Play Piano with David Gray, Rufus Wainwright, ” Coldplay ” and Other Great Artists By Chris Harvey. For several years now, a fresh generation of songwriters have been scaling the heights of the pop charts, confirming the importance and longevity of the singer/songwriter as a vital artist and spokesperson in an age of disposable singles and much-hyped but short-lived careers. Acts such as Coldplay, David Gray and Rufus Wainwright offer songs with staying-power, songs to fall in love with that remain part of your life long after the media fuss has passed. This very special selection of authentic Piano...

Josquin des Pres 70s Funk & Disco Bass PDF. The low, throbbing beat of great bassists like James Jamerson, Anthony Jackson, Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Louis Johnson and Verdine White drove the world to the dance floor during the disco era. In this new Bass Builders book, renown bassist Josquin des Pres provides 101 authentic funk and disco bass patterns to help players practice getting their groove. Includes standard notation and tab, and a CD with 99 full-demo tracks. Bass Builders is a series of technique book/audio packages created for the purposeful building and development of your chops. Each...

Frederick Horwood The Basis of Music PDF. Designed to provide the student with a thorough knowledge of the rudiments of music, this text covers notation, scales, intervals, time, ornaments, transposition, chords, terms and signs and abbreviations. Complete with various exercises and tests. This short book was written many years ago but is not dated it is proving to be a invaluable asset in learning to read music. This book uses a rather old way of explaining terms. It covers almost everything that you see in sheet music. The author took every opportunity to explain the symbols through an example....

Rockschool Acoustic Guitar Grade 5 PDF. The Rockschool Acoustic Guitar Grade 5 book contains everything you need to pass your Grade 5 exam in one essential book, featuring a truly diverse range of contemporary repertoire from some of the world’s most iconic artists, including Eric Clapton, The Beatles and Bon Jovi. Guitar Grade 5 features pieces from the worlds of Rock, Pop, Metal, Blues, Country, Jazz and Acoustic Specialists. Professional backing tracks for both pieces and supporting tests. Duet arrangement available at every grade. Fact files and technical guidance. Ear Tests; Technical Exercises; Sight Reading and Improvisation examples; General...

Paul Simon Transcribed PDF. Complete note-for-note guitar transcriptions of 10 classic recordings, in standard notation and tablature. Full vocal parts. If you want authentic transcriptions, this is the book for you. Each song includes a page of Mark Hanson’s performance instructions/notes that are genuinely helpful and informative. The music ranges from early intermediate (“Bookends”) to intermediate advanced – the more difficult arrangements (like “Hearts and Bones”) are much too demanding for a real beginner. But if you have decent fingerpicking abilities and want a book to grow with, this would be a great choice. A true 5-star selection. This...

David Barrett Blues Harp Greats PDF. In this transcription book you will study some of the best current blues harmonica players in the world. All of the transcriptions are written in an easy to understand format which allows you to spend more time playing, as opposed to trying to figure out what the notation artist meant by a particular symbol. The written notation follows all classical written norms, and the harmonica tablature is written in the norm that has been established within the past twenty years. For the beginning player who has yet to learn how to bend and...

Jazz Play-Along Volume 63 Classical Jazz PDF. For use with all Bb, Eb, and C instruments, the Jazz Play Along series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track choices on the included CD, this first-of-its-kind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. For study, each tune includes a split track with melody cue with proper style and inflection, professional rhythm tracks, choruses for soloing, removable bass part and removable piano part. For performance, each tune also has an additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody)...

Steve Shier Introducing All Around The Drums PDF. With Big Easy Read Notation. The easy step by step method in this book will help you become a more fluent and dynamic player, not just on the snare drum, but all around the entire kit. Using the simple triplets and paradiddles in this book will show you how to develop ideas for your own fills and solos. The grooves in this book are easy to apply to all styles of music including Metal, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Funk and Latin. A great book for the beginner right through to the professional...

Jake Shimabukuro Peace Love Ukulele PDF. Deemed “the Hendrix of the ukulele,” Hawaii native Jake Shimabukuro is a uke virtuoso whose music has revolutionized the world’s perception of this tiny instrument. Showcasing his complex finger work, his songs combine elements of jazz, rock, classical and traditional music. Our sought-after songbook features note-for-note transcriptions with ukulele tablature of Jake’s masterful playing on all the CD tracks. The skill level required for many of the songs are fairly high and would probably land on the intermediate/ advanced level. One major problem with the book is that it is often required to...

William Bay Guitar Images PDF. 25 acoustic guitar solos. The solos in this collection present a myriad of moods on the guitar. They were written to be very expressive, contemplative pieces which could be performed in a variety of secular and sacred settings. Some of the pieces were scored for 7-string guitar; however, they can also be performed on 6-string guitar-indicated are the alternate 6-string pedal tones in the tablature part. Many of the solos use a “cross-picking” technique alternating higher position closed strings and open strings, resulting in a ‘harp-like’ effect. The included tablature parts allow for a...