-known concert guitarist and teacher Stanley Yates. The beginner classical guitarist will learn music reading handand sitting positions practice techniques arpeggio and scale technique chordal and melodic playing and solo and duet playing in the first position. Many of the exercises and study pieces include accompaniments that canbe played along with a teacher during lessons or with the included online audio (the student and teacher parts are presented on separate stereo channels allowing either part to be turned off if desired). The audio also containsall of the exercises studies and solos presented in the book. An instructional online video containing demonstrations practice tips and performances of many of the exercises studies and solos contained in the book isalso available. Includes access to online audio and video.

This book delves deeply into playing in various keys and positions and Mel Bay???s musical thought process. Scales chords and their inversions in the relative major/minor keys of C/A minor G /E minor F/D minor D/B minor A/F#minor B-flat/G minor A-flat/F and D-flat/B-flat minor are reviewed or presented for the first time. The author progressively introduces the theory behind diminished seventh and augmented chords with chord etudes and expertlyarranged solos and duets interspersed. Includes exercises in reading melodic lines in the third fourth and fifth positions as well as all chord forms in the second third fourth fifth seventh and ninth positions. Concludeswith the Cycle of Keys in fourths and fifths. Written in standard notation only. On completion of this book you???ll be well on your way to becoming an accomplished guitarist with two grades yet to go!

21st Century Pro Method-A comprehensive tutorial that provides everything you'd ever need to know to develop a strong confident and sensitive Blues Guitar style complete with a full CD of demonstrations.Don Latarski presents a guide that takes you through every nuance of the Blues covering techniques songs local variations and much more. The accompanying CD is packed with examples to help you capture the unique phrasing and characteristics of the Blues.More than 130 music examples in the styles of Blues greatsMore than 20 complete Blues tracks for demonstration and play-alongBlues techniques: hammers pull-offs slides vibrato and bendsSoloing basicsThe blues-rockconnectionExtended fingerings Mixolydian mode and whole-tone soundsIntros endings and turnaroundsUsing the 6th intervalFunk-BluesMinor-key Blues

From the backwoods of Kentucky to modern-day concert arenas the Travis picking technique has been a guitar staple for generations. In this comprehensive guide Acoustic Guitar magazine contributing editor Andrew DuBrock takes you step-by-step from basic accompaniment patterns to advanced fingerpicking methods in the style of Merle Chet and many others. The accompanying CD contains a demonstration of every example in the book.

This book and online 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 pedaltones 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.

A Comprehensive Study Of Gypsy Jazz Guitar. Par ROMANE. This massive book offers a comprehensive study of the Gypsy jazz or Manouche guitar style as perceived by French guitarists Derek Sebastian and Romane, two of the finest modern day practitioners of the Django Reinhardt style. Each of the book's thirty-six progressive chapters consists of four parts: A.) Technique developed through exercises, chord progressions/diagrams, and illustrations of fingerboard positions - B.) A harmony lesson with leads in the Manouche style - C.) Soloing techniques based on the harmonic structure of a given theme - and D.) Self-testing materials with answers provided at the close of the book. The companion CD for L'Espirit Manouche is unique in that it provides 98 play-along MIDI files that exactly parallel the order of the exercises, examples and pieces in the book as well as audio tracks of excerpts from eighteen Romane favorites from the Gypsy jazz repertoire. The MIDI tracks, which can be accessed via most audio players on PC or Macintosh computers, allow the student to play along with both short phrases and extensive rhythm tracks- at any desired tempo - The audio tracks on the companion disc can be played on any CD player. L'Espirit Manouche not only makes Gypsy jazz accessible - it offers an opportunity to master the Manouche style. While many exercises and tunes appear in both standard notation and tab, not to mention chord or fretboard diagrams, standard notation is predominant. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz - Methods / Méthode / Guitare

Book 2-Charles Duncan. This multi-volume method was developed to allow students to study the art of classical guitar within a new more contemporary framework. For private class or self-instruction. Book One features an all-new formatthat incorporates chord frames and symbols as well as a record to assist in tuning and to provide accompaniments for at-home practise. Book One also introduces beginning finger-board technique and music theory. Book Two and Threebuild upon the techniques learned in Book One.

Book 3-This multi-volume method was developed to allow students to study the art of classical guitar within a new more contemporary framework. For private class or self-instruction. Book One features an all-new format that incorporateschord frames and symbols as well as a record to assist in tuning and to provide accompaniments for at-home practise. Book One also introduces beginning finger-board technique and music theory. Book Two and Three build upon thetechniques learned in Book One.

A blues-based method for rock guitar featuring a play-along CD. Written in notation and tab this method will take the left-handed guitarist through blues/rock styles improvising rhythm guitar slides vibrato and othertechniques. And the guitarist can do it all while playing with a great recorded blues band…

Play by ear! Write your own songs! With four basic forms play all the chords you'll ever need! Written by the creator of the Guitar Chord Pickin'Tionary Playing Bar Chords will introduce you to a world of modern popular and rock music that you've always wanted to play. This is an easy step-by-step method that will teach you to change keys to fit your voice play by ear move bar chords up and down the neck of the guitar and so much more!

A step-by-step method teaching correct modern jazz interpretation and phrasing. Great for reading and for learning to ?play in the pocket?. Companion CD allows the guitarist both to hear how the phrases should be interpreted andto play the jazz etudes with a rhythm section.