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101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar
101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar
Here are over a hundred great riffs that can be played in virtually any style! Easy to learn, these sizzling licks will make learning guitarists better players, whether in blues, folk, bluegrass or country music. Numerous examples are included that will show how to use these lead lines in songs. LEVEL 3
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101 Essential Rock 'n' Roll Chord Progressions
101 Essential Rock 'n' Roll Chord Progressions
This innovative book teaches the chord progressions and rhythms heard on hundreds of legendary rock recordings. This is a great learning/reference sourcebook for beginners and pros alike. All creative musicians and writers who study, perform, or compose rock music will benefit from this book.
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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 Three-Chord Songs for Guitar, Banjo
101 Three-Chord Songs for Guitar, Banjo
You need only minimal playing skills and three chords--G, C, and D7--to accompany all the great songs in this innovative book. If you are just getting started, or if you are a 'casual' player on a chording instrument, this is the perfect book for you.
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20 Gospel Songs That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know
20 Gospel Songs That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know
This detailed course in beginning, intermediate and advanced flatpicking techniques teaches a dazzling set of gospel standards that are great for playing at bluegrass jam sessions or family gatherings.
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20 Swing Tunes That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know
20 Swing Tunes That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know
This series of CDs teaches essential swing guitar repertoire to bluegrass flatpickers. Steve's unique method features three levels: a beginner's version in which he teaches the basic melody; an intermediate arrangement that will give players a solid musical grounding; and finally, a full-blown solo that will challenge any aspiring swing guitarist. Backup tracks make for productive and exciting practice sessions.
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30 Fiddle Tunes for Mandolin
30 Fiddle Tunes for Mandolin
These 30 classic fiddle tunes will add depth to any player's repertoire and technical proficiency. Butch plays each piece slowly and up-to-speed, and provides rhythm tracks. Songs: St. Anne's Reel · Fisher's Hornpipe · Whiskey Before Breakfast · Little Rabbit · Cherokee Shuffle · Fire on the Mountain · etc.
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50 Fiddle Solos
50 Fiddle Solos
Seane Keane, popular fiddler of the Chieftans has selected, arranged, and recorded 50 superb jigs, reels and hornpipes. Songs include The Legacy, Molloy's, Music in the Glen, Imelda Roland, Dunmore Lassies and many more favorites. With accompanying CD.
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A Banjo Christmas
A Banjo Christmas
Over 20 of your favorite Christmas songs written for the banjo. A supplement to the Hal Leonard Banjo Method.
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A Treasury of Favorite Songs for Autoharp
A Treasury of Favorite Songs for Autoharp
The songs in this book include a rich selection of favorite American folk songs, patriotic songs, sentimental songs, and songs from other lands. They have been arranged in the keys that are most suitable for singing, and can be played in a variety of styles using only the words and the accompanying chords.
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Absolute Beginners Banjo
Absolute Beginners Banjo
The Absolute Beginners approach has been designed to make learning the banjo easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs. By Bill Evans.
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Absolute Beginners Mandolin
Absolute Beginners Mandolin
The Absolute Beginners approach has been designed to make learning the mandolin easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs.
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Acoustic Blues Guitar
Acoustic Blues 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.
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Acoustic Blues Guitar Essentials
Acoustic Blues Guitar Essentials
Straight from the experts at Acoustic Guitar magazine! The 12 "private lessons" in this book/CD pack are full of helpful examples, licks, great songs, and excellent advice on blues flatpicking rhythm and lead, fingerpicking, and slide techniques from some of the finest teachers around.
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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 Chord and Harmony Basics
Acoustic Guitar Chord and Harmony Basics
Learn the fundamentals of acoustic guitar, from your first chords and beyond! Whether you're a beginning or an intermediate acoustic guitarist, chords are the foundation for the songs you play. Here's a book that teaches you the real-world chord voicings, shapes and progressions used by today's top acoustic players.
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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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Acoustic Guitar Slide Basics
Acoustic Guitar Slide Basics
David Hamburger, leading sideman, solo performer and teacher, guides players through this complete introduction to bottleneck slide guitar playing with progressive lessons in open tunings and fingerstyle technique, tips on slide guitars and gear, technical exercises, and full songs.
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Alan Bibey Acutab DVD
Alan Bibey Acutab DVD
This 2 hour DVD video offers a detailed look at one of the most celebrated mandolinists of our time. Alan covers a number of important techniques and teaches a number of songs which he has recorded: Wild Fiddler's Rag, Evening Prayer Blues, Thanks A Lot, more. Includes tab/standard booklet. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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All Chords in all Positions
All Chords in all Positions
A pocket reference for constructing and playing guitar chords anywhere on the fingerboard. Includes: building chords of all qualities - over 30 types; terminology and intervals; moving chord shapes; sample songs and progressions; open, barre, power, and extended chords; inversions; and more.
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All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Banjo
All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Banjo
These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrass songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail.
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All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Bass
All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Bass
These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrss songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail.
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All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Fiddle
All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Fiddle
These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrss songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail.
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All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Guitar
All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Guitar
These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrss songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail.
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All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Mandolin
All Star Bluegrass Jam Along For Mandolin
These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrss songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail.
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Allison Krauss & Union Station Live
Allison Krauss & Union Station Live
This 2-disc set features over 20 songs from the 2002 live performance by this bluegrass ensemble in Louisville, Kentucky. Disc 1 includes live performances of all the songs, while Disc 2 includes interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and more.
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Alternate Tunings Guitar Essentials
Alternate Tunings Guitar Essentials
]Unlock the secrets of playing and composing in alternate tunings with this unique, comprehensive book/CD pack! Includes an introduction to alternate tunings and the players who have pioneered them (including tips from David Wilcox, David Crosby, Alex de Grassi, Duncan Sheik and more).
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Anyone Can Play Dobro
Anyone Can Play Dobro
Taught by Paul Hayman, a teacher with over 20 years experience, this DVD is designed to teach the basics of Dobro playing to the beginning student. No previous musical experience is needed to be successful with this method.
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Anyone Can Play Guitar Chords
Anyone Can Play Guitar Chords
Designed to help both the beginning and intermediate guitarist learn the most commonly used chords. Through split-screen viewing, the student learns how the chords are fingered and how they should sound.
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Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1
Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1
Vern Juran has played and taught guitar professionally for over twenty years. His course presents beginning acoustic and electric guitar students with a practical, easy-to-learn approach. No previous knowledge of music is necessary.
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Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1
Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1
Vern Juran has played and taught guitar professionally for over twenty years. His course presents beginning acoustic and electric guitar students with a practical, easy-to-learn approach. No previous knowledge of music is necessary.
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Anyone Can Play Harmonica
Anyone Can Play Harmonica
There's no easier way to get started playing popular folksongs and campfire favorites on the harmonica. Madcat demonstrates the proper way to hold the instrument for good tone, vibrato and wah wah sounds that are typical of good technique. 37-MIN. VIDEO · INCLUDES WRITTEN MATERIAL · LEVEL 1
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Anyone Can Play Mandolin
Anyone Can Play Mandolin
For beginning mandolin students. It teaches the fundamentals of mandolin, chord strumming, single-note melody picking, and explains tablature. Does not require any previous musical experience or note-reading ability. You will learn several well-known bluegrass songs in both strumming and picking styles. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Anyone Can Play Popular Chord Progressions
Anyone Can Play Popular Chord Progressions
This course is designed for the beginning guitarist who already understands and uses chords in first position. The student will learn many standard chord changes used in thousands of folk, country, blues and rock songs, and in the development of faster chord changing. Booklet included.
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Autoharp
Autoharp
Detailed step-by-step lessons for 10 songs, slow & fast versions of each, strumming & picking patterns, all words & chords, plus each song written out in tab as well as standard music notation.
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Autoharp Method In Four Easy Steps
Autoharp Method In Four Easy Steps
Part One includes basic music theory, Part Two includes rhythm strumming instructions, melody chord changes, and lyrics to 18 well- known American folk songs and southern fiddle tunes in the keys of G, F, C major, and A modal.
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Banjo According to John Hartford - 2 DVD Set
Banjo According to John Hartford - 2 DVD Set
The late John Hartford was the extraordinary fiddle and banjo man who danced, played and sang to delighted audiences at festivals and concerts around the nation and the world. A thoughtful and knowledgeable musician, John imparts a treasure-trove of ideas and techniques, and banjo arrangements to some of his most requested songs, including the classic hit "Gentle on My Mind."
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Banjo According to John Hartford DVD 1
Banjo According to John Hartford DVD 1
The late John Hartford was the extraordinary fiddle and banjo man who danced, played and sang to delighted audiences at festivals and concerts around the nation and the world. A thoughtful and knowledgeable musician, John imparts a treasure-trove of ideas and techniques, and banjo arrangements to some of his most requested songs, including the classic hit "Gentle on My Mind."
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Banjo According to John Hartford DVD 2
Banjo According to John Hartford DVD 2
The late John Hartford was the extraordinary fiddle and banjo man who danced, played and sang to delighted audiences at festivals and concerts around the nation and the world. A thoughtful and knowledgeable musician, John imparts a treasure-trove of ideas and techniques, and banjo arrangements to some of his most requested songs, including the classic hit "Gentle on My Mind."
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