In a music business amply buffered against surprise, Danny Gatton swam stubbornly, from country, to gospel, rockabilly, soul, and standards. "Redneck Jazz" became Gatton's calling card for playing whatever and whenever he wanted. Hailed as the best unknown guitar player by both Rolling Stone and Guitar player magazines, he was a players' player who never received the popular acclaim he deserved. The struggle to reach a wider audience while staying true to his own muse proved to much for him to bear, and in 1994 he took his own life. Gatton's legend has only grown since his untimely death, along with appreciation for his blinding speed, effortless genre-hopping, flawless technique, and never-ending appetitie for tinkering and problem-solving. Unfinished Business places Gatton's musical contributions into context, as well as his influence on those peers who admired him most, including Albert Lee, Vince Gill, Arlen Roth, and Lou Reed.

American Basses profiles the leading builders of bass guitars in the U.S. and illustrates the tremendous range of instruments currently available, as well as providing invaluable playing and maintenance tips from top builders. It begins with an introductory essay covering the invention and development of the bass guitar, focusing on such milestones as the introduction of the Fender bass, the proliferation of bass guitars in the 1960s, the development of the first Alembic bass, and the ongoing refinement of the instrument, as expressed in extended-range basses and high-end custom instruments. The main body of the book is a series of alphabetical listings, from A Basses to Zon, each offering essential information about the work of a bass builder or manufacturer, plus tips on set-up and playing for each instrument. Each profile is illustrated by colour photos.

(Music Sales America). Play guitar or sing along with the CD backing tracks. Each song in the music book is presented in easy-to-read tablature with chord symbols and full lyrics. Three soundalike tracks for each song are included on the CD: a full demo with vocals and guitar, a performance demo with vocals but no guitar for you to play along with, and a backing track without vocals or guitar to sing and play along to. Songs include: Can't Keep It In * Father and Son * Lady D'Arbanville * Moonshadow * Where Do the Children Play? * Wild World.

Music critics and performers alike have hailed Joe Pass as one of the finest jazz musicians to have ever lived. This book effectively combines five previously published books by Joe Pass in a single comprehensive volume including his insights on harmony, melody, and phrasing as well as transcriptions of recorded solos and Joe Pass/Herb Ellis duets. The transcribed solos are: Bay City Blues, Foxy Chick and a Cool Cat, Time In, Blues in G, Dantes Inferno, and Grete. The duet selections are: Bonnie, Jazz Waltz, Some of These Days, G Blues, Hot Stuff, and Ballad. All selections appear in standard notation only with chord symbols written over the staves. The solo and duet selections are intermediate to advanced in difficulty.

(Play It Like It Is). Mayer was recently lauded by Rolling Stone for his massive guitar talent. This folio features notes & tab for all 12 songs from his third CD, including the hits "Gravity" and "Waiting on the World to Change," plus his cover of Hendrix's "Bold as Love." Also includes an intro on the making of the album. Grammy Winner Best Pop Vocal Album

(Guitar Solo). 15 favorites arranged for solo guitar in notes and tab, including: Down by the Salley Gardens * The Foggy Dew * The Galway Piper * The Gypsy Rover * Londonderry Air * Molly Malone * Sweet Rosie O'Grady * Water Is Wide * The Wearing of the Green * When Irish Eyes Are Smiling * Whiskey in the Jar * Wild Rover * and more.

An easy to follow guitar method for the complete beginner. Covering both melody and chord playing using standard notation and tablature. This method introduces all the essential techniques and music fundermentals you will need to play the guitar. Including chord patterns for many well-known songs. This method has a CD & DVD matching each lesson from the book allowing you to hear and see how each lesson is to be played.

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.

Play six of your favourite Blues Brothers tracks with this music CD and book. The book contains music and chords. Learn the guitar part from the tab or standard notation. The CD features two specially recorded "soundalike" backing tracks of each song including a full demo with guitar demonstrating how the song should sound, and the backing track without the guitar for you to play with on your guitar. Songs include "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love", "Gimme Some Lovin'", "Jailhouse Rock", "Rawhide", "Shake a Tail Feather", and "Sweet Home Chicago".

(Bass Instruction). Ready to take your playing to the next level? Renowned bassist Andy McKee presents valuable how-to insight that upright bassists of all styles and levels can benefit from. The text, photos, music, diagrams and accompanying CD provide a terrific, easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics, including: right- and left-hand technique, improvising and soloing, practicing, proper care of the instrument, ear training, performance, and much more.

Arranged for guitar and voice, this songbook contains acoustic classics from the late 20th century, including songs by David Gray, Travis, Eels, Crowded House, Oasis, The Verve, Belle and Sebastian, Supergrass, Nirvana, The Smiths, Coldplay, Gomez, Stereophonics and Tracy Chapman.

Here, for the first time, Mel Bay Publications offers Persian folk music arranged for the guitar by the Iranian-born, award winning international concert guitarist, Lily Afshar. This collection includes four love songs and a lullaby. These arrangements are extremely lyrical as they depict a singer's nuances and embellishments. Tremolo, harmonic, and muted strumming techniques are used in these tasteful arrangements. Of these five short pieces, four begin with an introduction that establishes the tempo and mood of the piece. These works are ideal for guitarists interested in international programming, those who have never heard Persian music, or for those who are familiar with it and simply love it. Written in standard notation only for the intermediate to advanced guitarist.

The Violin Prep Test has been specially designed to be taken by violinists who have been playing for a few terms. Built into it are all the sorts of skills they will be developing at this stage, such as a sense of pitch and rhythm, controlled and even playing, accuracy and quality of tone. This book contains tunes, pieces and listening games, as well as information about all parts of the test. There are also entertaining illustrations and a fun page - so practising for the big day will always be enjoyable!

Learning to play the bass guitar is easy with the help of Laurence Canty's step-by-step instructions and clear advice-even if you've never played an instrument before.

You'll learn how to:
--read musical notation
--correctly position your hands
--understand the fingerboard
--tune with harmonics
--master simple and complex rhythms
--fit bass notes to the major, minor, and altered chords played by other instruments in a musical group and much more.

How to Play Bass Guitar is like having your own private tutor. Filled with helpful exercises and advice, it contains everything you need to know to start playing with confidence and authority.

Guitars inspire cult-like devotion: an aficionado can tell you precisely when and where their favorite instrument was made, the wood it is made from, and that wood's unique effect on the instrument's sound. In The Guitar, Chris Gibson and Andrew Warren follow that fascination around the globe as they trace guitars all the way back to the tree. The authors take us to guitar factories, port cities, log booms, remote sawmills, Indigenous lands, and distant rainforests, on a quest for behind-the-scenes stories and insights into how guitars are made, where the much-cherished guitar timbers ultimately come from, and the people and skills that craft those timbers along the way. Gibson and Warren interview hundreds of people to give us a first-hand account of the ins and outs of production methods, timber milling, and forest custodianship in diverse corners of the world, including the Pacific Northwest, Madagascar, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Japan, China, Hawaii, and Australia. They unlock surprising insights into longer arcs of world history: on the human exploitation of nature, colonialism, industrial capitalism, cultural tensions, and seismic upheavals. But the authors also strike a hopeful note, offering a parable of wider resonance-of the incredible but underappreciated skill and care that goes into growing forests and felling trees, milling timber, and making enchanting musical instruments, set against the human tendency to reform our use (and abuse) of natural resources only when it may be too late. The Guitar promises to resonate with anyone who has ever fallen in love with a guitar.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). The fifth album by this British alt-rockers was released in 2013, topping the rock album charts and reaching as high as #6 on the Billboard 200 album charts. This folio features note-for-note guitar transcriptions in standard notation and tablature for all 12 songs, including: R U Mine? * Do I Wanna Know? * Fireside * Knee Socks * Mad Sounds * Snap Out of It * Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? * and more.

A rich tapestry of European music from the 13th-16th centuries. Includes the medieval Estampie Royale and the famous L'homme arme, Kemp's Jig and Henry VIII's favourite Pastime with Good Company via a rollicking Morris dance, a comical Bouree and more. The Complete edition includes a violin part, keyboard accompaniment with optional violin accompaniment, easy violin and guitar.