Book 3 in the best-selling guitar course. Learn about modern altered chords, music theory, syncopated rhythms, the pull-off, new classical techniques and more. Learn to play: ‘Always On My Mind’, ‘Call And Answer’, ‘Can't Buy Me Love’, ‘Don't Look Back In Anger’, ‘Don't Think Twice, It's All Right’, ‘Going Places’, ‘Imagine’, ‘Jamaica Farewell’, ‘Lay Down Sally’, ‘Off The Wall’, ‘Passing Note Waltz’, ‘She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain’, ‘Study’ (Carulli), ‘Suzanne’, ‘The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy)’, ‘The Boxer’, ‘Wonderwall’. D'Addario Chromes Flatwound Bass strings are famed for their smooth feel and warm, mellow tone. The strings are wound using an outer flattened, "ribbon" wire which is then polished to a smooth finish. Chromes deliver a deep, rich low end tone that's idea'l for jazz and R&B, but also has applications in contemporary pop music. Pro-Arte strings are our the world's best selling and D'Addario's premium classical guitar strings. All Pro-Arte treble strings are sorted by a sophisticated computer-controlled laser machine which performs diameter/tension measurements and quality checks, insuring true sounding, precise trebles in every set. Pro-Arte basses are wound using silverplated copper on a multi-filament nylon core. Martin SP strings are designed for maximum tone and longevity. Ultra-high tensile strength steel cores resist breaking. Acoustic bronze electro-finish provides greater string life. Martin SP strings are ideal live, in the studio, or whenever sustained playability is desired.Great strings with 'out-front sound' qualities that are resiliant and finding many fans amongst acoustic players.

MSP3150 12.5, 16.5, 25.5, 33.5, 43.5, 55. Titles are: 'Verano Porteno', 'Milonga del Angel', 'La Muerte del Angel', 'Primavera Portena', 'Fantazja na tematy z Traviaty Verdiego', 'Four Variations with Introduction and Coda op.22', 'Prelude', 'Danza Pomposa', 'Mazurka', 'Mazurka', 'Venezuelan Waltz No 2', 'El Marabino', 'Tango en Skai', 'Ma Preference'. This is the matching folio to Satriani's 2006 release featuring 13 more tracks from the guitar virtuoso, including: Crowd Chant, It's So Good, A Love Eternal, Made of Tears, One Robot's Dream, Super Colossal, Theme for a Strange World, and more! Joe Pass is one of jazz guitar’s all-time masters. He demonstrates legendary techniques that will be of value to rock guitarists as well as jazz purists. Joe covers chord melody, chord substitutions, leading tones, chromatic chords, voice movements, and many more special excercises, all with the unique Joe Pass twist. A chance to study with a jazz guitar legend! This players primer explains everything that beginning, intermediate and advanced guitarists need to know to choose, use and improve any electric guitar, and to get the best individualised sound. It covers assessing the quality and price of an instrument; tools and techniques; personalising action, intonation and tuning; electronics, and more - and how to do it on a modest budget. The book also provides examples of pro set ups and a free set of snap out tools. 'If you simply want to maintain your guitar in performance-ready shape, Dan Erlewine is the ideal guide, guru and godfather' - Tom Wheeler. This is the first volume in a planned series of three volumes of lessons in Ki Ho'alu - Hawaiian slack key guitar. With this volume, the student can explore the Taro Patch or Open G tuning and its variations. There are nine pieces; each is written out in tablature and recorded on the accompanying CD. Each piece is followed by an extensive hints section with suggested fingering. The book is based on Ozzie Kotani's eleven years of teaching slack key. While it is aimed at the beginning player, experienced players will also enjoy learning this new set of tunes which are more than just practice pieces. They are strong, melodic performance pieces. Titles are: 'Kani Ki Ho'alu', 'Manuela Bay', 'Molehu', 'Awiwi', 'Maunaloa', 'Manamana Lele', 'Ewalu', 'Kakahiaka', 'Namaka's'. A fantastic collection of popular classical music for solo classical guitar, arranged by Koichiro Hara. Titles are: Smile for you’ (Hara), ‘Borélo’ (Ravel), ‘Oklahoma Mixer’ (American Folksong), ‘El cant dels Ocells’ (Catalan Folksong), ‘El Noi de la Mare’ (Catalan Folk Song), ‘Jupiter’ from The Planets (Holst), ‘Csikos post’ (Necke), ‘Largo’ from symphony From The New World (Dvorak), ‘Slavonic Dance No. 10’ (Dvorak), ‘Serenade’ (Gounod), ‘Arabesuke’ (Burgmüller), ‘Siciliana’ (Carcassi), ‘Largo’ (Bach), ‘Andante’ (Vivaldi), ‘Saltarello’ (Anon.), ‘Greensleeves’ (English Folksong), ‘Spagñoletta’ (Anon.), ‘Ballet’ (Michael Praetorius), ‘Lachrimae Pavan’ (Dowland), ‘Canon’ (Pachelbel), ‘Estrellita’ (Ponce), ‘Cancion de Cuna’ (Brouwer). Titles are: 'Six Preludes' by William Bland, 'New Rochelle Suite' by Poul Ruders, 'Bailarin' by Tania Leon, 'Three Places in New Rochelle' by David Starobin, 'Semi-Suite' by Paul Lansky. This book offers an easily learned method that will quickly move the student from intermediate into advanced harmonic territory, adding richness, texture and uniqueness to the improvisational approach. The concept starts with common elements of basic diatonic harmony and “moves” them in ways that gradually increase the harmonic complexity of their application. Students will greatly expand chord vocabulary and add considerable interest and depth to improvisations. This method provides a simple approach to making the use of alterations and extensions a natural part of any player’s harmonic vocabulary.

• Simple, familiar forms are applied in unique ways to add richness and texture to the improvisational sound.

• Uses a simple methodology to integrate alterations and extensions into the harmonic repertoire.

• Rich with ideas to open your ears and add harmonic interest to your playing.

• Reinforces knowledge of chord scales, arpeggios and drop 2 and drop 3 chord voicings.

• Following the completion of this study, the concepts from this book can be used by anyone to continue to experiment and discover a unique and individual sound. David Starobin, 2006 New York Guitar Seminar At Mannes, 3rd Waltons Guitar Festival Of Ireland, JoAnn Falletta International Competition, Festival De Paris 2005.

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33 new exciting original compositions for guitar duo from low-intermediate to advanced level. This follow-up to Joe’s best-selling Solo Jazz Guitar explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Joe covers bebop blues, new chord substitutions, pedal tones, jazz/blues improvisation…and much more. As usual, Joe brings wit and style to his invaluable guitar lessons, taking you straight to the heart of the 'blue' side of jazz guitar. This book allows you to find any chord quickly and with ease. Each chord is displayed on every possible string from the lowest to the highest with numerous voicing options. The unique 'Chord-Finder System' is included on every page to help you locate the specific root you need, which allows for instant transposition and visualisation. Unlike other giant chord books containing thousands of impractical voicings. This is the ideal book for beginners seeking a well-organised, easy-to-follow guide to last a lifetime, and for consummate professionals who need a reference of chords for every possible musical situation. Includes over 40,000 chords. Vladimír Mikulka plays a selection of Andrés Segovia’s most popular concert pieces. Not to be missed. Titles are: 'Homenaje a Tárrega' (Turina), 'Arie a Variace Recená' (Frescobaldi), 'Sonatina A-dur' (Moreno-Torroba), 'La Cavatina' (Tansman), 'Siciliano' (Bach), 'Introdukce a Variace na Mozartovo Téma Op. 9 Nos. 10-12' (Sor), 'La Arrulladora' (Castelnuovo-Tedesco), 'Asturias' (Albéniz). A true giant in the world of jazz guitar, Tal Farlow reveals many of his unique playing secrets in this now-classic instruction session. He covers pre-electric rhythm guitar styles, tritones, playing in flat keys, chords within solos, chromatic movement, right-hand extensions and many more jazz guitar techniques. With contributions from Lenny Breau and George Benson, this DVD is a rare treat not only for long-time fans of the late, great Talmage Holt Farlow, but for anyone interested in the history of jazz guitar styles.

CD Contents/Transcriptions:'Places Between', 'The View', 'The Call', 'Sailor's Hornpipe', 'The Gardner', 'Blues Ray', 'October', 'Hymn For All Unanswered Prayers', 'Shall We Gather At The River', 'Dedicatoria', 'Spirit Dance'.

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The series 'Classics of the Brazilian Choro' enables you to discover the Choro style through the incomparable experience of performing the compositions yourself, accompanied by a Choro Ensemble.

Each volume from the series brings a famous composer from this amazing music style, with their main compositions in audio and scores, biographies, interviews and relevance to the history of Choro, as well as a CD. Now you can play along with your own "Choro ensemble" whether you are at home, on the road, or at the beach. Have fun and good training!

This chart contains 87 tunings (47 for guitar) for various common and hard to find instruments. The accompanying CD has all the tunings played on the actual instruments. Many tunings are offered for most instruments. Instruments include guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, bass, harp guitar, balalaika, oud, charrango, bouzouki, tres, ukulele, bajo sexto, dobro/lap steel, vihuela and requinto. Included are the most common tunings as well as many exotic tunings, especially for guitar. Prize winning classical guitar solo by José Manuel Fernández. On this superb recording of the chamber music of Dusan Bogdanovic - Dusan Bogdanovic proves again to be one of the true originals of the guitar. This CD is a must for lovers of contemporary classical guitar music. His music shows a complete mastery of ethnic folk, jazz and classical traditions. Track Listing: 'Crow', 'Quatre Pieces Intimes', 'País de la Ausencia' (from Five Songs), 'Canticles', 3 movements from 'Like a String of Jade Jewels', 'Balkan Mosaic' (arr. C. Morbo). This book lets you explore the work of nine guitar heroes who span the entire blues-rock spectrum. You'll discover the secrets of their classic tones, learn how they played their most famous rhythms and leads, and find out how they forged their unique styles. The accompanying CD walks you note-by-note through licks that characterize the signature sounds of these world-class musicians. For use with all Bb, Eb, and C instruments, the JAZZ PLAY ALONG SERIES is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. For study, each tune includes a split track with: Melody cue with proper style and inflection, Professional rhythm tracks, Choruses for soloing, Removable bass part, Removable piano part. For Performance, each tune also has: An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody), Additional choruses for soloing. Includes: 'Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes)', 'Cotton Tail', 'Easy Living', 'I Remember You', 'If I Should Lose You', 'Lullaby of Birdland', 'Out of Nowhere', 'Stella by Starlight', 'There Will Never Be Another You', 'When Sunny Gets Blue'.