This is a fabulous collection of 50s Hits all arranged for Easy Piano. Each one’s a classic that will take you back to the days of flares and platforms! This is a great book – Invaluable to teachers and students alike. Complete With Chord Symbols and Lyrics. Wonderful collection of 60’s hits – Hans-Gunter Heumann – Easy Piano Solos: 60’s Hits. Contents: All I Have To Do Is Dream (The Everly Brothers) Bye, Bye, Love (The Everly Brothers) C’est si Bon (Eartha Kitt) Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (Marilyn Monroe) Diana (Paul Anka) Fever (Peggy Lee) Great Balls...

In this great book/CD pack, Troy Stetina, the senior editor of GuitarOne magazine, provides complete lessons, detailed performance notes, and a step-by-step breakdown of the Foos’ guitar styles and techniques. Listen to music, follow the tabs and play like your favourite musician. The Signature Licks Series features book and CD packs and DVDs specially designed to teach a musician the trademark techniques of popular artists and musical styles. Each package features an in-depth breakdown of the riffs and sounds unique to the band or artist: the sounds which have led the band or artist to be recognizable by their...

This is an excellent book for anyone who is serious about learning to play guitar.  Gambale breaks everything down into chord types. Minor 7, major 7, unaltered dominant 7, altered dominant 7, minor 7 (b5), diminished. He attacks each chord type with several soloing approaches. He lists and gives examples of appropriate modes, arpeggios, pentatonics that can be used over that specific chord type. This book also comes with a CD containing samples of each exercise as well as a couple short songs that Gambale has put together. I’m not a big fan of the effects he uses while...

In this set of audio lessons, Stefan Grossman teaches six fingerpicking blues guitar solos. The three compact discs feature note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction of the music featured in the book. In addition to instruction for the arrangements of Tribute to Lonnie Johnson (in Drop D tuning) and Dollar Town that appear in the book, Lesson One includes two special tracks of Lonnie Johnson performing two tunes. Lesson Two teaches Yazoo Basin Boogie in Drop D tuning and Religious Trainfare Blues in standard tuning. Lesson Three presents Blues for the Mann and Lemon’s Jump, tributes to two great blues men. All...

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). At a young age this German composer would demonstrate his tremendous ability and, in time, be recognized as one of the supremely great musicians of the world. To his contemporaries, he was known primarily as an organist, and a century was to pass before he would be recognized as a composer. Bach transformed the conventional structures of Preludes and Fugues. While helping to improve technique and develop the ear, learning these J.S. Bach pieces will open up a whole new world of phrasing for the aspiring player. This streamlined volume contains 10 pieces by J.S....

This anthology includes both new pieces and outstanding previously published fingerstyle tunes. Veteran performers and talented young upstarts are given a forum for their best work. Includes 3 CD’s! Intermediate to advanced in difficulty with nearly all pieces appearing in standard notation with tablature. This book is perfect for people who earn a full or part-time living playing instrumental guitar music. While not all the material here is usable, you will get finished and fingered arrangements by Muriel Anderson, Michael Chapledaine, Duck Baker, Marcel Dadi, Chris Proctor and Don Ross to name a few. Buster B. Jones is in...

R&B Guitar Bible Guitar Recorded Versions. A divine collection of 35 R&B classics in standard notation and tab. This collection of note-for-note guitar transcriptions with tab features 35 R&B hits from artists such as James Brown, Chuck Berry, Smokey Robinson, Ohio Players and more! It has a really nice cross section of songs and this really would be the perfect companion for someone who wants to learn some of the classic songs of the genre. To work out all the licks and tricks is a grand investment in time. Guitar Recorded Versions are note-for-note transcriptions of guitar music taken...

This sequel to The New Breed is a more advanced book that teaches a method for learning total independence and creativity. It was started by Gary Chester and completed by his student Chris Adams after Gary’s death. Topics covered include: cross bonuses, wac-a-chuck bonuses, disco, funk, swing, 8th-note triplet bonuses, 16th-note triplet melodies, odd times, and much more. Includes a special tribute to Gary Chester. This book is definitely not for beginners or amateurs. It is an in depth study of independence by one of the great studio legends. Gary Chester has taught well known drummers such as Dave...

Conversations In Clave is the ultimate technical study of four-way independence based on Afro-Cuban rhythms. This detailed and methodical approach will develop four-limb coordination and expand your rhythmic vocabulary. Understanding the clave and the relationship between eighth-note and triplet rhythms will help you master the multiple and complex rhythms of Afro-Cuban styles. This rhythmic style dates back before the drum set was invented, but today one drummer has the ability to cover the sounds and language of the entire Afro-Cuban percussion section. However, you must first develop the skills and master the freedom to move within the music By...

Jazz Play-Along Volume 18 Harold Arlen 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)...