Basic Theory That Every Guitarist Should Know

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In this Hal Leonard video tutorial, The Guitar Play-Along video series lets you hear and see how to play the biggest of classic rock super group Boston. Just watch, listen and learn!

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In this Hal Leonard video tutorial, The Guitar Play-Along video series lets you hear and see how to play classic rock legend Neil Young's hit songs! Each song starts with a lesson from a professional guitar teacher, then the teacher performs the complete song along with professionally recorded backing tracks that include on-screen guitar tab.

The notes of any solo are only half the story; the other, equally crucial element is the rhythm. Though there are leagues of books teaching you the scales, modes, and arpeggios that are used when soloing, there's been a great void in the available material with regards to teaching the concept of rhythm. We don't instinctually possess knowledge of which notes to use, so why would we instinctually know which rhythms to use when playing these notes? This is where Rhythmic Lead Guitar comes into play. In this book, you'll learn the timing of notes from the ground up, helping you to develop a solid, internal sense of rhythm that will stick with you throughout your career. You'll be armed with an intimate knowledge of a beat's anatomy, and you'll possess the tools necessary to manipulate the timing of any phrase as you see fit. With a strong command of rhythm, your solos will sound more authoritative, unique and memorable.

Teach guitar for profit! This book will show you how to set up and develop a profitable guitar studio. Besides the ability to teach guitar, running a profitable studio needs effective systems for attracting and retaining students, ensuring that they pay on time, and smoothly handling operations issues. This book will show you the essential considerations, from choosing a space (residential or commercial), to marketing, to specific teaching aids.

The Guitar Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the audio to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

Doug Redler has been a guitar tech to the Black Crowes, k.d. lang, the Dixie Chicks, the B-52s, Paul Simon, Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows, Peter Gabriel, and many other stars. He's seen it all, and knows what to do when it comes to keeping guitars and amps healthy. In this book, he reveals his trade secrets so that anyone with some mechanical ability can maintain their own gear. Co-authored by Hal Leonard guitar historian Dave Rubin, this book covers: guitar tech toolbox, proper stringing techniques, evaluating the guitar neck, setting the action, adjusting the pickups, basic bass guitar set-up, tales from the road, humidity and acoustic guitars, amp care and maintenance, and more!

This video series is great for anyone wanting to start to learn how to play guitar. Simply follow along with the teacher in the videos and you'll be playing in no-time. This video series teaches songs, chords and riffs, picking and strumming patterns, and helpful playing tips and techniques.

Learn chords with songs like “Eleanor Rigby” and “Knockin' on Heaven's Door,” single notes with riffs and solos by Nirvana and Pink Floyd, arpeggios with classics by Eric Clapton and Boston, and much more. The method's unique, well-paced, and logical teaching sequence will get students playing more easily than ever before, and music from popular artists like the Eagles, Johnny Cash and Green Day will keep them playing and having fun. Book 1 includes: parts of the guitar, easy-to-follow guitar tablature, notes & riffs starting on the low E string, tempo & time signatures, strumming patterns and arpeggios, slides and slurs, hammer-ons and pull-offs, many music styles, nearly 100 riffs and songs, audio demos of every example, and more!

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 a unique code that gets you access to online audio samples of all the music in the book. Songs covered include: Badge • White Room • Bell Bottom Blues • Change the World • Cocaine • Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) • Lay Down Sally • Layla • Sunshine of Your Love • Tears in Heaven • and more.

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 Tracy • Teen Town • and more. Includes foreword by Robert Trujillo.

Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony