Guitar Picking Tunes - Songs of Faith

Twenty-one guitar solos on beautiful hymns and some new Christian gems. All arrangements are in notation and tablature and give the pick-style player a wealth of wonderful, inspiring music to play in church, concert or in other appropriate settings. Includes access to an online audio.

In this one-hour instructional DVD James Alan Shelton and George Shuffler demonstrate and teach the guitar techniques that helped change the role of the guitar in bluegrass music. The music of the Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys has featured lead guitar work since Bill Napier and George Shuffler brought the guitar to the forefront of the Stanley's music in the late 1950s. This video begins with James Alan Shelton, the current lead guitar player for Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, picking a tune with the legendary George Shuffler. James then interviews George regarding the development of his 'crosspicking? guitar technique. George demonstrates the technique and provides a guitar solo to one of the tunes he helped to make a bluegrass standard, 'Will You Miss Me.? George and James then pick 'Katy Dear? together and demonstrate their crosspicking talents. The instructional portion of the video begins with James Alan Shelton demonstrating the crosspicking roll and providing several exercises which will serve to train your right hand to gain skill with the crosspicking technique. James then teaches a 'turnaround? to 'Rank Stranger? which utilizes the crosspicking technique to 'fill in the gaps? between vocal lines. He then shows how to take the simple melody line of a song, 'Uncloudy Day,? and incorporate the crosspicking technique between the melody notes. Next, James teaches a crosspicking break to 'Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow? and follows that tune by demonstrating how to transform a Carter style guitar solo into a crosspicking solo using the song 'Wildwood Flower? as an example. The next section of the video features James teaching two of his original flatpicking tunes 'Road to Coeburn? and 'Tom's Creek.? This is followed by a fingerstyle performance of Ralph Stanley's favorite guitar number, 'Cannonball Blues.? James concludes the instructional portion of the video by talking about his selection of guitar strings, picks, and capos and provides 'tricks of the trade? to help you keep your flatpick in good shape. George and James both talk about their signature model Huss and Dalton guitars and the video concludes with George and James picking 'Banks of the Ohio? together. All of the songs that are taught in the video are transcribed in the accompanying transcription book. / Guitare (Flatpick) Et Plectre

Celtic Hymns and Sacred Songs. There is often a mystical and captivating beauty found in the hymns and sacred songs of the British Isles. This book contains guitar solo arrangements on 19 selections. All solos are in notation and tablature and can be played by the plectrum or flatpick guitarist. Includes access to an online audio.

A Master Picker Analyzes His Pioneering Licks and Solos-Tony Rice is known world-wide for his spectacular technique brilliant improvisation and powerful soloing. On this CD (accompanied by a transcription book in both music and tab) he personally passes on to you the style he has pioneered during two decades as the top bluegrass picker of his generation. In careful detail Tony analyses licks runs solos and rhythm parts to hot bluegrass songs and fiddle tunes that will challenge and delight all flatpickers.Intermediate players will learn the intricacies if the Tony Rice style in detail: the secrets of his left and right hand techniques as well as kick-offs and endings licks riffs and complete solos to fiddletunes and country songs. He covers rhythm techniques cross-picking improvisation variations on the popular ‘G run’ and much more!Before long you’ll be picking advanced solos to a number of tunes that should be in every good picker’s repertoire: The Red Haired Boy Little Sadie Your Love is Like a Flower Blue Railroad Train Home from the Forest Wildwood Flower Old train Wild Horse and Jerusalem’s Ridge.

This cool book uses tunes by the Beatles the Who Hendrix Cream Pink Floyd and others to teach beginning guitarists everything they need to know! Players will learn the chords melodies riffs licks and solos of real songs as well as basic strumming picking music & tab reading and so much more. The CD features recorded demos of the music examples. Songs: Any Way You Want It • Are You Gonna Go My Way • Carry On Wayward Son • CrazyTrain • Day Tripper • Flirtin' with Disaster • Hey Joe • I Can See for Miles • Iron Man • Space Oddity • Sunshine of Your Love • Wish You Were Here.

Woody Guthrie's songs gave direction and purpose to a generation of songwriters in the 1950s and 1960s, and they continue to move millions of people today. This Land Is Your Land has become an alternate national anthem!In this 101 minute lesson, Fred Sokolow teaches you how to play backup and solos to ten of Woody's best known songs. It's a great lesson in fingerpicking, as well as an intro to some moving, classic tunes from America's legendary poet/songwriter. Fred makes it easy to learn, with split-screen, slowed down versions of the songs and helpful hints about the licks and picking styles. All the songs are written out in tab and music notation in the PDF file that comes with the lesson. All lyrics are also included.Titles include: Pastures of Plenty, So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh, Bound For Glory (This Train), Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (Deportee), Do Re Mi, Philadelphia Lawyer, Oklahoma Hills, My Daddy (Flies A Ship In The Sky), Hard Travelin' and Pretty Boy Floyd.101 minutes - Level 2 - Detailed tab/music PDF file on the DVD / Guitare

Key Features at Grade 2 Arpeggiated Chords Palm Muting Alternate picking Pull offs Shuffle feel Major and Natural Minor. Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. Major and Minor 7th chords Playback skills Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer. Guitar Syllabus features Plot your stylistic specialism - follow your preferredstyle up through the grades Introduction to tone - authentic tone and amp setting suggestions for each track TAB and Standard Notation 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs Downloads with full mixes

Rev. Gary Davis had an enormous repertoire that spanned from gospel to blues rags to fok tunes and old minstrel show songs. In this double DVD lesson Ernie Hawkins presents some of Rev. Davis's most requested rags and minstreltunes. These vary from Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From to the complex dance rhythms of Buck Dance and Twelve Sticks to Devil's Dream an instrumental played in the Key of F. These arearrangements that will challenge any Guitarists. Ernie Hawkins teaches each tune phrase and carefully shows you the right hand picking as well as the left hand fingerings that were unique to Rev. Davis's approach. Youwill be able to easily follow the instruction with the tab/music booklet. Also featured are split screen segments where each section is played slowly and you can study the movements of each hand. As a bonus we have includedvarious audio performances of Rev. Davis playing each song.

Bukka White's slashing slide figures and pounding chords are capable of generating a high level of excitement capable of leaving dancers joyously exhausted. Yet there is also a sensitivity and a sense of dynamics to his music. Bukka's lyrics ran the gamut from the perceptive to the surreal. The combination of these two voices places Bukka squarely within the blues tradition and in his own unique niche.In this lesson Tom Feldmann takes you through 10 of Bukka White's tunes. Starting off in Vestapol tuning you'll get his right hand train beat picking down pat with Special Streamline. Next you'll learn to master playing in Cross-Note tuningwith Jitterbug Swing Aberdeen Mississippi Blues World Boogie and Sic Em Dogs On.Bukka's approach to Cross-Note tuning set him apart from his contemporaries and will add a new depth to your own playing. You'll learn Bukka's trick of dampening the 3rd string behind the slide as well as his signature ?Spank the Baby? technique a real crowd pleaser. Moving into Open G tuning you'll learn Poor Boy Fixin' To Die Blues and Gibson Hill. The lesson finishes with When Can I Change My Clothes and Strange Place Blues in Standard Tuning.These carefully selected songs where chosen on the basis that Bukka used similar patterns for many of his songs and by learning these 10 you're really learning his entire recorded works. The original old recordings of all the tunes are included.Titles include: OPEN D TUNING: Special Streamline CROSS-NOTE TUNING: Jitterbug Swing Aberdeen Mississippi Blues World Boogie Sic Em Dogs On OPEN G TUNING: Poor Boy Fixin' To Die Blues Gibson Hill STANDARD TUNING: When Can I Change My Clothes Strange Place Blues112 minutes ? Level 2/3 ? Detailed tab/music PDF file on the DVD

Jody Stecher has long been America?s least generic flatpicker. From the teenage hotshot who won the 1966 World?s Champion Flatpicking Cup at Union Grove North Carolina to the mature and reflective artist who was twice Grammynominated in the 1990s Jody has always played his own style. Here he presents the technical nuts and bolts for you to make your own personal style. This lesson is both a roadmap of Jody?s development as a flatpickingguitarist of mostly American vernacular music and a guide to how any flatpicker can expand their expressive technique. Think of it as ?Flatpicking According to Jody?. It?s a graded course starting with basics in whichthe technical relationship between fingerpicking and flatpicking is made clear. The first few pieces are great songs with memorable melodies but minimal fingering so that right hand fundamentals can be mastered. Witheach new tune more techniques are introduced and more of the fingerboard is used both horizontally and vertically. The second half of the lesson is purely instrumental music and the tunes are more complex. Titlesinclude: Carter?s Blues It?s Hard To Love I Got A Bulldog Leake County Blues Arkansas Traveler The Dawn and The Ship in Full Sail.

Another addition to the bestselling series the fantastic Book 6 features a further 101 Songs For Easy Guitar presented with melody line lyrics and chords. Featuring songs tosuit every age ability and musical taste this massive Guitar songbook would be an admirable addition to any guitarist's bookshelf. Featuring tunes by rock gods like AC/DC Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix pop royalty such as TakeThat The Killers and Kaiser Chiefs as well as some of the greatest musicians ever like David Bowie Joni Mitchell and The Smiths. With 101 Songs For Easy Guitar you'll be able to find asong you know and love on every page quickly flick to it and learn it with ease. Timeless tunes like How Deep Is Your Love Dream On Eye Of The Tiger and Live And Let Die are all arranged for EasyGuitar so you'll be singing strumming and picking these famous songs straight away we've no doubt.  The great thing about having so many ballads belters and bangers in one place is that you'llnever be stuck for new tunes to learn and play. Whether you want to practise in the privacy of your home perform for friends and family or learn the songs to develop your own unique take on them 101 Songs For EasyGuitar gives you a really great choice of tunes old and new. So if you're looking for an exceptional Guitar song book that will allow you to learn a super selection of songs from avariety of the best artists look no further than this the sixth instalment of the 101 Songs For Easy Guitar series.

Key Features at Grade 7 Articulated chromatic runs Natural harmonics melodies hybrid picking Lydian Phrygian Mode Jazz Melodic Minor Major 9th Minor 9th and Dominant 9th Arpeggios and Chords. Stylistic Study Session Work Rockschool builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer. Guitar Syllabus features Plot your stylisticspecialism - follow your preferred style up through the grades Introduction to tone - authentic tone and amp setting suggestions for each track TAB and Standard Notation 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background information with recommended further listening Walkthroughs -  Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs Downloads with full mixes & backing tracks Free Choice Element – You can select  2 free choice pieces in your exam All Rockschool grades are fully accredited throughout the UK by the qualifications regulators of England (OfQual) Wales (DCELLS) Northern Ireland (CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA Accreditation).

Mandolin And Fiddle Tunes Book With Online Audio-This book is dedicated to the traditional music of Southern Italy. Suitable for mandolinists and violinists at a late beginner-intermediate level it explores the beautiful and distinctive sounds of folk music from the regionsof Campagnia Calabria Puglia Sicily and Sardinia. Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin And Fiddle Tunes has been devised with careful consideration in order to provide an excellent introduction to thisfascinating style. With the preparatory studies the student will develop a firm foundation upon which to build their skills in Italian-style tremolo picking and rhythms that accentuate the music. Detailed descriptions areincluded for all of the songs and dances as well as historical and technical information about tarantella and pizzica music. Together with the accompanying online audio the student will be able to play along and followthe precise nuances that distinguish the music while increasing their knowledge and repertoire in the Italian folk style. This book is written in standard notation and Mandolin tablature with Guitar and Mandolin chordaccompaniment.