Posted on 09 August 2011

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Explore the essential songs of bluegrass and country guitar as played by Maybelle Carter and Jimmie Rodgers, and carried on by masters like Tony Rice, Norman Blake and Bryan Sutton. These ten lessons teach the basics of rhythm, from the classic boom-chuck to bass runs and embellishments, as well as how to flatpick melodies and solos. Features exercises, licks and full songs in notes & tab, with demos of everything on the CD.
Flatpicking Guitar Basics Book/CD
Popularity: 5%
Posted on 14 December 2010

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This instructional book uses commercial recordings from 70 different “sides” from the 1920s and early 1930s as its basis to learn the principal guitar backup techniques commonly used in old-time country music. Topics covered include: boom-chick patterns * bass runs * uses of the pentatonic scale * rhythmic variations * minor chromatic nuances * the use of chromatic passing tones * licks based on chords or chord progressions * and more.
Old Time Country Guitar Backup Basics
Popularity: 11%
Posted on 26 October 2010

- ISBN13: 9781890490959
- Condition: New
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Explore the essential sounds of country blues as played by seminal guitarists such as Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy and Lightnin’ Hopkins. In these ten lessons, you will learn the basics of blues fingerpicking, play some ragtime licks and cool turnarounds, learn walking bass lines, try your hand at slide guitar, and more. Book includes tab, and the CD features all the songs and examples.
Country Blues Guitar Basics Book/CD
Popularity: 7%
Posted on 16 December 2009

- ISBN13: 9781890490959
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Explore the essential sounds of country blues as played by seminal guitarists such as Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy and Lightnin’ Hopkins. In these ten lessons, you will learn the basics of blues fingerpicking, play some ragtime licks and cool turnarounds, learn walking bass lines, try your hand at slide guitar, and more. Book includes tab, and the CD features all the songs and examples.
Country Blues Guitar Basics Bk/CD
Popularity: 2%
Posted on 19 November 2009

- ISBN13: 9781890490959
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Explore the essential sounds of country blues as played by seminal guitarists such as Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy and Lightnin’ Hopkins. In these ten lessons, you will learn the basics of blues fingerpicking, play some ragtime licks and cool turnarounds, learn walking bass lines, try your hand at slide guitar, and more. Book includes tab, and the CD features all the songs and examples.
Country Blues Guitar Basics Bk/CD
Popularity: 1%
Posted on 18 November 2009

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This pack gives essential instruction on open chords, barre chords, power chords, strumming; scales, rhythm playing, the blues, and moveable chord shapes. It includes inversions, ‘color’ chords, practice tips, chord charts, songs, and progressions.
Guitar Basics: Essential Chords, Scales, Rhythms and Theory
Popularity: 1%
Posted on 18 November 2009

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Cindy Cashdollar shows you how to play the eight-string, electric non-pedal steel. Starting with the basics of C6 tuning, you’ll learn how to use the bar, picks and volume pedal, plus important techniques such as bar slams, octave slides, palm blocking, chord inversions, back-up licks, harmony lines, scales, slants, augmented chords and much more. Put it all into practice with classics such as Cold, Cold Heart and San Antonio Rose.
Learn to Play Western Swing Steel Guitar for Lap & Non-Pedal Models, Video One: Learning the Basics
Popularity: 2%
Posted on 17 November 2009

- Parts Of The Electric And Acoustic Guitar
- How To Hold The Guitar And The Pick
- How To Tune With An Electric Tuner, Keyboard, And By Ear
- How To Change The Strings
- Common Chords, Strumming Patterns
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**EASY GUITAR INSTRUCTION! 30-Minute Video To Teach You Everything You Need To Know To Keep Your New Guitar In Great Playing Condition. Tom Kolb Demonstrates Step-By-Step: The Parts Of The Electric And Acoustic Guitar, How To Hold The Guitar And The Pick, How To Tune With An Electric Tuner, Keyboard, And By Ear, How To Change The Strings, Common Chords, Strumming Patterns. No Additional Materials. Video Only.
Yamaha Presents Guitar Basics for Acoustic and Electric Models Hal Leonard
Popularity: 2%
Posted on 17 November 2009

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Develop speed and accuracy, expand your musicality and use the special licks that give the steel its unique country sound. This tape is packed full of amazing information: riff patterns, sliding into chord changes, descending lines, blues patterns, major to minor transitions, 7th and 9th chords and much more. Learn to play Steel Guitar Rag, Blues Stay Away From Me, Right or Wrong and other classic tunes from the western swing and country repertoire.
Learn to Play Western Swing Steel Guitar for Lap & non-Pedal Models, Video Two: Beyond the Basics
Popularity: 1%
Posted on 16 November 2009

Have you ever thought of learning to play a musical instrument but you can’t decide which instrument to play? Why not try playing the acoustic guitar? Guitars are the rhythms of music. A guitar is the main sound most of us hear on our favorite songs. Acoustic guitar is one of the most flexible instruments around, and learning it would be worthed. Most people pick the acoustic guitar as their preferred instrument because they think that it’s the easiest instrument to learn, but it’s not. Acoustic guitars should be learned with dedication and passion. You can’t force yourself to learn something you’re not really into. Like any other musical instrument, acoustic guitar lessons should be taken seriously, and like any other, learning music should be treated with the utmost respect. What is an acoustic guitar? Acoustic guitar is a musical instrument made up of strong wood and is classified as a string instrument. Like an electric guitar, the acoustic guitar also has strings attached from the body that goes through the neck up to the guitar head, it’s only difference is that instead of using pickups it has a hole in the middle of it’s body that absorb the vibration of strings which produces sounds. The acoustic guitar’s neck is divided into parts, which are known as fret boards and each board’s purpose is to define different notes. Taking Acoustic guitar lessons is no small feat. You need to learn the basic chords in order to play a decent song. You must learn the chord patterns, finger positions, strumming patterns and of course the right note and right keys to use when playing. At first it may sound too complicated but if you’re really into it, and you’ve put you’re heart on it, you’ll learn in no time and find yourself playing songs you never thought you could play. Let’s start with Guitar Chords. Chords make up a combination of notes being strummed or plucked on the string to produce a one solid note. For example, the C chord, is made up of three different notes composed of C, E, and G note. Chord constructions and learning to how to create a chord are for advance guitar players who are already learning music theories, so for beginners, learning the basic pattern for each chord is enough. Next is the chord progression. These are a series of chords played to create one smooth progression, your chords played shouldn’t just be on random, it should be played according to the right key. For beginners you can find a lot of sites that gives copy of songs and their chords to play, so beginners doesn’t need to worry about the right key because the progressions and the right chords are already given, you just have to listen for the timing and then play. Lastly you need to learn the strumming pattern. There is no exact way on teaching strumming, most of the time when you play a song you knew by heart, the rhythm would occur to you naturally, so basic strumming is better learned hands on. Learning to play the acoustic Guitar is a good choice for starting musicians, you can learn it by reading a book, researching online tutorials and methods, taking acoustic guitar lessons from a professional or by simply just have someone who knows guitar teach you. At first it is really confusing but nothing is impossible for a dedicated man. So go ahead pick the guitar and start serenading yourself.
Popularity: 1%