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101 Bad to the Bone Blues Guitar Rhythm Patterns
101 Bad to the Bone Blues Guitar Rhythm Patterns
Seasoned Mel Bay author Larry McCabe teaches you to play authentic four and eight-beat blues guitar backup rhythms recorded like the pros. The companion CD contains all blues rhythms recorded exactly as they appear in the book - each based on the C7 chord or on the Cm chord.
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101 Kickin' Country Rhythm Guitar Runs
101 Kickin' Country Rhythm Guitar Runs
This book/CD set teaches 101 rhythm guitar runs played to 21 popular traditional songs. Included in the collection are up-tempo songs ("Cotton-Eyed Joe"), waltzes ("Knoxville Girl"), minor-key songs ("The Wayfaring Stranger"), train songs ("New River Train"), gospel standards ("Amazing Grace"), blues ("Corrine, Corrina"), and more.
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101 Red Hot Bluegrass Mandolin Licks and Solos.
101 Red Hot Bluegrass Mandolin Licks and Solos.
This book contains 101 bluegrass mandolin licks in the keys of C, G, D, and A minor written in notation and tablature.. Each lick is played to a chord progression that is standard in bluegrass, country, and folk music. All 101 examples are recorded on the companion CD with guitar accompaniment at a moderate tempo
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50 Classical Guitar Pieces
50 Classical Guitar Pieces
50 pieces from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras arranged, edited and fingered by Joseph Harris. Includes notes about the composers and each period, and performance suggestions. All pieces are in standard notation and tablature.
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50 Tunes for Guitar
50 Tunes for Guitar
The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles, families and individuals. This book contains the same 50 tunes as those found in the other 4 books on guitar, banjo, mandolin and bass, but carefully designed for the guitar. The melodies in this book range from simple to advanced. Designed for "flatpicking" on the acoustic guitar. Flatpicking is a style of guitar playing, prevalent in Celtic and Bluegrass music which features fast soloing with a single, flat pick. Companion CDs included. Book written in tablature only.
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50 Tunes for Mandolin
50 Tunes for Mandolin
The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles, families and individuals. This book contains the same 50 tunes as those found in the other 4 books on guitar, banjo, fiddle and bass, but carefully designed for the mandolin. The melodies in this book range from simple to advanced. Companion CDs included. Book written in tablature and standard notation.
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7- String Guitar
7- String Guitar
Introducing 7-String Guitar, the first-ever method book written especially for seven-stringed instruments. It teaches chords, scales and arpeggios, all as they are adapted for the 7-string guitar. It features helpful fingerboard charts, and riffs & licks in standard notation and tablature.
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A Modern Approach to Jazz, Rock & Fusion Guitar
A Modern Approach to Jazz, Rock & Fusion Guitar
Jean Marc Belkadi gives you over 30 great lines using a variety of techniques and melodic ideas. Covers: alternate, sweep, and skip picking; major scale, chromaticism, arpeggios, superimposing triads; legato, wide intervals, alterations; and much more. Includes standard notation and tablature.
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Acoustic Guitar Book 2
Acoustic Guitar Book 2
Acoustic Guitar Book 2 with CD by Bert Casey is the followup course to Acoustic Guitar Primer. This comprehensive book for intermediate players takes your rhythm playing to the next level. By using 17 popular songs, the student plays and sings along with a full band on extended versions of all songs. Video and DVD also available.
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Acoustic Guitar Lead and Melody Basics
Acoustic Guitar Lead and Melody Basics
The latest in the Private Lessons series from the editors of Acoustic Guitar magazine, this book introduces students to the essentials of playing melodies and leads in a number of roots styles, including folk, blues, Celtic and bluegrass. Includes a full lineup of lessons and 9 songs expertly played.
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Acoustic Guitar Primer
Acoustic Guitar Primer
The only book designed to take the raw beginner through the basics of bluegrass and country guitar, including both rhythm and lead playing. Contains a complete chord chart and all music is written in both standard music notation and tablature. Includes lyrics and melody lines. Companion DVD or VHS tape also available.
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Anyone Can Play Bottleneck Blues Guitar
Anyone Can Play Bottleneck Blues Guitar
This course is designed for the beginning slide guitar player but will also help an intermediate player develop bottleneck technique. You will learn standard and alternate tunings, reading slide tablature, basic left- and right-hand technique, and classic bottleneck blues riffs. A free tablature booklet of examples from the video is included.
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Basic Rock and Blues Guitar Method
Basic Rock and Blues Guitar Method
This is a great way to learn rock or blues guitar. The method builds on the basic blues/rock song form. Seven different keys are taught. The course is taught in notation and tablature. Note reading is not required. Upon completion of this method, you will be playing solos, laying down rhythm guitar parts and improvising in the keys of E,G,D,A,C,F and B flat.
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Basic Rock and Blues Guitar Method
Basic Rock and Blues Guitar Method
This is a great way to learn rock or blues guitar. The method builds on the basic blues/rock song form. Seven different keys are taught. The course is taught in notation and tablature. Note reading is not required. Upon completion of this method, you will be playing solos, laying down rhythm guitar parts and improvising in the keys of E,G,D,A,C,F and B flat.
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Beginning Banjo
Beginning Banjo
This DVD is designed for the beginner to the intermediate level player. If you are already taking lessons, this DVD will supplement and expand your learning between lessons. See how fun and easy it is to learn to play your five-string banjo in front of your own TV. Your own private video teacher is here to patiently guide you each exciting step along the way.
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Beginning Country and Bluegrass Dobro
Beginning Country and Bluegrass Dobro
This video will get your skills started off right! Includes detailed study of: Bar technique • pick technique • chimes • trills, bending strings • hammer-ons • pull-offs, slants • rhythm chops • using the cassette recorder • slow songs, fast songs • and much more.
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Beginning Dobro
Beginning Dobro
This video is designed for the beginner to the intermediate level player. If you are already taking lessons, this video will supplement and expand your learning between lessons. See how fun and easy it is to learn to play your resonator guitar in front of your own TV. Your own private video teacher is here to patiently guide you each exciting step along the way.
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Beginning Mandolin
Beginning Mandolin
This DVD is designed for the beginner to intermediate level player. A full range of DVD special features have been integrated with video special effects to create the most powerful learning system yet produced by Specialty Music Productions. With your DVD remote control, you're ready to take full advantage of the interactive menus, scene selections, and other easy-to-use features that are there at your fingertips. See how fun and easy it is to learn to play your mandolin in front of your own TV.
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Beginning Mandolin Solos
Beginning Mandolin Solos
Here's a diverse collection of 56 beginning mandolin solos in notation and tablature with suggested guitar chords. This book makes an excellent supplement to any introductory mandolin method. Dix Bruce performs all of the tunes in the book on the companion CD.
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Blazing Mandolin Solos for One Player or More
Blazing Mandolin Solos for One Player or More
This mandolin edition includes the same 16 tunes found in Kaufman’s out-of-print Twin Pickin’ flatpicking guitar book, soon to be available as Blazing Solos for Flatpicking Guitar for One Player or More. The tunes in both editions are in the same keys so the books can serve as a foundation for fabulous twin-picking jam sessions in which either guitarists or mandolinists can take the lead and harmony parts. In addition to the tunes, Kaufman includes performance notes, guidelines for reading standard notation and tab plus his take on the harmonization process. A play-along CD with three tracks for each tune (Lead, Harmony, and Lead & Harmony) completes the package.
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