The Jazz Guitar Handbook


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JAZZ GUITAR HANDBOOK: A COMPLETE COURSE IN ALL STYLES OF JAZZ




Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar


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Provides exercises for jazz guitar techniques, including jazz riffs, breaks, fill-ins, and solos.




Heavy Metal Guitar Method


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Guides the up and coming player through all aspects of heavy metal guitar performance -- whammy bar riffs, harmonics, right hand tapping, lead scales and more. Includes over 90 hot licks, all demonstrated on the included cassette, plus a special chapter on developing your own scales.




Jazz Guitar Voicings -


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Have you ever wondered how guitarists like Joe Pass, Jim Hall and Wes Montgomery find such full, luscious voicings for their chord melody playing? Well, much of that sound is based on the "Drop 2" principle of chord voicings. In this book, veteran guitarist Randy Vincent explains exactly how you can get that same sound too. Endorsed by Julian Lage, John Stowell, Larry Koonse, etc.




Complete Jazz Guitar Method: Beginning Jazz Guitar


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Anyone with a knowledge of basic chords and guitar scale fingerings can dig right in and start learning to play jazz right away. Spanning from the major scale and basic triad theory all the way up to extended chords and the modes, this book features a full-length etude or song to go with every new concept introduced. Beginning Jazz Guitar breaks the age-old tradition of dry, intimidating and confusing jazz books, and provides an actual step-by-step and enjoyable method for learning to play in this style. Clearly organized into easily mastered segments, each chapter is divided into separate lessons on harmony or improvisation. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB.




First 50 Jazz Standards You Should Play on Guitar


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(Guitar Collection). If you're new to jazz guitar, you are probably eager to learn some songs. This book provides chord-melody style arrangements in standard notation and tab for the most popular songs jazz guitarists like to play. This accessible collection of must-know jazz hits include: All the Things You Are * Body and Soul * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) * I Got Rhythm * Laura * Misty * Night and Day * Satin Doll * Summertime * When I Fall in Love * and more.




Jazz Guitar Fake Book - Volume 1


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(Guitar Book). Lead sheets for 200 jazz standards, including the melodies, chord symbols and professionally arranged guitar chord diagrams for each song. Songs include: All the Things You Are * At Last * Beyond the Sea * Come Sunday * Desafinado * Embraceable You * A Fine Romance * The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) * I'll Be Seeing You * I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm * In the Mood * It Could Happen to You * Just in Time * A Kiss to Build a Dream On * Lazy River * Love Me or Leave Me * Mack the Knife * Moon River * My Foolish Heart * My Way * The Nearness of You * On a Slow Boat to China * Pennies from Heaven * Satin Doll * Sentimental Journey * Stardust * A Sunday Kind of Love * Tea for Two * Time After Time * When Sunny Gets Blue * Witchcraft * You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To * and many more.




The Herb Ellis Jazz Guitar Method


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"The Herb Ellis Jazz Guitar Method is designed to take the mystery out of playing jazz guitar. Each book in the series--Rhythm Shapes, All the Shapes You Are and Swing Blues--is based on one of three pivotal chord progressions in the jazz guitarist's repertoire. Herb teaches single-note improvisation through a system of simple guitaristic "shapes" that are derived from chord fingerings you alread know."--Cover




The Advancing Guitarist


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Jody Fisher's Jazz Guitar Chord-Melody Course: The Jazz Guitarist's Guide to Solo Guitar Arranging and Performance, Book & Online Audio [With MP3]


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One of America's top jazz guitar educators and authors, and a respected jazz chord-melody performer, Jody Fisher clarifies and simplifies the art of creating an arrangement and improvising as a solo guitarist. In his easy-to-understand and enjoyable style, this master of solo guitar teaches all of theory, technique, and arranging skills you need to start a lifelong journey as a solo guitarist. As the author says, "Becoming a solo guitarist is an ongoing learning experience that will reward you with a highly personal form of expression. As a solo guitarist, you will be completely self-reliant; your skills will free you from dependency on anyone else, Also, these skills will transfer directly to group playing, so you can't really lose." Jody Fisher's Jazz Guitar Chord/Melody Course is a must-have for any serious jazz guitarist.