The Americana Guitar Book


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The Americana Guitar Book introduces you to every essential technique that will enhance your musical palette on both acoustic and electric guitar... from Travis and Carter picking, to slide licks and raucous electric guitar work.




The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book


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Are you ready to master the Soul rhythm guitar skills that defined three generations? Discover where Gospel meets R&B Soul is one of the most important skills any guitarist can master. It's an essential genre that combines the best elements of Gospel, R&B and Jazz into the dance music that fuelled Motown, Atlantic and Stax records. In fact, Soul is still one of the most influential styles inspiring today's cutting-edge guitarists like Mark Lettieri and Cory Wong. The pioneers of Soul guitar carved out a unique style that combined well-crafted guitar parts with immense rhythm and groove. Learning these Soul guitar parts will not only make you an excellent rhythm player, it'll show you how the guitar should function in any tight band. The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book Playing like an authentic Soul guitarist means reaching for new voicings and learning how to sit perfectly in your band. Fortunately, Soul guitar maestro Stuart Ryan is here to show you how. Soul Guitar Skills You'll Master - Effective three-note chord shapes that will cut through a band mix - Essential "Drop 2" chords up and down the neck - The essential chord progressions of Soul, Pop, Funk and Motown - How to use richer 9th, 11th and 13 chords appropriately The Art of Soul Guitar Groove No guitarist gets hired just for their chord knowledge - you've got develop great feel and groove too. The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book teaches you the art of great chord phrasing and how to lock-in seamlessly with the band... In fact, you'll become the complete in the pocket guitarist player using space and syncopation to build the groove. Hooks and Fills Session guitar pro Stuart Ryan also gives you a wealth of chord embellishment tricks and techniques to spice up your rhythm parts. You'll master the iconic techniques of Soul guitar pioneers such as Steve Cropper, Cornell Dupree, Wah Wah Watson and Jimmy Nolan (James Brown) who have played on thousands of hits and billions of streams. Bring it on Home Along with over 120 musical examples, all your new skills are brought together in four original Soul tracks you can learn, along with complete backing tracks. In these pages you'll discover everything you need to become the complete Soul musician - from the essential chord voicings and groove of Soul, the 3rds and 6ths melodies of Steve Cropper, right through to the Funking rhythmic stylings of Jimmy Nolan. It's time to Get Ready, Move on Up, and become the ultimate Soul Man (or Woman!) with The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book. Buy It Now




Creative Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar


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Creative Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar breaks down acoustic techniques into digestible chunks and bridges the gap into a world of stunning performance.




Acoustic Blues Guitar


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(Guitar). This book for intermediate-level guitarists is a follow-up to Kenny's Introduction to Acoustic Blues . It covers blues in five different keys and positions, and incorporates slide or bottleneck playing in both open and standard tunings. All songs are primarily fingerstyle with a monotone bass used for most. The accompanying 70-minute CD features performances of every example and song, played slowly then up to speed to facilitate learning.




Advanced Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar


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Learn advanced acoustic guitar fingerstyle techniques with Daryl Kellie




100 Essential Blues Guitar Intros


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Master 100 Essential Blues Guitar Intro Licks & The Language of the Greatest Blues Guitar Players Play intros in the style of the greatest classic blues guitarists Master 5 genre-defining guitar intro licks for each player Combine and personalize guitar intros into your own unique style Get creative jamming over original backing tracks Discover extensive biographies and essential discographies for every player Audio, Standard Notation and Tab 100 Essential Blues Guitar Intros Are you struggling to begin and end blues guitar tracks in the right way? Do you need a complete theoretical and technical breakdown of powerful blues guitar phrases? Do you want to develop a never-ending arsenal of authentic blues guitar intros? 100 Essential Blues Guitar Intros goes way beyond every other boring lick book and teaches you 100 essential intro guitar licks in the style of the world's greatest blues guitarists.... Here's What You Get: 100 classic blues guitar intros that teach the language of iconic guitar legends. Playing advice and a breakdown of every lick, from fingering to performance notes. 40 Backing tracks to make the music come alive while you develop your chops. Perfectly notated examples with tab and studio-quality audio to download for free. Bonus One: Essential discography for every player. Bonus Two: Tips on phrasing, articulation and how to make each lick your own. Go Way Beyond "Traditional" Guitar Lick Books 100 Essential Blues Guitar Intros is different to every other blues guitar book available. It's not simply a cold list of licks, it's a breakdown of the playing styles of the world's most important blues guitarists. You won't just copy lines verbatim, you'll internalize the language of the blues guitar masters and incorporate it into your everyday playing. Along with extensive biographies and equipment advice, the musical style and language of the greatest blues guitar players is discussed and analyzed with 5 defining, "in the style of" intros for each legend broken down note by note. Learn Blues Guitar Intros in the Style of: Elmore James Albert King B.B. King Freddie King Kenny Wayne Shepherd Buddy Guy Jimi Hendrix John Mayer Jeff Beck Eric Clapton Gary Moore Robben Ford Stevie Ray Vaughan Joe Bonamassa Robert Cray Larry Carlton




Legends of Rock Guitar


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Presents a comprehensive encyclopedia of rock guitar legends examining over three hundred artists beginning in the 1950s and covering a wide range of styles and includes performers such as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Duane Eddy, Buddy Holly, Keith Richards, and more.







Legendary Guitarists & Their Guitars


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Beautifully details the guitars played by all the greats—Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Kurt Cobain, Jack White, Lemmy, Maybelle Carter, Thurston Moore, Emmylou Harris, Bo Diddley, and many more What is it about the Gibson Les Paul, the Fender Stratocaster, the Martin D-28s, the Höfner violin bass, or any of the other electric or acoustic masterpieces that has made them such icons of the 20th century? It is not just because these guitars are great works of art, but above all because they gave music, whether rock, folk, or blues, that special something extra—a unique way of hitting or holding a note, a particular tone created by the shape of a guitar’s neck or body, its pickups, its very structure. These guitars also became so legendary because they won over the great guitar players who often remained faithful to them throughout their careers. There was B. B. King and his Gibson ES 335, nicknamed Lucille; Jimi Hendrix and his Stratocaster; George Harrison and his electric 12-string Rickenbacker; and Jimmy Page and his Les Paul. This stunning book takes a detailed look at the greatest guitars and basses ever made, not forgetting the amps and effects units, which have become just as famous in their own right. Each spread includes a photo of the guitar featured, its history, trade secrets, recommended listening, original album artwork, and information about the legendary guitarists who played it.




Artists of American Folk Music


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"Except for original pieces about Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary, the articles compiled here about folk, bluegrass and new acoustic musicians first appeared in Guitar Player and Frets magazines. Most pieces have been updated; they profile the artists' backgrounds, careers and contributions to their musical forms. (The articles on Odetta, Pete Seeger, Bill Monroe and Richie Havens include interviews with the musicians.) Subjects represent different eras of modern folk music: from the early days (Woody Guthrie and Malvina Reynolds) to the height of popularity 25 years ago (the Kingston Trio, Joan Baez and Arlo Guthrie) to new acoustic artists (David Grisman and Tony Trischka). Also of note: an article about the Lomax family, the archivists who have made extensive recordings of folk music that might otherwise have been lost. Although this book gives the novice a general background, it adds little new information."-- Publishers Weekly.