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Black Clouds & Silver Linings: Authentic Guitar TAB

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:15:37 +0000


Dream Theater's tenth studio album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings is another milestone in their hugely impressive body of work. All guitar parts have been faithfully transcribed exactly as performed by John Petrucci. Titles: The Best of Times * The Count of Tuscany * A Nightmare to Remember * A Rite of Passage * The Shattered Fortress * Wither.

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Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:01:10 +0000

Take your playing to the stratosphere with the most advanced lead book by this proven heavy metal author. Speed Mechanics is the ultimate technique book for developing the kind of speed and precision in today's explosive playing styles. Learn the fastest ways to achieve speed and control, secrets to make your practice time really count, and how to open your ears and make your musical ideas more solid and tangible. Packed with over 200 vicious exercises including Troy's scorching version of 'Flight Of The Bumblebee.' Music and examples demonstrated on cassette or CD. 89-minute audio.

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Bass Tab White Pages

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:59 +0000

A must-have for any bass player! This outstanding 200-song collection features note-for-note bass transcriptions with tab, straight from the original recordings. All styles of music are represented in this massive, 1024-page compilation. Includes: All Apologies * All Shook Up * Another One Bites the Dust * Are You Gonna Go My Way * Baby Love * Bad Medicine * Badge * Barracuda * Beast of Burden * Blue on Black * Blue Suede Shoes * Blueberry Hill * Brass in Pocket * Bulls on Parade * Carry on Wayward Son * Cherry Pie * Come Out and Play * Come to My Window * Come Together * Couldn't Stand the Weather * Detroit Rock City * Eight Days a Week * Fly Away * Free Ride * Get Ready * Great Balls of Fire * Hard to Handle * Hey Joe * Hey Man Nice Shot * Higher Ground * I Can See for Miles * I Fought the Law * The Impression That I Get * Into the Great Wide Open * Iris * Iron Man * Jessica * Learn to Fly * Maggie May * Maria Maria * Money * My Girl * Oye Como Va * Paperback Writer * Paranoid * Pride and Joy * Riding with the King * Semi-Charmed Life * Sultans of Swing * Under Pressure * Walk of Life * Would? * Wonderwall * and many more!

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How To Write Songs On Guitar – Revised

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:26:23 +0000

So you want to write songs, and you want to write them on guitar. This is the book that shows you exactly how. Taking tips and tricks from classic songwriters, from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Tori Amos, How to Write Songs on Guitar takes you through the four main elements of a song - rhythm, melody, lyrics, and harmony - and inspires you to combine them in exciting new ways. Now with updated songs and tips on writing trends, it's packed with wisdom and practical advice culled from over 1,500 songs, How to Write Songs on Guitar 2nd edition will soon have you producing better, more memorable songs.

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Sight Reading for the Classical Guitar, Level I-III

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:17:57 +0000


Daily sight reading material with emphasis on interpretation, phrasing, form, and more.

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Guitar Aerobics: A 52-Week, One-lick-per-day Workout Program for Developing, Improving and Maintaining Guitar Technique

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:29:42 +0000


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Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar (Book and Audio CD) (Guitar Books)

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:26:44 +0000


Takes you from the fundamentals of fingerpicking to five authentic blues tunes. With graded exercises, illustrated tips, plus standard notation and tablature.

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The Songwriting Sourcebook: How to Turn Chords Into Great Songs

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:58:35 +0000

Using visual examples of songwriting techniques, this book teaches guitarists to write better songs. The CD demonstrates how the examples sound, and it includes dozens of chord progressions, evolving melodies and structures, and harmony effects, making the book especially useful to those who don't read music. The book starts with basic chords, describes how to write a song with simple elements, then gradually develops more complex structures. By seeing and hearing step-by-step examples of the song craft, the reader can easily learn the secrets of songwriting.

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Dethklok: The Dethalbum (Authentic Guitar TAB Book & DVD) (Authentic Guitar Tab Edition)

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:44:36 +0000

In 2007 Metalocalypse virtual band Dethklok released their debut album,The Dethalbum, with chart-topping success. This album-matching folio features all 15 regular tracks, plus the hidden theme song, in authentic guitar TAB transcriptions. Titles: Awaken * Better Metal Snake * Birthday Dethday * Bloodrocuted * Briefcase Full of Guts * Castratikron * Dethharmonic * Face Fisted * Fansong * Go into the Water * Go Forth and Die * Hatredcopter * The Lost Vikings * Murmaider * Thunderhorse * The Deththeme. A free DVD is included with guitar lessons from Skwisgaar and Brendon Small.

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A Modern Method for Guitar – Volume 1: Book/DVD-ROM Pack (Method (Berklee Press))

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:40:01 +0000


This money-saving value pack includes Volume 1 of this practical, comprehensive method book (the basic text for the guitar program at the world-famous Berklee College of Music) PLUS a matching DVD-ROM featuring 14 complete lessons with Larry Baione, chair of Berklee's guitar department. Owning this pack is like having access to a year's worth of private guitar lessons at Berklee for only $34.95!

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