SKU: MB.99802M
ISBN 9781513466941. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
In this series for the intermediate guitarist, John Fahey teaches a wide variety of instrumental solos. Critics have called Johns style American Primitive Guitar. The book includes tablature and notation with three compact discs featuring note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction. LESSON ONE: A general discussion of pattern picking and the use of the alternate bass. In Christ There Is No East Or West, Take A Look At That Baby and Some Summer Day. LESSON TWO: One of Johns most requested multi-sectioned composition is Indian Pacific Railroad Blues, also known as Beverley. This tune demonstrates how John composes in the fingerpicking idiom. Also taught is another very requested and imitated instrumental, Johns The Last Steam Engine Train. LESSON THREE: When The Springtime Comes Again and The Approaching Of The Disco Void. A discussion of improvisational ideas in relationship to fingerstyle compositions concludes this lesson.
SKU: MB.21690M
ISBN 9780786691142. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This book/audio teaches you how to hear and play Groove Time. Tunes include: Evil Ways; Blue Tuesday, Truckin; Blues Drive; She Done Me Wrong; and Coastin. Two improvising scales are shown for every tune, and each selection presents a different blues style for improvising. Blues tunes are presented in the keys of C, Am and G. You can also play along with the companion audio which features an excellent blues band playing all of the back-up parts. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: MB.30844M
ISBN 9781513464268. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Skip James was one of the most influential early Bluesmen, but his importance as a stylist remained undiscovered until he was brought out of a long retirement by the Folk/Blues revival of the early 1960â??s. Born in 1902 and raised in Bentonia, Nehemiah Curtis James was brought up in a religious family: his father was a bootlegger who reformed and became a Baptist preacher. Skip learned piano in school but picked up guitar from his friend Henry Stuckey. In 1931 Skip was picked up by a scout for Paramount Records and he cut 26 tracks, of which 18 were released, in a two day session at their Grafton, Wisconsin studios. These recordings presented a unique and haunting genius that influenced legendary bluesmen as Robert Johnson, Kansas Joe McCoy and Johnny Temple. But the recordings sold poorly, having been released during the Great Depression, and he drifted into obscurity.
< span style=font-family: Arial;> We have included as online downloads Skipâ??s 1931 recordings. The crackling sound of these rare recordings cannot obscure the brilliance of this seminal Blues master.
After over 30 yearâ??s retirement from music, Skip was rediscovered by Blues enthusiasts Bill Barth, John Fahey and Henry Vestine. They persuaded Skip to appear at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964, where his renditions of his old songs were still powerful and moving. His performances as well as his old and new recordings influenced a generation of new musicians: Eric Clapton, Alan Wilson of Canned Heat, Cream, Deep Purple, Chris Thomas King, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Derek Trucks, Beck, Big Sugar, John Martyn, Lucinda Williams and Rory Block to name a few.
Books on legendary Blues musicians written by white musicologists tend to offer a subjective perspective on how the artists felt, thought or reacted. A tainted picture is captured that has more to do with the writerâ??s social and musical experiences. This autobiography is different. The words, thoughts and feelings come directly from the artistâ??s lips. This is the story of Nehemiah â??Skipâ? James told by Nehemiah â??Skipâ? James.
SKU: MB.20801
ISBN 9780786682102. UPC: 796279110549. 8.5 X 11 inches.
Etudes Electric was composed in response to a need for original electric guitar literature. Selections from this volume may be performed in an applied music jury or recital in a university guitar program. The etudes are motivically intertwined and make a complete composition when performed in order. The pieces can however be performed singly or in any combination. The pieces appear twice in this edition-once unedited in standard notation alone, and then fully edited in standard notation with rhythmic tablature.
SKU: MB.20826M
ISBN 9780786696246. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Exploit your limitations was the most profound advice ever given by the great jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. TOTAL GILTRAP is a prime example of this. Indeed, Giltrap himself is a living example of an artist who has exploited his limited, right hand pick and little finger technique to its nth degree. In this volume, we explore open tunings, legato technique, two-handed tapping and the harp-like technique of open strings and harmonics. This is all wrapped up in a very English approach to melody and invention. All the techniques and pieces in the book are featured on an accompanying audio. All the examples are recorded at half tempo and full tempo, making it a very easy to follow guide. TOTAL GILTRAP is a snapshot of ideas ready to be exploited and developed by the willing and imaginative student of the modern day acoustic guitar. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: HL.360274
ISBN 9781789361391. UPC: 840126990997. 9.0x12.0x0.257 inches.
Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals. For Rockschool's 2018-2024 Guitar series, Rockschool have commissioned arrangements of titles reflecting popular music's rich heritage in all its forms and have tailored each piece to make it exactly right for the grade. You can also use titles from Rockschool's Classics series as part of the syllabus. The arrangements have been written and performed by top session musicians who have worked with some of the biggest names in rock, metal and pop. The tracks were recorded at Real World's acclaimed recording studios and feature live instruments and first rate performances for an unrivalled level of feel, authenticity and musicianship. Featuring: Basket Case (Green Day) ââ¬Â¢ Dakota (Stereophonics) ââ¬Â¢ Green Onions (Booker T and the MGs) ââ¬Â¢ The Man Who Can't Be Moved (The Script) ââ¬Â¢ Rolling in the Deep (Adele) ââ¬Â¢ and six Rockschool originals. Plus: ââ¬Â¢ Band and artist fact files with recommended listening ââ¬Â¢ In-depth walkthroughs of every track ââ¬Â¢ Easy-access downloadable audio ââ¬Â¢ Example tests and exercises ââ¬Â¢ Amp settings and tone advice for each track.
SKU: HL.403522
ISBN 9781705160671. UPC: 196288058724. 9.0x12.0 inches.
For the first time, the legendary STAR LICKS guitar instruction video series is being made available in book format with online access to the classic video footage, all of which has been digitally cleaned up and enhanced. All of the guitar tab from the original video booklets has been re-transcribed and edited using modern-day technology to provide you with the most accurate transcriptions ever created for this series. This edition gets you ready to start pickin' with the best in the business: country guitarist Albert Lee! Learn an exciting assortment of Albert's most popular country guitar techniques like slick chicken pickin', flowing double stops, speedy scale runs, open-tuning tricks, tasty steel guitar effects, colorful pick handpulls, timed delay licks, and much more!
SKU: HL.1466773
ISBN 9798350127126. UPC: 196288212744. 9.0x12.0 inches.
Learn to play your favorite Christmas songs on classical guitar! This new collection features 20 Christmas classics arranged in standard notation and tab that sound great and are not too difficult to play. Songs include: Blue Christmas ⢠Christmas Time Is Here ⢠Frosty the Snow Man ⢠A Holly Jolly Christmas ⢠I Wonder as I Wander ⢠Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! ⢠Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town ⢠Silver Bells ⢠and more.