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Improve your Guitar-playing rhythm feel and timing.If you want to improve your timing sharpen your technique or get inspired by new ideas Guitar Rhythm and Technique For Dummies breaks down the basicsof reading counting strumming and picking rhythms on Guitar to make you an ace on the axe in no time. With the help of this friendly guide you'll learn to play examples of eighth and sixteenth note rhythms???including commonstrum patterns heard in popular music???to improve your guitar rhythm feel and timing. Plus access to audio downloads and online video lessons complement the coverage presented in the book giving you the option of supplementingyour reading with additional visual and audio learning.There's no denying that Guitar is one of the coolest musical instruments on the planet. Okay perhaps undeniably the coolest. Whether you bow at the feet of ChuckBerry Keith Richards the Edge or Eddie Van Halen they all have one thing in common: they make it look incredibly naturally easy! However anyone who's actually picked up a guitar knows that mastering rhythm and technique issomething that takes a lot of practice???not to mention good coaching. Luckily Guitar Rhythm and Technique For Dummies makes your aspirations to play Guitar like the pros attainable with loads of helpful step-by-stepinstruction on everything from mastering hammer-ons pull-offs and slides to perfecting your picking???and beyond.Covers strum patterns articulations picking techniques and more.Showcases musical stylessuch as pop rock blues folk and funk.Includes techniques for playing with both your right and left hand.Provides access to online audio tracks and video instruction so you can master the concepts andtechniques presented in the book.Whether you're new to Guitar or an advanced player looking to improve your musical timing and skills Guitar Rhythm and Technique For Dummies quickly gets you in the

Notes Chords and Rhythms - Book 1-Progressive: Guitar Method - Notes Chords And Rhythms: Book 1 provides a comprehensive lesson by lesson introduction to the Guitar.This Book CD and 2 x DVD set covers notes on all six strings readingmusic picking technique chords strumming patterns and basic music theory. Well known traditional pop/rock folk and blues songs are incorporated.

Created by Gary Turner and Peter Gelling Progressive: Guitar For Adults is an indispensable self-teaching learning and reference manual for the adult aspiring guitarist.This comprehensive beginner'spack features 52 full color step-by-step lessons that teach the student to play any style of Guitar. 2 DVDs and 1 CD are included alongside a DVD-Rom containing over 570 audio and 350 video files to download to your PC Mac iPod or MP3 player. A Guitar chord chart is also included. No prior knowledge of music or Guitar is needed to learn using this set. Notes chords rhythms lead and fingerpicking are all included and the 'easy read tab'means that you don't even need to be able to read music. Progressive: Guitar For Adults includes many well known pop rock folk and blues songs and covers notes on all six strings as well as lead Guitarpicking technique rhythm Guitar chords strumming patterns and fingerpicking styles.

The House of Blues and producers of The Rock House Method join together to bring you this accelerated acoustic guitar course designed to take you from the very first stages of beginner to intermediate player in no time. It's jam-packed with instruction that covers a complete spectrum of techniques and components for acoustic guitar. You will learn the parts of the guitar proper hand position tuning open and full form chords strum patterns major & minor scales song rhythms and the basics of finger picking. You will be playing complete song rhythms with the full band backing tracks.This expanded edition features: redesignedpackagingupdated and revised lessons8 new pages of lessons addedall audio tracks now available as downloadand a PDF digital edition for portable devices when the product gets registered

House of Blues Learn to Play Series-House of Blues and The Rock House Method® join together to bring you this unique and comprehensive beginner acoustic program. Jam-packed with a complete spectrum of techniques and components that will have you playing today.The one-on-one lessons with world renowned instructor and guitarist Kevin McCreery start with the basics of holding and tuning your guitar then guide you step-by-step through chords strum patterns scales song rhythms fingerpicking and more. Play along with the included full bass and drum backing tracks. Also have fun while learning about the history and famous pioneers of acoustic guitar.Each Rock House product includes free lifetimemembership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links with instructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians aroundthe world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.

Leads Runs & Rhythms 2-DVD Set-The Rock House Artist series features multiple DVDs with hours of jam-packed lessons from killer guitar players. The DVDs come with tab booklets that make it easy to follow along as well as complete full-band backing tracks thatput you at the center of the sound and also include lifetime membership to the Rock House Method® lesson support system on the web at www.RockHouseMethod.com .Atreyu's '80s-inspired guitarist Dan Jacobs one of Metalcore's most popular guitarists is featured in this jam-packed set of guitar lessons.DVD 1: If you have basicknowledge of guitar playing this DVD will take you to the next level. Dan teaches you the key components of lead playing single note runs strumming progressions syncopated rhythms blues scales double stops and palm muting.Learn how he uses octaves as a rhythm and lead technique picks out a chord progression to create dynamics within a song and the Metal chords and voicings he uses to create rhythms and complete song progressions. You'll learnDan's personal workout routines and all about his live and studio gear.DVD 2: Dan builds on the techniques learned in Level 1. Dan guides you step-by step through more advanced lead techniques like tapping hammer-ons pull-offs palm muting scales arpeggios and speed picking. He uses examples from Atreyu's hit songs to shows you complete leads guitar harmony sections melodic metal rhythm and lead patterns and much more.'