Learn to play mandolin and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the mandolin, its components, picks, how to tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation. You will learn important mandolin techniques such as tremolo, cross picking, and more. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the mandolin, know how to read music, and play with a musical group in many different styles, including folk, blues, country, and even pop.
The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons:
* Mandolin accompaniments
* Mandolin chord dictionary
* Mandolin fingering chart
Be your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.

A method that looks at the way the legendary Frank Gambale solos over chordal harmonies. It shows how to use simple musical materials to create sophisticated solos. Book II covers the last two chordal types and includes a 70-minute recording.

Discussing the chaotic end to his time in Korn and how his newfound faith has influenced his relationship with his daughter, his life and his music, Head describes the challenging but rewarding events of the last two years, exposing the truth about how his moments of doubt and his hardships have only deepened his faith. Candid, compelling and inspirational, this is a rock 'n' roll journey like no other.

Green Day Guitar Chord Songbook contains guitar chords and lyrics to 34 Green Day faves, including: American Idiot, Basket Case and Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

Moveable guitar chord shapes based on the CAGED guitar system. Rather than presenting the same shapes as different chords when moved up or down the fret-board, Chords for Guitar is a reference of over 200 unique shapes for more chord types (just over 60) from the commonly used chords such as major, minor, sus2, sus4, add9 and 7th chords to further extended chords, altered chords and inversions, enabling you to find many more chords yourself and get a better understanding of the fret-board. The root note location within all of the guitar chords is clearly marked out enabling you to transpose its moveable shape up and down the fret-board. Each chord type has a question to make sure you're on track to being able to locate guitar chords yourself; shift the root note to its note name location (e.g. C, F#, G etc.) apply the chord shape, then check the answer at the back. Theory and chord construction are explained using piano keys for the simplicity of its linear layout of notes, then applied to the six-string guitar, from the basics of using odd numbered intervals (e.g. 1, 3, 5 etc.) to the compound intervals within extended chords and alterations.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Level 5 continues to build musicianship with the circle of 5ths, cadences, flat key signatures, and the three forms of the minor scale. The use of octaves, arpeggios, and dynamic playing across the range of the keyboard develops pianistic skills. Contents include: Autumn Ballad * Ballade (Burgmuller) * Blue Etude * Carillon Fantasia * The Chase (Burgmuller) * Coral Reef Etude * Fanfare on America * Hot Pursuit * Jazz Reflection * Pomp and Circumstance * Rhythm Flight * Risoluto * Rolling River Etude * and more.

(Signature Licks Guitar). Learn the trademark riffs and licks behind one of the most influential recording artists of all time and one of the founders of the Nashville sound. This book/CD pack features analysis and lessons for 12 Atkins hits along with a CD featuring full demos. Songs include: Blue Angel * Country Gentleman * Galloping on the Guitar * Mister Sandman * Yakety Axe * and more.

"Guitar Fingers" takes a deep dive into the mechanics of guitar technique with hundreds of pictures, diagrams, and exercises in an unprecedented level of detail. The book steps back in a guitarist's technical development to stop, break down, and analyse left and right hand technique under the microscope. Over 250 colour pictures and diagrams illustrate the book and more than 200 short exercises isolate each technique with the goal of gradually developing or bettering the motor skills it calls for. Seasoned beginners will find the nuts and bolts of fundamental technique while intermediate and advanced players will have a chance to (re-)examine theirs and make corrections. All will raise their awareness of the intricacies of guitar technique. "Guitar Fingers" ambitions to be a modern technique handbook for the modern guitarist. TECHNIQUES: left & right hand posture, downstroke & upstroke, alternate picking, economy picking, sweep picking, hybrid picking, string skipping, chords, hammer-on/pull-off, slide & shift, string bending, vibrato, string muting ENABLING SKILLS (hand/finger): knuckle bending, independence, stretching, agility, strength/stamina, coordination, speed

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125 cherished folk songs, including: Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms * The Croppy Boy * Danny Boy * The Galway Races * Johnny, I Hardly Knew You * Jug of Punch * Molly Malone * My Wild Irish Rose * Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) * The Wearing of the Green * When Irish Eyes Are Smiling * and more.

The Justinguitar Pop Songbook is the latest addition to Justin Sandercoes series of guitar songbooks, following on from his hugely successful Justinguitar Beginners Songbook and Justinguitar Beginners Guitar Course. The Justinguitar Pop Songbook is for beginner-intermediate guitar players who are looking to improve their playing and increase their pop repertoire. Songs are arranged by difficulty, with introductory notes, scales and chord shapes provided for each difficulty level. Much more than just a songbook, this book contains valuable tips and tutorials that will help you with every aspect of your playing.

The Banjo Playlist: Blue Book is a fantastic selection of over 30 classic songs to play and sing, specially arranged for the beginner banjo player. Contains classics from Jonny Cash, Woody Guthrie and Bill Monroe, with a handful of more recent hits from Amy McDonald, Paolo Nutini and The Proclaimers. Includes full lyrics, strumming patterns and banjo chord diagrams. Suitable for 5 string banjo.

A continuation of Phase I, this volume is ideal for beginning to intermediate guitar students or classes ready to progress beyond the basics. It includes solo, two-part, and three-part ensemble arrangements of traditional and contemporary music to help players create a unique and personal sound.