Here are over a hundred great riffs that can be played in virtually any style! Easy to learn, these sizzling licks will make learning guitarists better players, whether in blues, folk, bluegrass or country music. Numerous examples are included that will show how to use these lead lines in songs. LEVEL 3

In nearly three hours of play-along instruction, Jim Wood teaches new fiddlers everything they'll need to play America's best-loved tunes. With the help of his wife Inge on guitar and second violin, Jim gives beginners pointers on bowing, accurate noting, and details on playing in several keys. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

Acoustic Guitar Book 2 with CD by Bert Casey is the followup course to Acoustic Guitar Primer. This comprehensive book for intermediate players takes your rhythm playing to the next level. By using 17 popular songs, the student plays and sings along with a full band on extended versions of all songs. Video and DVD also available.

Learn the fundamentals of acoustic guitar, from your first chords and beyond! Whether you're a beginning or an intermediate acoustic guitarist, chords are the foundation for the songs you play. Here's a book that teaches you the real-world chord voicings, shapes and progressions used by today's top acoustic players.

In this 2-hour video/DVD from bluegrass guitar veteran Tim Stafford you will learn the fundamental skills that will make you a better guitar player no matter what your current ability level.

The only book designed to take the raw beginner through the basics of bluegrass and country guitar, including both rhythm and lead playing. Contains a complete chord chart and all music is written in both standard music notation and tablature. Includes lyrics and melody lines. Companion DVD or VHS tape also available.

Enrich your playing with the expressive, dynamic, symphonic textures of solo fingerstyle guitar. With the guidance of master teachers, you'll learn to build simple melodies into complete guitar arrangements, understand fingerings that will bring intimidating chords within your reach.

This course is a fun, easy way for a beginning to intermediate guitarist to learn how to play the blues. You'll learn blues chord progressions as well as a variety of blues strumming and picking patterns. This course also presents basic blues scales, lead guitar techniques, and combination rhythm and lead playing.

This course is a fun, easy way for a beginning to intermediate guitarist to learn how to play the blues. You'll learn blues chord progressions as well as a variety of blues strumming and picking patterns. This course also presents basic blues scales, lead guitar techniques, and combination rhythm and lead playing.

This course is designed for the beginning slide guitar player but will also help an intermediate player develop bottleneck technique. You will learn standard and alternate tunings, reading slide tablature, basic left- and right-hand technique, and classic bottleneck blues riffs. A free tablature booklet of examples from the video is included.

In this video, you will learn from one of America's foremost classic guitar teachers. Ben Bolt demonstrates his principles for judging distance, point of reference, right- and left-hand positions, and the correct sitting posture. An easy-to-understand and technically correct introduction to classic guitar performance. (45-minutes)

Designed to help both the beginning and intermediate guitarist learn the most commonly used chords. Through split-screen viewing, the student learns how the chords are fingered and how they should sound.

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.

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.

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.

This course is designed for the beginning guitarist who already understands and uses chords in first position. The student will learn many standard chord changes used in thousands of folk, country, blues and rock songs, and in the development of faster chord changing. Booklet included.

No music-reading ability is required to learn with this method. It is designed for guitar players who already understand basic open chord strumming and want to learn rock guitar technique. You will learn barre chords, and lead guitar scales to use along with the rock accompaniment tracks included in this video. Free instructional booklet.

In the new Appalachian Pickin' Pac outfits, every instrument and accessory is chosen with the greatest care and long, professional experience to ensure that every beginner has the easiest path to bluegrass stardom! Only the finest instruments—properly designed and meticulously crafted are chosen for our outfits. Their fine tone and easy playing action will inspire confidence and make learning a breeze!

Expand your playing and your imagination with these essential arpeggios! With this pack, players will learn: arpeggio fingerings; major, minor, dominant and altered dominant sounds; bi-tonal arpeggios; arpeggios from major, minor, melodic minor and harmonic minor scales; and much more!

The idea here is to help coordinate the pickers so you all have solos to play and they can be played in the same key. What a concept - a "Band in the Book". Within these pages you will find solos for the entire band: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and bass. If you are just starting out and you are having difficulty-finding solos for your level - look no more. These solos are written for the beginner level student assuming you can already play a few simple solos or lead breaks. This series will help you to learn solos on multiple instruments, help organize ensemble play, help develop a steady sense of timing and give you hours of enjoyment as well.

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The idea here is to help coordinate the pickers so you all have solos to play and they can be played in the same key. What a concept - a "Band in the Book". Within these pages you will find solos for the entire band: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and bass. If you are just starting out and you are having difficulty-finding solos for your level - look no more. These solos are written for the beginner level student assuming you can already play a few simple solos or lead breaks. This series will help you to learn solos on multiple instruments, help organize ensemble play, help develop a steady sense of timing and give you hours of enjoyment as well.

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What a concept - a "Band in the Book". Within these pages you will find solos for the entire band: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and bass. The mandolin and fiddle share the same tunings so their solos are just written once for both. If you are just starting out and you are having difficulty-finding solos for your level - look no more. These solos are written for the beginner level student assuming you can already play a few simple solos or lead breaks.

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Learn the chords to each song, then play along with him on seven important standards at three different speeds. He first explains the chords to each song, then when the songs begin, he plays a solo and then plays backup for you while you take your turn. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

Dix Bruce carefully teaches lead and backup guitar to nine great and classic country, bluegrass, and folk standards, ballads and hot breakdowns played by musicians the world over. Dix demonstrates the basic "bass note/strum" technique and shows how melodies can be easily integrated into known chord patterns.

Dix Bruce carefully teaches lead and backup guitar to nine great and classic country, bluegrass, and folk standards, ballads and hot breakdowns played by musicians the world over. Dix demonstrates the basic "bass note/strum" technique and shows how melodies can be easily integrated into known chord patterns.

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.

Starting from ground zero, Fred Sokolow teaches you how to accompany yourself while singing the blues. You'll learn to play melodies and solo in several keys, throughout the neck. This book will help build the foundation for your understanding of blues guitar techniques and styles for both acoustic and electric guitar.

This course contains everything you need to know to get started as the stand-up bass player in a bluegrass, country, or folk group. (it would also be good beginning foundation knowledge for rock, blues, jazz, or pop). Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

This video teaches you how to hold and tune your guitar and shows chords used in the keys of D, A, G, and C. In addition, basic strums and accompaniment flatpicking styles are taught in 4/4 and 3/4 time. Finally, you will learn bass runs, beginning melody flatpicking, and a series of songs.

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!

Learn the trademark riffs and solos of rock'n'roll's early guitar pioneers! This book/CD pack provides a step-by-step breakdown of the guitar styles and techniques on 17 songs from the mid-'50s to the pre-Beatles '60s. Includes: Blues Suede Shoes - Bo Diddley - Hello Mary Lou - Hound Dog - more.

Learn the trademark riffs and solos of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top and other southern rockers! This book/CD pack provides instruction, samples and demos on CD to help players master the signature licks from 15 classics, including: Call Me the Breeze - Dixie Rock - Flirtin' with Disaster - Melissa -

Flatpicking master teacher Steve Kaufman takes rhythm playing to a whole new level with this in-depth lesson. He covers chord substitutions, walking bass lines, complex chord shapes, and accompaniment ideas for a variety of tunes. AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH DIGITAL DOWNLOADS Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

Covers all the basics and will have you playing all the classic bluegrass favorites in no time. You'll learn classic bluegrass guitar techniques in the context of classic bluegrass standards.

Virtuoso bluegrass multi-instrumentalist Dennis Caplinger, with the able assistance of John Moore, Kenny Blackwell, and Bill Bryson, guides you through all the bluegrass basics and beyond. You'll learn classic bluegrass guitar techniques, all in the context of classic bluegrass standards. Beginning with basic left- and right-hand techniques, Dennis guides you through developing great backup parts, playing solos, and working with a bluegrass band. Learn technique through up-close camera angles. AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH DIGITAL DOWNLOADS Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!

Steve Kaufman's series of favorite bluegrass tunes has been a perennial best-seller. He teaches the basic melody for the beginning guitarists, then he gets the intermediate players started on a series of great licks and runs.

These courses teach you step-by step how to sing in harmony. You'll also learn an easy way to figure out harmony singing parts from you guitar. Works for all vocal ranges. Great for practicing in the car! 2 1-hour CD's. 20 songs.

These courses teach you step-by step how to sing in harmony. You'll also learn an easy way to figure out harmony singing parts from you guitar. Works for all vocal ranges. Great for practicing in the car! 2 1-hour CD's. 31 songs.

These courses teach you step-by step how to sing in harmony. You'll also learn an easy way to figure out harmony singing parts from you guitar. Works for all vocal ranges. Great for practicing in the car! 2 1-hour CD's. 28 songs.

These courses teach you step-by step how to sing in harmony. You'll also learn an easy way to figure out harmony singing parts from you guitar. Works for all vocal ranges. Great for practicing in the car! 3 1-hour CD's. 79 songs in all!