Guitar Basics Workouts offers aspiring players a fun and accessible way to learn their scales and arpeggios. Following the step-by-step approach and clear layout of Guitar Basics tutor, this book introduces major and minor scales and arpeggios through an assortment of simple pieces, activities, warm-ups and technical tips. Introduces the scales and arpeggios that feature in the current ABRSM and Trinity Grade 1 syllabuses Includes well-known tunes such as Beauty and the Beast and You Are Not Alone to make learning fun and put scales into their wider musical context Comes with a fantastic CD containing backing tracks for many pieces Ideal for individual or group learning purposes, with chords/accompaniments provided for teachers or fellow players.

So you want to play acoustic guitar but don't want to spend years learning how? Welcome to Crash Course - Acoustic Guitar, an eight-week guide to mastering one of the world's most popular instruments. Over a two-month period, every aspect of playing acoustic guitar is broken down, explored and categorized, and the exercises show you how to recreate them from the notes up. Covering every angle, from tuning and choosing straps to seventh chords and advanced plectrum techniques, and with a free full-length demo CD, this book has everything you need to grab a guitar and hit the ground running.

(Bass Instruction). Legendary jazz bassist Ray Brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this in-depth book. Includes: solo exercises and arpeggios; music fundamentals; right- and left-hand positions; scales; chords; exercises in tenths; rhythm patterns with "drops"; diminished chords; runs and variations; blues patterns; extension scales; and much more.

(Guitar Method). The Hal Leonard R&B Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning rhythm and blues guitar. This book uses real R&B, funk and soul songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead R&B guitar in the styles of Steve Cropper, Cornell Dupree, Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Nolen, Billy Butler and many others. Songs include: But It's Alright * Honky Tonk * I Can't Turn You Loose * In the Midnight Hour * Knock on Wood * Mustang Sally * Papa Was a Rollin' Stone * Papa's Got a Brand New Bag * Soul Man * Stand by Me * What'd I Say * and more. CD features full-demo and play-along versions for each track.

(Easy Guitar). With a mix of pop sounds, country twang, and confessional lyrics, Speak Now is the highly anticipated follow-up to Taylor Swift's hugely successful sophomore release Fearless . This folio features easy guitar arrangements with notes and tab of all 14 tracks from the young songstress. Includes: Back to December * Better Than Revenge * Dear John * Enchanted * Haunted * Innocent * Last Kiss * Long Live * Mean * Mine * Never Grow Up * Sparks Fly * Speak Now * The Story of Us.

Introduced in 1922, the Gibson L5 is the precursor of the modern archtop guitar. It was the first archtop to feature f-holes, which allowed it to project through the horn-dominated bands of the day. Its strong, full, warm sound was an immediate and overwhelming success that turned the heads of makers, players and listeners alike. This book takes a look at its history and most famous players, from its creation, through the Norlin years, to its standing today as the world's most popular jazz guitar. With its stunning 16-page full-color photo section, this book is a must for every guitar enthusiast's collection! 8-1/2 inch. x 11 inch..

(Book). The electric bass guitar is central to modern music, playing a key role in melody, harmony, and rhythm. This new, revised edition of The Bass Handbook will help you master the instrument and make it your own. The book-and-CD package includes a step-by-step guide to playing, from tuning to advanced harmony, and offers practical guidance on reading both tab and standard notation. It has instruction on modern techniques, including slapping and harmonics, and it offers level-headed advice on playing a range of genres and styles, from rock and blues through to jazz, funk, and metal. There is also a section featuring bass lines written in the style of some of the great bassists from yesterday and today, to inspire and instruct. With a foreword by the ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, the book explores the history of the electric bass and its key makers and has a guide to the great bassists, as well as recommendations for listening, reading, viewing, and researching online. There is help with buying and maintaining your bass and advice on amps, speakers, strings, pickups, effects, and cables. The book's wiro-binding is designed to allow it to open flat for ease of use. The specially recorded CD has over 80 tracks that present the book's key musical exercises and examples.

This latest entry in Backbeat's bestselling handbook series starts by exploring the humble beginnings of blues guitar through the early decades of the 20th century, including profiles of such players as Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, and Son House. As the story moves into the '40s and '50s, and blues players migrate to major urban centers, author Adam St. James follows the evolution of the music at the hands of such electric blues kingpins as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and B. B. King. Then it's the blues-rockers of the '60s, '70s, and '80s (including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Stevie Ray Vaughan) before the story comes up to date, with blues flame-keepers such as Keb Mo' or Duke Robillard, and some not-quite-traditionalists, such as Robben Ford or Derek Trucks. A comprehensive section for mastering electric and acoustic blues follows this historic overview. Starting from the very basics, it leads you into more advanced rhythm and lead techniques before examining four key styles: acoustic blues, classic electric blues, blues rock, and jazz blues. The many exercises in the book are supported by specially recorded audio tracks accessed online using the unique code inside each book. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

(String Letter Publishing). Learn the fundamentals of bluegrass by exploring its various styles and the masters who defined the genre: Doc Watson, Clarence White, and Norman Blake. The book includes background information, instruction and 12 classic songs, including: Greenback Dollar * Kingdom Come * Lonesome Old River * Midnight on the Stormy Deep * Up the Creek * Whiskey Before Breakfast * and more. The CD includes demos of the exercises and songs.

(Guitar Educational). If you've been finding yourself trapped in the pentatonic box, then Connecting Pentatonic Patterns is for you This hands-on instructional book/CD pack offers examples for guitar players of all levels, from beginner to advanced. The only prerequisites are a basic understanding of the minor pentatonic scale and a desire to expand your fretboard horizons. Study this book faithfully, and soon you'll be soloing all over the neck with the greatest of ease. Includes an audio CD with demonstrations of every example in the book, plus jam tracks for practicing

(Guitar Method). This convenient pack combines the Guitar for Kids Method and Songbook for all-in-one learning. The method is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. Popular songs keep students motivated, and the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. Once they've got a handle on the lessons, they can practice further using the fun songs featured in the songbook. Full tunes include: Feelin' Alright * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * Love Me Do * Paperback Writer * and more.

80 Graded Studies for Violin Book 1 is a must-have resource for teachers and students. Studies are an established part of every instrumentalist's training. They place technical problems in musical contexts, and can be invaluable aids for development. This study book brings together a broad selection of repertoire including works by famous pedagogues such as Wohlfahrt, Schradieck and Kayser, as well as folksongs, lesser known gems, contemporary studies and some original compositions. The studies in Book 1 are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, according to a carefully planned technical progression from Grades 1-5. Each grade features solo studies focussing on specific areas of technique, plus one accompanied piece per grade available to download, to help with intonation and for use as a performance resource.

(Fretted). Play along with your favorite tunes from the Beatles, Elvis, Sting, the Rolling Stones, James Taylor, and more This collection can be used on its own or as a supplement to the Hal Leonard Ukulele Method Book 2 or any other beginning ukulele method. The songs are presented in order of difficulty, using both standard notation and tablature. You can also strum and sing along using the provided lyrics and ukulele chord diagrams. Songs include: As Tears Go By * Do Wah Diddy Diddy * Every Day I Have the Blues * Fields of Gold * Hallelujah * Hound Dog * Shower the People * Twist and Shout * and more.

(Guitar Method). An excellent pop supplement to the Hal Leonard Guitar Method, or any guitar method book 3. Includes 20 songs: Another One Bites the Dust * Change the World * Crazy * Crazy Train * Good Vibrations * Heart Shaped Box * Heartache Tonight * Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds * Sea of Love * Tequila * Yesterday * Y.M.C.A * You May Be Right * and more

(Schirmer Performance Editions). Czerny's popular piano exercises now available in an easy-to-read edition with performance and historical notes. Includes two CDs of performances demonstrating how the pieces may be thought of as real literature rather than mechanical etudes.

(Guitar Educational). Take your playing to the next level with this comprehensive jazz-blues guitar instructional book/CD pack. With 15 hands-on lessons you will be immersed in the realm of jazz blues, learning to both improvise and comp with full-band play-along CD tracks and step-by-step instruction. The well-planned lesson style and organized design of this thorough source will have you jazzin' the blues in no time

(Banjo). The best-selling banjo method in the world Earl Scruggs's legendary method has helped thousands of banjo players get their start. The "Revised and Enhanced Edition" features more songs, updated lessons, and many other improvements. It includes everything you need to know to start playing banjo, including: a history of the 5-string banjo, getting acquainted with the banjo, Scruggs tuners, how to read music, chords, how to read tablature, right-hand rolls and left-hand techniques, banjo tunings, exercises in picking, over 40 songs, how to build a banjo, autobiographical notes, and much more The book/CD version includes a CD with Earl Scruggs playing and explaining over 60 examples

Noted mandolinist and teacher Rich Del Grosso has authored this excellent mandolin method that features great playable tunes in several styles (bluegrass, country, folk, blues) in standard music notation and tablature. The audio features play-along duets.