Pete Townsend: Learn To Play The Who: Guitar: Artist Songbook

The Way They Play Includes Lessons on CD. This great book/CD pack lets you explore the work of ten guitar heroes who span the entire acoustic-rock spectrum: Neil Young Dave Matthews Eagles Tom Petty Keith Richards Paul Simon Peter Buck George Harrison James Taylor and Pete Townshend.You'll discover the secrets of their picking and fingering styles learn how they played their most famous lines find out how they forged their unique styles and get tips on miking and recording. The accompanying CD walks you note by note through licks that characterize the signature sounds of these world-class musicians. Just as these guitar greats have inspired one another this bookwill inspire you.

A huge percentage of what all professional guitar players play is rhythm guitar. Some of the greatest musicians of all time were also amazing accompanists: Jimi Hendrix Eddie Van Halen Peter Townsend Eric Clapton Stevie Ray Vaughn John Mayer and The Edge to name just a few. Effortless Rhythm Guitar starts with developing the most fundamental of musical essentials - a good sense of time and feel moves on to dozens more musical concepts. This DVD will serve any aspiring rhythm guitarist! You’ll learn about: Developing a strong rhythmic feel Right hand exercises Incredibly funky funk vamps Rhythm and blues progressionsThinking like a drummer Organization and arrangement in contemporary song forms Fundamental rhythmic concept Syncopation and complex rhythm studies