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A visual way to master chords and scales on six string Dobro and lap steel guitars in open G tuning. * All chord and scale positions are presented as graphs, letting the player become fully familiarized with the instrument. * Each graph describes a different position showing the neck to its full...

This unique and effective method will help beginners and more experienced players develop both pick-style and fingerstyle accompaniment abilities with the guitar. The streamlined approach is unique in its efficiency and comprehensiveness. The material encompasses a wide range of strumming and fingerpicking...

Jimmy Bruno is known throughout the world for his flawless picking technique. This book breaks down Bruno's ideas through exercises and etudes that will take any guitarist's picking technique to a new level. Break old picking habits and learn a more efficient way to utilize your right-hand technique....

This book and accompanying audio offer a unique look into playing the music of Bach on the ukulele. Included are twenty duets for two ukuleles or ukulele and guitar. The first part in the duet can be played on either soprano, concert or tenor ukulele, and the second part on either baritone ukulele...

Al Petteway is an award-winning fingerstyle guitarist and composer known for masterful compositions that blend Celtic elements, open tunings, and world percussion. This books features the tune "Sligo Creek" from the soundtrack of the acclaimed Ken Burn's PBS documentary "The National Parks."

This beginning guitar book, for use with private students or in a classroom setting, is divided into 15 lessons. Beginning at the complete novice level, the lessons guide players thru learning chords, scales and more advanced techniques. The appendix of the book offers scale, chord, and fretboard diagrams. This text is currently used in the beginning guitar classes at USC.

One of the world's top players addresses nearly every aspect of the popular 5-string banjo style known as clawhammer or frailing. Chapter themes include fundamentals; advanced and experimental techniques; arranging and backup; how to play reels, hornpipes, jigs and other fiddle tunes; how to approach...

This book is designed to familiarize classical guitarists with the musical vocabulary of jazz, and to encourage jazz guitarists to explore the beautiful sonorities and limitless expressive potential of the classical guitar. The first half of the book contains theoretical explanations focused on harmonic...

A colorful song collection containing music from 19 Latin American countries, including Ecuador,Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, and others. All lyrics are in Spanish and singable English. Arranged for voice and piano with guitar chords.

DADGAD is rapidly gaining acceptance as the "other standard tuning". Tune your guitar to it and find out why! This book is intended for guitarists who want to explore the D-A-D-G-A-D tuning, but feel a need for more guidance than their ears alone can provide. The majority of these selections...

If you have ever heard the sound of rhythm guitar in a good western swing band, you may have wondered how the guitarist achieved that unique chordal sound. While the song might be a simple one--playable with only two or three chords--the western swing guitarist changes chords every two beats, providing...

Jazz virtuoso Johnny Smith presents his complete system of chord analysis, scale and arpeggio study, and practical theory application. This is one of the most useful books to be found in any jazz guitarist's library! Lessons include 2-octave scales, 6th chord forms, alterations of chords, resolution...

Gaspar Sanz (1640 - 1710) is the most famous baroque-period guitarist. His works are tuneful and memorable, with fiery cross-rhythms and cascading scale passages. He published three books of guitar music. The baroque guitar could be viewed as a close relative of the ukulele. Indeed, the two instruments...

This book and accompanying audio make one of J.S. Bach's most enduring and fascinating instrumental works accessible to mandolin players: the Prelude in E Major from his solo sonata in E major for violin. The book and audio include fingerings, tablature and a slow performance of the piece. These materials...