The Logic Of Fretboard-The ability to improvise and create variations within a song is the essence of the guitar work of the great traditional acoustic blues guitarists such as Blind Blake Robert Johnson Big Bill Broonzy Rev. Gary Davis and Blind Lemon Jefferson . By exploring the ways that chords melodies and rhythms work Woody Mann presents practical and simple ways to create variations in your playing. Woody teaches a new approach to seeing the fretboard and techniques for 'breaking down' chord blocks into smaller 'pieces' and connecting them throughout the fretboard. As he teaches the repertoire of the masters of acoustic blues he demonstrates how melodies and harmonies can bederived from simple moveable chord shapes. The Logic Of Fretboard is a method for relating the entire fretboard to the basic first position chord shapes that we all learn as beginners and using them to create new chords melodies and variations in your music. Studying the songs and concepts that Woody presents in this program will help students to break out of ruts and begin playing up-the-neck without relying on bar chords or scale patterns. Woody's approach to varying melody and bass lines against each other will also help students to develop a more syncopated and stronger picking technique. This simple and effective method allows students to increase their chord vocabulary by relying on logic instead of memorization. Woody Mann had his first schooling as a teenager in the living room of Rev. Gary Davis the now legendary gospel and ragtime guitarist. Mann soon went on to perform and record with blues masters Son House and Bukka White as well as contemporary innovators including John Fahey. He has recorded extensively performed throughout the world and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading teachers and transcribers of acoustic blues music having taught countless guitarists through his popular books and videos. The ability to improvise and create variations within a song is the essence of the guitar work of the great traditional acoustic blues guitarists such as Blind Blake Robert Johnson Big Bill Broonzy Rev. Gary Davis and Blind Lemon Jefferson . By exploring the ways that chords melodies and rhythms work Woody Mann presents practical and simple ways to create variations in your playing. Woody teaches a new approach to seeing the fretboard and techniques for 'breaking down' chord blocks into smaller 'pieces' and connecting them throughout the fretboard. As he teaches the repertoire of the masters of acoustic blues he demonstrates how melodies andharmonies can be derived from simple moveable chord shapes. The Logic Of Fretboard is a method for relating the entire fretboard to the basic first position chord shapes that we all learn as beginners and using them to create new chords melodies and variations in your music. Studying the songs and concepts that Woody presents in this program will

Whether your favourite blues guitarist is Robert Johnson Muddy Waters Blind Blake John Lee Hooker Big Bill Broonzy or Mississippi John Hurt studying the basic techniques presented in this program is the first step toward being able to capturethe essence of their traditional styles. In The Basics Woody Mann shows you practical ways to develop fundamental technique and offers you insights into the musical logic of blues guitar. Woody walks you through each song explaining the chordpositions and picking techniques. He teaches blues in the keys of D G C E and A presenting a wide selection of classic blues songs and instrumentals from the masters of blues guitar. Included in this program are the basics of the Delta blues ofRobert Johnson the ragtime style of Blind Blake ( the man with the piano playing guitar ) and the music of Big Bill Broonzy Memphis Minnie Willie Walker and Willie Moore. Each song illustrates how solo players approach the guitar like a piano playing melodies and bass lines simultaneously. Developing this independent two-line picking technique enables you to get the feel syncopation and subtleties of the music. The songs in themselves are studies in acoustic blues technique and presentthe authentic elements of the acoustic blues sound and style including blues technique and ways to play off of the chords and improvise within a song. This program is recommended for beginning acoustic blues guitarists as well as electricguitarists and acoustic fingerstyle guitarists of all levels who would like to go beyond pattern picking and develop a more dynamic and syncopated sound. Woody Mann had his first schooling as a teenager in the living room of Rev. Gary Davis thenow legendary gospel and ragtime guitarist. Mann soon went on to perform and record with blues masters Son House and Bukka White as well as contemporary innovators including John Fahey. He has recorded extensively performed throughout the world andis widely recognized as one of the worlds leading teachers and transcribers of acoustic blues music having taught countless guitarists through his popular books and videos.Whether your favourite blues guitarist is Robert Johnson Muddy Waters Blind Blake John Lee Hooker Big Bill Broonzy or Mississippi John Hurt studying the basic techniques presented in this program is the first step toward being able to capture the essence of their traditional styles. In The Basics Woody Mann shows you practical ways to develop fundamental technique and offers you insights into the musical logic of blues guitar. Woody walks you through each song explaining the chord positions and picking techniques. He teaches blues in the keys of D G C E and A presenting a wide selection of classic blues songs and instrumentals from the mastersof blues guitar. Included in this program are the basics of the Delta blues of Robert Johnson the ragtime style of Blind Blake ( the man with the piano p

Arlen Roth. Most important riffs and exercises 16 songs in the styles of Robert Johnson Duane Allman Ry Cooder and others. Record included. Arlen Roth. Most important riffs and exercises 16 songs in the styles of Robert Johnson Duane Allman Ry Cooder and others. Record included.

Arlen Roth. Most important riffs and exercises 16 songs in the styles of Robert Johnson Duane Allman Ry Cooder and others. Record included. Arlen Roth. Most important riffs and exercises 16 songs in the styles of Robert Johnson Duane Allman Ry Cooder and others. Record included.

Arlen Roth. Most important riffs and exercises 16 songs in the styles of Robert Johnson Duane Allman Ry Cooder and others. Record included. Arlen Roth. Most important riffs and exercises 16 songs in the styles of Robert Johnson Duane Allman Ry Cooder and others. Record included.

A complete instruction course covering basic and advanced techniques. Thirty-eight tunes and transcriptions in the styles of J.P. Fraley Gaither Carlton Lowe Stokes Frank George and others.

Eric Kriss. Learn blues style piano from complete transcriptions plus a record of original solos of 22 piano greats: Jelly Roll Morton Memphis Slim Meade Lux Lewis and more.

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This is a comprehensive detailed approach to playing Irish music on the tinwhistle. It contains information on technique and style that more advanced players will also find useful. There are over seventy dance tunes and airs suitable arranged for the tinwhistle including some recently-composed pieces and several unusual settings of old standards. This edition also includes a CD of Mr. McCullough expertly playing all the exercises musical examples and tunes contained in this book.This is a comprehensive detailed approach to playing Irish music on the tinwhistle. It contains information on technique and style that more advanced players will also find useful. There are over seventy dance tunes and airs suitable arranged for the tinwhistle including some recently-composed pieces and several unusual settings of old standards. This edition also includes a CD of Mr. McCullough expertly playing all the exercises musical examples and tunes contained in this book.

Pete Seeger. The basic manual for banjo players with melody line lyrics and banjo accompaniment and solos notated in standard form and tablature.

Traditional Appalachian banjo tunes in tablature based on the music of Wade Ward Fred Cockerham Henry Reed and others. With tunings and all basic right and left hand techniques: drop-thumbing the Galax lick pull-offs slide & plucking.

Learn to play the 5-string banjo in authentic bluegrass fashion. This definitive instruction guide takes you from absolute beginner right through to polished performer. Includes easy-to-follow text and realistic demonstration photographs. Learn to play the 5-string banjo in authentic bluegrass fashion. This definitive instruction guide takes you from absolute beginner right through to polished performer. Includes easy-to-follow text and realistic demonstration photographs.

Arlen Roth. Most important riffs and exercises 16 songs in the styles of Robert Johnson Duane Allman Ry Cooder and others. Record included. Arlen Roth. Most important riffs and exercises 16 songs in the styles of Robert Johnson Duane Allman Ry Cooder and others. Record included.