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David Russell Celtic Music Volume 1 PDF. 11 pieces from Message of the Sea arranged by David Russell. David Russell is recognised as a master of romantic guitar music, and on this beautiful recording he pays homage to his Celtic roots, with his own arrangements Irish reels, Scottish lullabies, and folk songs. GRAMMY award winner in 2005 for his CD Aire Latino, in the category of best instrumental soloist in classical music, Classical guitarist David Russell is world renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike.

These are traditional Irish and Celtic tunes, played on the guitar by one of the great guitarists of our generation. Some tunes are familiar, others not, but every note sounds “just right.” A very enjoyable listen from the first. Repeated listenings reveal many subtleties in the music. The skill level of the book is from intermediate to advanced.

Songs include:

• The Bucks of Oranmore

• Cherish the Ladies

• Niel Gow’s Lament for the Death of His Second Wife

• Spatter the Dew

• Kildare Fancy

• Skye Boat Song

• Loch Leven Castle

• Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond

• Whiskey You’re the Devil

• The Fair Haired Boy and Three Little Drummers

• The Deil Amang the Tailors

• PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3). 21 pages

Don Mock Melodic Minor Revealed PDF. Legendary guitarist and educator Don Mock exposes the closely-guarded “secret” soloing techniques of jazz and rock giants, revealing easy ways to create ultra-cool sounding lines and patterns by substituting simple harmonic minor patterns over dominant 7th chords. These book/CD packages each contain over 60 music examples, lines, licks and patterns. All music is written in standard notation and tablature.

This book displays the ideas of how to apply the melodic minor scale, through the means of scalar sequences, static chord vamp, ii-V applications, arpeggio superimpositions, pentatonic fragments, etc. From learning these ideas, one should be well equipped for further exploring into the study of this scale, which is essential in jazz music.

In terms of technique, to be able to play the phrases, particularly the wide intervallic ones in full speed that Don demonstrates on the CD, obviously requires good technique, or at least will lead to the development of your alternate/sweep picking technique so as to accommodate some unusual runs within certain phrases. In this respect, the licks and phrases in this book can at times be quite advanced.

The Best Of Kiss Guitar Signature Licks PDF. Learn to play 12 greatest Kiss’s tracks. Listen to music, follow the tabs and play like your favourite musician. The Signature Licks Series features book and CD packs and DVDs specially designed to teach a musician the trademark techniques of popular artists and musical styles. Each package features an in-depth breakdown of the riffs and sounds unique to the band or artist: the sounds which have led the band or artist to be recognizable by their own signature sound. The Signature Licks Series is an excellent resource to learn what makes for a unique sound as well as help you develop your own.

Songs include:

• Detroit Rock City

• Deuce

• Heaven’s On Fire

• Lick It Up

• Rock And Roll All Nite

• Shout It Out Loud

• Strutter

• I Stole Your Love

• I Was Made For Lovin’ You

• Parasite

• Shock Me

• Tears Are Falling

• PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3). 87 pages

Don Mock Artful Arpeggios PDF. Fingerings and Applications for Guitar. Expand your playing and your imagination with these essential arpeggios! With this pack, players will learn: arpeggio fingerings; major, minor, dominant and altered dominant sounds; bi-tonal arpeggios; arpeggios from major, minor, melodic minor and harmonic minor scales; and much more! The book features standard notation and tab, and the CD includes 78 demonstration tracks.

PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3). 43 pages

Duke Ellington For Fingerstyle Guitar PDF. These spectacular fingerstyle arrangements are written in the classic early “americana” guitar tradition of ragtime and blues with lots of alternating thumb and classic blues phrases. Playing these tunes transports you back to another more congenial time and place. The author also provides a complete lesson in chord theory and substitutions. Each song is written in standard notation and tablature, and all the songs are demonstrated on the included CD.

Songs include:

• Come Sunday

• Awful Sad

• Misty Mornin’

• Mississippi Moan

• Rent Party Blues

• Move Over

• Blues Of The Vagabond

• Day Dream (Instrumental Version)

• Drop Me Off In Harlem

• Lament For A Lost Love

• Reflections In D

• PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3). 104 pages

The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the online 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 online audio is available for download or streaming, and it includes PLAYBACK+ tools such as tempo adjustment, looping, panning and more. 8 songs: Back in Black * Girls Got Rhythm * Have a Drink on Me * Hell's Bells * Highway to Hell * The Jack * Whole Lotta Rosie * You Shook Me All Night Long.

oseph P Befumo Boxes Beyond the Blues PDF. A Pattern Approach to Jazz Improvisation. Many guitarists begin by learning a few ubiquitous ‘blues boxes’, and indeed, this approach has sufficed for many great musicians. Unfortunately, this approach can prove crippling if the player wishes to move beyond the blues, and into the world of jazz and fusion.

For both groups, the approach presented in this book will get the reader off and running in record time. Following the simple steps in this book will help the growing guitarist progress in a logical, structured manner. Moreover, unlike learning ‘licks’, without understanding why they work, with my approach the reader will fully comprehend what they’re doing and why it works. Most importantly, the author approaches the subject using familiar box patterns, as well as many new ones, while simultaneously building a vocabulary of intervallic awareness that will enable the diligent student to move solidly into the world of Jazz Improvisation.

PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3). 54 pages

The recording is beautifully (and very clearly) done by a small group led by Marshall, who does an admirable job of replicating the early frenetic Benson of “…Cookbook” as well as the comparatively mellow Benson of “Breezin’.” The audio has been mixed with the guitar to one side so that the CD may be used as a play-along as well as an audio reference.

All in all, this is really wonderful work, documenting as it does the uniquely American art form of jazz guitar, and helping its legacy inform the future.

Songs include:

• Easy Living by Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger

• Breezin’ by Bobby Womack

• So What by Miles Davis

• The Borgia Stick by George Benson

• The Cooker by George Benson

• Clockwise by George Benson

• C-Smooth by DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer

• Body Talk by George Benson

• Billie’s Bounce (Bill’s Bounce) by Charlie Parker

• Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin’ All the Time) by Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler

• Take Five by Paul Desmond

• This Masquerade by Leon Russell

• Affirmation by Jose Feliciano

• PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3). 74 pages

El McMeen Art of Dropped D Guitar PDF. Instead of approaching Dropped D tuning via the route of “Standard” tuning, El went directly from CGDGAD tuning, and has succeeded in finding in Dropped D tuning musical qualities that are very unusual and compelling. The tunes range from Celtic, to spiritual, to Americana, to pop music, with a classical piece also included. The accompanying CD contains performances of certain tunes by Warren S. Haskell, an acclaimed player, teacher and recording artist based in Northern California. Warren’s precise playing makes it easy for the student to hear and understand the music. McMeen is an outstanding guitarist, and these transcription capture the flavor of his playing.

Songs include:

• All I Have To Do Is Dream

• Amazing Grace

• America The Beautiful

• Ashokan Farewell

• Bridget Cruise, 3d Air (Key of A)

• Bridget Cruise, 3d Air (Key of F)

• Carolan’s No. 179

• Danny Boy

• Drifting Too Far From the Shore

• Fanny Power

• George Brabazon, 2d Air

• Greensleeves

• Guantanamera

• Hard Times (S. Foster)

• Hector The Hero

• Hugh O’donnell

• Jacob’s Ladder

• Jerusalem

• Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (J.S. Bach)

• Planxty Irwin

• She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain/Shortnin’ Bread

• Shenandoah Air

• Song for Sheila

• The Battle Hymn Of The Republic

• The Irish Washerwoman

• The Kid on the Mountain

• The Lovers’ Waltz

• The Mist-Covered Mountains of Home

• The Rakish Paddy

• The Red-Haired Boy (Key of A)

• The Red-Haired Boy (Key of C)

• The Star of the County Down (Key of A minor)

• The Star of the County Down (Key of C# minor)

• PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3). 171 pages