Alfred's Play : Acoustic Guitar 1

What do YOU want to PLAY today? The PLAY series has nailed down what today's musician really wants: lessons you can use anytime, anywhere. They're flat-out more convenient than private lessons, and just as valuable. The high-quality video of expert instructors will help players of all skill levels, from beginners and 'weekend warriors' to advanced students and pros. Whether you're into rock, jazz, blues, folk, country, or a little bit of everything, the PLAY series has all the resources you need at the click of a button. / Guitare

Each book in the Acoustic Solo Series contains complete transcriptions from the artists themselves in full standard notation and tablature. Performance notes are also included. The full original recording of each song is featured on the included CD. Twelve spectacular solo guitar arrangements, all in standard tuning (with a few simple variations), from David Cullen, Mike Dowling, Laurence Juber, Al Petteway, Doug Smith, and Kenny Sultan. The 12 songs provide an amazing overview of styles and techniques for solo guitar. From swing and blues to contemporary instrumental guitar styles, each piece will make a terrific addition to any solo guitarist's concert repertoire. Titles: The 5:55 * Bahama Beach * Blue Counterpoint * Crest of the Revolution * Go Ahead and Play * Groove Etude * Indigo Blue * Midari * Nitpickin' * Slippin' and Drippin' * Sunday Sonata * The Tempest.

Learn to play guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of playing either acoustic or electric guitar. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about various guitar types and the sounds they create, how to care for your very own guitar, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation and tablature. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and TAB. You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues, Country, Jazz and Folk. Near the end of the book, you will be introduced to advanced tablature techniques such as bends, slides, and palm muting, which will help you color your musical creations with your own unique, rockin' style. The book features the following helpful resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Tablature licks * Dictionary of tablature techniques * Guitar note chart * Magic chord accompaniment guide * Guitar fingerboard chart The accompanying CD provides a helpful reference for play-along and practice. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way. / Guitare

For those of you who enjoy playing or want to play unplugged, this is your book of choice. Written in standard notation, it guides you through the basics of playing the guitar using rock, blues, country and folk music. In addition, techniques such as bending, sliding, hammer-on and pull-off are included. This book combines the essential elements of Books 1, 2 and 3 of Alfred's Basic Guitar Method and is a complete course.

Formed by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant with the goal of fusing very heavy rock---heavier than had ever been played before---with British folk and acoustic music Led Zeppelin redefined and forever changed rock 'n' roll. With this book you will learn all the great guitar parts to eight rock and acoustic Zeppelin songs. To make learning Jimmy Page's guitar parts both fun and easy the included DVD contains complete easy-to-follow video lessons for each song. And if you use the disc in a computer you can accesssound-alike MP3s of every tune and our exclusive TNT 2 Custom Mix software that lets you alter the instrument and vocal mix for play-along.

Guitar World presents its latest DVD, Mastering Arpeggios, a deluxe crash course in guitar theory. With over 2 hours of lessons, you'll learn everything you need to know about major, minor, diminished, and augmented triad arpeggios, plus a bonus tutorial on how to play like Paganini! Your Instructor is Jimmy Brown, who over the last 25 years has built a reputation as one of the world's finest music editors through his work as transcriber, arranger, and senior music editor for Guitar World magazine, the world's best-selling magazine for guitarists. In addition to these roles, he is a working musician, performing regularly as a solo acoustic guitar/vocal act and rocking out with a full band at taverns, restaurants, resorts, weddings, and private parties. / Guitare

The complete acoustic blues method by Lou Manzi with full tuition in all aspects of blues playing and compete with a CD of audio examples.Here's your chance to master the sometimes funky sometimes haunting sounds of the acoustic blues guitar with a comprehensive tutorial method. Every aspect of the blues is introduced in and easy-to-understand manner and the CD of demonstrations will ensure that you capture the details and nuances of this characteristic style.Lessons include:12-bar progressionsRhythm and theoryShuffles and Boogie Woogie patternsBlues soloingLeft- and right-hand techniquesTurnaroundsMoveablepatternsFingerstyle blues

The Ultimate Beginner Xpress Series takes the fundamentals of the Number One instructional music video (Ultimate Beginner Series) and combines it with the most revolutionary way of learning great songs (SongXpress) in order to create a path of learning designed to get you up and playing in no time. There are certain concepts and fundamentals that are common to all contemporary songs in their genre. Whether it's blues hard rock latin or rock 'n' roll this DVD will teach you the elements of a basic song in each style so you can apply them to your playing and learn hundreds of songs just like them.