101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar

60 essential riffs from some of the greatest acoustic guitar moments of all time. Includes: Angie · Annie's Song · Bus Stop · Change the World · Crash into Me · Dust in the Wind · Fire and Rain · Free Fallin' · Heaven Beside You · Here Comes the Sun · Hold My Hand · Iris · Landslide · Leader of the Band · Loser · Maggie May · Melissa · More Than Words · Name · Silent Lucidity · Wonderwall· You Were Meant for Me · and more.

Levels 1-3 Complete-Designed by John McCarthy this Master Edition combines all three levels of this award-winning series in a complete course! Learn all the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music for electric or acoustic guitar. Start with how tohold the guitar for comfortable playing and fast effective learning. Next learn picking and strumming techniques chords rhythm timing and how they are used to play popular songs. Learn melodies scales and the basics of the blues. You will alsolearn lead techniques such as hammer ons pull-offs and bends and how to put them together to play leads and riffs! Level 2 guides you to learn and apply scales such as Natural Minor Pentatonic Major and Blues scales. Learn to play the mostused chords and progressions that will have you playing hundreds of songs quickly. Level 3 gives you all the guitar knowledge to stand toe to toe with the best guitar players in the world! Learn advanced chords scales techniques andcoordination building exercise that will have you tearing up the fretboard. As an added bonus included are audio backing tracks and playing examples you can download that follow each lesson and let you apply them over full band backing tracks.

This encyclopedia of licks is jam-packed with lead lines bends arpeggios flat-picking tips speed licks unique runs and great playing advice! It is the ultimate way to improve your technique and gain inspiration - fast. Guitarist Artie Traum delivers a powerful lesson that teaches more than a hundred riffs for blues bluegrass country and folk styles which players at all levels will be able to master.Here are just a few of the things you'll learn from this exciting package: Move with speed up and down the fingerboard; Improvise blues licks; Uncover secrets of country and bluegrass soloing; Hear exactly how riffs work in tunes; Learn to play in all majorand minor keys; Understand how to use these riffs to become a great playerCD instruction makes it easy! Find the section you want with the press of a finger; You can skip the parts you've already learned or play a particular segment over and over until you've mastered it; No rewinding or fast-forwarding to find your spot; Follow along track-by-track with the book; Listen with the best possible audio fidelity.

More and more adults are taking the positive step to learn or rediscover how to play the Guitar. But having made the decision the challenge is knowing where to turn! Whatever your starting point leading Guitar educationalists James Longworth and Nick Walker provide the answers in this all-in-one adult tutor It’s Never Too Late To Play Guitar: An instructive teach-yourself programme covering essential music theory and the basics of Guitar technique. Contains a wealth of original music alongside pop rock blues folk classical and jazz hits. Breaks down the key musical features of different styles such as classic chordprogressions riffs and strumming patterns – ideal for aspiring songwriters! Packed with useful information in the form of technical tips help with notation and ‘Did you know?’ boxes. Photocopiable chord and notation guides for quick reference. Recommended listening ideas. CD containing a vast range of play-along tracks to make even the simplest pieces sound great. Perfect for beginner acoustic and classical guitarists and an ideal grounding for aspiring Electric Guitar players.

80 studies developing all aspects of Rock & Pop Guitar playing through focussed technical work. This progressive collection helps players learn and understand the many different challenges of popular Guitar playing.Written by rock & pop music experts each study concentrates on a particular style exploring the technical elements associated with it.Focussing on a huge variety of stylistic riffs finger-picking patterns speed runs palm-muting studies and many more essential guitar techniques.Each study features accompanying teaching tips and further listening ideas.Styles covered include metal the blues soul funk ska reggae disco country indie rock & roll classic rock acoustic pop and many more.Suitable for established beginner to intermediate level Guitar players.