(Guitar Educational). From the backwoods of Kentucky to modern-day concert arenas, the Travis picking technique has been a guitar staple for generations. In this comprehensive guide, Acoustic Guitar magazine contributing editor Andrew DuBrock takes you step-by-step from basic accompaniment patterns to advanced fingerpicking methods in the style of Merle, Chet and many others. The accompanying CD contains a demonstration of every example in the book.

This comprehensive reference guide provides: 1,300+ chords in treble and bass clef notation; 42 chord qualities with multiple voicings for most chords; keyboard diagrams for each chord; and music theory info to aid in chord construction. A must for every piano player!

(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones and techniques that made Chet Atkins a legend. Each book comes with a unique code that will give you access to audio files of all the music in the book online. This pack looks at 17 of Atkins' most influential songs including: Cannon Ball Rag * The Entertainer * Galloping on the Guitar * Mister Sandman * Yakety Axe * and more. Online audio is accessed at (a href="http: //www.halleonard.com/mylibrary" target="_blank")halleonard.com/mylibrary(/a)