Guitar Techniques December 2017

Guitar Techniques December 2017 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 2017 (#276) contents:

• Blues Scale - How to get the most from it. It's just a tweaked Minor Pentatonic but that one extra note makes it one of the most powerful of all scales. Phil Capone shows how to get the most from it with riffs, solos and backing tracks.
• Grunge. Seattle and beyond. Grunge was to the 90s what punk was to the 70s; their vibe and attitude are still alive today. Learn 10 pieces in the style of grunge's finest!
• JS Bach. Goldberg Variations BWV 988 aria. Bridget arranges and tabs one of the German genius's beautifully intelligent etudes from his Goldberg suite of variations. Learn it today!
• Blues. Ronan McCullagh continues his blues column with a look at Texan rock titan, Eric Johnson's sublime bluesier playing.
• Rock. Martin Cooper uncovers the playing pointers when it comes to emulating Europe's incredible guitarist, John Norum.
• Jazz. John Wheatcroft returns to the jazz masters with a look at the great Philip Catherine.
• Acoustic. Stuart Ryan investigates the style of Americana acoustic legend Dave Matthews.
• Creative rock. Shaun Baxter continues this series with more great licks using Dominant Pentatonic scale.
• Slide guitar. Harrison Marsh brings you more slide guitar ideas to try, moving on to the popular open E tuning, also known as 'Vestapol'.
• In the Woodshed. Charlie Griffiths continues to help you hone your general guitar skills. This month: strict alternate picking of arpeggios.
• Video. Antonio Forcione Masterclass: Part 1 of 2. This incredible acoustic guitarist divulges some of his playing secrets in the first of this two-part video masterclass series.

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