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Graff, F: African Guitar Styles + Cd

African Guitar Styles is the first practical guide to some of the most beautiful Guitar music on earth. For this pioneering tour of some of the great musical styles, Sierra Leonean bandleader and composer Folo Graff draws on nearly twenty years' experience of teaching African Guitar all over the world. In one volume, he brings together a huge selection of classic styles old and new from all over the continent, ranging from the desert blues of Mali through West African highlife and Afrobeat to Congolese rumba and soukous and South African township jive.

Allan Alexander: Flatpicking Celtic Guitar

A collection of 23 Celtic songs arranged for Guitar with standard notation and Tab. Includes a comprehensive guide to Flatpicking Celtic style Guitar, and also a CD of examples.For me, playing the Guitar is all about finding pieces of music that you want to play over and over again. I don't know a formula for what makes up a great piece, but I know it when I hear it. A good piece of music is not a page with notes hanging in a museum, it is music you come back to ten years later and love it just as much as you did when you first heard it. Whether it?s a classic piece by O'Carolan, or a traditional piece in the Celtic tradition, that is what I believe you will find in this book. Quite simply, these are beautiful arrangements of Celtic Music that you will keep you coming back. So if you love playing the guitar, and you are looking for music you will be playing for a lifetime, this is the book for you.Allan Alexander

Celtic Music For Flute And Guitar

Celtic Music For Flute And Guitar by Allan Alexander and Jessica Walsh contains 20 pieces transcribed for flute and guitar, most of them originating from Ireland and Scotland. Five of them are charming original pieces written in the Celtic style by Allan and Jessica. The music is presented in both music notation and guitar tablature for people who do not read music.Take a musical journey with dances that were written more than 400 years ago and experience Celtic traditional music that is the mainstay of modern players. If you are learning and looking for great music, this is one book that you will not be able to put down. If you are a performer looking for high quality material, these great pieces, expertly arranged, will become part of your permanent repertoire.The accompanying CD gives the musician the advantage of being able to hear how these pieces should be played by experts in this genre of music and will make the learning process easier. Some of the pieces were written for the Lute; however, Allan Alexander has found that they work very well on the guitar. Being an accomplished player of both lute and guitar, he has the knowledge to make accurate, musical transcriptions. Other pieces in this book are traditional tunes that have been arranged specifically for guitar. Many of the selections have variations on the original melodies. This adds another dimension to the music and enhances the performance.

Salsa Afro Cuban Montunos For Guitar

Carlos Campos presents a riff-by-riff method for mastering the Salsa and Afro Cuban style on Guitar. All aspects of the style are discussed and explained, from choice of scale modes and timing to different rhythms and harmonic progressions. Over 70 exercises are provided to give you a wealth of examples, and all material is supported by the accompanying CD of backing tracks and demonstrations.The definitive book for learning Salsa guitar accompaniment.

Incomplete Celtic Guitar Volume 2

For volume II of The Incomplete Celtic Guitar , Dan Mozelle has arranged more great tunes from Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton. Carefully notated in both standard notation and flatpicking Guitar tablature, the settings maintain the traditional flavour essential to Celtic music. There are few books available with flatpicking arrangements in this style. Along with Volume I, this book will enable guitarists to take their places next to fiddlers and other melody players in the rich musical traditions of Ireland and Scotland. There are over 90 pieces in this 104 page book.

Stephan Badreau: Walking Bass Lines For Jazz Guitar

Walking Bass Lines for Jazz Guitar by Stephan Badreau is a step-by-step guide to harmonizing bass lines on the guitar. The book will show you how to connect familiar chord shapes with the appropriate bass notes. It is full of ideas, examples, chord voicings and substitutions, as well as short chord progressions for you to try your new skills. All examples are played on the accompanying CD at both slow and normal speed, as well as a drums-only version for play-along purposes.

Latin Solo Series for Guitar

The idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass, drums/percussion in various different Latin styles including Calypso, Mambo, Salsa, Songo, Bossa, Guaracha, Samba and Latin-Blues. Memorable melodies along with more Bluesier sounding melodic lines have been created over the various chord progressions used in these various Latin styles. "During Andrew's late teenage yearThe idea for this book series is to give instrumentalists the opportunity to practice solo improvisational techniques while playing along to rhythm tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass, drums/percussion in various different Latin styles including Calypso, Mambo, Salsa, Songo, Bossa, Guaracha, Samba and Latin-Blues.Memorable melodies along with more Bluesier sounding melodic lines have been created over the various chord progressions used in these various Latin styles.

Barry Levenson: Advanced Concepts For Blues Guitar Soloing

Learn advanced concepts for blues guitar soloing with Canned Heat lead guitarist, Barry Levenson. He continues his guitar method with analysis of key concepts and techniques, demonstrating these with his own tunes and style to help you find an outlet for self-expression. Includes a CD of specially recorded backing tracks so you can play along! Experienced studio and blues player Barry Levenson invites you round for a guitar lesson, with transcriptions of his own solos (with backing tracks) on the CD, and advice and dissection in the book. He's an inventive, soulful and diverse blues lead player primarily in the West Side Chicago mould of Otis Rush and Buddy Guy, and his analysis of his own solo work is expert. Bar-by-bar breakdowns nestle alongside tone info, and the author's awareness of the heritage of his licks makes for an insightful read for the budding blues soloist - Guitarist - November 2007

Andrew Gordon: 100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs - Guitar

100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs for Guitar by Andrew D. Gordon and Jo De Sa consists of, as the title suggests, 100 Jazz riffs based on chord progressions used in jazz such as the II-V-I, II-VI-II-V etc. Most jazz as well as pop standards such as Misty, Satin Doll, Blue Moon, This Masquerade and Europa use these types of chord progressions. There are five separate sections: Jazz Swing, Jazz Ballad, Jazz Funk, Jazz Waltz, and Latin Jazz. At the end of the book there is the chord progression for the popular jazz standard Blue Moon showing you how to use various examples from over 100 riffs to create an improvised solo over the chord progression. By demonstrating this technique you can pick most jazz standards and create your own improvisational ideas using the book.The accompanying CD is recorded with the guitar as the melody instrument along with the piano, bass and drums. All of the examples are recorded with the guitar playing with the rhythm section at the normal tempo followed by, just the rhythm section playing the normal tempo so that the soloist can practice along. The more difficult examples have been recorded with the rhythm section playing at a slowed down tempo.

Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves for Guitar

The smooth jazz grooves in this 46 page book feature a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including R&B, Jazz, Funk, Top 40, Rock, Gospel, Hip Hop and Latin. These stylistic influences are frequently associated with smooth jazz.On each of the 20 tracks, the groove is separated into 3 melodic ideas. Each melodic idea (example or riff) is played first, by the guitar with the groove, followed by just the rhythm section groove, without the guitar. The 1st example is usually the easiest, the 2nd slightly harder and the 3rd the most difficult. Customer Comments I have just been given your book as a christmas present - and I am so happy to have it! Your grooves are amazing! I feel like it is really inspriring. The book was bought from Musicroom in Brighton on Western Road. My favourites so far are track 1,2 and 4... I'm on the second riff so far and they are so good!! Thank you for making the book :)

Andrew D. Gordon: 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs For Guitar (Beginner Series)

100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Guitar, the Beginner Series by musician, educator and world renowned author Andrew D. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or "riffs" that make up Blues guitar playing, both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint.Due to the continued success of his more advanced book series 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs Andrew decided to author a similar type of book for beginner students.Besides learning how to play Blues riffs the book is a useful tool for sight reading exercises with many different rhythms.The 12 bar Blues progression and the Blues scale, in Andrew?s opinion, the two most important aspects of playing the Blues is explained in detail as well as "straight" and "swing" rhythms.There are five sections to the riffs in the book, section 1 contains basic Blues riffs, section 2 contains Rhythm & Blues influenced riffs, section 3 contains Blues/Boogie Woogie riffs, section 4 contains Rock influenced Blues riffs and section 5 contains Gospel influenced Blues riffs. Included with this book is an audio CD that contains all the riffs, recorded twice: first, guitar melody, piano, guitar, bass and drums and second just the rhythm track of piano, bass & drums so you can play-a-long.

Renaissance Music For Guitar Volume 2

A collection of 32 pieces for the solo classical guitar that capture the stately spirit and elegance of the Renaissance. The music has been carefully selected from authentic sources, and the book includes plenty of historical detail and performance notes. Pieces include many ancient melodies from Ireland and Scotland, ideal for the repertoire of the intermediate guitarist with their simple rhythms and modal tonalities. A CD of demonstrations is included, performed by Allan Alexander, to help you achieve and accurate and authentic performance.

Andrew D. Gordon: The Blues Scale For Guitar (Book/CD)

The Blues Scale For Guitar by Andrew D. Gordon is an invaluable guide to the blues scale, explaining how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. Both the Blues scale and relative minor Blues scale are explained in detail, and how they are used either separately or together in the patterns for each style (the relative minor Blues scale is generally not used in minor keys) is discussed. Each of the 20 grooves in this book contains over 150 patterns in total, using notes solely from the blues scale. Each of the 20 grooves utilizes a chord progression that is commonly used for that style of music. The patterns generally start off fairly simply and become more complex as the groove progresses. The audio files contain recordings of all the blues patterns that are notated in the book, recorded along with a rhythm section of Piano, Organ, Guitar, Bass and Drums and, on certain grooves, Percussion. Also included are extended 2-3 minute play-a-long MP3 files of all 20 grooves, enabling you to practice playing the blues patterns or creating your own for an extended period of time. MIDI files are also available. Watch an introduction to The Blues Scale For Guitar :

Allan Alexander: Flamenco Music For Guitar

Wonderfully rich pieces that you will want to play again and again. They have written with the intermediate player in mind but do not compromise themselves because of that. The classic styles such as Soleares, Algerias and Bulerias are all here and are suitable as starting pieces or as additions to your Flamenco repertoire. The accompanying CD contains high quality recordings of all the pieces in the same order as they appear in the book and listening to te pieces first is possibly the best introduction to them. Each piece has been written in both Guitar notation and Tab. Complete with guidance notes Flamenco style and the pieces themselves.

Scott Joplin: Eight Concert Rags For Guitar

If you have ever wanted to play the music of Scott Joplin, this is the book for you. Here you will find eight superb selections of ragtime music by Scott Joplin. These pieces are also well suited to the Guitar. They are great for concerts, gigs or just for your own pleasure. These eight concert rags are not the most famous, but they are absolutely beautiful. From the Silver Swan Rag which has hints of "Tchaikovsky", to the well-known "Easy Winners" you will find this collection invaluable. These pieces are optomistic and elegant, syncopated and lyrical. The included CD has all the rags in the order they appear in the book. The music is presented in notation only.

Mark Vega: Jazz Solo Series (Guitar)

Mark Vega?s Jazz Solo Series for Guitar is a great instructional tool for musicians and music students to learn or improve their improvisational abilities in the jazz-swing idiom. There are sixty-six examples in the book, starting at a somewhat easy level and gradually increasing in difficulty throughout the book. Sections include: Exercises in all twelve keys using II-V-I and II-V-III-VI-II-V-I chord progressions. Exercises in all twelve keys using I-VI-II-V-III-bIII-II-V-I chord progressions. Complete worked-out solos over chord changes to the popular Jazz standards Stella By Starlight, Take The A Train, and There Will Never Be Another You. Includes an easy version of the solo followed by a more difficult one. Recordings of the choruses of the above pieces, repeated for convenient practicing. A selected discography of Mark?s favourite Jazz albums featuring great Jazz soloists.

Allan Alexander: Easy Pieces For Guitar

With the 37 original pieces contained within, be prepared for a journey into the beautiful simplicity of a variety of musical styles, ranging from South American to Celtic, with trips to Italy, Greece and Spain in between. For the teacher of emerging students, this book solves the problem of producing repertoire that is at once interesting and accessible. The accompanying CD provides an invaluable aid to learning for these students. For the intermediate player, this book provides important experience in sight-reading uncomplicated but appealing music. The book also provides fascinating text that is interspersed with valuable musical secrets that Allan has discovered in his lifelong devotion to the guitar. Pay attention; I have been his student for quite a long time, and I continue to learn many new things all the time. If there are any doubts about what can be done with simple pieces, simply listen to the CD, which is a most enjoyable experience in itself.

Courtiere, M: Folk And Country Waltzes For Guitar + Cd

Folk & Country Waltzes for Guitar contain 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument). These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD. The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements, especially weddings, the audience will always ask for a few waltzes. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles, not just slow waltzes. The melodies of these pieces are easily recognizable although you may not remember the name of a specific tune. Many of the tunes are very well known such as: Daisy, Home On The Range, Anniversary Waltz, After The Ball, Ash Grove, Greensleeves, Laredo, Scarborough Fair, Star Of The County Down, The Black Velvet Band, The Greenwood Tree, Southwind, The Four Marys, Barbara Allen, Flowers Of The Thorn, Beautiful Brown Eyes, Give Me Your Hand and many more.

Andrew D. Gordon: The Blues Play-A-Long And Solos Collection For Guitar (Book/CD)

Andrew D. Gordon has created 30 12 bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line, 12 measures in length, designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded, first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass and drums and immediately following, is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times, generally between 5-8 minutes in length, giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz, Funk, Folk, Country, Latin, Rock, Gospel, Pop, Boogie, giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the blues.

Ultimate Latin Riffs For Guitar

The Solo Workout For Guitar

Get your solo playing up to scratch and discover a wealth of riffs and moves with Andrew D. Gordon's guide, complete with a CD of grooves to jam with! The book is intended as an improvisational tool, providing you with a generous range of riffs and phrases, groups into Rock, Funk and Blues styles. The CD tracks are supported by chord sheets, so you'll know where you are straight away - just learn the riffs, switch on the CD and jam. Soon you will be constructing full solos, based upon the riffs you've learned, but full of your own personal style and approach.There is no better way to learn to solo than by jamming, and this book and CD offers everything you need to get started.

Dan Mozell: Incomplete Celtic Guitar Volume 1

Gordon Blues Play-a-long Guitar Book

12bar Blues Play-a-long Playbacks in verschiedenen Stilrichtungen Blues, Keys und Tempi wie: Funky Blues, Blues Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues und viele mehr.

Gordon, Andrew G: Rhythm Guitar Workout + Cd

Andrew Gordon: Latin Solo Workout For Guitar