The Gig Bag Book Of Picture Chords For All Guitarists

for All Guitarists. Here's the clearest, most useful chord book for the guitar ever published. Several forms are shown for each type of chord in easy-to-read diagrams and photographs. Includes over 1800 detailed photos!

If you're trying to improve your lead guitar playing by studying scales that's only half the picture. The best lead guitarists in rock jazz country bluegrass and R and B base much of their improvisation and soloing on chords -even when they're playing single-note solos. In this one and a half hour lesson Fred Sokolow shows you several chord-based approaches to soloing and backup. Covering several musical genres Fred teaches you to:Play arpeggios country licks and fast flatpicking solos in country/bluegrass tunes like Jambalaya and Wreck of the Old 97. Solo and backup RandB songs like People Get Ready and Just My Imagination in the colorful styleJimi Hendrix used on Little Wing. Play Steve Cropper-style licks on Dock of the Bay and Under the Boardwalk. Improvise Django-style solos on swing tunes like Avalon. You'll also learn some music theory and get abetter understanding of the guitar as Fred shows you ways to instantly find chords up and down the fretboard and connect them in chord families. Lots of Fred's solos are written out in the accompanying tab/music booklet and ifyou put the DVD in your computer you can access a PDF file and print it all out in a larger size. Fred's relaxed style of teaching makes it easy for you to add new licks new color and new strategies to your lead guitarplaying.

The most comprehensive guitar chord resource ever! Beginning with helpful notes on how to use the book how to choose the best voicings and how to construct chords this extensive 264-page source for all playing styles and levels features five easy-to-play voicings of 44 chord qualities for each of the twelve musical keys - 2 640 chords in all! For each there is a clearly illustrated chord frame as well as an actual photo of the chord being played! Includes info on basic fingering principles open chords and barre chords partial chords and broken-set forms and more. Great for all guitarists! 6 inch x 9 inch edition. Also available in 9 inch x 12 inch version(HL00695224).