In this program, Michael “Padge” Paget, lead guitarist of Bullet For My Valentine, reveals his secrets and techniques for crafting the songs that have propelled the band to the top of the charts. Padge guides you through constructing a verse, chorus, pre-chorus, break down and how to use them to form complete songs. Signature metal rhythm techniques like pedaling, picked, muted, gallop and pivoting riff rhythms are shown in detail to learn how to apply them into progressions. Padge goes through many of his hit songs slowly, as well as full speed and with full-band backing tracks. Creating great songs and rhythm progressions is a craft, and this program will help start you on your way up the music charts. Features: iPod-ready video, follow-along tab book, free lifetime membership for online lesson support, authored for Zone 0 and more.
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The legendary drummers for James Brown, funk masters Clyde Stubblefield and John “Jab'o” Starks focus on the grooves they made famous, in the songs: Cold Sweat • Funky Drummer • I Got the Feelin' • Mother Popcorn • Give It Up or Turnit a Loose • Licking Stick • Sex Machine • Super Bad • Make It Funky • and Doing It to Death. They demonstrate these patterns and rhythm combinations, and analyze their performances and techniques while looking back and discussing their activities in the James Brown era. Features exclusive reunion performances with special guests and former band members, including Fred Wesley, Fred Thomas, John Scofield and John Medeski. 80 minutes.
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Learn the techniques and styles of today's most popular country guitarists! A fixture on the Los Angeles country music scene, Troy Dexter takes players step-by-step through classic country style licks that can also be used in blues, rock and rockabilly. He demonstrates pedal steel licks, bluegrass licks, cascading licks and licks using harmonics, intervals, triads, bends, chromatic passages, arpeggios, open strings, double stops and more. All licks are played in context, then slowed down and explained, and the DVD comes with an instructional booklet. 61 minutes.
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In this DVD session, Rick gives his personal insights on achieving effective and powerful results in your slide playing. He covers a wide range of topics, which include his invaluable tips on: setting up your guitar correctly to achieve great slide tone; simple phrasing that produces dramatic results; changing your sound using different types of slides and amps; expanding your playing using the slide in standard tuning; transferring blues foundations to rock and beyond; G/A tuning, plus D/E tuning essentials; developing your personal approach and feel; and more! 66 minutes.
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This DVD is an encouraging “self-tutor” that supplies the advice and knowledge of Ken Perlman's years of teaching experience. He explains simply and step by step how to play fingerstyle guitar in a progressive and rewarding way.
If you want to play folk, blues, fiddle tunes or ragtime on guitar, this DVD can help you master the basic musical skills and fingerpicking techniques you need to play these styles. Whether you're a beginning or advanced guitarist, Ken Perlman will help you develop such skills as the alternating bass, pattern picking, hammering-on, pulling-off sliding and much more.
This DVD is best used with Ken's Fingerstyle Guitar book (HL00000081), a definitive reference instruction manual for both students and teachers alike that has become the fingerpicker's bible. Approx. 85 minutes.
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Swing rhythm never left, but it's getting harder to find someone to teach it! Noted swing rhythm guitarist Ranger Doug of Riders in the Sky takes you step-by-step through the process of expanding your technique on swing rhythm. Whether you play in a swing band, a cowboy quartet like Riders in the Sky, or gypsy jazz, this DVD offers you an absolutely unique and up-close look at chord forms, patterns, right and left hand technique, and insider tips by a swing rhythm master who has been playing this style for over 30 years. In addition, two western classics, “Wah Hoo” and “Tumbling Tumbleweed,” are not only broken down and explained in detail, but are performed by 2-time Grammy winners Riders in the Sky in a mini-concert, so that the lesson on those two tunes is exemplified in live performance. Saddle up, saddle pal, and ride the Rhythm Range with Ranger Doug! Includes transcription booklet.
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Guitar instructor/host Dave Celentano teaches innovative and diverse ways of playing the pentatonic scale in rock and heavy metal. He covers: the five position patterns for the pentatonic scale; sequences, string bending, connecting the scale patterns; string skipping; two-hand tapping pentatonics; a complete pentatonic solo played over backing tracks; and rhythm backing tracks for the student to rehearse soloing over. All examples are notated in tablature and included on the DVD as a printable PDF file. 60 min.
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Learn the riffs and solos of Eric Clapton's early years with The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Cream, Blind Faith, and Derek and the Dominos! Eight classic songs are taught note-for-note: All Your Love (I Miss Loving) • Bell Bottom Blues • Can't Find My Way Home • Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) • I Ain't Got You • Layla • Sunshine of Your Love • White Room. Bonus features include: guitar techniques section • jam-along songs • practice tips. 63 minutes.
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In this 1999 session, Son Seals provided an extraordinary personal lesson on how to play tough, no-nonsense blues guitar in a variety of rhythmic settings. An inspiring teacher along with being an awesome performer, Son was direct in his explanations as he was in his guitar playing. He put his heart into each song segment, which includes shuffles, slow blues, funk blues and minor blues, interjecting humorous anecdotes and practical playing advice for guitarists at all levels of experience. In addition, he was a master at up-tempo shuffles, demonstrating clearly how to pace and build a solo. By observing Son's technique in such an intimate setting, you'll see that the secret to his power and energy was in his fingers and not in excessive amplification. An easy-to-follow booklet is included that contains transcriptions of essential musical examples.
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Visit with the legendary Honeyboy Edwards, one of the last links to the classic Delta blues of the 1920s and '30s. He imparts wisdom and wit while reminiscing about his life and friends, including Robert Johnson. Features detailed demos and thrilling performances of solo country blues, slide & lead guitar, boogie bass lines and more, with a detailed booklet of key musical examples. 64 minutes.
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The second edition of the best-selling original Groove Essentials features a DVD and companion book/CD package with 53 brand new grooves and over 100 variations for intermediate to advanced players. Students will learn the difference between ghost and grace notes (while being encouraged to experiment with both in all six groove “families”) as well as important “go-to” grooves, like the Train and Bo-Diddley beats. For more advanced players and professionals, GE 2.0 introduces the concepts of groove construction, interpretation and manipulation- training drummers to think like musicians in order to maximize their full potential. The DVD features more than 70 new songs covering 4/4, 2/2, 6/8 and 3/4 time signatures, with three levels of difficulty for 5/4, 7/8 and 9/8 meters. On the 3-hour, 45-minute DVD, Igoe discusses and demonstrates each groove in multiple tempos, alone and with a band, with many patterns shown on both acoustic and on Roland HD-1 and TD-9 electronic drumkits. The grooves span rock, funk, R&B/hip-hop, jazz (sticks and brushes), world/specialty, extreme tempos, all-purpose, hybrid, rideless, classic and odd-meters. The companion play-Along book and CD contain over 90 tracks, including every song from the DVD in their full-length versions, minus the drums; allowing drummers to expand their skills by playing any of the grooves with a band and recording themselves on audio or video (optional) to helpfacilitate the learning process. These tracks also supply a variety of fill-in and soloing opportunities to challenge advanced players. In addition, the book features Igoe's extended “global tours” that will test even the most seasoned professional's chops, creativity and stamina and, as a “first of its kind” bonus, there is a full-length orchestral play-along track designed to provide a taste of playing in a full orchestra, complete with multiple moving tempos, dynamics and feels. Languages: English, Spanish, German, Japanese
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Dave Celentano teaches many new and innovative ways to use tapping with pentatonic and diatonic scales, sequences, and arpeggios. Features great tips and pointers, lessons on soloing over chord changes, and an intense two-hand tapping arrangement of the “toccata” section from J.S. Bach's famous “Toccata and Fugue” in D minor. All examples are in standard notation and tab on a printable PDF file on the DVD. 85 min.
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Here is a modern, unique learning system that starts from the beginner level and progresses through advanced techniques. This comprehensive method covers melody, rhythm, chords, scales and even lead guitar techniques. Learn theory, dynamics, syncopation, the major scale formula and how to apply it all to the guitar. Learn the basics of blues, rock and many songs and progressions. Over 120 professionally recorded audio backing tracks and playing examples on the included MP3 CD will guide you through each lesson. Use the in-depth quiz system to gauge your proegress at each step and help ensure an effective learning experience.
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In the digital age, the playing field has been leveled regarding the access to recording studio technology and its use by average people. Mastering mixes, an area once reserved for professional engineers, is now a process that can be affordably learned and implemented by anyone who has a decent computer, workstation, and audio gear. In this book, authors Michael Costa and Chad Johnson shed light on how to apply mastering techniques in the following areas: mastering stereo mixes and stems • fixing problematic mixes • equalization, compression, limiting and dither • mid/side processing • and more.
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On this info-packed DVD that makes learning licks easy, acclaimed guitarist and educator Troy Stetina teaches Tony Iommi's trademark guitar riffs and solos on eight classics from one of hard rock's greatest bands. Features detailed analysis of: Black Sabbath • Children of the Grave • Iron Man • N.I.B. • Paranoid • Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath • Sweet Leaf • War Pigs (Interpolating Luke's Wall). Approximately 60 minutes.
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