Bajo Sexto Vol. 1, Spanish Only - DVD  MB BSX1D
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You Can Play Bajo Sexto Now Vol. 1
by Rogelio Maya
Aprende cómo tocar uno de los estilos musicales que rápidamente está creciendo en el país, conocido como música "Norteña" o "Tejana". Cubre todas las técnicas básicas incluyendo afinamiento apropiado, posición de las manos, y cómo conectar acordes con sus respectivos bajos. Usted tocará los ritmos más populares como son ranchera, vals y bolero.

Learn to play one of the fastest growing musical styles in the country, known as Tejano or Norteno music. Covers all the basics including proper tuning, hand positioning, and how to easily connect chords with the bass line. You'll play distinctive Latin rhythms such as ranchera, vals, and bolero. Spanish.

Baroque Transcriptions for Classic Guitar   MB 21321
These transcriptions provide new repertory for the intermediate/advanced player. Includes the well-known Marcello’s “Oboe Concerto” after the Bach harpsichord version BWV974 and the “Suite HWV 448” by Handel. They both retain the maximum of musical information from the original manuscripts and are a most interesting challenge for players who desire to include Baroque masterpieces in their concerts. Free audio downloads are available for use with this title.

Basic Country Flatpicking Guitar  MB GW308DVD
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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. You'll first learn leads on the country classics Worried Man Blues; Lonesome Valley; Storms are on the Ocean; and Handsome Molly in a variety of different keys. You'll also learn the all-time guitar hit Wildwood Flower and how to transpose it from the key of G to the key of C. Dix also demonstrates more complex leads on Redwing; John Hardy; Jimmie Brown the Newsboy; and more on the invaluable skill of transposing a song from one key to another. The instruction in this DVD will prepare you to play flatpicked leads in virtually any country, folk, and bluegrass ensemble. A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.

Basic Guitar Tutor Book/CD Set   MB ECH785
A Progressive Method for Beginners
In learning to play the classical guitar the left hand tends to involve most of the beginner's attention. However, the first concern in the teaching of an instrument is control of the elements that produce the sound. In the classical guitar this is mainly the task of the right hand. This method places the focus of attention on this point. Right hand technique requires the control of a great many finger combinations. The methodology used in this book is based on reducing these apparently unlimited possibilities to a few basic combinations which we shall refer to as mechanisms. These are presented so that they can be practiced separately with appropriate material composed for this purpose. Companion CD is included in this progressive method for the beginner; all presented in standard notation. In Spanish, German, French and English.

Basic Pieces for Guitar Volume 1 & 2 - Compact Disc  MB 95721CD
Series: Chanterelle. By Juan Antonio Muro. Mel Bay Publication.
This CD contains model performances by Juan Antonio Muro of all of the solos from his two-volume series Basic Pieces. Teacher and student parts are played together where appropriate.Beginning level

Beginner's Fingerpicking Guitar: Folk, Blues and Country  MB 20496BCD
As part of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Audio Series this comprehensive and thorough collection of fingerpicking guitar lessons contains invaluable tips and instruction implemented throughout the arrangements in this book. The three audio CDs give 3 full hours of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction.
Lesson One: Basic fingerpicking patterns, bass runs, intermediate fingerpicking patterns, arpeggios, basic rock and blues beats. Fred teaches the songs “Nine Pound Hammer”, “Careless Love”, “Red River Valley”, “Worried Man Blues”, “House of the Rising Sun” and more.
Lesson Two: Fingerpicking syncopation, blues backup techniques, Boogie Bass pattern, turnarounds and licks. Songs: “Railroad Bill”, “Hesitation Blues”, “Betty and Dupree” and more.
Lesson Three: Country Fingerpicking, hammer-ons. Songs include: “Bury Me Beneath the Willow”, “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms”, “Leaning On The Everlasting Arms” and more.

Beginner's Fingerpicking Guitar: Ragtime, Pop, Blues and Jazz  MB 20497BCD
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As part of Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop Audio Series this comprehensive and thorough collection of fingerpicking guitar lessons contains invaluable tips and instruction implemented throughout the arrangements in this book. The three audio CDs give 3 full hours of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction.
Lesson One: Basic picking patterns for pop songs and rock ballads, shuffle beat/boogie woogie, moving bass lines, playing leads with thumb beat.
Lesson Two: Songs include: “Bill Bailey”, “Cocaine”, “Oh Babe, Ain’t No Lie”, “Maple Leaf Rag” and more.
Lesson Three: Moveable chords, rockabilly leads, chord families, changing keys. Songs: “Nine Pound Hammer”, “Will The Circle Be Unbroken”, “Wabash Cannonball”, “Bury Me Beneath The Willow Tree”.

Beginning Guitar: Essential Etudes  MB 98548
Studies teaching the basic notes on all six strings of the guitar. The studies are reinforced by original etudes and solos written by legendary guitar pedagogue, Jack Petersen.

Beginning Open Tunings  MB 20056BCD
This book is devoted to introducing guitarists to the basics of playing in alternate tunings. This book provides an in-depth look at four popular tunings, Open C, Open G, DADGAD and Orkney Tuning. Chord charts are provided for each tuning, along with tab and notation for blues and textural riffs, song arrangements, and exercises for using the tunings as vocal accompaniment; a valuable tool for demystifying this exciting way of playing guitar. Companion CD included.

Ben Monder Compositions  MB 20842
This book of twenty compositions spans an approximately 20-year period of writing. They can all be found on one or another of Ben’s four solo releases: Flux, Dust, Excavation, and Oceana. It reflects a broad sample of work involving the exploration of various harmonic, technical, and textural elements of the guitar. There are 6 solo pieces, as well as pieces for trio and quartet, with voice being the 4th instrument. The pieces were chosen for the particular technical challenges they present to the performer. Some unusual fingering techniques are employed, as well as alternate tunings. Standard notation only.

Blazing Flatpicking Guitar Solos for one Player or More  MB 99642
The vision behind Blazing Solos for Flatpicking Guitar for One Player or More was inspired by the simple beauty of two instruments playing in harmony. In order to harmonize, the lead note and the harmony note need to be in harmonic agreement with one another, as well as with the background chord and the key of the song. Steve found that in most cases, but not always, that thinking in thirds will usually achieve the desired sound. The book also contains a section on how to read tablature plus discography. In notation and tablature. Intermediate level.

Blind Blake   AP F3432GTA
SERIES: Stefan Grossman’s Early Masters of American Blues Guitar

The Early Masters of American Blues series provides the unique opportunity to study the true roots of modern blues. Stefan Grossman, noted roots-blues guitarist and musicologist, has compiled this fascinating collection of 16 songs, transcribed exactly as performed by legendary blues master Blind Blake. In addition to Stefan's expert transcriptions, the book includes a CD containing the original recordings of Blind Blake so you can hear the music as he performed it.

Blind Blake was the greatest ragtime blues guitarist to record during the 1920s. His guitar styles and techniques were unique, capturing the pulsating rhythms of the blues, ragtime, and jazz music of the period. His records sold well and were greatly influential on generations of guitarists. This collection presents sixteen tunes that will keep your fingers very busy. Sound, feel, and control over right-hand thumb are the elements of Blind Blake's playing that will demand all your attention and patience. Enjoy the wonderful songs, and good luck developing your "sportin' right hand!"

Blind Boy Fuller   AP F3270GTA
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SERIES: Stefan Grossman’s Early Masters of American Blues Guitar

The Early Masters of American Blues series provides the unique opportunity to study the true roots of modern blues. Stefan Grossman, noted roots-blues guitarist and musicologist, has compiled this fascinating collection of 19 songs, transcribed exactly as performed by legendary blues master Blind Boy Fuller. In addition to Stefan's expert transcriptions, the book includes a CD containing the original recordings of Blind Boy Fuller so you can hear the music as he performed it.

Blind Boy Fuller was one of the most popular "Piedmont Blues" artists, recording most of his work during the late 1930s. Close friends with Sonny Terry and Rev. Gary Davis, his "country blues" music and fingerpicking playing style influenced thousands of blues players.

Bluegrass & Country Guitar for the Young Beginner  MB 20149BCD
A very easy, step-by-step book/CD package teaching chords, backup licks and breaks, hammer-ons, pull-offs and other solo techniques. Written in notes and tablature.

Bluegrass Flatpicking & Crosspicking Guitar  MB 20505BCD
Eric Thompson teaches the exciting art of crosspicking, which is an exhilarating flatpicking technique that is an essential part of every bluegrass guitarist’s arsenal. Utilizing repeated patterns on three-string groups, crosspicking captures the bounce of a fiddler’s double shuffle and the drive of three-finger banjo Scruggs-style rolls. Eric instructs you on three full hours of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction contained on the three companion CDs. The 32-page book contains 12 songs taught in three easy to understand lessons. Eric will help you hone your crosspicking technique in no time ‘flat’!

Bluegrass Lead Guitar  MB GW604DVD
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Fiddle Tunes, Crosspicking & Blues
In this DVD, renowned guitarist Scott Nygaard guides you through the old-time fiddle tune Little Billy Wilson. A crosspicking arrangements of Home Sweet Home, a melodic solo on the blues song Trouble in Mind, and shows you how to combine these influences when creating a solo on a bluegrass tune like East Virginia Blues. Scott explains in detail the techniques needed to master the bluegrass lead guitar style and the ideas behind his arrangements. All are clearly illustrated in split-screen close-ups. A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.

Bluegrass, Country & Folk Guitar Pocketbook  MB 93709
This practical little booklet is a great value for the price and can be kept as a daily practice guide and study reference. It includes tuning instructions, explanations of chord diagrams and time signatures, a chord diagram chart, nine tunes with strum patterns, fingerstyle arpeggio picking on three songs, how to read tablature, hammering on, a notation/tablature chart for the first five frets, and more songs in notation and tablature.

Blues and Ragtime Fingerstyle Guitar - Book/3-CD set  MB 99470BCD
by Dave Van Ronk
In these lessons for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist Dave Van Ronk presents his arrangements of blues and a classic rag. The book includes a conversation with Dave, a discography, 6 tunes in notation and tablature, and 3 CDs teaching each tune phrase by phrase. LESSON ONE: A blues in 12/8 with Leroy Carr's Midnight Hour Blues. Blood Red Moon follows played in a dropped D tuning. The lesson ends with Blind Lemon Jefferson's One Kind Favor. LESSON TWO: Sunday Street is an original Dave Van Ronk song and is an excellent example of Dave's arranging skills. Four choruses are taught demonstrating how this tune can develop. Bessie Smith's classic blues You've Been A Good Old Wagon is taught in the key of E. LESSON THREE: Dave's arrangement of St. Louis Tickle was the first great challenge for fingerpickers interested in classic ragtime. This four sectioned rag is played in the keys of C and F. It is an excellent example of contemporary ragtime guitar.

Blues for Dummies  MB 764550802
Get your mojo working as you take a musical trip from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago's gritty South Side and points beyond with Blues for Dummies, an insightful, toe-tappin', music lovers' guide to the blues. Popular blues guitarist Lonnie Brooks serves as your tour guide through the life and times of the blues, from the acoustic mystique of Robert Johnson and Son House to the urban blues men and women of today: John Lee Hooker, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Etta James, Koko Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and, of course, Brooks himself.

Blues for Dummies travels from sad to glad, with stops along the way at heartache and despair, hope and joy, on the road to great music. Get hip to the different styles and eras of the blues; discover what makes the blues so blue; find out "Who's Who" among four generations of blues musicians; and make tracks to the best blues clubs on the planet with this great, easygoing reference. Plus, take a listen to some of the greatest blues recordings of all time (from Muddy Waters and Little Walter to Bobby "Blue" Bland, Buddy Guy, and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown) on the exclusive audio CD that comes with Blues for Dummies.

Blues Guitar For Dummies  MB 470049204
Want to play the blues? Can’t read music? No problem! This fun, accessible guide shows you how to play blues scales, chords, progressions, riffs and solos. From Delta blues and modern blues to blues rock, you’ll see how to use today’s guitars, amplifiers and effects to play a wide variety of styles, with hands-on guidance on changing strings for when you really boogie down.