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(Faber Piano Adventures ). Book 2 offers carefully sequenced
instruction in notereading, music theory and piano technique for
the adult student. Students explore pieces arranged in the keys of
D and F Major, as well as D and E Minor. Keyboard harmony is taught
using "lead sheets" with chord accompaniment patterns. Contents
include: Cathedral Chimes * 'O Sole Mio * Sloop John B * Brahms'
Lullaby * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Hava Nagila * Give My Regards
to Broadway * Scarborough Fair * Malaguena * Pachelbel's Canon *
and more.
With newly revised packaging and pages, this notebook, featuring
musician's quotes and words of advice on manuscript pages, is sure
to inspire some beautiful music
Now there is one home for all your creative musings - all of the
songs you carry around in your head (or on random scraps of paper)
will fit nicely in this flexi-bound musician's journal, created by
a musican for a musician. Use it to bring clarity to your ideas and
substance to your vision. Fill your notebook with your greatest
licks, motifs, and completed songs. Track chords and riffs and draw
inspiration from a collection of quotes by artists who insipre. Now
there's a home for your creative thoughts.
This comprehensive collection for all guitarists includes 100 songs in genres from jazz standards, to pop/rock favorites, Motown masterpieces and movie music, to traditional tunes, country numbers and classical pieces. Notation styles include: note-for-note transcriptions (Blue on Black * Give Me One Reason * Sweet Child O' Mine * Wild Thing); Easy Guitar with Notes and TAB (Building a Mystery * Circle of Life * Day Tripper * Fur Elise * Misty * Torn * Walk This Way); Easy Guitar (Boot Scootin' Boogie * I Shot the Sheriff * My Favorite Things * Unchained Melody); Chord Melody Guitar (Alman * Bourree * Estudio); Fingerstyle Guitar (Amazing Grace * Greensleeves * My Heart Will Go On); and Guitar Riffs (Angie * Brown Eyed Girl * Here Comes the Sun * Layla * My Girl); and more! Essential for every player!
This fascinating new book will let you explore the music of one of
the 20th century's most influential musicians. For the first time
ever, saxophonist Charlie Parker's legendary "heads" and improvised
solos have been meticulously adapted for the guitar in standard
notation and tablature. Includes these Parker classics complete
with detailed performance notes: Anthropology * Au Privave *
Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce) * Bloomdido * Blues (Fast) * Blues
for Alice * Cheryl * Confirmation * Donna Lee * K.C. Blues * Kim *
Ko Ko * Moose the Mooche * Now's the Time * Ornithology * Parker's
Mood * Scrapple from the Apple * Yardbird Suite.
"A treasure trove for any fan of the four-stringed (and
occasionally more) instrument." - Billboard "It's not surprising
that sooner or later I'd dive down the proverbial rabbit hole into
the world of vintage bass guitars."-Geddy Lee From Rush frontman
Geddy Lee's personal collection of vintage electric bass guitars,
dating from the 1950s to the 1980s, comes the definitive volume on
the subject. Geddy's love of the bass has been nurtured over a
lifetime spent in the limelight as one of the world's premier rock
bassists. For the past seven years, he's dedicated himself to
studying the history of the instrument that's been so essential to
his career, collecting hundreds of basses from around the globe.
Written with arts journalist Daniel Richler, gorgeously
photographed in breathtaking detail by Richard Sibbald, and with
insight from Geddy's trusted bass tech and curator, John "Skully"
McIntosh, Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass profiles over 250
classic basses from Geddy's extensive collection. Representing
every tone in the bass palette, every nuance of the rock and roll
genre as well as blues, jazz, pop, and country, this one-of-a-kind
collection features so-called "beauty queens"-pristine instruments
never lifted from their cases-as well as "road warriors"-well-worn,
sweat-soaked basses that proudly show their age and use. Complete
with personal commentary from Geddy that showcases his knowledge
both as a musician and an aficionado, this luxuriously produced
volume is a revelatory look at the heavy hitters in the world of
bass-Fender, Gibson/Epiphone, Rickenbacker, Hoefner, Ampeg-and
lesser known but influential global luthiers such as Antonio Wandr
Pioli, Dan Armstrong, and Tony Zemaitis. The book also features
interviews with John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin); Adam Clayton (U2);
Robert Trujillo (Metallica); Jeff Tweedy (Wilco); Bill Wyman (The
Rolling Stones); Les Claypool (Primus); Bob Daisley (Rainbow);
Fender expert and owner of the legendary Gibson Explorer, Bass Ken
Collins; veteran guitar tech for The Who, Alan Rogan; plus comments
from many other great players across three decades of rock and
roll. Written in Geddy's singular voice, this book reveals the
stories, songs, and history behind the instruments of his
inimitable collection. Complete with an index and a graphically
designed timeline of the history of the bass, as well as an
up-close look at Geddy's basses on Rush's final R40 Tour, his stage
and recording gear from 1968 to 2017, and forewords by author and
respected vintage expert, Terry Foster, and Rush band member, Alex
Lifeson, Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass is the ultimate
compendium for the consummate collector, musician, Rush fan, and
anyone who loves the bass guitar.
Metal is back! Dimebag Darrell is a walking textbook of modern
metal guitar techniques, liberally spraying bone-crushing power
chords, dissonant intervals, tremolo arm insanity, and a shredding
lead voice worthy of the masters. Now all metal guitarists can go
behind the scenes with Dimebag and Pantera. Here, he teaches the
patterns and techniques that have driven Pantera to become one of
the most successful heavy metal bands in rock history. A must-have,
this book will go down in metal history as a classic.
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I Scare Myself
- A Memoir
(Paperback)
Dan Hicks; Foreword by Elvis Costello; Afterword by Tommy LiPuma; Edited by Kristine McKenna
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'Dan is a national treasure and one of America s great songwriters.
Elvis Costello. 'Dan s songs were funny, serious, and entertaining,
and the combo of old-timey folk, country, and jazz knocked me out.
Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons. 'Dan Hicks is like
lightning in a bottle. Bette Midler. Dan Hicks didn t have his
heart set on a career in music. It all just sort of happened to
him. It didn t hurt, of course, that he was in the right place at
the right time San Francisco, 1966 and had a front-row seat for the
birth and death of the counterculture. Among other things, this is
a classic story of the 60s. More importantly, it s a story of
musical genius. By the time the Summer of Love limped to a close in
the fall of 67, Hicks had quit the Charlatans the pioneering
psych-rock band with whom he played the drums and turned to jazz,
the music he d secretly loved all along, as he began building his
own band, the Hot Licks. 'I just started taking ingredients I liked
and putting them together to see what came out, Hicks writes. What
came out was an amazing blend of complex time signatures, unusual
instrumentation, and intricate vocal harmonies that took him to the
top of the 70s rock world but also into a downward spiral of drink
and drug abuse. Emerging from a long wilderness, which he writes
about here with wit and candour, the man described by Tom Waits as
'fly, sly, wily, and dry eventually returned to recording and
performing, making a number of acclaimed albums, including Beatin
The Heat, a set of duets with Waits, Costello, Rickie Lee Jones,
and more. Along the way, his music continued to subtly permeate the
culture, turning up everywhere from The Sopranos to commercials for
Levi s and Bic. Hicks passed away in early 2016, but his music, and
the stories he tells here, remain as fresh and irresistible as
ever. I Scare Myself takes readers on a journey behind the music,
and into the life and mind of the fantastic artist who created it.
(Book). The Jazz Guitar Handbook is a step-by-step guide to jazz
guitar playing. It takes you from the basics through to advanced
harmony and soloing concepts, and teaches you the music theory a
jazz guitarist needs to know. Along the way it covers a wide range
of styles, including jazzy blues, swing, bebop, modal, jazz-funk,
Gypsy, and more. The handbook features over 120 exercises in
notation and tab and includes a 96-track CD of examples,
play-alongs, and backing tracks. It also presents the history of
the jazz guitar and its great players. Easy to use and useful for
players at various levels, this volume is a must-have reference for
players looking to expand their jazz skillset.
Steve Pitkin has worked with the Fender Custom Shop since 1995,
photographing the most incredibly crafted guitars built in America.
There is something special about the Custom Shop and the people who
work there they love their work and they know their work is loved.
These craftsmen are true mojo makers, building each guitar with
artistic expression, skill, and innovation. They do this while
holding true to Fender s time honoured traditions and working in
close collaboration with musicians who rely on these instruments to
create their art in a musical form. Each page of this book is made
to be interactive, from the highly detailed photographs to the text
on their edges. You will discover something new on every page as a
window of discovery opens, encouraging your imagination to dream of
a masterpiece when it is held in your hands.
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Songs Without Words
(Paperback)
Felix Mendelssohn; Created by Constantin Von Sternberg
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Contents: The Adieu * Agitation * Boat-Song * The Brook *
Confidence * Consolation (Still, Still With Thee) * Contemplation *
Delirium * The Departure * Duet, Op. 38, No. 6 * Elegy * The
Evening Star * Faith * The Fleecy Clouds * The Flight * Folk-Song *
Funeral March * Homeless * Hope * Hunting Song * The Joyous Peasant
* Lost Happiness * Lost Illusions * Lullaby * May Breezes *
Meditation * Morning Song * On the Seashore * Passion * The Poet's
Harp * Regrets * Restlessness * Retrospection * The Return *
Reverie * Sadness of Soul * The Shepherd's Complaint * The Sighing
Wind * Song of the Pilgrim * Song of the Traveller * Spinning-Song
* Spring Song * Sweet Remembrance * Tarantella * Unrest * Venetian
Boat Song No. 1 * Venetian Boat-Song #2 * Venetian Boat-Song #3 *
The Wanderer.
Prince, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Toto, James Taylor, Keith
Richards—these stars and thousands of others all owe a debt of
gratitude to Rob Turner who revolutionized the electric guitar and
bass. Chasing Tone tells Rob Turner’s story from humble
beginnings rewiring his father’s transistor radio components to
founding EMG and, finally, to the world’s largest concert stages.
Jim Reilly provides a wealth of fascinating insights by weaving
together many exclusive interviews with top artists and colleagues,
including James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo of
Metallica; legendary session musician Leland Sklar; Vernon Reid of
Living Colour; Victor Wooten; Béla Fleck; Nili Brosh; Jim Root of
Slipknot; and guitar builders Mike McGuire and John Carruthers.
Along the way, Reilly not only sheds light on the history of the
electric guitar and bass and how EMG pickups forever altered their
course but also explores the elusive relationship between builder
and creator, showing how these artists found their sound. This book
takes a deep dive into the creative process while providing a
history of popular music told from a side of the stage previously
underexplored.
This is a comprehensive introduction to the guitar, including a
practical playing manual, a historical overview of the instrument,
a directory of over 150 acoustic guitars, and more than 900
photographs and illustrations. It is an easy-to-follow beginner's
guide to playing the guitar, with a detailed chord finder and
step-by-step instructions for mastering a range of musical styles,
including blues, country, jazz, classical and flamenco.
Sie wollen Gitarre spielen lernen, wissen aber nicht so recht, wo
Sie anfangen sollen und wie Sie dies in Ihren den Alltag
integrieren sollen? Kein Problem, in diesem Buch erwartet Sie in
den nAchsten vier Monaten ein ausgeklA1/4geltes Programm, mit dem
Sie schnell Erfolge sehen und das in nur 15 Minuten am Tag! 16
Wochen lang begleitet Sie Antoine Polin an der Gitarre und stellt
Ihnen nach und nach alle wichtigen Akkorde vor - samt praktischen
Tipps und Tricks und vielen A bungen. Zu Beginn der Woche lernen
Sie jeweils neue Akkorde kennen, auf denen die A bungen fA1/4r die
Woche basieren. Am Ende der Woche wird gemeinsam Bilanz gezogen und
ein Tag pausiert. Alle HArbeispiele stehen Ihnen als Download zur
VerfA1/4gung, denn das Ohr lernt natA1/4rlich mit. So werden Sie
Tag fA1/4r Tag ein bisschen besser bis Sie bald problemlos ganze
StA1/4cke spielen kAnnen.
(Berklee Labs). Create more expressive solos with this book/CD
pack, which presents a unique improvisation strategy based on ear
training and a linear interpretation of note relationships.
Comprehensive, step-by-step instruction will guide you as you:
develop an expectation of sound; master the movement of notes over
modes and harmonies; become comfortable improvising over jazz
standards; create your own chord pads to use as you practice
recognizing the tendencies of pitches within chord progressions.
(Book). Explores all manufacturers and de-mystifys the inner
workings of tube amps. All new material from the amp guru Gerald
Weber. Tons of empirical data that de-mystify the inner workings of
tube amps to help you get the most from your amps You will learn
how tube amps work, electronic concepts, how different types of
tubes work, the anatomy of a gain stage, how to resurrect a dormant
tube amp, how to do a cap job correctly, modifications to preserve
your amp, how to voice an amp and tune the reverb, how to build an
amp, recover a cabinet, re-grill a baffleboard, how to buy a
vintage amp; and common wiring mistakes and idiosyncrasies found in
vintage amps. And you get a couple of hundred pages of Questions
and Answers sectioned off into Fender, Gibson, Marshall,
Danelectro/Silvertone, Vox, Other American, Other British and
Miscellaneous Topics. You will learn the six dreaded tone killers
and how to avoid them, the top ten amp-tone tips, and how to
fine-tune your entire amp setup. In short, you will have the
knowledge needed to squeeze your amp's performance from lame to
insane.
50 classic rock songs to accompany the world-famous
justinguitar.com courses for guitar! The Justinguitar.com Rock
Songbook is for all guitar players who want to progress beyond
beginner level. It starts with beginner level material, before
progressing to songs that will teach you how to use more complex
chords (including barre chords), riffs, licks and open tunings.
This book contains 50 great rock songs by artists such as AC/DC,
Dire Straits, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and ZZ Top.
Take your playing forward by starting with the 15 beginner level
songs, then move on to 15 intermediate songs specially chosen to
develop your barre chords. After that you?ll learn a further 15
songs which introduce interesting new techniques, chords and
rhythms, before finishing off with 5 classic songs written out in
full TAB! Every song is accompanied by performance tips and
strumming patterns, often with tablature and chord diagrams to help
you through any tricky bits. Much more than just a songbook, this
book contains valuable tips and tutorials that will help you with
every aspect of your playing. This long-awaited volume really is
the best Rock Songbook ever!
The definitive biography of guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning
artist Bill Frisell. FEATURING EXCLUSIVE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH:
Paul Simon; Justin Vernon of Bon Iver; Gus Van Sant; Rhiannon
Giddens; The Bad Plus; Gavin Bryars; Van Dyke Parks; Sam Amidon;
Hal Willner; Jim Woodring; Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill 'A
beautiful and long overdue portrait of one of America's true living
cultural treasures.' JOHN ZORN 'The perfect companion-piece to the
music of its subject.' MOJO 'Outlines the subject's life in a
series of scrupulous strokes and intimate interviews that are rare
in such undertakings . . . a cool, casual victory.' IRISH TIMES
Over a period of forty-five years, Bill Frisell has established
himself as one of the most innovative and influential musicians at
work today. Growing up playing clarinet in orchestras and marching
bands, Frisell has progressed through a remarkable range of musical
personas - from devotee of jazz master Jim Hall to 'house
guitarist' of estimable German label ECM, from edgy New York
downtown experimentalist to plaintive country and bluegrass picker.
He has been a pioneering bandleader and collaborator, a prolific
composer and arranger and a celebrated Grammy Award winner. A
quietly revolutionary guitar hero who has synthesised many
disparate musical elements into one compellingly singular sound,
Frisell connects to a diverse range of artists and admirers,
including Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, Gus Van
Sant, Marianne Faithfull and Justin Vernon, many of whom feature in
this book. Through unprecedented access to the guitarist and
interviews with his close family, friends and associates, Philip
Watson tells Frisell's story for the first time. 'Stuffed with
musical encounters, so many that every couple of pages there's an
unheard Frisell recording for the reader to chase down.' NEW YORKER
'Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer is the definitive biography.' BILL
MILKOWSKI, DOWNBEAT 'Superb . . . the book races along like Sonny
Rollins in full sail. Like subject, like writer: this is
super-articulate, adventurous prose.' PERSPECTIVE '[Watson's]
writing balances unbridled passion and dispassionate research
nearly as deftly as Mr. Frisell's playing does sound and silence .
. . compelling.' WALL STREET JOURNAL
(Faber Piano Adventures ). The Technique & Artistry books
combine two essential elements of pianistic technical skill and
artistic performance. This smooth, integrated approach builds basic
elements of piano technique, always directed toward an artistic
goal. This book features "Technique Secrets," "Artistry Magic," and
a Level 3A appendix of scales, arpeggios, and chords.
Guitarist Gordon Giltrap is the epitome of what is often referred
to as a `musician's musician', in that the respect in which he is
held by his peers speaks volumes for his ability and influence.
Beginning his career as a solo acoustic guitarist and vocalist in
the late 1960s, it was 1976 before the name Gordon Giltrap came
into the public eye with the release of his landmark album
Visionary, and album and single chart success followed over the
next few years with the albums Perilous Journey and Fear Of The
Dark, as he formed The Gordon Giltrap Band to perform these
progressive rock-tinged works in the live environment. By now a
wholly instrumental performer, his greatest commercial success came
with his signature piece Heartsong, which followed up its chart
success by being picked up by the BBC for use as the theme tune to
their long-running Holiday programme. Following this, Gordon
retreated largely to the acoustic realm with his next few albums,
and retained a devoted hardcore following, as well as the
aforementioned admiration of some of the biggest names in modern
guitar music. Coming from the humblest of childhoods in South East
London, Gordon's life in and out of the spotlight has proved to be
a rollercoaster of highs and lows and one which ultimately
transcends even his musical achievements as a story of human
triumph and tragedy
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