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  • Guitar: The First 100 Chords for Guitar: How to Learn and Play Guitar Chords: The Complete Beginner Guitar Method

    Mr Joseph Alexander

    Paperback (www.fundamental-changes.com, Nov. 19, 2016)
    Master Essential Guitar Chords and Establish Good Habits for a LifetimeDiscover how to play every essential chord on guitarUnderstand how chords work togetherBuild chord progressions and master strummingUnderstand chord theory and constructionInstantly apply and use chords to make songsThe First 100 Chords for GuitaristsAre you struggling to learn guitar chords?Would you like an effective way to memorize, play and combine chords to make music on the guitar?Do you want to confidently strum rhythms the right way?Do you want to build perfect practice habits that will stay with you for a lifetime? The First 100 Chords for Guitar will teach you to correctly fret, strum and combine the essential chords in music to become a better musician, quickly and easily. Here’s What You Get: A complete course, building from the first essential guitar chords to help you memorize, understand and apply chords musically.A proven practice routine that helps you build muscle memory, great technique and musical knowledge.Understanding of how to play chords the right way, and the theory of how they are constructedOne instant trick to teach your fingers how to move - subconsciously Bonus One: Learn to link chords together in a truly unique, musical way. Linking chords means practice is always fun as you explore creative ideas.Bonus Two: A complete guide to essential strumming patterns on guitar. Are you Missing Part of the Puzzle?Most guitar beginners know a few chords but few actually understand that it is quick and easy to expand that vocabulary into hundreds of chords and colors.The First 100 Chords for Guitar is not simply a cold list of chords, it’s a complete guitar method for beginners that teaches you how to practice for a lifetime of good guitar habits.From the most basic chords, right through to some rich and exciting advanced voicings, you will be guided in small friendly steps. Throughout, there is an emphasis on using the correct fingers, changing chords smoothly, building great technique and developing creativity.Test Yourself! At the end of each chapter, the newly introduced chords are combined into real-life chord progressions. How to Practice! – Also included is a detailed ‘How to Practice’ section along with dedicated chapters on Essential Strumming Patterns and some Chord Theory. Hear it!Learning chords from paper is one thing, but once you hear how to apply them, they become music. The First 100 Chords for Guitarists contains many supporting audio examples to help you get inside the music, and quickly apply every new chord in a musical situation.Get the audio for free from www.fundamental-changes.comThis book is Free on Kindle Unlimited
  • Guitar: The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists: Learn and Apply Music Theory for Guitarists

    Joseph Alexander

    eBook (www.fundamental-changes.com, Oct. 18, 2016)
    Master the Circle of Fifths and Crack the Secret Code of Music TheoryDiscover how to form any scale - in any keyUnderstand key signaturesChange key musically and effectivelyUnderstand how to apply and hear music theory on the guitarInstantly know the notes of any major of minor scale The Circle of Fifths for GuitaristsAre you aware of key signatures, keys and scales but don’t quite know how they fit together?Would you like to have complete freedom to build and use the right scales on guitar?Do you want to know exactly which notes to play in any major or minor scale?Do you know how to change key smoothly and easily?The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists will teach you to build, understand and use the essential building-blocks of music theory to become a better musician, quickly and easily. Here’s what you get:A complete course, building from the first principles of music that allows you to create, understand and master the Circle of Fifths.Discover how to build every major and relative minor scales.Understand how key signatures work and instantly know the notes of any scaleAn instant trick to tell you the notes in any key, just using by looking at your guitar fretboard!Bonus: Learn to instantly see the relationships six ‘secret’ closely related key changes that you can use in your own writing and playing instantly.Are you Missing part of the puzzle?Most guitarists know a lot of scales, but few actually understand the essential principles of how they are built and how they relate to each other.The Circle of Fifths is like an ancient ‘Rosetta Stone’ of music theory that not only tells you which notes are in any key, but also contains the secret of how every scale is built and how every scale relates to each other.In The Circle of Fifths, you will not only learn how The Circle works, but you will also learn to build it yourself and gain instant access to the deep inner core of theory that governs everything in music.The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists shows how every key, scale, chord and modulation works in music. It’s essential knowledge of any aspiring musician.Hear it!Theory is just knowledge, but once you hear it, it becomes music. The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists contains many supporting audio examples to help you get inside the theory and quickly apply the concepts to your own playing. This book is Free on Kindle Unlimited
  • Beyond Rhythm Guitar: Riffs, Licks and Fills: Build Riffs, Fills & Solos around the most Important Chord Shapes in Rock & Blues guitar

    Simon Pratt, Joseph Alexander

    eBook (www.fundamental-changes.com, July 5, 2017)
    Go Beyond Rhythm Guitar to Seamlessly Blend Guitar Chords with Licks, Riffs and FillsBecome an Accomplished Accompanist!Learn to Effortlessly Combine Rhythm and Lead Guitar SimultaneouslyDevelop a Language of Musical Fills around Every Common Chord ShapeWeave Lead Guitar Licks into Chords for Blues, Pop, Rock, and Acoustic GuitarDiscover how to use Drone Notes to make Beautiful MusicInstantly Create Beautiful Solo Guitar Lines while playing Capo ChordsMaster Complete Musical Studies and Impressive Pieces that Combine Rhythm and Lead GuitarLearn with Tablature, Notation and Hundreds of Audio Examples of Exciting Solo Chord ArrangementsBeyond Rhythm GuitarIs your guitar chord playing boring?Do you want to add melodic fills to your rhythm guitar playing and stay in time?Do you need to find melodies that fit around every chord?Want to confidently combine great chords with interesting licks in most modern styles?Do you want to learn rhythm and lead in the style of the world's greatest guitarists?Do you want hundreds of chords, licks and tricks to enrich your rhythm guitar playing? Have you ever wondered how great rhythm guitarists combine chord playing with seamless, interesting and creative fills… and barely seem to move their fingers?Beyond Rhythm Guitar takes you on a journey of discovery that teaches you the best ways to build fills and solo guitar lines around the most important chords on the guitar. You’ll learn the scale shapes, approaches and secret techniques that the best guitar players use to add melody lines to guitar chords.With over 200 notated audio examples, every essential chord is dissected while you are taught how to use their unique shapes to form lead lines that fit seamlessly into your playing. From open chords, to using capos and decorating barre chords in rock and blues guitar, Beyond Rhythm Guitar is a pop, rock and blues-focused study method that will help you create beautiful and interesting guitar melodies around chords.You will quickly become the ‘go-to guitarist’ when it’s time to accompany singers and instrumentalists Here’s What You Get:106 Pages of rhythm guitar essentials stuffed with over 200 individually recorded examples – Learn to add exciting lead fills based around essential chord shapes.A complete course in rhythm guitar mastery – From simple scales to advanced lead guitar licks that teach you to play professional-sounding rhythm guitar: effortlessly.Detailed discussion of scale choice, fitting licks around chords, stylistics and genre.Complete solo rhythm studies that let you create real music from the concepts covered.Every essential chord, technique, scale, lick, fill, and trick to get you playing the right way as quickly as possible.Learn to combine sequences of chords and fills to effortlessly create your own musical rhythm guitar partsDiscussion and breakdown of accompanying vocalists and playing in a stripped-down setting Bonus! – A complete section on Capo playing and transposing what you know into new keys.Hear it!Reading music from paper is one thing, but once you hear how to apply it, it becomes music. Beyond Rhythm Guitar contains hundreds of supporting audio examples to help you get inside the music and quickly apply every new concept in a musical way.Buy it Now and Go Beyond Rhythm Guitar…
  • The First 100 Chords for Guitar: How to Learn and Play Guitar Chords: The Complete Beginner Guitar Method

    Joseph Alexander

    eBook (www.fundamental-changes.com, Nov. 17, 2016)
    Master Essential Guitar Chords and Establish Good Habits for a Lifetime Discover how to play every essential chord on guitarUnderstand how chords work togetherBuild chord progressions and master strummingUnderstand chord theory and constructionInstantly apply and use chords to make songs The First 100 Chords for Guitarists Are you struggling to learn guitar chords?Would you like an effective way to memorize, play and combine chords to make music on the guitar?Do you want to confidently strum rhythms the right way?Do you want to build perfect practice habits that will stay with you for a lifetime? The First 100 Chords for Guitar will teach you to correctly fret, strum and combine the essential chords in music to become a better musician, quickly and easily. Here’s What You Get: A complete course, building from the first essential guitar chords to help you memorize, understand and apply chords musically.A proven practice routine that helps you build muscle memory, great technique and musical knowledge.Understanding of how to play chords the right way, and the theory of how they are constructedOne instant trick to teach your fingers how to move - subconsciously Bonus One: Learn to link chords together in a truly unique, musical way. Linking chords means practice is always fun as you explore creative ideas.Bonus Two: A complete guide to essential strumming patterns on guitar. Are you Missing Part of the Puzzle? Most guitar beginners know a few chords but few actually understand that it is quick and easy to expand that vocabulary into hundreds of chords and colors.The First 100 Chords for Guitar is not simply a cold list of chords, it’s a complete guitar method for beginners that teaches you how to practice for a lifetime of good guitar habits.From the most basic chords, right through to some rich and exciting advanced voicings, you will be guided in small friendly steps. Throughout, there is an emphasis on using the correct fingers, changing chords smoothly, building great technique and developing creativity.Test Yourself! At the end of each chapter, the newly introduced chords are combined into real-life chord progressions. How to Practice! – Also included is a detailed ‘How to Practice’ section along with dedicated chapters on Essential Strumming Patterns and some Chord Theory. Hear it!Learning chords from paper is one thing, but once you hear how to apply them, they become music. The First 100 Chords for Guitarists contains many supporting audio examples to help you get inside the music, and quickly apply every new chord in a musical situation.Get the audio for free from our dedicated website. This book is Free on Kindle Unlimited
  • The CAGED System and 100 Licks for Blues Guitar: Learn To Play The Blues Your Way

    Mr Joseph Alexander, Mr Tim Pettingale

    Paperback (www.fundamental-changes.com, May 14, 2019)
    Discover the perfection of The CAGED System on GuitarWould you like to have complete freedom to visualize and play in any key, in any position on guitar?Are you struggling to make music all over the neck? Are some parts of the guitar neck a dusty mystery to you? The CAGED system is the Rosetta stone of understanding the way every scale, arpeggio and lick is laid out on the guitar. But often it's taught in a cold, confusing way that doesn't relate to actual music. The CAGED System and 100 Licks for Blues Guitar is different. You'll learn The CAGED system in conjunction with 100 useful blues licks based around the most useful scales on guitar.Here's what you get:100 top quality blues licksA complete method to learn the guitar neckHundreds of live audio examples to download for freeA hands on, direct method to understand and make music on the whole guitar neckThe definitive guide to mastering The CAGED System on GuitarBonus Over an hour of free audio to download for freeWhether you want a complete method to learn the guitar, or just a set of 100 excellent blues licks, this book is for you.This book helps you spread your playing all over the guitar neck and spurs creativity by teaching you an incredibly strong, visual method to ‘hang’ scales and licks off 5 simple chord shapes.Learn the most important scales with the CAGED system - and make music now. The CAGED System for Blues Guitar covers both Major, Minor and Blues Pentatonic Scales and The Mixolydian Mode. With 25 licks for each scale covering all 5 positions, you’ll never be short of excellent blues lines to spur your creativity.Contained within are the tricks and secrets that professional guitarists use to unlock the neck.Master the guitar fretboard nowThe CAGED system helps you to see the fretboard like the back of your hand and to easily play in any key in any position.This is one of the best-selling guitar books on Amazon and will improve the way you play the guitar forever.Buy it now
  • Guitar: The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists: Learn and Apply Music Theory for Guitar

    Mr Joseph Alexander

    Paperback (www.fundamental-changes.com, Oct. 18, 2016)
    Master the Circle of Fifths and Crack the Secret Code of Music TheoryDiscover how to form any scale - in any keyUnderstand key signaturesChange key musically and effectivelyUnderstand how to apply and hear music theory on the guitarInstantly know the notes of any major of minor scale The Circle of Fifths for GuitaristsAre you aware of key signatures, keys and scales but don’t quite know how they fit together?Would you like to have complete freedom to build and use the right scales on guitar?Do you want to know exactly which notes to play in any major or minor scale?Do you know how to change key smoothly and easily?The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists will teach you to build, understand and use the essential building-blocks of music theory to become a better musician, quickly and easily. Here’s what you get:A complete course, building from the first principles of music that allows you to create, understand and master the Circle of Fifths.Discover how to build every major and relative minor scales.Understand how key signatures work and instantly know the notes of any scaleAn instant trick to tell you the notes in any key, just using by looking at your guitar fretboard!Bonus: Learn to instantly see the relationships six ‘secret’ closely related key changes that you can use in your own writing and playing instantly.Are you Missing part of the puzzle?Most guitarists know a lot of scales, but few actually understand the essential principles of how they are built and how they relate to each other.The Circle of Fifths is like an ancient ‘Rosetta Stone’ of music theory that not only tells you which notes are in any key, but also contains the secret of how every scale is built and how every scale relates to each other.In The Circle of Fifths, you will not only learn how The Circle works, but you will also learn to build it yourself and gain instant access to the deep inner core of theory that governs everything in music.The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists shows how every key, scale, chord and modulation works in music. It’s essential knowledge of any aspiring musician.Hear it!Theory is just knowledge, but once you hear it, it becomes music. The Circle of Fifths for Guitarists contains many supporting audio examples to help you get inside the theory and quickly apply the concepts to your own playing. Get it for free from www.fundamental-changes.comThis book is Free on Kindle Unlimited
  • 100 Classic Rock Licks for Guitar: Learn 100 Rock Guitar Licks In The Style Of The World’s 20 Greatest Players

    Mr Joseph Alexander, Mr Pete Sklaroff

    Paperback (www.fundamental-changes.com, Oct. 31, 2017)
    Master 100 Classic Rock Guitar Licks & Learn the Language of the 20 Greatest Rock Guitar Players Play in the style of the 20 greatest classic rock guitarists.Master 5 genre-defining guitar licks for each player.Combine and personalize vocabulary into your own unique style.Get creative jamming over 20 original backing tracks.Learn two complete classic rock guitar solos and develop your own musical language.Discover extensive biographies and essential discographies for every player. 100 Classic Rock Licks for Guitar Are you struggling to learn the language of classic rock guitar?Want to combine rock guitar licks into meaningful, personalized solos?Do you need a complete theoretical and technical breakdown of rock guitar soloing?Do you want develop a never ending arsenal of authentic rock guitar licks? 100 Classic Rock Licks for Guitar goes way beyond every other ‘boring’ lick book, and teaches you 100 essential rock guitar licks in the style of the world’s 20 greatest rock guitarists…. Here’s What You Get: 100 classic rock guitar licks that teach the language of 20 guitar legends.Playing advice and a breakdown of every lick, from fingering to performance notes.Two solo studies that teach you to combine licks into musical phrases, unique to your own musical voice.20 Backing tracks to make the music come alive while you develop your chops.Perfectly notated examples with tab and studio-quality audio to download for free. Bonus One: Essential discography for every player.Bonus Two: Tips on phrasing, articulation and how to make each lick your own.Go Way Beyond “Traditional” Guitar Lick Books100 Classic Rock Licks for Guitar is different to every other guitar lick book available. It’s not simply a cold list of licks, it is a breakdown of the playing styles of the world’s most important rock guitarists. You won’t just copy lines verbatim, you’ll internalize the language of the rock guitar masters and incorporate it into your everyday playing.Along with extensive biographies and equipment advice, the musical style and language of the 20 greatest rock guitar players is discussed and analyzed, with 5 defining, “in the style of” licks for each legend broken down note by note. You will learn guitar licks in the style of: Jimmy Page | Angus Young | David Gilmour | Billy Gibbons | Brian May | Keith Richards | Carlos Santana | Tomi Iommi | Ritchie Blackmore| Duane Allman | Paul Kossoff | Jeff Beck | Lindsey Buckingham | Michael Schenker | Joe Walsh | Eric Clapton | Jimi Hendrix | Peter Green | Gary Moore | Tom Scholz | As well as discovering 100 musical rock guitar licks, you’ll also master two complete guitar solos created from licks in the book that you can play over the accompanying backing tracks.Hear it! Learning classic rock guitar licks from paper is one thing, but once you hear how to apply them, they become music. 100 Classic Rock Licks for Guitar contains over 100 supporting audio examples and 20 backing tracks to help you get inside the music and quickly apply each lick in any real musical situation. Buy it now to bring the authentic language of the classic rock guitar legends into your playing.
  • The Complete Technique, Theory and Scales Compilation for Guitar

    Joseph Alexander

    eBook (www.fundamental-changes.com, Jan. 8, 2019)
    This compilation brings together three best-selling books that will help you master the essential rudiments of playing the guitar; Technique, Theory and the Application of all the Essential Scales in Music. At over 285 pages, this book contains over 400 notated audio examples and 60 backing tracks that demonstrate every technique, lick and scale clearly in a musical context.Beginners to very advanced players will all find plenty of ideas, techniques and musical vocabulary to keep them improving for years.Complete Technique for Modern Guitar destroys the notion that aspiring players must spend all their practice time accelerating through progressively more difficult and obscure exercises. This book focuses on only the exercises that most quickly develop the fundamental four areas of guitar technique: Picking, Legato, Playing in time, and expression.It contains over 200 essential, digestible, exercises to help you master the guitar with comprehensive coverage of picking, legato, rhythm and expressive techniques.The Practical Guide to Modern Music Theory for Guitarists is a complete and practical music theory course for guitarists takes you on a journey starting from simple major scale construction, its 3 and 4 note harmonisations, and common chord sequences, to a massively deep and structured dissection of all the modes of the major scale. The seven modes are broken down into their constituent intervals, triads, arpeggios and Pentatonic scales, with each theoretical approach discussed and analysed and bought to life with over 200 notated examples, licks and professional backing tracks. After the many soloing possibilities are discussed for each mode, the author's favourite sounds are given as a concise list of recommended approaches. This will save you many hours of practice time, and provide solid starting point to explore the best of each tonality. Guitar Scales in Context goes further than every other scale dictionary available: it provides you with backing tracks and licks for every one of the essential eighteen scales and modes that it covers. With over fifty backing tracks included, each scale is analysed, discussed and shown in the five most commonly used patterns. Each scale shape is given with a corresponding chord, triad and arpeggio pattern to help you build and memorise the scale, both physically and aurally.
  • Guitar: The First 100 Jazz Chords for Guitar: How to Learn and Play Jazz Guitar Chords for Beginners

    Mr Joseph Alexander

    Paperback (www.fundamental-changes.com, Aug. 24, 2017)
    Get Inside the Rich Harmonies of Jazz Guitar Chords – The Easy Way!• Learn to Play Every Important Jazz Chord on Guitar• Master the 10 Essential Jazz Chord Sequences• Apply the Theory and Language of Jazz Guitar• Discover Jazz Guitar Chord Extensions, Alterations and Substitutions• Use Altered Dominant Chords Confidently• Simplify your playing into ‘Lite’ guide tone voicings• Discover Drop 2 chords and inversions to open up the whole guitar neck...The First 100 Jazz Chords for Guitar• Do you struggle to understand how jazz chords work?• Would you like an easy way to memorize and play all jazz chords on guitar?• Do you want to confidently use extensions, alterations and chord substitutions?• Do you want to quickly play the most common jazz chord sequences all over the guitar neck?The First 100 Jazz Chords for Guitar is an easy step into confident jazz rhythm guitar playingHere’s What You Get:• A complete course, building from the first jazz guitar theory to help you memorize, understand and apply jazz chords musically.• A comprehensive, yet simply phrased guide to the most important musical ideas used in jazz• A complete system that shows you how to play all essential jazz chords, anywhere on the guitar neck• An overview and application of chord substitution to create 9, 11 and 13 chords easily• A course in Diminished substitution to easily create complex-sounding 7b9 chords• Unlimited practice exercises in every key based around the cycle of fifths.Bonus One: A complete system to simplify jazz chords into just four types so you can always play the tune.Bonus Two: Master any chord sequence in any key with exercises around the cycle of fifthsA Simple, Comprehensive Method to Discover the Beautiful Richness of Jazz Guitar Chords.*Please note, this book is formed from the initial parts of Guitar Chords in Context and Jazz Guitar Chord Mastery to create an accessible introduction to jazz guitar chords. If you own either of these books, you shouldn’t buy this title.*Making the leap from ‘standard’ guitar chords into the rich world of Jazz harmony may seem daunting to the uninitiated......However, as much as the music schools and universities like to keep this information secretive and shrouded in mystery (and hefty tuition fees!), the truth is that the basics of jazz guitar chords are actually fairly simple... and all those complicated names and colors can be broken down into just four essential chord-types.The First 100 Jazz Chords for Guitar starts from first principles, and quickly teaches you every chord you need to play any jazz tune. The theory is introduced in manageable, simplified chunks and there is a huge emphasis on actual playing... right from the start. You will be smoothly introduced to the tools of the trade: chord extensions, alterations and substitutions before mastering drop 2 voicings, inversions, and other essential jazz tools that create beautiful musicThe First 100 Jazz Chords for Guitar cuts through complicated theory with ease, and helps you play confident jazz guitar quickly and with confidence.Hear It!This title contains many supporting audio examples to make the music come alive.
  • The Complete Guide to Playing Blues Guitar Compilation: Includes Three Blues Guitar Books - Blues Rhythm Guitar, Blues Guitar Melodic Phrasing and Blues ... Pentatonics

    Joseph Alexander

    eBook (www.fundamental-changes.com, Dec. 19, 2018)
    • Play solos like B.B. King and John Lee Hooker• Learn to Instinctively Play any Blues Song• Understand Scales and Techniques so you Find the Right Notes: Every TimeThe Complete Guide to Playing Blues Guitar CompilationDo you hear great blues guitar songs and wish you knew how to play them? Do you want to play great solos but don't even know where to start? Wouldn't it be great to emulate your favourite blues musicians or even pick up your guitar and work out your favourite songs by ear!?The Complete Guide to Playing Blues Guitar is a three-part series that teaches you the essential skills required to become a master blues guitarist.You save 15% when you purchase all three best-selling books in this one edition!Here's what you get...• Over 245 Pages of Blues Guitar Mastery focusing on Rhythm Guitar, Melodic Phrasing and Beyond Pentatonics that help you play any blues song• Over 400 Notated Audio Download Examples of Exercises, Techniques and Licks so you can hear and feel each stepping stone in the process of learning• Over 20 Backing Tracks so you can play and hear what you are learning in an Actual Musical Situation• The Complete Blues Guitar Soloing Course that will have you writing and improvising your own solos in no timeWith over 245 jam-packed pages and 400 notated audio examples from all 3 books in the Playing Blues Guitar series, this is the most comprehensive guide to playing blues guitar ever released.Book One – Rhythm Guitar focuses on the topic of rhythm guitar giving you a solid understanding and practice of not only the common blues chord structures... but also multiple approaches you can take to embellish the standard harmony. Beginning with the basic structure of the 12 bar blues and continuing with open string riffs, dominant 7 chords, Turnarounds, and more... this book gives you the tools needed to play any blues song.Book Two – Melodic Phrasing examines the most important aspects of blues guitar soloing, allowing you to develop your improvisational skills in the blues world. By teaching Rhythm, Phrasing and Placement you learn to use fundamental rhythmic fragments to create and drive your solo forward. Because when you know the building blocks... melodies will take care of themselves. Never worry about forgetting licks again.Book Three – Beyond Pentatonics teaches you the secrets of blues guitar soloing by showing you how to break away from the minor pentatonic soloing trap that plagues so many. It shows you how to target the most powerful notes from each chord in the blues progression to create the greatest emotional effect, wooing your audience. All of that plus discovering the many possible scale choices for each of the chords in the blues and you will be building solos like a master blues guitarist in no time.All 3 Amazon best-selling books are combined seamlessly in this complete guide of everything you need to know about playing the blues.
  • Fingerstyle Blues Guitar: Master Acoustic Blues Guitar Fingerpicking and Soloing

    Mr Joseph Alexander

    Paperback (www.fundamental-changes.com, Dec. 12, 2015)
    Master Acoustic Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Break down this challenging yet rewarding genre step-by-step, from your first finger independence exercises right through to complete studies that seamlessly combine chords, bass lines and melodies into full pieces of music.199 Audio Examples in Standard Notation and Tablature Each element and technique of the early Delta blues style is tackled step by step and demonstrated with over 190 detailed notated examples that you can download for free from www.fundamental-changes.com.Develop the Finger Independence to Blend Alternating Bass Lines, Chord and Melodies Fingerstyle blues is a deceptively demanding genre. The engine that drives the music is the 1/4 note alternating or static bass line played with the thumb. This technique is mastered first before melody and then chords are introduced on top. Every technical exercise is introduced via a musical example or phrase that will naturally become part of your playing. Musical Techniques Fingerstyle Blues Guitar builds technique and independence through musical phrases and licks, so you will learn to develop the essential syncopation, legato, slides, slurs and vibrato required to play great blues naturally, and make them an unconscious part of your playing. The idea throughout is to build creative freedom so that you can always play what you hear. Of course, there are complete musical studies for you to learn, however, the focus is on building a technical understanding of the style allowing you to create and improvise your own ideas, just like the Delta masters.The technique you develop through musical vocabulary in Part One of the book is then applied to the essential chords and approaches of the Delta style. You will learn finger-picking patterns, alternate bass lines, chord progressions and turnarounds, and understand how to blend these features together with improvised melodies to build authentic, unaccompanied blues guitar song.Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Covers:Alternating, static and walking bass linesBends, Slides, Legato, Vibrato techniquesImprovising Solos and building SyncopationCombining melodies with chords and bass linesChord inversions, fragments and playing up the neckTurnarounds, licks and tricksComplete Musical StudiesThe Most Popular Guitar Books on Amazon With over 2000, 5* reviews on Amazon, Fundamental Changes bring you the highest rated guitar books available on Amazon. This is a new title and reviews take time, but check out our other releases to see what we're providing. Buy it Now and Master Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Kindle is great, but we do recommend learning music from the paperback version of any guitar book, science says our brains retain more information that way. And you probably spend too long staring at a screen anyway, right?Whichever version you get, you'll receive free delivery to your door with Amazon Prime or direct to your eReader.Have fun mastering this intricate genre and accompanying yourself when playing the blues.
  • Beyond Rhythm Guitar: Riffs, Licks and Fills: Build Riffs, Fills & Solos around the most Important Chord Shapes in Rock & Blues guitar

    Mr Simon Pratt, Mr Joseph Alexander

    Paperback (www.fundamental-changes.com, July 6, 2017)
    Go Beyond Rhythm Guitar to Seamlessly Blend Guitar Chords with Licks, Riffs and FillsBecome an Accomplished Accompanist!Learn to Effortlessly Combine Rhythm and Lead Guitar SimultaneouslyDevelop a Language of Musical Fills around Every Common Chord ShapeWeave Lead Guitar Licks into Chords for Blues, Pop, Rock, and Acoustic GuitarDiscover how to use Drone Notes to make Beautiful MusicInstantly Create Beautiful Solo Guitar Lines while playing Capo ChordsMaster Complete Musical Studies and Impressive Pieces that Combine Rhythm and Lead GuitarLearn with Tablature, Notation and Hundreds of Audio Examples of Exciting Solo Chord ArrangementsBeyond Rhythm GuitarIs your guitar chord playing boring?Do you want to add melodic fills to your rhythm guitar playing and stay in time?Do you need to find melodies that fit around every chord?Want to confidently combine great chords with interesting licks in most modern styles?Do you want to learn rhythm and lead in the style of the world's greatest guitarists?Do you want hundreds of chords, licks and tricks to enrich your rhythm guitar playing? Have you ever wondered how great rhythm guitarists combine chord playing with seamless, interesting and creative fills… and barely seem to move their fingers?Beyond Rhythm Guitar takes you on a journey of discovery that teaches you the best ways to build fills and solo guitar lines around the most important chords on the guitar. You’ll learn the scale shapes, approaches and secret techniques that the best guitar players use to add melody lines to guitar chords.With over 200 notated audio examples, every essential chord is dissected while you are taught how to use their unique shapes to form lead lines that fit seamlessly into your playing. From open chords, to using capos and decorating barre chords in rock and blues guitar, Beyond Rhythm Guitar is a pop, rock and blues-focused study method that will help you create beautiful and interesting guitar melodies around chords.You will quickly become the ‘go-to guitarist’ when it’s time to accompany singers and instrumentalists Here’s What You Get:106 Pages of rhythm guitar essentials stuffed with over 200 individually recorded examples – Learn to add exciting lead fills based around essential chord shapes.A complete course in rhythm guitar mastery – From simple scales to advanced lead guitar licks that teach you to play professional-sounding rhythm guitar: effortlessly.Detailed discussion of scale choice, fitting licks around chords, stylistics and genre.Complete solo rhythm studies that let you create real music from the concepts covered.Every essential chord, technique, scale, lick, fill, and trick to get you playing the right way as quickly as possible.Learn to combine sequences of chords and fills to effortlessly create your own musical rhythm guitar partsDiscussion and breakdown of accompanying vocalists and playing in a stripped-down setting Bonus! – A complete section on Capo playing and transposing what you know into new keys.Hear it!Reading music from paper is one thing, but once you hear how to apply it, it becomes music. Beyond Rhythm Guitar contains hundreds of supporting audio examples to help you get inside the music and quickly apply every new concept in a musical way.Buy it Now and Go Beyond Rhythm Guitar…