Ernie Hawkins Blues Guitar of Rev Gary Davis. In this double DVD lesson, Ernie Hawkins teaches in detail nine of Rev. Gary Davis’s best known blues arrangements. Rev. Davis approached playing the blues in several different styles. Each had unique characteristics and ranged from what he called old fashion picking to complex playing that explored and extended the blues tradition on the fingerboard. Each arrangement is broken down phrase by phrase and then played slowly on a split screen. You can easily follow the playing with the tab/music booklet. Ernie not only learned from this Master directly but teaches...

Jim Nichols Fingerstyle Jazz DVD download. In this DVD, Jim shares his insight to jazz improvising through common chord changes as well as an original blues piece. Jim’s world-class musicianship, technique and style make this a rare opportunity for all students of the guitar. San Francisco based guitarist Jim Nichols’ early years were influenced by Merle Travis and Chet Atkins. His later interest in jazz created a melting pot of styles and techniques that created one of the finest fingerstyle guitarists to ever walk the planet. Jim Nichols has been a part of the jazz guitar scene for over...

Aaron Gilmartin Easy Steps to Bossa Nova Guitar DVD. The distinctive sound of Brazilian bossa nova guitar has permeated the musical landscape for fifty years, influencing singers, instrumentalists and songwriters throughout the world. Based on a melding of jazz voicings and samba rhythms, this gently swinging fingerpicking-based style will bring new colors and rhythms to all your guitar accompaniments and solos. Aaron Gilmartin builds your bossa nova guitar technique step-by-step, providing chordal exercises, melodic passages and syncopated picking along with invaluable guitar advice and musical knowledge. He opens the lesson with his original song, Hold the Place, based around...

Keith Wyatt Beyond Basics Solo Acoustic Blues Guitar DVD download. Guitar instructor Keith Wyatt offers lessons on bass lines, turnarounds, hammer-ons, fingerpicking, and more in this entry in Warner Brothers’ Beyond Basics series. The history of the blues comes alive as GIT’s head instructor Keith Wyatt shows how to play classic chord and single-note phrases on the acoustic. This DVD picks up where Acoustic Blues Guitar leaves off as Keith goes deep into the style with advanced chord and melody combinations, bass lines, the blues scale, turnarounds, bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and special fingerpicking ideas. Keith also captures the essence...

Guitar Legendary Licks Classical Guitar Favorites dvd download. An in-depth visual guide to playing six well-known classical guitar pieces, featuring on-screen tablature for every piece. Discover this revolutionary way to learn pieces such as Bach’s Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring or the wonderful Malaguena, and get your classical guitar skills off the ground without having to read any complicated notation! This is an excellent instruction DVD. Danny Gill does a great job presenting 6 well known pieces.The video is very clear so you can see the action of both hands. This DVD is targeted at Intermediate level guitarists. Danny...

Romero Lubambo Bossa Nova Guitar Licksamples download. Romero Lubambo, the world’s most in-demand bossa nova guitarist, shows you 33 essential bossa nova guitar patterns – direct from Brazil! This DVD features one-on-one instruction plus lots of performance footage that allows you to see up-close how these bossa nova patterns are used by a master. Part 1 – Basic Patterns: Eight important chord progressions based on the classic, basic bossa nova rhythm. Part 2 – Advanced Patterns: Three new rhythmic patterns are developed from the basic rhythm, and eight new chord patterns are introduced using those rhythms. Part 3 –...

Jazz Manouche In the style of Stochelo Rosenberg download. In 1989, The Rosenberg Trio released “Seresta”, a ground breaking album which served notice to the world that a new master of the jazz manouche guitar style had arrived. By mixing the music of Django Reinhardt with bebop, traditional gypsy waltzes, Latin jazz and many other influences, Stochelo and his band mates created a uniquely personal style of jazz manouche. Over the years, Stochelo has refined his technique to a highly efficient level. His speed is breath-taking to behold. Notes explode from his guitar. His ability to articulate notes cleanly...

Acoustic Fingerstyle Blues & Ragtime download. The Acoustic Fingerstyle series of instructional programs will teach you all you need to master the acoustic style. This second lesson will soon help you master some of the classic acoustic RAGTIME and BLUES styles. Various accompaniment ideas are demonstrated for the 12 bar blues through to the alternate picking styles of players like Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy and Keb Mo. The lesson finishes with a cool Country Blues instrumental. Lessons include: Basic 12 Bar Blues in A 12 Bar Blues Variation Broonzy Rag Mississippi John Hurt Style 8 Bar Blues...

Arlen Roth’s 150+ Acoustic Hot Licks DVD download. Here’s your chance to learn more than 150 original acoustic licks in a detailed lesson from the one and only Arlen Roth. Double-stops, roll patterns, pick and finger style, advanced bending, arpeggios, harmony runs, turnarounds, banjo, dobro and pedal steel styles, chicken pickin’ and much more are all demonstrated by one of the world’s master player/teachers. This DVD is for any guitar player at any level. Everything is based around the pick n fingers technique which will certainly take a bit of practice if you’ve never tried it. A lot of...

Play Holiday Songs on the Guitar Guitar World DVD download. This DVD is the ultimate guide to playing holiday songs. With more than 80 minutes of lessons, Play Holiday Songs on the Guitar will help you evoke the holiday spirit with your playing, and teach you valuable skills along the way! Plus, as a special bonus, you’ll learn a Christmas medley for the electric guitar featuring “Little Drummer Boy,” “Silent Night,” and “Auld Lang Syne.” Jimmy Brown plays the 8 holiday songs, each in different keys and ways of doing it. Songs include:   Auld Lang Syne Deck the...