Jazz Lead Guitar Solos: The Ultimate Guide to Playing Great Leads, Book & CD

Jazz Lead Guitar Solos: The Ultimate Guide to Playing Great Leads, Book & CD
Author: Ron Manus
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739031582

You know your scales, understand how to play over a chord progression, and learned enough music theory to fill an encyclopedia, but you still aren't satisfied with your solos. This book teaches jazz guitarists how to apply their knowledge of scales, chord progressions, and music theory towards creating great guitar solos. Eight full-length solos in a variety of styles are studied in detail, including analysis of chord progressions and the material used to improvise over them, techniques, and structural characteristics. Styles range from classic standards and Gypsy jazz to Latin, modal and smooth jazz. All eight solos are performed on the accompanying CD.

Blues Lead Guitar Solos

Blues Lead Guitar Solos
Author: Wayne Riker
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739031551

This book teaches how to organize all your great ideas into power-packed leads by providing a complete analysis of 16 full-length solos. Each one is discussed in detail, covering everything from the particular blues form to the structure and techniques used. Styles include Chicago blues, Delta blues, rock blues, slow blues, Stormy Monday" style and the minor blues. All 16 solos are performed on the accompanying CD."

Complete Rock Guitar Method

Complete Rock Guitar Method
Author: Glenn Riley
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739031599

Make all those licks you've learned useful by putting them together into cohesive, exciting rock solos that will take your listeners wherever you want them to go. Over 20 lead guitar solos are provided in a variety of styles, and some are in styles of specific legendary players. A complete analysis of each solo discusses its chord progressions, techniques, structure and other key elements. Styles cover a range of guitar heroes spanning from 1960s and 1970s FM radio, to American and British 1980s heavy metal and contemporary progressive rock. All 20 solos are performed on the accompanying CD.

Fretboard Roadmaps

Fretboard Roadmaps
Author: Fred Sokolow
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1993
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780793520886

(Fretted). The updated edition of this bestselling guitar instruction book now includes new music examples! This book will show you how to: play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard, in any key; play a variety of lead guitar styles; play chords and progressions anywhere on the fretboard; expand your chord vocabulary; and learn to think musically the way the pros do. Each chapter presents a pattern and shows how to use it, along with playing tips and guitar insights. Absolute beginners can follow the diagrams and instruction, and intermediate and advanced players can use the chapters non-sequentially to increase their understanding of the guitar.

Buddy Guy Anthology (Songbook)

Buddy Guy Anthology (Songbook)
Author: Buddy Guy
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1458444392

(Guitar Recorded Versions). Contains 20 of the bluesmaster's classics transcribed note for note with tab: Damn Right, I've Got the Blues * First Time I Met the Blues * Five Long Years * I Smell a Rat * Leave My Girl Alone * Let Me Love You Baby * Midnight Train * My Time After Awhile * She Suits Me to a Tee * Stone Crazy * and more.

Songwriting and the Guitar

Songwriting and the Guitar
Author: Hal Leonard Corporation Staff
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2000
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781890490287

(String Letter Publishing). With this unique and informative guide, you'll discover new ideas and inspirations for crafting your own songs and making the most of your instrument. You'll gain a better understanding of chord progressions, melodies, alternate tunings and other subjects through a series of expertly designed workshops, and you'll find tips and techniques offered by top singer-songwriters, such as Paul Simon, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Don McLean, Patty Larkin, David Wilcox, Dave Matthews and more.

Play Guitar by Ear

Play Guitar by Ear
Author: Douglas Baldwin
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2005-09
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780634038044

(Guitar Educational). Thousands of great guitarists have learned to play without the aid of traditional methods and now you can, too! This first-of-its-kind book and CD package provides a real-world approach to playing guitar in the 21st century. Includes: tools for learning your favorite songs * chords and chord progressions * single-note riffs, licks and lead lines * advanced soloing techniques * rhythm development * lessons on song structure and form * tuning methods and alternate tunings * CD with audio examples and exercises * lots of extra music info and practical tips.

Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow (Songbook)

Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow (Songbook)
Author: Jeff Beck
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2010-12-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1458437280

(Guitar Recorded Versions). The All Music Guide says " Blow by Blow ranks as one of the premiere recordings in the canon of instrumental rock music." With this folio, you can play every guitar note exactly as it was recorded on Jeff Beck's landmark 1974 album. Songs: Air Blower * Cause We've Ended as Lovers * Constipated Duck * Diamond Dust * Freeway Jam * Scatterbrain * She's a Woman * Thelonius * You Know What I Mean.

50 Essential Guitar Lessons

50 Essential Guitar Lessons
Author: Ken Parille
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2008
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781423442707

(Guitar Educational). This book/CD pack contains 50 must-know lessons for all guitarists, beginner to pro. Covers topics including: arpeggios, chords voicings, exotic scales, fills, fingerpicking, harmony and theory, pentatonic scales, soloing and so much more!