Guitar Techniques Spring 2015

Guitar Techniques Spring 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 Spring 2015 (#242) contents:

• 25 Licks You Need to Know. Jim Clark has selected 25 great licks that could form the basis of a solid blues-rock vocabulary. There's a ton of great stuff here!
• 10 Rock N Roll Rhythms - From the giants of the genre. Jon Bishop pulls out the rock'n'roll rhythms every guitarist should know; from Berry to Bo Diddley, Beatles to Beach Boys and more!
• Queen - Now I'm Here. Surely one of this mega-band's greatest ever tracks, it has the lot: huge riff, clever chords, great solo and more power than a jumbo jet!
• Erik Satie - Gnossienne No 3. Bridget Mermikides arranges a sublime piece by this mis-judged French composer who only latterly received the credit he deserves.
• Blues. Les Davidson takes over from Wheaty this month with a look at the soloing style of the Latin legend that is Carlos Santana.
• Rock. Martin Cooper looks at Robby Krieger's playing style in iconic psychedelic band The Doors.
• Creative rock. Shaun Baxter shows how four-note moveable 'cells' allow maximum fretboard coverage.
• Chops Shop. Andy Saphir wants to beef up your technique: this month; string skipping, part 2.
• British R&B. Phil Capone explains the inventive guitar style of The Hollies' precocious genius, Tony Hicks.
• Jazz. Pete Callard uncovers the jazzy side of modern blues maestro Robben Ford.
• Acoustic. Stuart Ryan gets the blues this month as he delivers a Rory Gallagher appreciation.
• Music reading. In instalment 10 Charlie Griffiths puts all the reading elements together in four pieces.
• Video Masterclass. Carl Verheyen part 3. This month Carl delivers a jaw-dropping first-take solo over a track he's never before heard!

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