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Tony Trischka presents his groundbreaking guide to the melodic (chromatic) Banjo style, made famous by the great Bill Keith. The technique allows the Banjo player to create complex note-for-note renditions of Bluegrass fiddle tunes, as well as ornamenting solos with melodic fragments and motives....

What will we learn in this book? How to play barre chords easily and without strain. Who is the book for? This book will help three main categories of guitarist: Beginners. 2.Frustrated guitarists who want to get the guitar out of the closet and have another crack at it. 3.People who wish...

The premise of Kitharologus is that "Guitar technique is made up of a limited number of procedures with an unlimited number of applications. Therefore, a sound technical methodology is not one that tries to cover all possible forms of a given procedure, but rather one that identifies and trains...

The Guitar Lessons of Julio Sagreras are among the most universally used collections of guitar music and represent a milestone in guitar didactic literature.  The original six lesson books, along with the book Advanced Technique, were an immediate success on their introduction and remain so...

This expanded edition of the acclaimed Modern Guitar Method Grade 3 contains outstanding solos, etudes, chord melody studies, scale studies and duets in the keys of A, F#m, G, D, Em, Bm, F, Dm, Bb, Gm, Eb, Cm, Ab and Fm! In addition, 2nd and 3rd positions are thoroughly explored. Every concept in...

Lots of guitarists, myself included, learned some open chords, bar chords and scales and then they settled into a slightly baffled state where they couldn’t progress to the next level. They have chord sequences and riffs they like to play but they don’t really understand why they sound good or...

Learning to play Bass Guitar is a great experience, but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you familiarise yourself with the instrument and then gets you playing - fast! Full-colour pictures, clear diagrams and really practical advice combine to make Start-Up:...

" This book is designed to assist guitarists in learning to change chords quickly, precisely, and smoothly. Rather than a dictionary of chord voicings or a ""chord finder"", it will train the ear to hear and identify common chord progressions by keys, providing the guitarist with a foundation for writing original music. "

The Diminished Workbook is a comprehensive study and explanation of diminished chords and scales. It is geared toward guitarists but can be used with any concert key instrument. The book employs exercises, etudes and examples to illustrate the many different ways diminished chords can be used and...

Learn from the master of bluegrass mandolin - Jethro Burns. More than 70 tunes and two dozen exercises are found in this bluegrass bonanza. The Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book and online audio is an incomparable resource of bluegrass mandolin repertoire - all in standard notation and tablature,...

This collection of jazz standard chord solos for guitar is compiled from Mel Bay and Warner Bros. collaborations Jazz Guitar Standards Vol. 1 and 2. What makes this work so special is that each artist has personally recorded their solo guitar arrangement. The book comes with online audio containing...

Major scale in 12 keys. For each key : five diagrams with fingering, note names, intervals. All in 12 keys. Tabs (five patterns) and audio in key of C. Twelve backing tracks (blues, blues rock funk).

This insightful book is about sound perception and execution on the banjo. Its purpose is to shed light on simple aural connections unique to this instrument, including closed-position as well as open-string fingerings found throughout the entire fretboard. In notation and tablature. Audio available for download online.

This book is designed to teach the guitarist the technique of "chord soloing." This technique is extremely valuable to all guitarists because chords and melodies are layed together; there is no need for an accompanying instrument. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of chord soloing. I would...