Learn To Play Rhythm Guitar is a comprehensive training course. A step-by-step method book that is designed for anyone with the desire to learn. Even if you have no previous musical knowledge. You will learn to master concepts and principles that will lead to building a solid musical foundation that all future learning can stand on. Even if you already play guitar, you can still learn new musical concepts from this course. When you...

Learn To Play Electric Guitar is a comprehensive course for beginners to get started enjoying the fun of playing the electric guitar. It will lead you on a path to electric guitar mastery. It will show you in a very simple method of how to get started playing electric guitar. Learn parts of the guitar, how to properly hold it, what chords need to be learned first and how to play those guitar chords to create music. Learn electric guitar techniques...

In this lively collection of interviews, storied music writer Jas Obrecht presents a celebration of the world's most popular instrument as seen through the words, lives, and artistry of some of its most beloved players. Readers will read--and hear--accounts of the first guitarists on record, pioneering bluesmen, gospel greats, jazz innovators, country pickers, rocking rebels, psychedelic shape-shifters, singer-songwriters, and other movers and shakers....

Libre, sin rigor, colorido e irregular son algunas de las indicaciones expresivas que encontraremos en las Tripartitas cromáticas para guitarra, obras caracterizadas por acordes disminuidos y aumentados, por el uso de la escala cromática y de las series dodecafónicas como forma de organización. Exploración integrada orgánica y funcionalmente a la guitarra solista por su creador para desarrollar un discurso musical vital, fúnebre y con gracia,...

PRS guitars today appeal to a growing number of musicians, from Carlos Santana to Al Di Meola, from Zach Myers to Mark Tremonti. This book examines every part of PRS history, with an in-depth story, beautiful photographs, and detailed collector's info. Paul Reed Smith set up his first PRS factory in 1985 in Maryland and has devised guitars from the regular Custom and McCarty models, through the outrageously decorated Dragon specials and the controversial...

You will go on a musical journey through this book, starting with the basics of playing the mandolin and moving on to more advanced ideas and skills.You will learn how to play the mandolin properly, understand music theory, and find your way around the fretboard with clear explanations, tasks, and musical examples. Slides, trills, vibration, and tremolo are beautiful sounds that you can use to decorate and add to your music. Explore scales, modes,...

This collection of interviews with Hollywood composers offers the most intimate look ever at the process of writing music for the movies.  From getting started in the business to recording the soundtrack, from choosing a musical style to collaborating with directors, including Martin Scorsese, Stanley Kubrick, the Coen brothers, Terry Gilliam, Kenneth Branagh, and Ken Russell, from learning to deal with editing to writing with time-sensitive precision,...

Step into the dynamic world of contemporary jazz-funk with Andrew D. Gordon's latest masterpiece, "100 Ultimate Jazz-Funk Grooves for Guitar." Renowned for his expertise in jazz and funk music, Gordon brings forth a comprehensive collection, offering a wealth of inspiration and exploration for guitarists.As a distinguished composer, educator, and performer, Andrew D. Gordon is celebrated for his ability to seamlessly weave intricate jazz harmonies...

Backbeat's successful Handbook format applied to the world's most popular instrument. The Electric Guitar Handbook is the latest entry in Backbeat's best-selling handbook series, combining a two-part book and audio tracks. Part one of the book examines how different types of electric guitars are made, and why varying construction methods influence the way guitars sound. It also looks at the role of various pieces of guitar hardware, including pick-ups,...

This book focuses on learning the guitar on your own. Many aspiring guitarists and students want to play the guitar but have difficulty doing so. This book offers some helpful advice to help the beginning guitarist get started in the proper path.