With a new introduction by Woody MannJazz and blues guitarist Woody Mann learned from the legendary Rev. Gary Davis and then played and recorded with Son House Bukka White and John Fahey. He has performed throughout the world recorded over a dozen CDs and is an internationally renowned guitar teacher.Six great lessons from the masters of rockabilly guitar:Lesson 1: Arlen Roth-shows you Travis picking heel damping and alternating bass licksLesson 2:James Burton-the legendary pioneer of rockabilly teaches techniques from his days with Ricky NelsonLesson 3: Danny Gatton-teaches pick-and finger style trills and special chordsLesson 4: Brain Setzer-ex-Stary Cats-shows you hisspecial tricksLesson 5: Joe Dalton-country and rockabilly specialist Joe demonstrates hot chromatic runs double stop licks and arpeggiosLesson 6: Scotty Anderson-gives you an intense workout on Chet Atkins fingerstyle guitar andboogie licksYou'll never miss a note!-You see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played!-All right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easy-Slowmotion segments with standard pitch sound-Artist biographies-Suggested listening-Booklet with music examples included

Books 4-6 and Advanced Technique-The Guitar Lessons of Julio Sagreras are among the most universally used collections of guitar music and represent a milestone in guitar didactic literature. The original six lesson books along with the book Advanced Technique were an immediate success on their introduction and remain so today. This edition brings together under one cover Lesson Books Four Five and Six as well as Sagreras's Advanced Technique volume. The studies in each book arecarefully fingered and graded. They are charming melodious and extremely effective in the classroom. They are also an ideal introduction to classical guitar playing and also to Latin American guitar music. Some of the laterstudies are appropriate as concert repertoire. This text is in English and Spanish with French and German translations in an appendix at the back of the book.

Par GROSSMAN STEFAN. In this book, six of Rev. Davis' Holy Blues are presented-- gospel songs with a taste of the blues. The online audio recordings 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. Includes access to online audio. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Tablatures / Guitare

With a new introduction by Woody MannJazz and blues guitarist Woody Mann learned from the legendary Rev. Gary Davis and then played and recorded with Son House Bukka White and John Fahey. He has performed throughout the world recorded over a dozen CDs and is an internationally renowned guitar teacher.Six great lessons from the masters of slide guitar:Lesson 1: Arlen Roth-on open E tuning slide fundamentals right & left hand dampingLesson 2: Lee RoyParnell-demonstrates open E box patterns acoustic slide technique and playing the bluesLesson 3: Mick Taylor-the ex-Rolling Stone shows you standard tuning slide string damping playing slide with a pick and moreLesson 4: JayGeils-teaches standard tuning slide vibrato and Muddy Waters styleLesson 5: Greg Martin-covers fingerpicking standard tuning slide and Duane Allman styleLesson 6: Warren Haynes-learn lead slide licks tone & open G tuning fromthe Allman Bros. guitaristYou'll never miss a note!-You see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played!-All right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up and with helpful split-screen effects to makelearning easy-Slow motion segments with standard pitch sound-Artist biographies-Suggested listening-Booklet with music examples included

Designed to motivate and inspire students Guitar Sherpa's innovative learning systems employ a hands-on contextual format. Students 'play' their way through Guitar Sherpa curriculum rather than working through tedious examples and exercises.Muriel Anderson world-renowned Guitarist and composer presents this intensive study program for intermediate and advanced fingerstyle Guitar players. Innovations for Acoustic Guitar guides the student through essential theory techniques and other 'tricks of the trade' to enhance the player's performance arranging and composition skills.Using several of her own compositions as lesson examples (Arioso Mister Chester TwoShores A Baker's Dozen and Muriel's highly popular Angelina Baker Medley) Innovations for Acoustic Guitar reveals a variety of Muriel's signature techniques and approaches for generating new ideas and fresh arrangements or compositions.You'll learn how to flavor your arrangements and compositions with a variety of harmonic techniques including Irish and Cuban influences and odd time signatures. You'll learn how to develop a theme play expressively and imitate the sounds of a banjo mandolin or bass. Muriel also demonstrates how connect notes in a rhythmic tune in the classic style of Chet Atkins.Innovations for Acoustic Guitar will strengthen your fingerstyle technique enhance your performance and presentation of material and spark innovative composition and arranging. Hands-On Learning Tools included with Innovations for Acoustic Guitar: Text Lesson Guide Standard Notation Guitar Tab Power Tab Files Power Tab Software Bonus Material. Secure PIN enclosed in DVD package for quick and secure download of learning tools.

for the Fingerstyle Guitarist-We all grew up with the sounds of Motown. In this double DVD lesson Alberto Lombardi puts his fingerstyle talents to arrange four all time Motown great hits.You Can?t Hurry Love: What a happy uplifting song! The key is to get a good groove! An alternating bass reminiscent of Chet Atkins was perfect for most of the song. Alberto uses a tiny bit of percussion on the guitar to capture the original bass groove. Being an up-tempo tune a few blues licks are added to give an electric guitar feel. Harmonics are introduced in the chorus to replicate the background vocals of the Supremes.How Sweet it is (To Be Loved By You): This arrangement is based primarily on James Taylor?s cover of Marvin Gaye?s original version. Alberto replicates Taylor?s tenderness and subtleties of his voice with embellishments slides and legatos.My Girl: This song has a killer guitar riff! You can?t loose it in the arrangement. Alberto starts only with the riff and bass and then blends the riff with the bass part leaving room for the melodic vocals. As for all Motown vocal parts it?s full of subtleties and the arrangement preserves these.I Heard it Through the Grapevine: Marvin Gaye sang like an angel! Alberto captures this expressiveness both using the same refined lines and also the rough sweetness of his attitude. Very close attention was focused on building a bass line that works very close to the original but appropriate for the ?fingerstyle transformation? of the song. You got to keep it snappy and grooving. Harmonics impersonate the breathy vocals of the female background singers while the bass keeps the groove riff going.

for Teaching and Private Study. Par GRAF-MARTINEZ GERHARD. Gerhard Graf-Martinez is a passionate flamenco guitarist and teacher. The wealth of his knowledge is captured in this two-volume work , which also reflects valuable experience gained from his activities as a tutor at national and international seminars and workshops. The CD included with volume 1 contains all the pieces and musical examples for volumes 1 and 2. Besides being a pure pleasure to listen to - 'Flamenco puro' - it also conveys the authentic sound and the pulsating 'compás' of this music. This is the only way to learn to play the music properly yourself. The DVD will take you to the passionate world of Flamenco, and you will quickly immerse yourself in this Spanish musical phenomenon. - Flamenco Guitar Method on DVD - All video sequences as slow versions and at original speed - Explanation and presentation of all techniques - various camera perspectives selectable (multi-angle) - All sound examples are underlaid with notes and tablature. - Duration: 80 Minutes / Méthode / Méthode / Guitare

Nine Powerful Excursions into Slide Guitar-Some of today's greatest proponents of traditional bottleneck/slide Guitar playing teach the soulful sounds that started in the Mississippi Delta and forever changed the world's musical landscape.The powerful lessons on this DVD compiled from the Homespun archives represent Guitar instruction at its very best. Each segment taught by a legendary master of blues/slide technique has been chosen to give you a slightly different application of the use of the bottleneck to create distinct and memorable arrangements for your songs. These veteran performers communicate their unique style and musical vision to allow you to become a more confident and proficientguitarist.Includes tuition material from:Keb' Mo'Mike DowlingHans TheessinkRoy Book BinderBob BrozmanCatfish KeithJohn HammondRory BlockSteve James

The character and variety of Chinese music combined with the sounds found in instruments like the Pipa or Guqin lend themselves perfectly to the Guitar bringing exciting new techniques textures and sounds for the instrument. In this book with online videos author Fernando Pérez teaches how to play several Chinese melodies arranged for solo Guitar. You'll learn about Chinese traditional music history and meaning and notation systems. You'll also learn Pipa and Guqin style Guitar techniques. The songs include: 'Chai Tou Feng' 'The Grand Hujia' 'Heroic Little Sisters' 'Moonlight Over the River in Spring'. You can access the online videos ofPérez demonstrating these melodies and other video lessons using the unique code found inside each book.

Brazil has produced some of the most vibrant and exciting guitar music in the instrument's history. In this lesson Rick Udler discusses and demonstrates styles techniques and rhythms of Brazil's great players. This is a uniqueopportunity for guitarists to delve into the beautiful sounds of this musical land. Rick begins by going over chords that are commonly used by Brazilian guitarists. He then teaches the accompaniment to singer/songwriterGilberto Gil's beautiful composition 'A Paz' to illustrate the use of chords with open strings. A step-by-step analysis of Bossa Nova accompaniment in the João Gilberto style follows along with suggestions on how to develop abetter feel for this sophisticated syncopated groove. The solo guitar rendition of the Antonio Carlos Jobim/Newton Mendonça classic 'One Note Samba' will be a welcome addition to many players repertoires with it'srhythmic drive and rich harmony. Samba rhythms are then explored with examples that are sure to enhance one's groove and arsenal of techniques. Rick also gives examples of inner string movement which will prove invaluable to thoselooking for ways to generate more excitement and authenticity in their comping. A sambified version of 'Happy Birthday' demonstrates how to apply these techniques to a familiar tune and make it sound fresh.And to provide an evengreater challenge for all players Rick gives a detailed analysis of his tour de force solo guitar piece 'Amigo Paulo' composed as an homage to his friend guitar legend Paulinho Nogueira (1927-2003). This tune with it's choroinfluences incorporates many of the techniques Rick learned directly from the master and is sure to provide much musical food for thought for players who are looking for innovative new colours and textures to add to their playing.

A.P. Sara and Maybelle Carter collectively known as The Carter Family have been a driving force in the history of Country music recording since 1927. In this unique lesson Mike Seeger along with Jeanette Carter shows how even near-beginners can incorporate these characteristic sounds into their own playing. He carefully demonstrates the picking techniques and famous 'Thumb-lead' employed in songs such as Wildwood Flower. Discover the characteristic differences between the Hawaiian Country Blues and Flatpick styles that you can then incorporate to develop your own sound.The film also includes Jeanette Carter daughter of A.P. and Sara performing on theAutoharp and Guitar as well as offering vivid reminiscences of her family and their incredible and inspiring career.

A Beginner's Guide Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio Video and Popular Songs!-The First 15 Lessons series provides a step-by-step lesson plan for the absolute beginner complete with audio tracks video lessons and real songs! Designed for self-teaching or for use with an instructor you'll build a solid foundation as you work through each lesson learning the basics of the instrument and music reading while practicing the many exercises concepts and song excerpts within. Must-know instruction so you can start playing right away with a free online tuner and metronome! The acoustic guitar book features lessons on: guitar fundamentals music reading chords strumming arpeggios time signatures syncopation hammer-ons & pull-offs doublestops harmonics fingerpicking alternate picking and scales & basic theory. Includes guitar parts from 31 songs: Body like a Back Road • Change the World • Dust in the Wind • Eleanor Rigby • Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) • The House of the Rising Sun • Imagine • Love Story • More Than a Feeling • The Reason • Someone like You • Thinking Out Loud • Unchained Melody • and more...