(Bass Builders). Perfect for beginning to advanced players, this book with audio by world-renowned bassist and educator Jon Liebman provides a 52-week, one-exercise-per-week workout program for developing, improving and maintaining bass guitar technique. Liebman teaches: chromatics; scales & arpeggios; string-crossing and advanced patterns; slapping & popping; and more -- all in styles ranging from rock, funk and R&B to jazz, disco, reggae and more. Bassists using "Bass Aerobics" will bene...

(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones and techniques of the world's greatest jazz fusion bassist, Jaco Pastorius. This comprehensive book/audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Pastoruis' gear, techniques, styles, songs, riffs and more. Each book comes with a unique code that will give you access to audio files of all the music in the book online. This pack looks at 15 of Jaco's most influential songs including: Birdland * The Chicken * Donna Lee * Portrait of T...

(Bass Instruction). Bass Chops covers a cross section of musical genres with a unique step-by-step approach for strengthening your overall facility on the instrument. The lessons in this book include standard notation, tab, fingerings, and video demonstrations, and are presented in theme-and-variation format a highly effective approach to learning bass that has become very popular with students. Each lesson allows you to move at your own pace, beginning with a simple groove and gradually b...

FRETBOARD MEMORIZATION MADE EASYDo you get lost on the guitar neck? Not knowing the notes on the fretboard is a common problem that slows down and confuses the learning process. It’s very difficult to find your way around if you can’t read the map! Fortunately, developing a working knowledge of the fretboard is among the simplest and most beneficial things a guitar player can do to streamline and accelerate their learning.Learn Your Fretboard

(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones, and techniques of the original guitar god, Eric Clapton. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Slowhand's gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, riffs, and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about Clapton's legendary guitar playing, from the '60s blues-rock period to his solo career to Unplugged and beyond. Each book also includes audio samples of all the music in the boo...

To hear some sample Bass lines from this book, please click on the link in the look inside (just after the Contents)15 Original Walking Bass Guitar lines in tablature and notation for the intermediate to advanced bassist.176 bars of music over 15 Bass lines (average Bass line length 11.7 bars)Audio demonstrations and backing tracks for each Bass line at slow (70bpm), medium (135bpm) and fast (200bpm) speeds with video demonstrations for medium speed (Downloa...

Passionate, witty, and brilliant, Opera as Drama has been lauded as one of the most controversial, thought-provoking, and entertaining works of operatic criticism ever written. First published in 1956 and revised in 1988, Opera as Drama continues to be indispensable reading for all students and lovers of opera.

Piano Chord BookThe Piano Chord Book gives you an overview of the 312 most used essential piano chords in fullcolour illustrated diagrams including suggested fingerings. All chords are shown in root or narrow position to keep things as simple as possible. All chords can be played with one hand.We cover all following chord types: Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished, Sus2 and Sus4, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Thirteenth and some special chords. Al...

This book contains thirty of the most requested Celtic session tunes, arranged for DADGAD tuning. Accompanying audio is available as an online download, which includes performances by Rob MacKillop. To assist playing these tunes, a technique primer and specific exercises are included. With the use of a capo you will be able to play these tunes in their traditional keys. The tunes can be played fingerstyle or with a pick. The repertoire includes classic tunes such as Drowsy Maggie, Soldier'...

(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones and techniques that made Chet Atkins a legend. Audio files of all the music in the book are included. Explore 14 of Atkins' most influential songs including: Country Gentleman * Galloping on the Guitar * Mister Sandman * Orange Blossom Special * Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger) * Yakety Axe * and more.

This book of exercises and studies is designed to develop left-hand guitar technique. The book concentrates on eight different technical areas: chords and chord changing skills, playing barre chords, shifts, slurs, scales, intervals, extensions, and left-hand harmonics. The text is divided into two parts; a section of exercises and a selection of study pieces. The exercises are grouped according to specific skill areas, and are accompanied by explanatory notes. Most of the study pieces con...

25 new blues licks in the key of C, D, E, G and A. Tabs with fingerings for each note and pick stroke (up and down). 25 audio tracks, backing-tracks and drum beats.