Music Sales Basic Guitar Lessons Books 1,2,3 and 4 (Book/CD)

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Hal Leonard Guitar Method Complete Edition (Book/CD)

Volumes 1, 2, and 3 in one convenient spiral-bound book plus 3 CDs! The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is perfect for anyone just starting to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and reflects some of the best teaching ideas from around the world. This super-convenient Complete Edition features the new and improved method books 1, 2, and 3 spiral-bound together. CDs give blow-by-blow assistance from super-player and author Greg Koch.

Berklee Press A Modern Method for Guitar - Volume 1 (DVD-ROM)

A Modern Method for Guitar has stood the test of time and earned a vast and loyal following of dedicated guitar students and instructors for over 40 years. This DVD-ROM version of this proven method is equivalent to a year's worth of guitar lessons at Berklee College of Music! You will be guided through 14 complete lessons with Larry Baione, Chair of Berklee's Guitar Department. 14 hours of instruction include onscreen demonstrations with camera close-ups of both hands, as well as interactive duets and play-along segments so you can "sit in" with your instructor.

Berklee Press Chop Builder for Rock Guitar (DVD)

Chop Builder for Rock Guitar takes your hard rock chops into the stratosphere with Berklee professor and world-renowned guitarist Joe "Shred Lord" Stump. In this Berklee workshop, Stump breaks down his disciplined approach to scale patterns and practice routines. All you need is your guitar and a metronome. Stump will help you achieve a greater mastery of the instrument with routines to get your chops in shape for the intense physical demands of the rock guitar idiom. 43 minutes.Joe Stump is a shred-guitar master whose blistering style and dazzling technique are renowned among guitar aficionados worldwide. A Berklee professor since 1993, specializing in hard rock, shred, and high-tech speed metal, Stump has released five solo albums and three more with his band Reign of Terror. He has performed across North America, Europe, and Asia, and toured with and opened for Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dokken, Savatage, and Robin Trower. Stump's remarkable speed and virtuosity have been lauded in publications like Guitar World and Guitar Shop, and his 1994 album, Night of the Living Shred, was a Grammy semifinalist for best instrumental rock album.

Berklee Press Accelerate Your Guitar Playing (DVD)

Take your guitar playing to the next level as Tomo Fujita shares his proven method for improving the essential skills required to play with other musicians and to freely express yourself on the guitar. This DVD includes easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels and styles. Topics covered include scale and picking exercises, interval and ear training, rhythm studies, stylistic grooves: blues, swing, jazz, R&B, and funk. Includes 80-page accompanying instruction booklet. 55 minutes.

Hal Leonard Guitar World Presents Private Lessons Guitar Tab Book

23 private lessons with today's premier guitarists, straight from the pages of Guitar World magazine. Includes lessons with Steve Vai, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, Eric Johnson, Edward Van Halen, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Mr. Big's Paul Gilbert, Slash, and many others.

Cherry Lane Metallica - Easy Guitar with Lessons, Volume 2 Book

This follow-up to Volume 1 (02506877) is designed for the less experienced guitarist who wants to play the music of Metallica. It features 15 more Metallica hits transcribed for easy guitar with tab. Each song is preceded by a lesson with playing tips specific to the song. Includes: ...And Justice for All Battery Blackened The Call of Ktulu Damage, Inc. Fight Fire with Fire Hero of the Day Hit the Lights Jump in the Fire Leper Messiah The Memory Remains The Shortest Straw The Unforgiven Until It Sleeps Whiplash.

Hal Leonard Gateway to Guitar Improvisation (Book/CD)

Learn to improvise freely over any chord progression! The Fourth Note principle is a truly remarkable method for improvising in jazz and other genres, combining ear training, theory, and technique to enable students to play with unrestricted creativity. In this book/CD pack, master guitarist Tony DeCaprio shows how to incorporate this technique using focus notes to anchor your playing within a chord progression through comprehensive, step-by-step instruction with examples for practical application of every new concept. The accompanying CD includes 99 full-demo tracks. "A totally unique and revolutionary concept for teaching improvisation. There is nothing even remotely similar on the market. The approach is refreshing and brilliant. I highly recommend this book to both students and teachers." Jimmy Bruno

Hal Leonard Metal Lead Guitar Primer (Book/CD)

Learn metal guitar the best way-by playing the music! Metal Lead Guitar Primer for the beginning lead guitarist builds the solid musical and technical foundation with several metal jams. Whether trading licks with the prerecorded leads or soloing by yourself, these rhythm tracks with full band accompaniment will make you sound great and they're fun to play! A great starter book - no experience necessary! Includes tablature. 48-minute audio accompaniment.

Hal Leonard Blues/Rock Guitar Masters (Book/CD)

Blues/Rock Guitar Masters offers detailed analysis and instruction on the styles of 9 of the greatest blues/rock guitar heroes that have ever lived: Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Clapton, Rick Derringer, Peter Green, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Leslie West and Johnny Winter. Learn to play like them by studying their signature licks in 17 songs: Badge, Hey Joe, Killing Floor, Lazy, Mississippi Queen, Pride and Joy, Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo, Smoke on the Water, Statesboro Blues, Strange Brew, Whipping Post, and more.

Hal Leonard Famous Rock Guitar Solos (Book/CD)

Learn the solos that defined and redefined rock guitar! This book/CD pack written by Dave Rubin provides in-depth analysis of lead work on 18 great songs: "Blue on Black," "Call Me the Breeze," "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," "Jump, Jive An' Wail," "Let It Be," "Living After Midnight," "Mystery Train," "Oye Como Va," "Pretending," "Pride and Joy," "Ramblin' Man," "Ridin' the Storm Out," "Rock and Roll All Nite," "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo," "Rock Around the Clock," "Smoke on the Water," "Sweet Emotion," and "White Room."

Backbeat Guitar Revolution - Lessons from the Groundbreakers & Innovators (Book)

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Homespun An Introduction to Open Tunings and Slide Guitar (DVD)

Roy Book Binder has given us another terrific look at his unique brand of fingerpicked blues guitar. On this DVD/video, he covers the basics of open tunings and the use of the bottleneck, teaching essential techniques in a way that will be easy even for newcomers to this style. Roy introduces beginning players to the slide through an exploration of open D (Vestapol) and open G (Spanish) tuning, demonstrating songs, licks, techniques, and the sounds of bottleneck blues. Songs: Never Drive a Stranger from Your Door Cigarette Blues Electricity Palm Trees Shaking in the Night She Did You a Favor Baby Don't You Do It No More Tired of Being Mistreated. 80-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO LEVEL 2 INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB

House of Blues Learn to Play Electric Guitar Beginner Book/CD/DVD

A book, CD, DVD, and 24/7 online lesson support with a free membership to rockhousemethod.com comprise this unique and comprehensive 4-part learning system from House of Blues and The Rock House Method. A complete and effective learning experience, Learn to Play Electric Guitar Beginner is jam-packed with a spectrum of techniques and components that will have you playing today. The one-on-one lessons with world renowned instructor and guitarist John McCarthy cover the basics of holding and tuning your guitar, how to play essential chords and scales, lead patterns, practice tips, rhythm techniques, and effective exercises to build hand strength and coordination. The FREE DVD features easy-to-follow playing demonstrations and the FREE CD features professional backing tracks and playing examples.Includes a FREE membership to Rock House's interactive lesson support site where you can: Get Helpful Tips Take a Quiz Ask the Teacher Use the Student Forums Download Tabbed Music Download Backing Tracks to Play Over Receive Additional Theory

ProLine Guitar Techniques (Book/CD)

In the Guitar Techniques book, respected player and instructor Michael Mueller gives you tons of instantly useful info on vibrato, string bending, harmonics, tapping, sweep picking, using the whammy bar, volume swells, and much, much more.

Backbeat Slide Guitar (Book/CD)

Pete Madsen teaches you both the history and technique of slide guitar's masters, such as Brian Jones, Lowell George, Bonnie Raitt, and Robert Johnson. While exploring their musical lives and legacy, Slide Guitar provides lessons that give you the skills and encouragement you need to emulate these musical heroes. The accompanying CD offers specially recorded backing tracks in blues, folk, country, and rock, allowing you to play along in your favorite style and explore new sounds. Hardcover, spiral-bound. 168 pages.

Hal Leonard Pentatonic Scales for Guitar (Book/CD)

Major and minor pentatonic scale patterns in all positions; licks in the styles of Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Jimmy Page, and other great artists; plus much more. The CD includes 90 full-band demos for listening and/or play-along. Each example is played twice: once at normal tempo and once slower for closer examination. The book has standard notation and tablature.

House of Blues Learn to Play Blues Guitar Level 1 Book/CD/DVD

A book, CD, DVD, and 24/7 online lesson support with a free membership to rockhousemethod.com comprise this unique and comprehensive 4-part learning system from House of Blues and The Rock House Method. A complete and effective learning experience, Learn to Play Blues Guitar will take you from beginner to intermediate level in no time. One-on-one lessons with instructor and guitarist John McCarthy will guide you towards developing a solid understanding of general guitar basics and a foundation for playing blues guitar. The program features essential blues chords, scales, the BB Box, and lead techniques like string bending, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and other techniques used by blues greats. The FREE DVD features easy-to-follow playing demonstrations and the FREE CD features professional backing tracks and playing examples.Includes a FREE membership to Rock House's interactive lesson support site where you can: Get Helpful Tips Take a Quiz Ask the Teacher Use the Student Forums Download Tabbed Music Download Backing Tracks to Play Over Receive Additional Theory

House of Blues Learn to Play Blues Guitar Level 2 Book/CD/DVD

A book, CD, DVD, and 24/7 online lesson support with a free membership to rockhousemethod.com comprise this unique and comprehensive 4-part learning system from House of Blues and The Rock House Method. A complete and effective learning experience, Learn to Play Blues Guitar will take you from beginner to intermediate level in no time. Instructor and guitarist John McCarthy encourages you to cultivate your own style by emphasizing the techniques and components needed to develop creativity. Learn advanced playing techniques such as full form blues chords, blues scales, triplet lead patterns, the shuffle feel and swing effect, challenging blues riffs, turnarounds and other techniques used by legendary blues musicians. The FREE DVD features easy-to-follow playing demonstrations and the FREE CD features professional backing tracks and playing examples.Includes a FREE membership to Rock House's interactive lesson support site where you can: Get Helpful Tips Take a Quiz Ask the Teacher Use the Student Forums Download Tabbed Music Download Backing Tracks to Play Over Receive Additional Theory

Hal Leonard The Best of Soul Guitar (Book/CD)

This book/CD pack by noted guitar expert Dave Rubin gives you material from such greats as James Brown, Sam Cooke, Albert King, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, and others. Songs examined are: Born Under a Bad Sign; Cold Sweat, Pt. 1; Get Up (I Feel like Being) A Sex Machine; Green Onions; I'll Come Running Back to You; In the Midnight Hour; It's Gonna Work Out Fine; Knock on Wood; Land of a Thousand Dances; Theme from Shaft; (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay; Soul Man; Time Is Tight; Walkin' the Dog; and Wrap It Up.

Hal Leonard Great Guitar Lessons - Blues and Country Fingerpicking Video

Taught by Eddie Adcock, Rory Black, Roy Book Binder, Thom Bresh, John Jackson, Happy Traum, Doc Watson. These terrific compilations, gathered from lessons by several top Homespun pickers, cover a vast range of possibilities in both fingerpicking and flatpicking styles. Each guitar lesson segment teaches a complete song or instrumental and each tape includes an introductory lesson by Happy Trum. He teaches a song that gives the tools needed to really start finger picking. These guitar tutorials cover the steady bass/syncopated melody of the Piedmont blues players; the muffled bass and swingy chords of Travis-style pickers; the strumming and pounding of Delta blues stylists; and the banjo-like rolls and single-string approach of bluegrass-oriented pickers. 75 min. Instructional video, Levels 2-4.

Hal Leonard Great Guitar Lessons - Bluegrass Flatpicking Video

Taught by Russ Barenberg, Norman Blake, Dan Crary, Nick Forster, Steve Kaufman, Tony Rice, Happy Traum. These lessons for both novices and advanced pickers in flatpick style will help guitarists play the notes and make music out of them as well. 7 celebrated bluegrass guitarists tackle everything from back-up in the Texas swing style to hot bluegrass solos. 75 min. video, Levels 2-4.

Hal Leonard Hot Country Guitar (Book/CD)

Explore the trademark solos and riffs of the kings of country guitar! This informative book/CD pack will teach you the styles of Albert Lee, Merle Travis, Jerry Reed, Danny Gatton, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, Chet Atkins, Merle Haggard, James Burton and others. Includes 14 songs: "Bullish Boogie," "Cannon Ball Stomp," "Elmira St. Boogie," "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," "Little Sister," "Sugarfoot Rag," "Workin' Man Blues," and more.

Homespun Lead Guitar Breaks for Bluegrass Songs (DVD)

Steve Kaufman breaks down lead solos to six classic songs, demonstrating the licks, chord inversions, embellishments, flatpick techniques and other important pointers that will show learning players how to take it! 60-MIN., INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB, EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL