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20 Swing Tunes That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know
20 Swing Tunes That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know
This series of CDs teaches essential swing guitar repertoire to bluegrass flatpickers. Steve's unique method features three levels: a beginner's version in which he teaches the basic melody; an intermediate arrangement that will give players a solid musical grounding; and finally, a full-blown solo that will challenge any aspiring swing guitarist. Backup tracks make for productive and exciting practice sessions.
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7- String Guitar
7- String Guitar
Introducing 7-String Guitar, the first-ever method book written especially for seven-stringed instruments. It teaches chords, scales and arpeggios, all as they are adapted for the 7-string guitar. It features helpful fingerboard charts, and riffs & licks in standard notation and tablature.
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Acoustic Blues Guitar Essentials
Acoustic Blues Guitar Essentials
Straight from the experts at Acoustic Guitar magazine! The 12 "private lessons" in this book/CD pack are full of helpful examples, licks, great songs, and excellent advice on blues flatpicking rhythm and lead, fingerpicking, and slide techniques from some of the finest teachers around.
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Acoustic Guitar Lead and Melody Basics
Acoustic Guitar Lead and Melody Basics
The latest in the Private Lessons series from the editors of Acoustic Guitar magazine, this book introduces students to the essentials of playing melodies and leads in a number of roots styles, including folk, blues, Celtic and bluegrass. Includes a full lineup of lessons and 9 songs expertly played.
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Acoustic Guitar Slide Basics
Acoustic Guitar Slide Basics
David Hamburger, leading sideman, solo performer and teacher, guides players through this complete introduction to bottleneck slide guitar playing with progressive lessons in open tunings and fingerstyle technique, tips on slide guitars and gear, technical exercises, and full songs.
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Alternate Tunings Guitar Essentials
Alternate Tunings Guitar Essentials
]Unlock the secrets of playing and composing in alternate tunings with this unique, comprehensive book/CD pack! Includes an introduction to alternate tunings and the players who have pioneered them (including tips from David Wilcox, David Crosby, Alex de Grassi, Duncan Sheik and more).
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Anyone Can Play Dobro
Anyone Can Play Dobro
Taught by Paul Hayman, a teacher with over 20 years experience, this DVD is designed to teach the basics of Dobro playing to the beginning student. No previous musical experience is needed to be successful with this method.
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Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1
Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1
Vern Juran has played and taught guitar professionally for over twenty years. His course presents beginning acoustic and electric guitar students with a practical, easy-to-learn approach. No previous knowledge of music is necessary.
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Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1
Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 1
Vern Juran has played and taught guitar professionally for over twenty years. His course presents beginning acoustic and electric guitar students with a practical, easy-to-learn approach. No previous knowledge of music is necessary.
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Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 2
Anyone Can Play Guitar Volume 2
This course for acoustic and electric guitar is designed to follow our Volume 1 video and continues it its easy, step-by-step approach. Again, music reading ability is not necessary to learn the material in this course. You will learn both E and A-form bar chords with their major, minor and minor seventh fingerings.
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Arlen Roth's Complete Electric Guitar
Arlen Roth's Complete Electric Guitar
A self-teaching guide by one of America's best players and teachers. Includes chapters on: fundamentals, rhythm guitar techniques, early blues and rock n' roll styles, playing electric lead guitar, electric country guitar, equipment, and much more.
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Autoharp
Autoharp
Detailed step-by-step lessons for 10 songs, slow & fast versions of each, strumming & picking patterns, all words & chords, plus each song written out in tab as well as standard music notation.
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Backup and Fills For Dobro (4 CD's)
Backup and Fills For Dobro (4 CD's)
This 4-hour course will give you the ability to play backup in any situation you encounter. You will gain a large vocabulary of backup material & an understanding of how to apply the licks from both theory discussion & example tunes. 4 CD'S. No Book. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Basic Guitar - The New and Revised Edition
Basic Guitar - The New and Revised Edition
Since its first publication several years ago, the original edition of Basic Guitar has taken its place as one of the most comprehensive, single volume introductions to the technique and art of playing guitar. Now this invaluable resource has been completely updated and revised with outstanding new materials.
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Basics 1 - The Wolf Marshall Guitar Method
Basics 1 - The Wolf Marshall Guitar Method
This first book launches you straight into a hands-on contemporary approach to learning the basics of both guitar and music. The essential visual element of shapes and patterns on the fingerboard unlock the secret to successful and creative playing.
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Basics 2 - The Wolf Marshall Guitar Method
Basics 2 - The Wolf Marshall Guitar Method
This book gives you a more detailed look into chord shapes and single note patterns that were introduced in Basics 1. You will learn how to move shapes and patterns to create exciting leads and melodies. Learn more playing techniques.
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Beginning Mandolin
Beginning Mandolin
This DVD is designed for the beginner to intermediate level player. A full range of DVD special features have been integrated with video special effects to create the most powerful learning system yet produced by Specialty Music Productions. With your DVD remote control, you're ready to take full advantage of the interactive menus, scene selections, and other easy-to-use features that are there at your fingertips. See how fun and easy it is to learn to play your mandolin in front of your own TV. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Beginning Rock Guitar for Kids
Beginning Rock Guitar for Kids
Here's a book geared specifically to the needs of younger beginners. From picking up the guitar for the first time to power chords to easy blues solos, it's all here, and it's all written in an easy-to-understand style for kids ages 10-14.
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Berklee Basic Guitar - Phase 1
Berklee Basic Guitar - Phase 1
A modern method ideal for all beginning guitarists, studying individually or in a class. Technique and reading skills are developed through two-, three- and four-part ensemble arrangements of traditional and newly composed music. Also includes an introduction to chord playing.
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Berklee Basic Guitar - Phase 2
Berklee Basic Guitar - Phase 2
A continuation of Phase I, this volume is ideal for beginning to intermediate guitar students or classes ready to progress beyond the basics. It includes solo, two-part, and three-part ensemble arrangements of traditional and contemporary music to help players create a unique and personal sound.
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Berklee Instant Guitar
Berklee Instant Guitar
No matter what your level of musical knowledge, this book/CD pack is a fun method for students of all ages who want to start playing the guitar. Features simple lessons and tips on theory and technique, strategies to help you understand the guitar and develop your own guitar parts.
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Bluegrass Guitar DVD
Bluegrass Guitar DVD
Joe teaches you how to get the best possible sound from your guitar and how to play the solid rhythm and great bluegrass licks and bass runs used by all of the famous professional artists. When you finish this video you will have the skills to play all the chords, licks, and runs on almost all of the famous records.
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Bluegrass Guitar Solos That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know Vol. 3
Bluegrass Guitar Solos That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Know Vol. 3
Steve Kaufman's third set of popular lessons for Parking Lot Pickers teaches how to work out guitar breaks to well-known bluegrass songs. You can turn off Steve's lead guitar on your stereo and play along with the rhythm tracks.
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Bluegrass Guitar Video
Bluegrass Guitar Video
Joe teaches you how to get the best possible sound from your guitar and how to play the solid rhythm and great bluegrass licks and bass runs used by all of the famous professional artists. When you finish this video you will have the skills to play all the chords, licks, and runs on almost all of the famous records.
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Bluegrass Wordbook
Bluegrass Wordbook
Just pop in the tape & listen to Chris perform each song accompanying himself on guitar, as you read the lyrics & chords in the book. Both volumes include a key changing wheel! A great way to increase your repetoire of bluegrass songs!

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Bluegrass Wordbook Set
Bluegrass Wordbook Set
Complete 2 book and CD set with words, chords and music to your favorite bluegrass songs. This is a great way to increase your repetoire of bluegrass songs!
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Celtic Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar
Celtic Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar
In these three audio lessons, Duck Baker, Stefan Grossman, and John Renbourn teach six Celtic fingerstyle guitar solos. The three compact discs offer three full hours of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction, and all of the arrangements appear in the book in notation and tablature.
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Children's Guitar Method Volume 1
Children's Guitar Method Volume 1
A popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. This approach to learning integrates, from the very beginning, chord playing and note reading. Full of creative illustrations and color. The CD features William Bay on guitar and is recorded in a split-track format.
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Children's Guitar Method Volume 1
Children's Guitar Method Volume 1
This DVD supplements the popular and creative method of the same title for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced.
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Children's Guitar Method Volume 1
Children's Guitar Method Volume 1
This is a popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced.
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Children's Guitar Method Volume 2
Children's Guitar Method Volume 2
This is a popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced.
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Children's Guitar Method Volume 3
Children's Guitar Method Volume 3
This is a popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children. From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading. The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs. Note reading is the methododically and carefully introduced.
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Children's Songs for Beginning Guitar
Children's Songs for Beginning Guitar
Add to your repertoire and reinforce your technique with this collection of traditional, easy-to-play kids' songs. Bring these beautiful melodies to life by listening to the recordings on the companion CD, then using the transcriptions to practice single-note melodies, basic strums and basslines, and simple chords.
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Chris Jones Bluegrass Guitar Solos
Chris Jones Bluegrass Guitar Solos
Chris teaches his 10 favorite solos & half-breaks from his recorded CD's. He plays each solo full speed with Sally Jones accompanying him on rhythm & singing tenor. Then he plays each slowly. Lastly, he discusses valuable details about the solo, to help your learning & understanding of the music. AVAILABLE THROUGH DIGITAL DOWNLOADS ONLY Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Classic Rock Guitar Styles
Classic Rock Guitar Styles
A complete guide to rhythm and lead guitar in the style of Led Zeppelin, The Who, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, and more. Includes lessons on common riffs, progressions, scales, and techniques. The CD includes 25 tracks with music examples, complete pieces, and special jam progressions.
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Country Fiddle
Country Fiddle
This well thought-out book is divided into 17 lessons for the intermediate player, contains fiddle tunes from simple to advanced, plus exercises to help the player develop the strong supple left-hand and flexible balanced bow-arm. Plus guitar chart and chords for each time.
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Creating Guitar Solos for Bluegrass Songs
Creating Guitar Solos for Bluegrass Songs
Watch Chris as he analyzes and teaches 5 example songs, breaking each down into its component parts, explaining why he chose what he played every step of the way. By learning this approach you will be able to invent your own intelligent, melodic solo for each song you encounter! AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH DIGITAL DOWNLOADS Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Designing Guitar Solos For Bluegrass Songs
Designing Guitar Solos For Bluegrass Songs
It shows you how to mold a simple Bluegrass melody into a fancy, tasteful, driving guitar solo, a solo that sounds like the true melody of the song while being hot at the same time. Chris Jones analyzes & teaches 10 songs on these 2 one-hour CDs.
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Dunlop Presents the Slide Guitar Book
Dunlop Presents the Slide Guitar Book
Slide guitar is more popular than ever in blues, rock, and country music. This book tells the slide story with bios and photos of the past and present bottleneck masters, technique lessons, and transcriptions of old and new benchmark tunes. Includes standard and open tunings. 64 pages.
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Easy Beginner Guitar Instruction DVD
Easy Beginner Guitar Instruction DVD
Easy Beginner Guitar Instruction on DVD.
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