The firey Texas blues of the late Stevie Ray Vaughan ignited a global revival in traditional blues/rock guitar in the 1980s, creating a vital alternative to synth-driven pop trends and the technique-obsessed speed masters of Los Angeles rock.

This DVD will help you discover skills and techniques needed to recreate SRV's heavy, poignant and powerful style. Learn 50 trademark licks and incorporate them into your own playing to revolutionise your own blues style.

Juan Martin explains and demonstrates the essential techniques and rhythmic forms of Flamenco guitar playing in six progressive lessons. The lessons show you in detail many varieties of the basic rhythms which form the foundation of Flamenco guitar styles.

Dan Erlewine began playing guitars - and tearing them apart - in 1960, and never stopped. Now a leading guitar building and repairman, Dan's creations include Albert King's famous inlaid "Flying V" guitar, and a custom model for Jerry Garcia. He has also built and repaired guitars for Luther Allison, Mike Bloomfield, Ted Nugent, and other top artists. Dan is the world's best-known educator on Guitar Repair. His instructional videos, first released in 1984, still lead the field.

Meet one of Nashville's true guitar stars as Johnny Hiland takes you through some key aspects of country playing. As well as chicken pickin', he covers double-stops, pedal steel licks, pick-and-finger hybrid picking, banjo rolls and lots more. He's also joined by Arlen Roth, Bill Holloman, and Shannon Ford for some truly memorable band segments. 1 hour, 20 minutes.

The Guitar Play-Along DVD series lets you hear and see how to play songs like never before. Just watch, listen and learn! Each song starts with a lesson from a professional guitar teacher. Then, the teacher performs the complete song along with professionally recorded backing tracks. You can choose to turn the guitar off if you want to play along, or leave the guitar in the mix to hear how it should sound. You can also choose from three viewing options: fret hand with tab, wide view with tab, pick & fret hands close-up. Each DVD includes great songs that all guitarists will want to know!

Learn how to wire your Fender guitar cleanly for great sound, and discover how its electronics work. Now on DVD! Our 34-minute DVD with famed repairman Dan Erlewine demonstrates complete wiring jobs step-by-step, and will give you the confidence to do the job right. It also features special animations to help you understand how the pickups and electronic components function.

Blues Rock Master Class DVD, Guitar World’s own esteemed associate editor Andy Aledort teaches you beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of blues rock guitar. Learn to play shuffles like Stevie Ray Vaughan, make your ax sing like Eric Clapton, solo like Duane Allman and command the 12-bar blues like Johnny Winter. With more than 90 minutes of lessons, our Blues Rock Master Class DVD will help you play like a blues master in no time!

Go behind the scenes with shred pioneer Paul Gilbert now! Enter Pauls world of intense guitar techniques and creative musicality as he explains the details of the Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar album. The DVD includes special sections on arpeggios, picking, phrasing, and legato techniques, a special shred annex of Pauls favorite and fastest new licks, rare concert footage, and backing tracks. Plus, enjoy downloadable tablature! Guitar guru Paul Gilbert provides true inspiration in Silence Followed by a Deafening Roar. Get all the insider information about the making of SILENCE FOLLOWED BY A DEAFENING ROAR by the man behind the music, Paul Gilbert himself. The metal maestro shares what inspired him to create the epic album and demonstrates the arpeggios, picking, and other techniques that made the modern classic rock.

This new package includes three volumes and two videos: Fretboard Logic SE (Vols. I and II combined) and Fretboard Logic III in newly revised and updated editions in perfect-bound format, plus Videos I & II in DVD format. Volume III now includes the complete transcriptions to the study pieces in Video II.

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Learn to Play The Beatles To A Tee V.1 is everything an instructional guitar DVD should be...PLUS MORE! This excellent 1st edition, created by world renowned 'Beatlologist' Rob Taylor, teaches the viewer every guitar part used in each song by using a unique split-screen form of presentation. What's more is the use of authentic guitars and period-correct clothing. You're sure to find this DVD both highly informative and fabulously entertaining! Features 18 classic Beatles tunes!
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This complete course starts with a bonus beginner section to insure that any guitarist at any level can use this video. It quickly progresses to intermediate then advanced levels of playing. First begin with universal shapes found in every key of music to expertly play scales and leads on the entire fretboard. Don t worry about memorizing these positions! Memory will come naturally when Mark John Sternal demonstrates how to use these scales musically. Tasty licks, tricks and techniques like hammer ons, pull offs, picking patterns, vibrato, string bending, two hand tapping. Plus techniques exclusive to electric guitar including tremolo bar, string bending, and electronic control tricks. In addition you ll learn a ton of applications to make your lead guitar and melody lines stand out, and make learning your favorite songs a breeze: increment patterns, string skipping, double note patterns (harmony), two handed tapping, harmonics. All of this and more is introduced in a song context, giving thorough examples of how these scales, techniques and applications can be used with chords and song structure.

Legendary blues musician John Hammond distills forty years of experience in this remarkable exploration of his guitar, harmonica and vocal techniques. He sings, plays and breaks down a variety of songs and instrumentals, sharing his blues wisdom with aspiring players and enthusiasts. Includes music and tab. 1 hour, 50 minutes. Includes "tab" tablature notation. Return Policy Exception: This product can not be returned if opened but it can be exchanged if defective, for the exact same title.

Start playing rock guitar today with the ultimate DVD guide. With more than two hours of lessons, Play Rock Guitar gives you everything you need to play in all styles of rock, including classic rock, metal, blues, thrash, alt-rock, punk and more. Designed for players of all skill level, Play Rock Guitar shows you everything from tuning to playing rock scales and techniques for soloing. You’ll learn to rock like AC/DC, solo like Slash, shred like Slayer and play guitar like many other of your favorite guitarists.

If metal Guitar is your passion, the this is your ticket to stardom! On of modern metals most accomplished players, Rob Arnold of Chimaira teaches you how to create Metal rhythms, build multi-part guitar sections and write complete Metal songs. Learn his unique lead style with components like minor pentatonic and harmonic minor scales, right hand finger tapping and his favorite riffs and licks. The interactive backing tracks of bass and drums put you at the center of a bone crushing Metal band. Rob even reveals the personal practice techniques that have helped propel him to the stage.

Here's your chance to learn five of Queen's biggest and most spectacular rock anthems, songs that made them one of the greatest stadium rock bands of all time. The delicate and majestic solos of Brian May have always been a benchmark in outstanding rock guitar writing, with a distinctive tone, unusual harmonies and a finely-tuned ear for melody. From his famous homemade guitar and old-sixpence plectrum to his unmistakable hair and clogs, May has remained one of the quintessentially British guitar eccentrics. In this exclusive double-DVD set, Michael Casswell provides a note-by-note examination of five of Brian's best, including the thundering rock of Hammer To Fall and the echo-soaked Now I'm Here, with every riff explained and demonstrated in close-up detail.

Hal Leonard is proud to introduce an exciting series of videos for beginning guitarists. Each video features an inspiring session with a master teacher/player and includes on-screen music and up-close camera shots all in a very hip, totally contemporary setting. Allow one of guitar's leading educators to show you the essentials of playing exciting rock leads. Troy covers modes, articulations, arpeggios, speed exercises, scales, rock licks, theory, and more, in detail for the beginning rock guitarist. 53:50 minutes. Includes "tab" tablature notation. Return Policy Exception: This product can not be returned if opened but it can be exchanged if defective, for the exact same title.

Featuring: Steve Howe, Adrian Legg, John Fahey, Bert Jansch, Jorma Kaukonen, Will Ackerman, John Renbourn, Stefan Grossman, Larry Coryell, Martin Simpson, Bob Brozman, Duck Baker, Brad Jones, Pat Donohue and others.

As part of the Art Of Acoustic Blues Guitar series, Ragtime and Gospel showcases the songs and techniques of two of the most fundamental and exciting styles of traditional fingerstyle guitar playing. This program presents the music of the legendary Reverend Gary Davis, featuring several of his well-known songs. Woody Mann illustrates how the music of one of America's greatest guitarist offers a complete lesson in the beauty and subtleties of ragtime and gospel guitar playing.

The legendary Josh White (1914-1969) is widely considered to be one of the most influential blues and folk artists of all time. His singing and guitar playing electrified a generation of fans with his dazzling technique and passionate renditions of blues, folk songs and ballads. We're delighted to present this DVD on the songs and guitar of Josh White by his son, Josh White, Jr., an accomplished actor, singer, performer and teacher. He knows his father's repertoire intimately and can replicate it with great accuracy. On this lesson he skillfully communicates Josh White's unique guitar style in a way that is easy to follow and accessible for all players. Learning guitarists with a knowledge of basic chords will be able to learn arrangements to his classic songs, along with blues chords, bass riffs, turnarounds, strumming techniques and more.

This superb guitar workshop will teach you five classic tracks from the golden age of Rock & Roll, using note by note tutorials for each song. Learn all the lead and rhythm guitar parts with the ultimate DVD guitar lessons. Each song is clearly explained note for note with this award winning guitar tuition method. The DVD is hosted by Lee Hodgson. Lee Hodgson is a versatile studio musician and vastly experienced stage performer. He is also a regularly featured columnist and transcriber for both Guitarist and Guitar Techniques magazine.

Acclaimed British guitarist Martin Simpson teaches dropped-D and altered-G tunings to bring out the widest possible harmonic range on the guitar. His fingerstyle playing, combined with his unique guitar frailing and clawhammer style strumming, will inspire guitarists of all levels. The tutorial includes six magnificent arrangements of: Rosie Anderson, The Shearing's Not For You, Bogie's Bonnie Belle, Pretty Saro, Long Steel Rail and Santa Cruz. This intermediate level tutorial DVD also includes the music and tablature for the featured songs. Bring depth, tone and open-string magic to your solo arrangements.

Written & presented by Mel Reeves this programme demonstrates the various techniques required to play fingerstyle blues suc h as monotonic & alternating bass slides hammer-ons pull-offs shuffles & fills. There are also five instrumentals to lear n each based on a different style of blues including ragtime West Coast & bottleneck. Each piece is played at performance speed & then broken down into individual sections providing clear yet detailed explanations of exactly what is happening.

This DVD is designed for the guitarist who wants to study jazz guitar improvisation. This course uses a logical, beginning approach that includes jazz theory explanations, common chord substitutions, major jazz scales, and modes and their applications. No music reading is required in this course, however, knowledge of chord diagrams and tablature is needed. This DVD method is equivalent to several months of private instruction.

This unintimidating video presents the basics of playing guitar in an easy-to-follow format. By simply watching the instructor on screen and following along, you can learn to form chords, fingerpick and strum in different patterns, and play songs in a variety of styles—all without reading music! Guitar for Dummies provides step-by-step instruction of all the skills needed to become an accomplished guitar player. You start by learning to play in tune and in rhythm and then move on to left-hand chords and right-hand strumming patterns. From there, you apply these techniques to several different musical styles, picking up tips and tricks on playing authentically in each style. Along the way, you learn how to develop your own practice routine and focus in on the areas you want to improve.

Ledward Kaapana is widely acknowledged to be one of the most exciting and accomplished players in ki ho'alu, or slack key guitar style. Playing in open-chord and other alternate tunings, Led's two-finger picking and alternating bass is reminiscent of the great blues and country guitarists, but with the licks and harmonies typical of Hawaiian traditional music. His playing is loose and improvisational, and his repertoire encompasses both quiet, beautiful melodies and rip-roaring show-stoppers with lightning-fast licks and fancy picking. The beauty of the slack key style is that it's made up of simple chords and melodies, but an accomplished player then builds up improvised variations using interchangable licks and turnarounds similar to those in blues guitar. Ledward provides all the elements for making arrangements in this style, showing how he acheives the special sounds (damping, bass runs, hammers, pull-offs, trills, and other ornaments) that make each tune come alive.

The twin guitar howl of Scott Gorham and Gary Moore characterised the sound of Thin Lizzy, one of the most charismatic bands of the 1970s. In this tutorial DVD, Jamie Humphries teaches five Lizzy classic note-by-note for you to master. Discover the distinctive hook lines and get your head around the incredible blues/rock soloing styles of Moore and Gorham. Humphries details every riff and technique you will need, including the songs Whisky In The Jar and The Boys Are Back In Town.

This unintimidating video presents the basics of playing guitar in an easy-to-follow format. By simply watching the instructor on screen and following along, you can learn to form chords, fingerpick and strum in different patterns, and play songs in a variety of styles—all without reading music! Guitar for Dummies provides step-by-step instruction of all the skills needed to become an accomplished guitar player. You start by learning to play in tune and in rhythm and then move on to left-hand chords and right-hand strumming patterns. From there, you apply these techniques to several different musical styles, picking up tips and tricks on playing authentically in each style. Along the way, you learn how to develop your own practice routine and focus in on the areas you want to improve.

This DVD is designed for the guitarist who wants to study jazz guitar improvisation. This course uses a logical, beginning approach that includes jazz theory explanations, common chord substitutions, major jazz scales, and modes and their applications. No music reading is required in this course, however, knowledge of chord diagrams and tablature is needed. This DVD method is equivalent to several months of private instruction.

Here's an easy and fun way for beginners to play favourite bluegrass tunes. Happy teaches all the basic techniques and helps guitarists begin to build their own repertoire. He covers pick technique, elementary theory, song accompaniment, and how to play instrumental solos. Guaranteed the quickest and easiest way to get into playing the real country guitar! Happy Traum will get you started in this popular American guitar style and get you ready to move on to more advanced studies. You'll learn to handle a flatpick, play a basic scale, then master these techniques: accompanying songs in straight and waltz time; picking out melodies while strumming chords; adding bass runs, hammer-ons, pull-offs and other variations, and playing the famous bluegrass "G Run." Songs: "John Hardy," "Bury Me Beneath The Willow," "All The Good Times Are Past And Gone," "East Virginia," "Wildwood Flower," "Mama Don't 'Low," "Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms."

Want to be a classical guitarist, but never had a lesson? No problem — this hands-on guide teaches you all the fundamental techniques you need to play scales, melodies, and full-length pieces in the classical style. You get plenty of practice exercises to stretch your skills, selections from the classical repertoire, and a bonus audio CD that helps you play along with the music pieces from the book!