Advanced Blues in Six Weeks is the next step from the already classic Electric Blues In Six Weeks. This series goes deep into the possibilities of blues soloing analysing the true diversity between between some of the best blues guitar players who have explored the genre. From the string bending and jazz concepts of BB King to the amazing fast blues rock runs of Joe Bonamassa. Concepts such as diminished scale usage made popular by Robben Ford are demonstrated and taught for practical application. Artists such as Larry Carlton also bring a jazz flavour to the blues and popular ideas such as playing off of the 'five chord' are discussed andutilized. For anyone trying to take their playing to the next level Advanced blues in six week will give you plenty of new ideas licks and inspiration to help you take a further step into better understanding and playing of blues guitar.

Popular Guitar Styles: Samba And Bossa Nova reflects recent popular Brazilian styles as played with classical or fingerstyle technique. This collection of original pieces will delight both listeners and guitarists who want to add samba and bossa nova music to their repertoire. The playing level is intermediate to advanced. Left-hand difficulties like barrs and stretches are minimized to make it easy to make the music groove. Written in standard notation and tablature. Audio download available online.

By offering you the possibility to practice rock improvisations this coursebook teaches you how to solo in this particular style letting you perform in a musical environment which simulates actual group situations. The enclosed CD contains 12 complete backing tracks (Drums Bass and Guitar) to which as a beginning and intermediate guitarist you can learn to play the numerous solos proposed in this coursebook contextually appropriately and as an advanced intermediate or advanced guitarist you will be able to play personal versions freely in many different styles. Thus while some of you will simply discover the pleasure of playing superb rock solos others will use theideas presented in this coursebook to further their personal style and improvisational skills. The songs in this coursebook feature varying difficulties and cover diverse rock directions such as classic rock pop-rock southern rock slow rock blues rock...armed with this level of knowledge you are fully prepared to meet all foreseeable future challenges. By offering you the possibility to practice rock improvisations this coursebook teaches you how to solo in this particular style letting you perform in a musical environment which simulates actual group situations.The enclosed CD contains 12 complete backing tracks (Drums Bass and Guitar) to which as a beginning and intermediate guitarist you can learn to play the numerous solos proposed in this coursebook contextually appropriately and as an advanced intermediate or advanced guitarist you will be able to play personal versions freely in many different styles.Thus while some of you will simply discover the pleasure of playing superb rock solos others willuse the ideas presented in this coursebook to further their personal style and improvisational skills.The songs in this coursebook feature varying difficulties and cover diverse rock directions such as classic rock pop-rock southern rock slow rock blues rock...armed with this level of knowledge you are fully prepared to meet all foreseeable future challenges.

Description In this book, six of Rev. Davis' Holy Blues are presented-- gospel songs with a taste of the blues. The accompanying three CDs of lessons teach these arrangements phrase by phrase as well as presenting the original recordings. These lessons are for the intermediate to advanced fingerstyle guitarist. All of the music is in notation and tablature. LESSON ONE: Rev. Davis played many gospel songs with a blues feel. These are referred to as Holy Blues. Death Don't Have No Mercy is an excellent example of a Holy Blues in the key of Em. Let Us Get Together follows, and is played in the key of G. This is a difficult arrangement illustrating Rev. Davis's control over his right hand. LESSON TWO: Rev.Gary Davis's religious arrangements in the key of C: I Belong to the Band and Tryin' to Get Home. LESSON THREE: For ragtime playing Rev. Davis would approach his guitar as if it were a piano. For gospel songs the guitar takes on the role of a full Baptist church! In this lesson we study two gospel arrangements, Pure Religion and I Am the Light of the World. Both are played in the key of C and have become popular in today's pop world.

This method has been specially devised for guitarists who want to progress at rhythmic Guitar (or accompaniment). Beginners will discover the fundamentals while more advanced players will be shown how to overcome any theoretical or technical issues that they might be encountering. Numerous styles are covered including blues jazz rock pop funk metal reggae and world music. The accompanying DVD includes all of the examples in the book demonstrated in a video for ease of understanding. The audio CD features backing tracks for students to play along with.This method has been specially devised for guitarists who want to progress at rhythmic Guitar (or accompaniment). Beginners will discover the fundamentals while more advanced players will be shown how to overcome any theoretical or technical issues that they might be encountering. Numerous styles are covered including blues jazz rock pop funk metal reggae and world music. The accompanying DVD includes all of the examples in the book demonstrated in a video for ease of understanding. The audio CD features backing tracks for students to play along with.

Rev. Gary Davis was a musical giant. His ideas spanned a wide range of techniques and styles and his repertoire featured blues rags show instrumentals and gospel songs.Davis playedwith his thumb and index finger to pick out complex melodies rhythmic licks and lightning fast single-string runs. In this book seven of Rev. Davis's blues are presented. These arrangements have beenperformed and recorded by a host of great artists including Bob Dylan Taj Mahal Hot Tuna David Bromberg John Renbourn Bert Jansch and many others.These lessons are for the intermediate to advanced fingerstyleguitarist. The accompanying three CD lessons teach these arrangements phrase by phrase as well as presenting the original recordings.Lesson one highlights two of Rev. Davis's most popular bluesarrangements. Hesitation Blues is played in the key of C. Baby Let Me Follow You Down is played in the key of G.Lesson two explores the party tune Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From (madepopular by Hot Tuna). Rev. Davis used to joke that he could play Candyman in so many different ways that he would be able to play it nonstop for at least 8 hours without repeating himself. We look at twoversions of this very popular folk blues with the regular Candyman followed by the Two-Step Candyman.In lesson three all 14 verses from Raggin' the blues are transcribed and studied on how thisarrangement develops.

This is the first book to publish an extensive collection of pre-Renaissance music transcribed for Guitar! Gregorian Chant melodies -- enormously popular in recent years -- form the basis for this volume. Inside Garno arguesthat this music of the first 1500 years of Western history should no longer be ignored by guitarists. In support he presents copious notes along with a myriad of single and multi-movement works and concludes that such music isappropriately played on the Guitar. A pioneering work that should be in every serious guitarist's library. Notation and tablature. Intermediate to advanced level. Includes access to online audio.

Classic Ragtime Guitar features four ever-popular rags. To help with the challenge of classic ragtime Guitar you will have the advantage of learning from three different teachers each with his own individualapproach. For intermediate to advanced students. As part of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Audio Series not only does this book contain valuable lessons but as an added bonus the three accompanying CDs alsocontain three full hours of instruction featuring note-by-note phrase-by-phrase instruction. The 32-page booklet is written in both standard notation and tablature.

This collection presents 99 popular classical themes arranged as single-note melodies for guitar with chord accompaniment. Each piece is presented in standard notation and tablature followed by chord diagrams and a suggestedstrumming pattern. This book will serve as an introduction to the classics for the beginning guitarist as well as a good source for the more advanced player who needs to supplement his or her repertoire with 'fake book' stylearrangements of well-known classical themes. The songs range from easy to quite challenging and represent a wide variety of styles.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Contemporary Series : MBGU Number of pages : 120 The MBGU Fingerstyle Curriculum series is designed to provide intermediate to advanced fingerstyle guitarists with a wide variety of attractive solo repertoire pieces. The material contained in these volumes is ideal for performance at professional engagements- whether concerts, cocktail parties or club dates. These solos can also be used for educational purposes and enjoyed by students and teachers alike. The Best Contemporary edition provides a collection of original pieces by some of today's leading fingerstyle guitarists as well as attractive arrangements of popular standards like My Melancholy Baby and Nola. Both standard classic guitar notation and tablature are provided throughout for the convenience of those who are more comfortable reading in one style or the other. The accompanying CD includes 22 of the 24 pieces from the book.

This book of hymns and popular sacred melodies is a note for note transcription of Rick Foster's award winning album. All solos were transcribed by Rick Foster and are in notation and tablature. The arrangements are intermediateto advanced and comprise some wonderful solo settings for use in a variety of church and concert settings.