Fred Sokolow The Music of Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash left us a wonderful country songbook, and in this one-hour and twenty minute lesson Fred shows you how to play and sing eight of Cash’s most popular gems.You’ll learn to back yourself up singing, using basic fingerpicking patterns and first position chords, with lots of bass runs thrown in. You’ll also learn to fingerpick a solo for each tune. Fred grew up with Johnny Cash’s music, and his natural, easy arrangements suit the material and are easy to learn. After playing and singing each song, Fred goes over any tricky...

Eric Clapton Acoustic Classics DVD download. Guitar master Eric Clapton is one of the world’s favourite guitarists, his music has touched and inspired many lives. This fabulous DVD from the Guitar Signature Licks Series features some of his best known acoustic songs and compositions. Introduced by Doug Boduch this DVD features a step-by-step breakdown of Clapton’s guitar style and technique, Jam-along songs and practice tips as well as eight classic songs. A must for Clapton fans and anyone wanting to learn solos and songs by one of the greatest guitarists of all time. The quality of the image is...

Corey Christiansen In the Pocket Playing in the Groove DVD download. One of the roles of a jazz guitarist is providing accompaniment. Economy of rhythm and harmony while comping and grooving with a band will get jazz guitarists further with their fellow bandmates than playing lots of bulky, cluttered rhythms and chords. “Playing in the Groove” will demonstrate to jazz guitar students how not to overplay in a small jazz group settings but rather play tasty lines and chords that will impress any soloist. In this DVD, emphasis is placed on locking in with a bass player and drummer...

In “Jazz Manouche Technique & Improvisation Vol 3, Denis begins by demonstrating a number of arpeggios, before moving on to an in-depth study of Rhythm Changes. Voice Leading is dealt with in great detail, followed by Chord Soloing and Advanced Concepts. To obtain maximum benefit it is strongly advised that you follow Denis’ curriculum, sequentially, as Denis intended. *DVD menu doesn’t work, but i’ts better than nothing. 2 vob files have some errors or they corrupted. You can see the video with VLC player for example but without menu.   Topics covered: Positions for Improvisation Diminished Chords & Arpeggios...

Fred Sokolow The Music of Woody Guthrie DVD download. Arranged for fingerstyle guitar. Woody Guthrie’s songs gave direction and purpose to a generation of songwriters in the 1950s and 1960s, and they continue to move millions of people today. This Land Is Your Land has become an alternate national anthem! In this 101 minute lesson, Fred Sokolow teaches you how to play backup and solos to ten of Woody’s best known songs. It’s a great lesson in fingerpicking, as well as an intro to some moving, classic tunes from America’s legendary poet/songwriter. Fred makes it easy to learn, with...

Fred Sokolow Bawdy Blues for Fingerstyle Guitar. The blues has always been spiced with suggestive metaphors. This collection of bawdy blues songs celebrates the off-color blues repertoire: Bessie Smith is wild about her kitchen man’s turnip tops, but Bo Carter’s pencil won’t write no more! There’s lots of variety, with songs from the 1930s, 40s and 50s; some are simple three-chord blues tunes and others have beautiful, ragtimey chord changes. Fred shows you how to play accompaniment and solos for all the songs. The evocative titles include Ain’t Got Nobody to Grind My Coffee (Clara Smith), She’s Your Cook...

Mel Reeves Acoustic Blues Guitar download free. Written & presented by Mel Reeves this programme demonstrates the various techniques required to play fingerstyle blues suc h as monotonic & alternating bass slides hammer-ons pull-offs shuffles & fills. There are also five instrumentals to lear n each based on a different style of blues including ragtime West Coast & bottleneck. Each piece is played at performance speed & then broken down into individual sections providing clear yet detailed explanations of exactly what is happening. This is a great instructional dvd on blues playing on the acoustic guitar. It takes a...

Paul Mehling – Learn To Play Django-Style Gypsy Jazz Guitar Volume 2 Soloing. They don’t call it “hot guitar” for nothing! The driving style pioneered by Django Reinhardt and other Gypsy players became one of the dominant sounds in jazz during the thirties and forties, and its influence is still strongly felt today. Paul Mehling knows the style as well as anyone, and he takes it apart in detail for the learning player. A band won’t swing without a strong rhythm section, and the powerful guitar accompaniment that typifies the Gypsy style is the foundation of this terrific lesson....

Vicki Genfan’s Acoustic Rhythm Guitar Survival Guide. 19 acoustic rhythm guitar techniques & creative formulas for arrangement, composition and performance. Vicki’s Acoustic Rhythm Guitar Survival Guide steps you through 19 techniques and harmonic approaches for transforming any chord progression into compelling and engaging ear magic of your own. Get a grip on these 19 techniques, and then combine them for hundreds of possibilities to apply in any musical setting. Breathe new life into any cover tune, any solo performance, any original composition, any band or ensemble piece – it’s all within your grasp, whatever your style preference happens to...

Learn To Play Easy Acoustic Rock DVD download. This excellent DVD, suitable for beginners or intermediate players, will take you step by step through each of the featured tracks, with a clear tutorial that allows you to learn each song at your own pace. Individual segments are played slowly first, then brought up to speed – all you have to do is watch and copy! You’ll find you’re learning and improving faster than you ever believed possible. Jamie Humphries teaches the nuts and bolts of eight classic acoustic rock songs. View Humphries’ guitar playing up close and get your...