Guitar Tuning for the Complete Musical Idiot

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 64 The most complete guitar tuning method ever published. Written by one of America's leading guitar teachers and designed for all guitarists, from beginners to professionals, this book offers a practical new approach to tuning the guitar. This system is equally effective for all types of guitars and even includes the principal alternate tunings used in classic guitar performance: dropped-D, low-G (DGDGBE), and the lowered third string (G to F#) but otherwise normal tuning often used to emulate the lute or vihuela. Using the principles described in this book and conveyed purely through diagrams, any guitarists can learn to tune with precision and confidence.

The Complete DVD on Tuning Strings and Intonation-The complete DVD on tuning strings and intonation. There's nothing more distracting than hearing a musician play out of tune. This user-friendly DVD teaches various methods for tuning Guitars - even 12-strings! - and basses including a section on using electronic tuning devices. br> Also covers intonation picks changing strings and much more!

Par BULLOCK ROBIN. Celtic acoustic guitar and cittern wizard Robin Bullock takes the vibrating string to astonishing places with four of his own compositions, artful arrangements of another five traditional Celtic tunes, and tunes by Norman Blake and Dougie MacLean. From high-octane performances on Spider - Maho Snaps - Matelot Jig - and Old Brown Case to the extraordinarily moving and trancelike tune Between Earth and Sky(original title piece of his CD), the slow Irish air For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name - and Tiger Baby's Lullaby - Robin displays the fingerpicking and flatpicking styles that, combined with his composing and multi-instrumental skills, have earned his reputation with such renown Celtic and world-music groups as Helicon, Billboard's 'world music' TOP 10 artist John Whelan's new Celtic band, and Riverdance guest artists Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. An extraordinary composer, Robin also varies tunings using standard tuning on only two pieces - he fingerpicks seven of the tunes, and uses flatpick technique on Old Brown Case and the three cittern (Irish bazouki) pieces: his original The Iraqi Road to Dublin and Irish traditional tunes Maho Snaps and The Dawn/Miss Monahan. Completing the 11 pieces on this video are: Dougie MacLean's Farewell to Craigie Duh, Turlough O'Carolan's Sir Charles Coote - Captain Higgins - and Rigler's March - Rex's Ramble - another one of his own. Find out why everyone who hears Robin Bullock is entranced by his masterful musical versatility, his humorous approach to life, and the music that runs through his head. / Acoustic Music - Concert/Documentary / Accessoire / Guitare

Méthode de guitare blues Discipline / Instrument : guitare Support : Partition + CD Nombre de pages : 38 Date de parution : 19/01/1997 Mon propos n'est pas ici de retracer toute l'histoire du blues et des guitaristes en particulier. Vous trouverez, à la fin de cette méthode, une bibliographie donnant les références des meilleurs ouvrages sur la question. Il faut rappeler cependant, que depuis le début du XXe siècle, la guitare est, avant le piano ou l'harmonica, l'instrument de prédilection des bluesmen. Entre 1910 et 1940, de très nombreux guitaristes noirs, originaires pour la plupart des États du Sud des USA, ont contribué à la naissance et à l'expansion du blues, phénomène musical d'une portée incontestable et incontestée. Les guitaristes de blues acoustique qui ont enregistré surtout entre 1926 et 1940, avant que ne se répande l'utilisation de l'amplification électrique, ont jeté les bases du finger picking et, pour certains, porté ce style, guitaristiquement très complet, à un très haut niveau de technicité et de virtuosité. Chacun de ces guitaristes avait sa technique particulière, sa couleur, reconnaissables soit à la manière de frapper les basses, soit au phrasé mélodique, etc... De plus, certaines régions ont vu se développer, de par la personnalité marquante de quelques musiciens locaux, des styles relativement typés. C'est ainsi que l'on peut parler du blues du Mississipi, du Texas, de Memphis, de la Côte Est, de Chicago, etc... Dans cette méthode, dont le but est de vous permettre l'approche des différents styles de blues acoustique, je ne me baserai pas sur cette classification traditionnelle mais plus simplement sur les différentes manières de marquer les rythmes en blues sur une guitare. En effet, le finger picking, qui permet de jouer en même temps, comme sur un piano, le rythme et la mélodie, était la technique employée par les guitaristes de blues. Les façons d'utiliser le pouce de la main droite, pour l'accompagnement sont multiples et à chacune correspond un style, une couleur particulière. Dans cet ouvrage d'initiation, je me suis attaché aux principales manières d'utiliser les basses dans différentes tonalités. Je pense qu'elles couvrent l'essentiel des techniques utilisées. Le guitariste qui assimilera les exercices proposés ici, sera à même, ensuite, d'approfondir tel ou tel style plus précis. Je propose également quelques exemples de blues en accord ouvert (open tuning) et de blues au bottleneck, ces techniques ayant été très largement utilisées par de nombreux bluesmen. Je vous propose 17 blues dans des styles et des tonalités différents. Chacun de ces blues est joué à la manière de certains guitaristes parmi les plus représentatifs du blues acoustique. En introduction à chaque blues, je présente un exercice, une phrase courte, dont la répétition vous permettra de maîtriser les principales difficultés du morceau. Un CD contenant tous les exercices accompagne cette méthode. Écoutez le attentivement jusqu'à ce que votre oreille en soit imprégnée. On ne peut bien jouer que la musique qui chante dans notre tête. J'espère que grâce à cet ouvrage, le blues chantera dans la vôtre... et sur votre guitare. (Alain Giroux)

This book provides a complete introduction to using the DADGAD tuning for fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar. Understanding DADGAD For Fingerstyle Guitar systematically explores the tuning starting with simple chords and scale patterns ultimately showing how DADGAD can be used to play in nearly any key and in many different musical styles. Topics include moveable and open-string chords and scales intervals theharp-effect common chord progressions in DADGAD and more all in the context of either short musical examples or complete tunes.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : All Styles Series : Complete Number of pages : 96 Now complete in one volume, this time-honored method addresses the six-string lap steel guitar in E7 tuning. This approach incorporates both note reading and melody chord playing. The melody chord approach is the one utilized and made famous by New Orleans' great guitarist and teacher, Roger Filiberto. This book contitutes one of the most practical, well-written methods available for the lap steel guitar; it teaches techniques and chord harmony applicable to Hawaiian, bottleneck/slide and even resonator styles.

Chords And Arpeggios-The first part of this edition teaches a very specific portion of music theory with the goal of providing a thorough foundation for building chords and arpeggios. The second part reveals the unique fingerboard patterns arisingfrom the nature of the Guitar's six-string tuning and applies these essential patterns to teaching every aspect of building chords and arpeggios for the Guitar.Clear illustrations are abundant throughout this text makingits wealth of information easier to learn and apply. This book is accessible to those who have never learned to read music notation presenting ideas that anyone can understand and utilize. Self-tests are featured at the end ofeach chapter facilitating complete and thorough comprehension.Even though this text accelerates rapidly through intermediate and advanced levels it will also benefit the beginner with no previous musical experience.

Par GIROUX ALAIN. Mon propos n'est pas ici de retracer toute l'histoire du blues et des guitaristes en particulier. Vous trouverez, à la fin de cette méthode, une bibliographie donnant les références des meilleurs ouvrages sur la question. Il faut rappeler cependant, que depuis le début du XXe siècle, la guitare est, avant le piano ou l'harmonica, l'instrument de prédilection des 'bluesmen'. Entre 1910 et 1940, de très nombreux guitaristes noirs, originaires pour la plupart des états du sud des USA, ont contribué à la naissance et à l'expansion du blues, phénomène musical d'une portée incontestable et incontestée. Les guitaristes de blues acoustique qui ont enregistré surtout entre 1926 et 1940, avant que ne se répande l'utilisation de l'amplification électrique, ont jeté les bases du 'finger picking' et, pour certains, porté ce style, guitaristiquement très complet, à un très haut niveau de technicité et de virtuosité. Chacun de ces guitaristes avait sa technique particulière, sa couleur, reconnaissables soit à la manière de frapper les basses, soit au phrasé mélodique, etc... De plus, certaines régions ont vu se développer, de par la personnalité marquante de quelques musiciens locaux, des styles relativement 'typés'. C'est ainsi que l'on peut parler du blues du Mississipi, du Texas, de Memphis, de la Côte Est, de Chicago, etc... Dans cette méthode, dont le but est de vous permettre l'approche des différents styles de blues acoustique, je ne me baserai pas sur cette classification traditionnelle mais plus simplement sur les différentes manières de marquer les rythmes en blues sur une guitare. En effet, le 'finger picking', qui permet de jouer en même temps, comme sur un piano, le rythme et la mélodie, était la technique employée par les guitaristes de blues. Les façons d'utiliser le pouce de la main droite, pour l'accompagnement sont multiples et à chacune correspond un style, une couleur particulière. Dans cet ouvrage d'initiation, je me suis attaché aux principales manières d'utiliser les basses dans différentes tonalités. Je pense qu'elles couvrent l'essentiel des techniques utilisées. Le guitariste qui assimilera les exercices proposés ici, sera à même, ensuite, d'approfondir tel ou tel style plus précis. Je propose également quelques exemples de blues en accord ouvert (open tuning) et de blues au 'bottleneck', ces techniques ayant été très largement utilisées par de nombreux 'bluesmen'. Je vous propose 17 blues dans des styles et des tonalités différents. Chacun de ces blues est joué 'à la manière de' certains guitaristes parmi les plus représentatifs du blues acoustique. En introduction à chaque blues, je présente un exercice, une phrase courte, dont la répétition vous permettra de maîtriser les principales difficultés du morceau. Un CD contenant tous les exercices accompagne cette méthode. Ecoutez le attentivement jusqu'à ce que votre oreille en soit imprégnée. On ne peut bien jouer que la musique qui chante dans notre tête. J'espère que grâce à cet ouvrage, le blues chantera dans la vôtre... et sur votre guitare. Alain Giroux / variété - jazz / Recueil / Guitare

Week 4-Welcome to the Metal Rhythm Guitar in 6 Weeks guitar course. This course is designed to focus your practice towards realistic goals achievable in six weeks. Each week provides you with techniques concepts and licks to help you play and understand metal rhythm playing at a manageable pace. Different rhythm patterns are taught each week to help you towards playing in real musical situations and develop an ear for the differences between players. If you have been frustrated or intimidated by other educational material this course is for you. You will see the improvement as you work through each week. Week four includes: E flat tuning · complete song breakdown with techniquelessons focusing on triplets pedal tones down picking and palm muting · and metal guitar jam track. Andy James is a well respected guitarist and teacher whose influences include Greg Howe Paul Gilbert Tony Macalpine and Zakk Wylde. He is known for his blistering technique.

Week 6-Welcome to the Metal Rhythm Guitar in 6 Weeks guitar course. This course is designed to focus your practice towards realistic goals achievable in six weeks. Each week provides you with techniques concepts and licks to help you play and understand metal rhythm playing at a manageable pace. Different rhythm patterns are taught each week to help you towards playing in real musical situations and develop an ear for the differences between players. If you have been frustrated or intimidated by other educational material this course is for you. You will see the improvement as you work through each week. Week six includes: Drop C tuning · complete song breakdown using alternatep9icking palm muting odd rhythms phrygian dominant scale · plus a metal guitar jam track. Andy James is a well respected guitarist and teacher whose influences include Greg Howe Paul Gilbert Tony Macalpine and Zakk Wylde. He is known for his blistering technique.

A plain-English easy-to-follow course-Play Guitar! is a friendly step-by-step Guitar method which makes learning fun. No previous musical experience is required and as you progress through each chapter you will develop a broad range of skillsessential to the contemporary guitarist including: tuning up music reading single note technique chord vocabulary rhythm Guitar techniques scales improvisation and music theory. These skills are consolidated through classicGuitar repertoire and specially written traditional and new pieces.A free CD featuring superb backing tracks enables you to sound like a guitarist in a professional band. The tracks are recorded in stereo with the melodypanned to the left and rhythm Guitar to the right. This enables you to hear the complete track before playing either the lead or rhythm part.

The most complete and comprehensive guide to the acoustic guitar to date. This huge volume with 2 CDs featuring 158 audio examples covers absolutely everything you will need to know to approach master and enjoy the acoustic guitar to its full potential...How to care for your instrumentDifferent approaches to tuningEffective practicing and getting the best from your handsTons of full pieces in a great variety of stylesA guide to musical theory and composing specifically written for the guitaristExtended chords harmony modal soloing and unusual improvisationSelf-accompaniment and building exciting rhythm partsLoads of advancedtechniques and effects such as raked harmonics and tappingA guide to the use of different pickups and their propertiesCaring for your instrument in transit and all aspects of gigging - from equipment behaviour to etiquette.Seriously detailed and fully comprehensive - if this book doesn't cover it it simply isn't worth knowing!

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Ethnic Series : Complete Number of pages : 162 The balalaika is most often associated with Russian folklore. In this comprehensive method book, concert and recording artist Bibs Ekkel shares his extensive knowledge of the balalaika as taught in Russia today. This 160-page book is divided into four sections: an extensive Foreword, the Tutor, A Brief History of the Balalaika, and a Repertoire Section. Unlike many Mel Bay books, the Complete Balalaika Book does not begin with the rudiments of music notation. Rather, the 20-page Foreword offer insights on the tunings of all the instruments in the balalaika family, hand positions, string sources and height adjustment, and chord shapes. The author even describes how to make a bass balalaika pick from shoe leather. The Tutor or instruction segment is written for the 'prima balalaika' which is correctly played with the fingers only rather than with a pick. The Tutor jumps right in with exercises and tunes in quarter, eighth, and sixteenth-note values with occasional dotted notes and syncopation. Perhaps half of the music in this section is shown in both standard notation and tablature. A glossary of musical signs and Russian musical terns is included. A Brief History of the Balalaika is well written and nicely illustrated. Very few Mel Bay books contain such a comprehensive historical overview of the subject instrument. The Repertoire Section offers a valuable resource of Eastern European folk tunes. All but two selections in this section are written in both notation and tab with suggested guitar chords, the exceptions being an arrangement for balalaika and piano, and a balalaika orchestra score. More than simple melody chord leadsheets, these are the author's own arrangements of tunes for solo balalaika and balalaika orchestra. A companion CD with selections performed by the author completes this highly effective instructional package.

Robert Johnson Signature Licks and Rory Block Teaches the Guitar of Robert JohnsoN-This budget-saving bundle pack includes:Robert Johnson – Signature Licks (Book/CD Pack)Explore the music of one of the greatest acoustic bluesmen of all time with this book/CD pack. Blues expert Dave Rubin provides an introduction on Johnson's place in musical history and extensive notes on his tunings arrangements fingerstyle technique and guitars. Features in-depth lessons and audio examples of 15 of his most famous songs: Come On In My Kitchen • Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) • Hell Hound On My Trail • I Believe I'll Dust My Broom • I'm a Steady Rollin' Man (Steady Rollin' Man) • If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day• Kind Hearted Woman Blues • Love In Vain Blues • Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) • Ramblin' On My Mind • Stop Breakin' Down Blues • Sweet Home Chicago • Terraplane Blues • 32-20 Blues • Walkin' Blues.The Guitar Styles of Robert Johnson (DVD)Robert Johnson's unearthly singing and intricate Mississippi Delta style slide guitar have inspired innumerable players in the decades since his untimely death in 1938. On this jam-packed DVD lesson the award-winning contemporary blues singer and guitarist Rory Block completely demystifies the licks runs strums bass lines turnarounds and other important guitar elements that combine to make up the unique Robert Johnson sound. Includes music and tab. Early intermediate level. 1 hr 53 min.