Learn to Play the Alfred Way: Guitar

Learn to Play the Alfred Way: Guitar
Author: Morton Manus
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1975-06
Genre: Music
ISBN:

This book teaches you everything you need to know to play the guitar. You will learn the parts of the guitar, how to hold the guitar, how to tune and how to read music. This book focuses mainly on strumming chords and includes a complete chord dictionary. Well-known tunes are included including Tom Dooley, The Streets of Laredo, When the Saints Go Marching In, The Red River Valley, Scarborough Fair, Greensleves and many more.

Alfred's Learn to Play Blues Guitar

Alfred's Learn to Play Blues Guitar
Author: Steve Trovato
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-03
Genre: Blues (Music)
ISBN: 9780739095317

Learning the Blues Has Never Been So Easy! Have you always wanted to play the blues? Authentic blues? Realize your dream of becoming a great blues guitarist with Alfred's Learn to Play Blues Guitar---the simple, straightforward, and effective way to learn the blues. Whether you are a beginning guitarist or an advanced player just getting into the style, start playing real, authentic blues music right away through easy-to-understand instructions and great-sounding examples. The first part of this book and DVD covers blues rhythm playing. Learn over 50 blues rhythm patterns, including medium shuffle, uptown blues, slow blues, blues-rock, mambo, and more. The second part covers blues lead guitar. Start with learning basic soloing techniques---such as slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bending, vibrato, and rakes---then dive right in by playing 18 great blues solos in the styles of legends like Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King, and B. B. King. Features: * All examples include standard music notation and TAB * Every lesson and music example is clearly demonstrated on the DVD by noted educator Steve Trovato * MP3 accompaniment tracks to hone your skills as a blues lead guitarist

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Book 5

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Book 5
Author: Alfred d'Auberge
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1957
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457431388

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has expanded into a library, including theory, chord study, play-alongs and more. This best-selling method teaches the basics in a logical sequence, with concise and complete information that is easily accessible to students. Numerous chord diagrams and fingering photos help students quickly learn how to read music and play chords. Exciting music arranged in pop, rock, blues, country and folk styles makes learning to play the guitar an enjoyable and life-long reward.

Learn to Play the Alfred Way

Learn to Play the Alfred Way
Author: Jimmy Miller
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1975-06
Genre: Music
ISBN:

All Country guitar styles, whether solo or accompaniment, are based on chords. These are, by and large, the same open position chords you probably already know. Perhaps you have only learned to strum these chords with a pick or with your thumb. Country Guitar will show you how to break up these chords in various ways and enable you to play the exciting new sounds you hear on hit country records.

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method 1 (3rd Edition)

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method 1 (3rd Edition)
Author: Morty Manus
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2007-07-09
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457434482

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Book 1 has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. This updated and expanded edition features a new layout, making it easier to read and learn. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock styles, plus more pop songs! Correlating theory, chord, and pop books ensure that you'll get everything you need from one complete method. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Guitar Method---the first and best choice for today's beginning guitar students. Book 1 can be used for acoustic or electric guitar and covers how to hold your guitar, tuning, the basics of reading music, the notes on all six strings, chords, scales, songs, bass-chord accompaniments, and duets. Titles: * Singin' in the Rain * Take Me Home Country Roads * Over the Rainbow * Annie's Song * When the Saints Go Marching In

Learn to Play the Alfred Way

Learn to Play the Alfred Way
Author: Morton Manus
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1979
Genre: Guitar
ISBN:

"Everything you need to know to play the guitar. Includes strums and a complete chord dictionary."--Cover.

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Bk 3

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Bk 3
Author: Morty Manus
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1997-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739048917

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. This updated and expanded edition features a new layout, making it easier to read and quicker to learn. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock music styles, plus more pop songs! Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfreds Basic Guitar Methodthe first and best choice for todays beginning guitar students. Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has expanded into a library, including theory, chord study, play-alongs and more. This best-selling method teaches the basics in a logical sequence, with concise and complete information that is easily accessible to students. This third book in the series includes numerous chord diagrams and fingering photos to help students quickly learn how to read music and play chords. Exciting music arrang

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Bk 2

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Bk 2
Author: Morton Manus
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1997-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739048894

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. This updated and expanded edition features a new layout, making it easier to read and quicker to learn. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock music styles, plus more pop songs! Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfreds Basic Guitar Methodthe first and best choice for todays beginning guitar students. Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has expanded into a library, including theory, chord study, play-alongs, and more. This best-selling method teaches the basics in a logical sequence, with concise and complete information that is easily accessible to students. This second book in the series includes numerous chord diagrams and fingering photos to help students quickly learn how to read music and play chords. Exciting music arra

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Complete

Alfred's Basic Guitar Method, Complete
Author: Morty Manus
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 156
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457427541

Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 3 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. This updated and expanded edition features a new layout, making it easier to read and quicker to learn. Now included are blues, country, folk, jazz, and rock music styles, plus more pop songs! Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfreds Basic Guitar Methodthe first and best choice for todays beginning guitar students. This book combines all of the essential instructional material from Books 1, 2 and 3 of Alfred's Basic Guitar Method and is a complete course. Written in standard notation, it guides guitarists through the basics of playing the guitar using rock, blues, country and folk music. In addition, techniques such as bending, sliding, hammer-on and pull-off are included.