Unlock the secrets to turn scales and modes into amazing solos! Designed for all skill levels by renowned guitarist John McCarthy, this program starts with learning major scale theory and how to play the major scale in every key. Easily find the relative minor key for each major scale and create master charts that are the source of leads, chord progressions and songs. John teaches all seven modes derived from the major scales and their distinct sound, which you will apply while playing over full band backing tracks. Learn passing tone theory, chordal soloing, how to create a chord scale and chord progression for each mode plus the extended positions of the seven note scale across the neck. This program cracks the code that will intensify your guitar playing!
It includes access to online video where John teaches and demonstrates each playing example through easy-to-follow close-up views of each hand. He slowly breaks down all the lessons so you can easily follow along to get the hand positions correct. The video also allows you to hear how the examples are supposed to sound and how John applies them in a musical sense.
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Learn notes, chords, songs, and playing techniques from the master of modern ukulele! In this unique book with online video, Jake Shimabukuro will get you started on playing the ukulele. The book includes full transcriptions of every example, the video features Jake teaching you everything you need to know plus video of Jake playing all the examples. In addition, the video includes performances of Jake playing some of his most popular arrangements such as “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and “Ukulele Five-Oh,” among others. The video is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded.
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The first entry in a multivolume set that will be essential reading for aspiring producers and artists everywhere, Q on Producing presents the master's approach to making music. Told to and compiled by author and audio expert Bill Gibson, Quincy's observations, culled from over a year of in-depth interviews, are collected and presented in book form and on an accompanying DVD-ROM, providing an unparalleled course of instruction from one of the true legends of American music.
Reaching back to his early successes, Quincy discusses the techniques learned as an arranger for such legendary performers as Count Basie and Ray Charles, as a touring bandleader, and as a young producer with his first pop successes. Coauthor Gibson, in chapters such as “Discovering Talent,” “The Producer/Engineer Relationship,” and “Tools for Success,” outlines the many skills Quincy developed and broadened as he graduated to film and TV work, his solo recordings, and his game-changing albums with Michael Jackson, as well as more recent productions.
With invaluable advice on subjects such as songwriting, scoring, and the modern music business – to be expanded on in subsequent volumes – Q on Producing provides the foundation for what is sure to be the most anticipated series of tutorials on music production ever created.
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There are three parts to each lesson in Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar: 1. Explanation of New Material 2. Workshop Time 3. Bonus Workshop. These 10 DVDs are critical to your journey towards guitar mastery. You need more than just the information in the lessons and that is how the Bonus Workshops will help you. You and Steve will practice each exercise and song in the course together. Total running time: 14.5 hours.
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This four-hour, two-DVD set is the companion to Perlman's bestselling book, which is the definitive guide to playing clawhammer banjo, the one purely American style on probably the one truly American instrument. Perlman leads you step by step to a thorough understanding of the style & instrument, basic hand positions, simple chords, and fundamental clawhammer techniques like the brush, bumm-titty strum, pull-offs, slides, and on to more advanced topics on DVD 2.
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The late Jeff Porcaro was a Grammy Award-winning star from Toto and one of the most respected and innovative drummers in contemporary music. On this DVD, he describes his approach to straight time, triplet and shuffle feels, Latin grooves, half-time shuffles, bass drum pedal techniques and a variety of effects on the high hat. A live band setting featuring his brother Michael on bass and David Garfield on keyboards creates an exciting atmosphere to demonstrate Jeff's famous grooves. Includes a lesson book. 34 minutes.
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A Guitar Licks Goldmine awaits in this incredible blues collection! This DVD is jam-packed with tasty lead lines, phrases, and riffs personally taught to you by professional guitarists John Heussenstamm, Johnny Moeller, and Bill Stone. From early blues to modern, each and every authentic lick includes a walk-through explanation by a pro guitarist and note-for-note on-screen tablature. Normal and slow-speed performance demos are included to really help viewers master the licks. 3 hours, 57 minutes.
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Getting Started on Electric Guitar offers a complete course for the beginning electric guitarist. Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales and techniques used by electric guitar players in every popular style, including rock, blues and country. This DVD is separated into two major sections.
Part 1 – The First Step covers: tuning methods • string names • essential chords and scales used by all players • musical reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) • practice tips • fretting-hand technique • picking-hand technique • backing tracks for play-along • an animated fretboard • & more. 102 minutes.
Part 2 – Play Electric! covers: right-hand technique • left-hand technique • rhythm parts (muting, alternate picking, arpeggios) • soloing technique (string bending, vibrato) • rock, blues & country styles • rhythm and solo ideas for each style • backing tracks in each style for play-along • sounds (amplifiers and effects) • caring for your instrument • and tips from the Fender Custom Shop. 100 minutes.
Special DVD features include:
• bonus footage, including a tour of the Fender factory!
• looping capabilities
• web site links specifically for beginning guitarists
• a multi-language feature so you can view the DVD in English, Spanish, German, French or Japanese
• universally coded for playability worldwide.
Total running time: approximately 225 minutes – over three hours long!
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The Wilson sisters blazed rock trails, propelling their band Heart to 20+ Top 40 hits and selling more than 30 million albums. This DVD examines Nancy Wilson's style and technique on acoustic guitar, via her performance of “These Dreams,” “Crazy on You,” “Dog and Butterfly” and other favorites. She discusses & demonstrates fingerpicking, flatpicking, open-string chords and more. The accompanying booklet includes music notation, tab and chord charts.
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One of today's most influential jazz-rock guitarists, Grammy-winner Larry Carlton puts his talent to work for you in two areas of specialization: Blues and Chord Substitution. The Blues section deals with imitation, theme development, extended phrasing, banding techniques, vibrato and solo construction. In the Chord Substitution section, Larry explains his trademark triad approach, starting with basic chord substitution and leading to extended triad-on-triad usage. This is Larry's exciting fusion sound, spelled-out, clarified and made accessible to any guitarist. All examples are clearly illustrated with substantial musical phrases and improvised solos. Exclusive live concert footage is provided throughout the DVD to demonstrate the use of Larry's examples in a live band situation. The accompanying instructional booklet comes complete with easy-to-follow diagrams that correspond exactly to the DVD. For guitarists of any level. 52 minutes.
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A Guitar Licks Goldmine awaits in this incredible rock collection! This DVD is jam-packed with killer lead lines, phrases, and riffs personally taught to you by professional guitarists Greg Harrison, Matthew Schroeder, and Troy Stetina. From classic rock to modern metal, each and every authentic lick includes: a walk-through explanation by a pro guitarist; note-for-note on-screen tablature; normal and slow-speed performance demos. 4 hours, 14 minutes.
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Steve Lukather, the Grammy Award-winning lead guitarist with the super group Toto, is considered one of the foremost rock guitarists of today. Steve has performed or recorded with a plethora of top artists like Carlos Santana, Larry Carlton, Les Paul, Elton John, Paul McCartney, and Michael McDonald, to name a few. He has won several Grammy Awards as a songwriter, producer and guitarist. On this DVD Steve takes you step by step through a spectacular assortment of his best licks and solos in this video session recorded in 1985. You'll learn the licks and leads to such hits as “Rosanna,” “Carmen,” “Hold the Line,” and “Lovers in the Night.” He also shares important tips and techniques in speed picking, position shifting, traveling scales, false harmonics, and melodic phrasing, as well as equipment and effects demonstrations. You're carefully taken through every lick, which you can follow in the accompanying instructional booklet. However, there's no need to read music, because the booklet comes with fretboard diagrams. This is truly a unique opportunity to receive a private guitar lesson from one of the most influential and versatile guitarists today, whose musical compositions have helped shape the sound of popular music. 36 minutes.
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On this groundbreaking docu-instructional DVD, Jack teams up with legendary guitarist Gary Moore and powerhouse drummer Gary Husband to revisit some of the classic Cream songs that he wrote and sang on, including: White Room • I Feel Free • N.S.U. • Sleepy Time Time • Politician • Sunshine of Your Love. In addition to showing the correct way to play the bass lines to the songs listed above, Jack also offers an in-depth look at his unique right-hand picking style, use of pedal tones and melodic playing, and shares his invaluable thoughts on improvisation and practicing. 62 minutes.
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By far the most comprehensive DVD ever offered for the beginner guitarist – well over 3 hours long! Over 50 Interactive Lessons! Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales, and techniques used by acoustic guitar players in every popular style, including rock, blues and country. This DVD is separated into two major sections:
The First Step: tuning up • string names • essential chords and scales used by all players • music reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) • practice tips • fretting-hand technique • picking-hand technique • backing tracks for play-along • animated 3-D fretboard graphics
Play Acoustic!: rhythm technique (bare finger/thumb, bass/chord, fingerstyle, etc.) • soloing technique (chord embellishment, open-string chords, using a capo) • electrified acoustic • rock, blues and country styles • rhythm and solo technique in each style • backing tracks in each style for play-along • tips on caring for your instrument from the Fender Custom Shop.
Special DVD Features include:
• Bonus footage, including a Fender Factory Tour!
• Looping function
• Web links, including a web site specifically designed for beginning guitarists
• Multi-language feature so you can hear the DVD in English, Spanish, German, French, or Japanese
• Universally encoded for playability worldwide.
Total running time: Approximately 225 minutes.
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Taking Center Stage: A Lifetime of Live Performance is the most complete, accurate, and definitive work on Neil Peart's career as a drummer. This special combination pack features the beautiful print retrospective along with the groundbreaking 3-disc DVD set. Filmed in various locations over the course of the year, the DVDs feature Neil Peart giving a behind-the-scenes look at Rush's 2010-11 Time Machine tour. The book features note-for-note musical transcriptions of the 17 songs included on the DVD, as well as chapters on every Rush tour up to the present. It features exquisitely detailed diagrams of each of Neil's drumsets, plus dozens of photos from the past 30 years.
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