Acoustic Guitar Lesson Pack

This book and CD pack offers a superb selection of fourteen in-depth lessons and songs for the acoustic guitar expertly played by teachers on the accompanying CD. Included inside you will find: exercises licks and eight full songs to play in standard notation and tablature with chord diagrams. Lessons are taught by the master teachers at Acoustic Guitar Magazine whose experience and analysis have already taught countless guitarists. The CD includes two versions of each song: one played slowly and the other up to tempo. The book is divided into four main sections: Basics - covering the fretboard barre chords and flatpicking; Rhythm - bluegrass in droppedD bass lines classic pop changes; Lead - Celtic jigs melodic improvisation soloing with arpeggios; and Exploration - capo use Hawaiian slack key classical etude variations; and modal harmony. Players of all levels will find lessons to benefit them.

The House of Blues and producers of The Rock House Method join together to bring you this accelerated acoustic guitar course designed to take you from the very first stages of beginner to intermediate player in no time. It's jam-packed with instruction that covers a complete spectrum of techniques and components for acoustic guitar. You will learn the parts of the guitar proper hand position tuning open and full form chords strum patterns major & minor scales song rhythms and the basics of finger picking. You will be playing complete song rhythms with the full band backing tracks.This expanded edition features: redesignedpackagingupdated and revised lessons8 new pages of lessons addedall audio tracks now available as downloadand a PDF digital edition for portable devices when the product gets registered

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.

Perfect for guitarists who have been playing for a while and are ready to expand their skills and technique, this revised book and DVD package starts with exercises for developing speed and agility and moves on to jazz chords, advanced techniques like slapping and tapping, modes, and alternate tunings. It also features thorough lessons on composition and arranging. The new DVD is hosted by Jared Meeker, one of today's hottest guitar players. If you have completed Beginning Acoustic Guitar and Intermediate Acoustic Guitar, this is your best next step. Second Edition Features: * Updated examples in the styles of acoustic guitar masters * New companion DVD demonstrating the examples in the book * Improved instruction on acoustic guitar techniques and theory, covering flatpicking, fingerstyle, and strumming / Guitare

This encyclopedia of licks is jam-packed with lead lines bends arpeggios flat-picking tips speed licks unique runs and great playing advice! It is the ultimate way to improve your technique and gain inspiration - fast. Guitarist Artie Traum delivers a powerful lesson that teaches more than a hundred riffs for blues bluegrass country and folk styles which players at all levels will be able to master.Here are just a few of the things you'll learn from this exciting package: Move with speed up and down the fingerboard; Improvise blues licks; Uncover secrets of country and bluegrass soloing; Hear exactly how riffs work in tunes; Learn to play in all majorand minor keys; Understand how to use these riffs to become a great playerCD instruction makes it easy! Find the section you want with the press of a finger; You can skip the parts you've already learned or play a particular segment over and over until you've mastered it; No rewinding or fast-forwarding to find your spot; Follow along track-by-track with the book; Listen with the best possible audio fidelity.

This money-saving pack features the 48-page FastTrack Guitar Method Book a 45-minute FastTrack audio CD complete with songs and lessons and the DVD Fender Presents Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar containing over three hours of lessons and play-along tracks!

Learn the fundamentals of how to strum use a pick tune your guitar and the names of the notes for each string. Then master the styles of rock fingerstyle blues jazz country and more. And then study soloing power riffs pro chord substitutions playing up and down the neck and more! This comprehensive pack includes: 20 complete sessions on ten instructional DVDs five jam-along CDs a 100 page lesson book 150 page downloadable resource book professional instruction and two DVDs of teacher resources. Winner of a Communicator and Telly Award for Education Learn

Second Edition-The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages and it also reflects some of the best guitar teaching ideas from around the world. Book 1 includes:TuningPlaying positionMusical symbolsNotes in first positionC G G7 D D7 A7 and Em chordsRhythms through eighth notesstrumming and picking100 great songs riffs and examplesCD includes full-band tracks for demonstration or play along. DVD contains bonus lessons.

1 - Starting From Scratch-Celebrated instructor Happy Traum guides you through the first steps in learning fingerstyle blues guitar. In this DVD intended for novice players you'll discover the basic blues forms along with a series of easy steps to develop your playing technique around a variety of characteristic tunes. Disciplines include:Syncopated progressions12-bar and 8-bar formsBass runsDozens of turnarounds intros and endings. Happy's lessons are packed with numerous tips and suggestions as well as invaluable information about music theory and musicianship. As you conquer each step your playing will become stronger and more confident and you'll be well onyour way to becoming an accomplished blues guitarist. Music and tablature are included.

Unlock the secrets of playing and composing in alternate tunings with this unique comprehensive book/CD pack! Includes an introduction to alternate tunings and the players who have pioneered them (including tips from David Wilcox David Crosby Alex de Grassi Duncan Sheik and more) 12 in-depth lessons in 11 tunings 10 full songs to play a special section on how to create your own tunings an extensive list of 60 tunings to try - with artist songs and examples and accessible arrangements in standard notation and tab. The complete guide to a new world of playing by the master teachers at Acoustic Guitar magazine!

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.

Bruce Buckingham teaches you the necessary Guitar Basics in this Musicians Institute Private Lessons book and CD package. With instruction on chords scales strumming rhythm playing the blues and more. Includes practice tips chord charts songs and progressions. Essential aspects for learning acoustic or electric guitar. CD features demo tracks and examples.