Guitar Techniques October 2016

Guitar Techniques October 2016 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 October 2016 (#261) contents:

• Play Like The Shadows. Rhythm and lead. The Shadows' unique sound signalled a new musical era in the early 60s. Phil Capone explores the highly-influential rhythm and lead styles of Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin.
• The Three Kings. Albert, BB and Freddie King. Create a little blues magic with this fantasy jam between three of the genre's biggest stars: Freddie, BB and Albert.
• Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Dance Of The Little Swans. Bridget Mermikides arranges and transcribes a delicate and elegant piece by the Russian composer, taken from the ballet Swan Lake.
• Blues. Les Davidson explores the wonderful career of blues virtuoso Joe Bonamassa.
• Rock. Martin Cooper bows to the multi-talented frontman of ELO - the wonderful Jeff Lynne.
• Hard Rock. Charlie Griffiths is Headed For A Heartbreak with a look at Winger guitarist Reb Beach.
• Jazz. Steve Khan helped bridge the gap between jazz and rock. Martin Cooper explores his style.
• Acoustic. Stuart Ryan studies folk icon Joan Baez' exquisite approach to playing guitar.
• Creative Rock. Shaun Baxter explores more ideas around the Mixolydian - this month, diatonic shapes.
• In The Woodshed. Charlie Griffiths gets to grips with some atypical rhythmic phrases that will provide a nice challenge for the fingers.
• Chord Camp. Iain Scott takes it to the ninth degree with some altered dominant chords in various styles.
• Video Masterclass. Brett Garsed. In instalment #5 of his masterclass series Brett unleashes the Melodic Minor scale in a piece called The Investigation Of Johnny F.

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