Ultimate Beginner Acoustic Guitar Basics

Ultimate Beginner Series-The Ultimate Beginner Series has helped thousands of aspiring musicians take their first steps towards experiencing the fun of playing music. Acoustic Guitar Basics will teach you everything you need to know to start playing acoustic guitar. Topics include guitar basics chords and strumming techniques music notation and TAB the blues progression fingerpicking and using a capo. Included TNT software lets you change the tempo and key to help you practice.The CD demonstrated all the lessons and when you put the disk in your computer you can access the TNT (Tone 'N' Tempo) Changer software that allows you to loop sections forpractice slow tracks down or speed them up without changing pitch.

The Ultimate Beginner Xpress Series takes the fundamentals of the Number One instructional music video (Ultimate Beginner Series) and combines it with the most revolutionary way of learning great songs (SongXpress) in order to create a path of learning designed to get you up and playing in no time. There are certain concepts and fundamentals that are common to all contemporary songs in their genre. Whether it's blues hard rock latin or rock 'n' roll this DVD will teach you the elements of a basic song in each style so you can apply them to your playing and learn hundreds of songs just like them.

Ultimate Beginner-The first steps towards the fun of playing music. The Book/CD/DVD package will guide you through everything you need to know to begin playing the guitar. How to tune How to change strings Basic chordsand strumming techniques Reading music and tablature The blues progression Fingerpicking Using the Capo

Here’s the ultimate course in Jorma Kaukonen’s unique and influential blues and country guitar finguerpicking style. These lessons are filled with wisdom advice and invaluable skills for pickers at all levels. You’ll learn five traditional and original songs each one becoming a springboard for important musical information that will be applicable to any songs you want to play. An experienced and inspiring instructor Jorma teaches at a leisurely pace taking care to point out all the possible variations that will enable you to make each song your own. JOrma reviews the chord positions needed for each song slowing them down phrase-by-phrase so that even relativebeginners will be able to play the piece with some practice. He discusses his alternate bass thumb work and adds runs bens double-stops bass walk-ups blues licks turnarounds endings and ornamental notes to enhance your fingerpicking and blues arrangements. Each song features a dynamic live performance by Jorma and Barry Mitterhoff. Jorma Kaukonen started out as an acoustic fingerpicker before becoming a rock legend as lead guitarist for the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. (He and the Airplane were included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995). Jorma has released more than two-dozens albums both solo and in various groups. In recent years he has been pursuing the acoustic blues and country fingerpicking styles that he has always loved best. A lifelong interest in teaching has resulted in several Homespun instructional videos.