Mick Taylor's career has seen him play with John Mayall, the Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan. Now all that expertise is on show on this superb disc where Mick takes you through some of his most impressive styles and techniques, including blues bends, vibrato, standard and open-tuning slide, country string bending and more. Mick also jams with Arlen Roth and talks about his playing style. A fine instruction session from one of British rock's great players.
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This hour-long video with the late Emily Remler covers some of jazz guitar's most important topics, such as true bossa nova style, samba rhythms, unique chord positions, alternating bass lines, syncopated guitar parts, passing chords, jazz minor scales, arpeggio licks, learning to put various scales over certain chords, eighth-note improvisation, II-V progressions and V-I resolutions. Truly a jazz master class!
Emily Remler was one of the hottest jazz players to come around in a long time. She recorded four solo albums (Firefly, Take Two, Transition, and Catwalk) and a duet album with Larry Coryell (Together). She toured with Astrud Gilberto, collaborated with Pat Martino, worked on movie scores and played guitar in the Broadway hit Sophisticated Ladies.
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Eight-time Grammy-winner George Benson covers chord substitutions, turnarounds, the Wes Montgomery style, and more. He demonstrates his signature scat-style singing on the groundbreaking “This Masquerade” and soloing over the famous “On Broadway” vamp. Also included are several virtuoso solo jazz and blues guitar performances by Benson himself – further proof, if it were needed, of his total mastery of jazz guitar. 1 hour, 3 minutes.
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One of Nashville's leading session guitarists takes you through a dazzling array of the techniques and styles: chicken pickin' rhythm & lead, Jerry Reed style, unique bends, double stops, banjo-style licks, claw style, drop D licks, and dozens more are all demonstrated and clearly explained by Brent. A feature-packed master class for any fan of country guitar!
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The ex-Procol Harum guitar master shares his secrets on this rare session. He demonstrates vibrato techniques, bending styles, special blues licks, working with a bass player, Memphis-style lead, and more! With special concert footage of Robin and his band included, this is a real collector's item DVD from a true rock and blues guitar legend.
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Scotty Anderson is a true master of the Telecaster with an incredible personal style that he demonstrates In this re-transcribed and edited book with online video. Double and triple stops, unique right-hand techniques, wide-split double stops, chicken pickin', open string banjo- and steel-styles, and Travis picking are just some of the wonders he demonstrates and explains during this feast of red hot guitar playing. All the guitar tab from the original booklets is included and using modern-day technology to provide you with the most accurate transcriptions ever created for this series. Plus, we've included tab for examples that were previously not transcribed, providing you with the most comprehensive Hot Licks guitar lessons yet! Each book comes with a unique code used to access the cloud-based video footage from any type of device.
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Andy Summers not only teaches some great guitar parts from his years with The Police, he demonstrates some more advanced playing plus jazz and blues styles. You'll learn about chord group memorization and clusters, special suspensions, visualizing the root, mapping out the neck, modal interchanges, “squeezing” the chords, and a whole lot more. Plus some great live performances by Andy playing with his band!
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In this special DVD lesson, Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy passes on what he learned from Jimmy Reed, Guitar Slim, T-Bone Walker and Lightning Hopkins. Learn 9th chord licks, pick versus fingerstyle, turnarounds, special rhythm parts, and more. Hot Licks classic video titles have been made available on DVD, making it even easier to learn with the world's top players...right in your own home! These new transfers make them look better than ever while DVD technology makes navigating each lesson even easier! You'll never miss a note. See the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played. All right and left-hand techniques are shown in close up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easy. Slow motion segments with standard pitch sound, artist biographies, selected discographies, suggested listening. Booklet with music examples included. 1 hour, 23 minutes. Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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This Master Class edition by guitarist, journalist and former director of the guitar program at Musician's Institute, Jude Gold, covers: mechanics of slapping and popping • slapped and popped riffs • chords and double stops • fret-hand muting • subdivisions • pulse attacks • funky phrases • harmonics • node spanking • rhythmic groupings • full-contact chord progressions. The book includes access to video lessons for every chapter and example online, as well as examples in standard notation and tablature.
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Here is the follow-up to Eric's classic instructional DVD Total Electric Guitar. Building on that DVD, Eric goes on to show you: tempered tuning, pick and finger techniques, his famous “Koto” technique, slide guitar, volume swells for lead and slide plus a host of technical tips including multi-amp setup, action and string tension adjustments. The DVD also includes several exclusive live performances by Eric playing with his band! It all adds up to the ultimate electric guitar lesson!
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This is a lesson with a true blues master, and is not to be missed by anyone who's really serious about their blues guitar. Ronnie Earl is known for being a soulful player, and on this video he doesn't hold back! You'll learn the special chords used by Little Walter, T Bone Walker, Magic Sam, Robert Jr. Lockwood, the style of B.B. King, the fingerpicking of Albert King, Country Blues styles, question and answer phrasing, bending and shaking, turnarounds, and how to get maximum feeling out of minimum notes – the key to blues guitar. If it's blues you're looking for, they don't come much better than this. Includes booklet with tablature. Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.
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Here's your chance to get a one-on-one lesson with Brian Setzer of Stray Cats! Brian shows you a whole range of rockabilly, blues, jazz, and country licks and tricks including wild stringbending techniques, slap-echo effects, jazz and swing guitar styles and some really hot solos that he breaks right down for you. Brian makes learning fun, so you'll really enjoy this session! 1 hour, 10 minutes.
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From Stevie Ray, Hendrix, Gatton, Beck, Clapton and B.B. King influences to pick-and-finger style, it's all here! Joe covers octaves in blues, 2-note bending, taking musical chances, overbending, slide guitar in open G tuning, wah-wah techniques, soloing over swing patterns, bounce picking, index finger bends, rock, blues, jazz and country styles and more to help create your own signature sound. Filmed early in his career, Joe was already a master player and teacher, and he gives it all he's got on this remastered DVD. 1 hour, 52 minutes.
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Warren Haynes, of the Allman Brothers Band, has also enjoyed an outstanding solo career as a bluesman. On this great DVD he covers a wide range of blues and slide skills and techniques, including phrasing, vibrato, string bending, and soloing as well as mixing major and minor scales, using space, and looking for blue notes within intervals. An intense and rewarding blues lesson guaranteed to improve your playing! Includes a new introduction by Jeff Golub. Jeff began his career as guitarist for rocker Billy Squier. He has recorded numerous solo CDs and is a highly valued session player and sideman, having worked with such artists as Peter Wolf, John Waite, Tina Turner, Vanessa Williams, and Rod Stewart. You'll never miss a note! You see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played! All right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easy. Also includes: Artist biography, selected discography, suggested listening, booklet with music examples, and more. 1 hour, 28 minutes. Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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Meet one of Nashville's true guitar stars as Johnny Hiland takes you through some key aspects of country playing. As well as chicken pickin', he covers double-stops, pedal steel licks, pick-and-finger hybrid picking, banjo rolls and lots more. He's also joined by Arlen Roth, Bill Holloman, and Shannon Ford for some truly memorable band segments. 1 hour, 20 minutes.
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