Guitar Techniques December 2015

Guitar Techniques December 2015 PDF and Mp3 CD download. Take the UK’s foremost guitar teachers and players, and transfer their finesse and passion for music into a magazine! The magazine has established itself with guitarists who wish to better themselves as musicians in both the UK, Europe and as far afield as the USA and Hong Kong! When it comes to choosing music, GT’s Abba to Zappa policy means that there’s always something for everyone! We take pride in providing the most accurate transcriptions around, and cover a full range of styles. Every month we feature full transcriptions of guitar songs and instrumentals in every genre, from blues and rock, to acoustic and jazz. All the music in the magazine is included on a cover-mounted audio CD, complete with backing tracks and video master class to let readers play along.

Guitar Techniques December 2015 (#250) contents:

• Blues-Rock Bootcamp. Get to grips with the five shapes of the guitarists' stalwart: the Pentatonic, and arm yourself with some very cool new riffs
• Joe Satriani - Always With Me, Always With You. Steve Allsworth guides you through this space-age classic as it, unbelievably, reaches its 30th birthday. An iconic track from Satch that reveals his flawless technique and touch.
• Sort Your Picking Part 3 - Hybrid picking. In the final instalment of Phil Capone's series, he looks at how to use both pick and fingers to create an incredibly versatile technique.
• Eduardo Di Capua - O Sole Mio. Bridget Mermikides transcribes a quintessential piece of Neopolitan pop opera that was made famous by Elvis and Cornetto!
• Blues. Les Davidson looks at the man from up North with his heart in the deep south: Chris Rea.
• Rock. Martin Cooper dissects the heavy riffs and odd time signatures of System Of A Down.
• Creative Rock. Shaun Baxter take a different look at the Pentatonic scale using three notes per string.
• Chord Camp. In the first of a brand new series aimed at building your skill set, Iain Scott looks at major and minor chords.
• Hard Rock. Say hello to Mr Scary as Charlie Griffiths picks apart the guitar style of US metal heroes Dokken and their main man, George Lynch.
• Jazz. John Wheatcroft tips his hat to the incredible soloing style of Allan Holdsworth.
• Acoustic. Fifty years of fingerstyle virtuosity and Richard Thompson is going strong, says Stuart Ryan.
• Music Reading. Charlie Griffiths injects some metal into the manuscript by reading below the stave.
• Video Masterclass. Nigel Price, part 4. In the final installment of this wonderful series, the talented jazzer looks at the minor blues.

Text Format PDF, 100 pages. Original CD mp3 Tracks included. Video lesson enclosed.