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The Great Ballad Tradition of Scotland is one of the most important influences on the folk songs of the English-speaking world. The descendants of the old Scottish ballads appear in countless variants in England, Canada, Australia and the United States. Now Ewan MacColl, himself raised in this tradition,...

Dawn ot the DAW tells the story of how the dividing line between the traditional roles of musicians and recording studio personnel (producers, recording engineers, mixing engineers, technicians, etc.) has eroded throughout the latter half of the twentieth century to the present. Whereas those equally...

Designed for the left-handed banjo player, this handy book includes right-hand fingering photos, notation and diagrams for all of the basic 5-string banjo chords in G tuning (GDGBD). The sections are arranged alphabetically, grouping all chords with the same root in each section. 

This book is an excellent study of the history and unique musical stylings of the Hawaiian guitar. Stacy Phillips successfully pinpoints the characteristics of Hawaiian guitar solos. A special feature is the inclusion of a superb historical survey of Hawaiian music. Written in tablature only, G tuning....

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Learn classic and contemporary songs for praise & worship using the proven Dummies method of clear instruction and helpful performance notes. Features PVG arrangements for 65 hymns, including: Abide with Me * Beautiful Savior * Down by the Riverside * Give Me That Old Time...

(Ukulele). 120 of the most commonly used scales for ukulele are featured in this handy chart, showcasing easy-reference diagrams as well as scale theory.

(Berklee Guide). Twelve arrangements for solo jazz piano of standard jazz tunes. These arrangements are fun to play, musically suitable for performance, and support the Berklee piano curriculum and other activities (e.g., auditions). They are organized by performance level, with examples from Levels...

If you want more tonal options use this scale. You could try this in many different settings, like rock, blues, blues-rock, rock'n'roll, jazz and country. This ebook is a guide to learn and play Mixolydian Blues scale in all keys. Tabs, diagrams with fingerings, diagrams with notes and diagrams with...

If you can play confidently with a metronome and are looking for a challenge, then Rhythm Exercises in Odd Time eBook cover four different time signatures.   Using a mixture of one, two and four bar phrases, this eBook gets progressively harder.

This book of exercises and studies is designed to develop left-hand guitar technique. The book concentrates on eight different technical areas: chords and chord changing skills, playing barre chords, shifts, slurs, scales, intervals, extensions, and left-hand harmonics. The text is divided into two...

For decades, guitar students and teachers alike have struggled with the idea of left-handed individuals playing right-handed. Now that the idea of letting the dominant hand rule is widely accepted as the best course of action, here at last is a proven method for the left-handed guitarist, in an expanded...

This is an easy to understand, step-by-step method which brings the colorful and exciting world of flamenco guitar within the reach of any guitarist. This book and audio is all that you need to begin playing flamenco guitar. Written in standard notation and tablature. Audio download available online.Contents...

Guitar lessons for beginners basics. With this full in depth guitar manual you will learn from the very beginning with your parts, tuning, chords, strumming, songs and more all in one guitar guide.You have full pictures and resources to help you visually learn the chords and strumming patterns....

Learn how to convert all open position chords to moveable shapes. Identify the location of the root in each shape. Chords selection: maj, 7, maj7, m, m7, 6, sus4, 9. Diagrams with fingering, notes, intervals. Connect all five CAGED shapes with exercises (maj, 7, maj7, m, m7) tab and audio.