Everything you ever wanted to know about scales, but were afraid to ask! This book fills you in on major and minor scales; the modes; the blues scale; harmonic minor, melodic minor, chromatic, whole tone & diminished scales; other exotic and ethnic scales; and more. Includes easy-to-read fretboard diagrams, and a bio of Troy Stetina.
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The fast way to find just the chord or scale you need. This user-friendly reference book is jam-packed with over 1,400 chords and voicings and includes a ″jam session″ with 20 original songs using common chord progressions. The cost of this book also includes access to online audio of all the examples.
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Guitar for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. Continuing where Book 1 left off, popular songs in this volume, such as “Eight Days a Week,” “Let It Go,” “Rock Around the Clock,” “Fields of Gold,” “Oye Como Va,” and “Dust in the Wind” keep kids motivated, while the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method is equally suitable for children using electric or acoustic guitars. It can be used in combination with a guitar teacher or parent, even if they've never had any musical training themselves. The price of this book includes access to over 30 audio demonstration tracks online, for download or streaming.
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Total Picking Control is a comprehensive guide tailored for intermediate to advanced guitar players who aim for complete mastery over their instrument. This exceptional course encompasses 60 sequential lessons, each accompanied by a full song study, and is the brainchild of Troy Stetina, a renowned musician and educator known for his expert techniques and deep understanding of guitar mechanics. The course boasts 17 hours of video performance and instruction, as well as 60 full-band audio play-along backing tracks, offering an exceptionally comprehensive learning experience.
Features 60 lessons divided into six sections. Each lesson includes:
• Musical Study – A complete song presented in standard notation and tablature to focus on specific techniques, spanning a diverse range of musical genres including rock, metal, country, and classical. Certain studies also come with Preparation Examples to assist in mastering the material.
• Video Lesson – Includes both a full play-through and detailed walk-through of the Musical Study, along with additional insights.
• Play-Along Audio Track – A high-quality, full-band recording of the Musical Study, minus the featured guitar part, providing a professional backing track for practice.
• Advanced Concept – Offers “extra credit” assignments for students eager to push beyond the foundational lesson material.
With Troy Stetina's guidance, Total Picking Control stands out as a groundbreaking course for guitarists seeking to dominate their craft!
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The world of jazz guitar is one that can be challenging, featuring a deep well of information and ideas that can take years to learn. Wolf Marshall's Jazz Guitar Course is a comprehensive guide that is designed to aid you on your road to mastery. Internationally acclaimed guitarist and educator Wolf Marshall leads you through the world of harmony, melody, and improvisation in jazz, exploring concepts and techniques that utilize authentic musical vocabulary and phrases pioneered by icons of the past and present.
Lessons include:
• Essential Chords
• Advanced Jazz Harmony
• Scales and Melodic Vocabulary
• Patterns and Ornaments
• Phrasing and Cadences
• Contrafacts, Etudes, and Model Solos
The book also includes full solos built around popular, standard chord changes and forms, utilizing many of the ideas and approaches explained in the book. All of this and more is made even better by featuring top-notch recordings of each example, demonstrating exactly what you need to hear and play!
• Over 600 Audio Tracks!
The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code printed on page 1. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
288 pages, spiral-bound bound to lay flat.
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Essential Elements for Guitar, Book 2 is a continuation of the concepts and skills taught in Book 1 and includes all of its popular features as well – great songs in a variety of styles, high-quality online audio with demonstration and backing tracks, quizzes, music history, music theory, and much more. Concepts taught in Book 2 include:
- Playing melodically in positions up the neck
-Playing movable chord shapes up the neck
-Playing scales and extended chords in different keys
-More right-hand studies – fingerpicking and pick style
-Improvisation in positions up the neck
-Studying different styles through great song selections
-and more!
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The Hal Leonard Christian Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play guitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide uses well-known praise and worship songs to teach you the basics of guitar style and technique. The accompanying audio features all of the songs in the book for demonstration and play-along. Songs include: Awesome God • Blessed Be Your Name • Here I Am to Worship • How Great Is Our God • I Could Sing of Your Love Forever • Oh Lord, You're Beautiful • Open the Eyes of My Heart • You Are My King (Amazing Love) • and more. The audio is accessed online using the unique code in each book and can be downloaded or streamed.
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A sampler of The Gig Bag Book of Scales, Arpeggios, and Tab Chords. Each two-page spread illustrates a scale with corresponding arpeggio and chords.
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“The ultimate learning tool to go from zero to guitar hero in no time!” –Guitar World magazine
Designed for electric or acoustic guitar.
Get started quickly and easily – with songs you want to play! This method introduces notes with riffs like “Crazy Train” and “Smoke on the Water,” power chords with classics by AC/DC and the Who, chord-strumming with songs from Neil Young and Nirvana, and much more. The method's unique, well-paced, and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easily than ever before, and music from popular artists like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin will keep them playing and having fun. Book 1 includes: parts of the guitar, easy-to-follow guitar tablature, notes & riffs starting on the low E string, tempo & time signatures, understanding notes and rests, palm muting, vibrato, power chords, open chords, strumming, slides and slurs, hammer-ons and pull-offs, many music styles, nearly 100 riffs and songs, online audio access to demos of every example, and more!
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“The ultimate learning tool to go from zero to guitar hero in no time!” – Guitar World magazine
Designed for electric or acoustic guitar.
Get started quickly and easily – with songs you want to play! This method introduces notes with riffs like “Crazy Train” and “Smoke on the Water,” power chords with classics by AC/DC and the Who, chord-strumming with songs from Neil Young and Nirvana, and much more. The method's unique, well-paced, and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easily than ever before, and music from popular artists like The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin will keep them playing and having fun.
This special Combo Edition includes Books 1 and 2 of the series, unique code for downloading or streaming online audio files, plus tons of bonus material! Perfect for both acoustic and electric players.
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This is the acoustic guitar method students and teachers have been waiting for. Learn chords with songs like “Eleanor Rigby” and “Knockin' on Heaven's Door,” single notes with riffs and solos by Nirvana and Pink Floyd, arpeggios with classics by Eric Clapton and Boston, and much more. The method's unique, well-paced, and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easily than ever before, and music from popular artists like the Eagles, Johnny Cash and Green Day will keep them playing and having fun. Book 1 includes: parts of the guitar, easy-to-follow guitar tablature, notes & riffs starting on the low E string, tempo & time signatures, strumming patterns and arpeggios, slides and slurs, hammer-ons and pull-offs, many music styles, nearly 100 riffs and songs, audio demos of every example, and more!
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Easy arrangements of 14 Floyd faves in standard notation and tab: Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 • Brain Damage • Comfortably Numb • Have a Cigar • Hey You • High Hopes • Learning to Fly • Money • Mother • Run like Hell • Time • Us and Them • Wish You Were Here • Young Lust.
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Over 350 authentic bluegrass licks are included in this book, which also discusses how to apply the licks to create your own solos and expand your musical understanding and knowledge of the fingerboard. It features special sections on bluesy licks, trail-offs, playing in closed positions up the neck, crosspicking, floating, double stops, and more. A special celebrity section featuring the licks of Doc Watson, Norman Blake, Dan Crary, Tony Rice and Mark O'Connor is also included.
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Every essential riff from every song written and recorded by Metallica from Ride the Lightning, Kill 'em All, Master of Puppets, ...And Justice for All, and Metallica. Includes notes and commentary for each plus tablature.
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The Hal Leonard Loog Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the Loog–the popular 3-string guitar that's the perfect starter instrument for beginners, kids, and folks of all ages! This step-by-step guide provides the basics of Loog guitar from the ground up, teaching you how to play with fun songs and helpful video demonstrations.
Includes: instrument basics, tuning, strumming chords, picking melodies, reading music and tab, strumming & singing, fun songs & exercises, open chords, barre chords, blues grooves, preparation for 6-string guitar playing, video demos, and more!
Video is accessed online for download or streaming using the unique code in each book.
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| List | $14.99 |