Guitar Lessons Review

Guitar Tricks Review

2009-07-28T19:39:00.000-07:00

As a guitar player you have probably trawled the internet looking for guitar lessons. Whether or not you want to learn to play guitar for free, your vision probably involved learning songs form tabs as well as getting as much theory and technique exercises you can handle.

Ten years ago a guy named Jon Broderick went looking for websites featuring high quality guitar lessons and, the legend goes, he had so little success, he went and made his own. The outcome was Guitar Tricks, another site that gives you access to their lessons in return for a monthly subscription. Not unlike Jamplay, but Guitar Tricks has been collecting guitar lessons for ten years, plus they have a collection of twenty-four free guitar lessons that you can try. Your free lessons are of the same quality as the lessons you get with your monthly subscription, taught by the same teachers who conduct the lessons for subscribers to Guitar Tricks.

These days four-hundred thousand guitarists take advantage of Guitar Tricks' lessons each month. And no wonder, because there are lessons in any genre you could name - acoustic, rock, metal, country, classical, jazz . . . and you can take lessons in special areas like chords, sound effects, harmonics, bottleneck, popping and guitar tricks. If you are not clear on whether your favorite guitar style has a name, you can simply request lessons based on the music of particular guitar players like Chet Atkins, Duane Allman, Stanley Jordan, Andres Segovia or Jimmy Page.

Your membership of Guitar Tricks gets you full access to a buttload of tutorials, sheet music, video lessons and backing tracks. Not only do you get the benefit of the Guitar Tricks guys' years of archiving guitar lessons but their content is updated every day.

One resource for beginner guitar players I'm always recommending is the collective expertise that you can find in guitar forums. Guitar Tricks has a forum that holds the records of questions and answers between thousands of guitarists. Would you believe there's over two-hundred thousand posts? And not only that, you can also have feedback from the Guitar Tricks teachers on any nagging question your brain can formulate.

Free guitar lessons

2009-03-16T16:51:00.000-07:00

There is wide range of guitar lessons to choose from these days. The highest quality lessons you can get are not from the local guitar teacher who charges an hourly rate but the guitar courses on the internet. There are even free lessons on how to play the guitar. The free lessons usually have one or two videos but sites like YouTube have many high quality clips showing excellent guitar players teaching various aspects of playing the guitar. Put these videos together with the free lessons on chords and scales, then you have all the info you need to start playing the guitar.

Ultimate Folk Guitar Song Collection

2008-06-10T00:29:00.000-07:00

Ultimate Folk Guitar Song Collection
150 classic American folk songs with instruction on how to play folk guitar style. Songs are grouped by techniques such as bass runs, arpeggio accompaniments, double-thumbing, fingerpicking, hammers, flat picking, brush strokes and Calypso.
Ultimate Folk Guitar Song Collection

Hank Williams: The Best Of Hank Williams - Easy Guitar

2008-06-03T05:33:00.000-07:00

With vocal melody, standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, guitar chord diagrams and strum and pick patterns.
Features 32 of his most famous hits arranged for easy guitar. Includes: Cold, Cold Heart * Hey, Good Lookin' * Honky Tonk Blues * Honky Tonkin' * I Saw the Light * I'm a Long Gone Daddy * I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * A Mansion on the Hill * My Son Calls Another Man Daddy * Ramblin' Man * There's a Tear in My Beer * Your Cheatin' Heart * more.
This is great for a beginner
"I am just learning how to play, and this book is fun and easy to learn old time standards. It helps me to learn how to read music."
-- Jon Henderson from Dallas,TX., October 19, 2001
Hank Williams: The Best Of Hank Williams - Easy Guitar

Blues/Rock Guitar Masters

2008-05-27T03:38:00.000-07:00

Blues/Rock Guitar Masters
(A Step-by-Step Breakdown of Guitar Styles and Techniques) Written by Andy Aledort. Instructional book and examples CD for electric guitar.
With introductory text, instructional text, standard guitar notation, guitar tablature and chord names. Blues Rock. 9x12 inches.
This book/CD pack offers detailed analysis and instruction on the playing of nine of the greatest blues/rock guitar heroes that have ever lived: Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Clapton, Rick Derringer, Peter Green, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Leslie West and Johnny Winter. Learn to play like them by studying their signature licks in 17 songs, including Hey Joe, Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo, Smoke on the Water and more.
About Hal Leonard Guitar Signature Licks
The Signature Licks book/audio packs are especially formatted to give guitarists instruction on how to play a particular artist style by using the actual transcribed, "right from the record" licks! Designed for use by anyone from beginner right up to the experienced player who is looking to expand their insight. The books contain full performance notes and an overview of each artist or group's style with transcriptions in notes and tab. The audio accompaniment features playing tips and techniques, as well as playing examples at a slower tempo.
Contents:
Someday, After Awhile performed by Peter Green/John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
Still Alive And Well performed by Johnny Winter
The Stumble performed by Peter Green/John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
Lazy performed by Richi Blackmore/Deep Purple
Smoke On The Water performed by Richie Blackmore/Deep Purple
Pride And Joy performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Badge performed by Eric Clapton/Cream
Hey Joe performed by Jimi Hendrix/The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Killing Floor performed by Jimi Hendrix/The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo performed by Rick Derringer/Johnny Winter
Rock My Plimsoul performed by Jeff Beck
Strange Brew performed by Eric Clapton/Cream
Whipping Post performed by The Allman Brothers Band
Mississippi Queen performed by Leslie West/Mountain
Statesboro Blues performed by The Allman Brothers Band
Dreams Of Milk & Honey performed by Leslie West
Let Me Love You performed by Jeff Beck
Blues/Rock Guitar Masters

El Arte Flamenco De La Guitarra

2008-04-15T01:38:00.000-07:00

Juan Martin's Guitar Method Volume II. By Juan Martin. For guitar. Book and Audio CD.
great beginner flamenco book...
"this is a great beginner flamenco book but you must have experience playing guitar or it can be very difficult."
-- Anonymous from brooklyn, ny, March 08, 2007
El Arte Flamenco De La Guitarra

Guitar One Presents Effects and Settings

2008-04-08T00:15:00.000-07:00

This handy reference tool helps you get the best sounds from your guitar by explaining the effects chain, individual sounds and setups, settings of the stars, and other tricks and tips.
Guitar One Presents Effects and Settings

A Review of "Guitar Basics"

2008-03-31T15:14:00.000-07:00

Guitar Basics
Essential Chords, Scales, Rhythms and Theory. By Bruce Buckingham.

This pack gives essential instruction on open chords, barre chords, power chords, strumming; scales, rhythm playing, the blues, and moveable chord shapes. It includes inversions, 'color' chords, practice tips, chord charts, songs, and progressions.
I learned in 1 month!
"I started off as a complete moron with a guitar but now I can play some basic tunes at moderate speed. It was well worth it."
-- Anonymous from canada, November 24, 2000
Guitar Basics

Alice In Chains: Acoustic

2008-03-24T20:27:00.000-07:00

Alice In Chains: Acoustic
By Alice In Chains. Guitar tablature songbook for guitar and voice.
With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and guitar notation legend.
13 songs from the album Alice in Chains Unplugged, including: Angry Chair * Brother * Down in a Hole * Frogs * Got Me Wrong * Heaven Beside You * Killer Is Me * No Excuses * Nutshell * Over Now * Rooster * Sludge Factory * Would?
Alice In Chains: Acoustic

Blues Bass Review

2008-03-17T20:25:00.001-07:00

Blues Bass
With instructional text, introductory text, bass tablature and standard notation.
The best single source for learning to play the blues for bass! Styles covered include: Delta blues, Texas blues, New Orleans blues, West Coast blues, Chicago blues, boogie woogie blues, jazz blues, and more. Also covers 12-bar blues, 8-bar blues, 24-bar blues, minor blues, tags & turnarounds, 12/8 feel, swing, shuffle, jazz, pop, slow blues, funk blues and R&B. The CD includes 74 full-band tracks.
Must Have for Aspiring Blues Bass Player
"This book begins with a comprehensive history of the blues, its styles, innovators and the role of the blues bassist. Moreover, there is a list of artists categorized by styles for recommended listening. The 70 plus lessons are easy to follow and appear in both notation and tablature. The CD allows the student to closely follow each lesson. This is a great book for intermediate players interested in honing their blues skills. The entire blues spectrum is covered. "
-- Knox from Collingwood, Ontario, March 02, 2003
Blues Bass

101 Must-Know Blues Licks

2008-03-11T04:44:00.000-07:00

101 Must-Know Blues Licks
With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names, instructional text, introductory text and guitar notation legend.
Now you can add authentic blues feel and flavor to your playing! Here are 101 definitive licks - plus a demonstration CD - from every major blues guitar style, neatly organized into easy-to-use categories. They're all here, including Delta blues, jump blues, country blues, Memphis blues, Texas blues, West Coast blues, Chicago blues, and British blues.
PERFECT!
"This is an excellent book for the beginning guitarist who wants some good, easy to understand blues licks that are easy to add on to and improvise with. I highly reccommend this book!"
-- Blaze from Los Angeles, California, December 08, 2001
Lots of licks and how they are used
"Very informative. 101 blues licks and how they fit into progressions. Excellent for picking up new licks in a variety of blues styles."
-- Anonymous from Indianapolis IN, December 05, 2001
101 Must-Know Blues Licks

Alfred's Basic Guitar Chord Chart

2008-03-04T03:57:00.000-08:00

This convenient chord chart lists all the basic guitar chords in every key. All chords are clearly shown using chord frames which indicate frets, fingerings and the note names of all notes included in the chord. Major, minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, major 6th, minor 6th and ninth chords are given. A chord accompaniment guide is included which shows the three principal chords, the relative minor chords and alternate chords for each key.
Alfred's Basic Guitar Chord Chart

Nickel Creek

2008-02-26T03:25:00.000-08:00

Nickel Creek: Nickel Creek
(Transcribed Scores) By Nickel Creek. Guitar tablature songbook for guitar, voice, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, string bass and bouzouki.
With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams.
Here's the matching folio to the eponymous debut from this neo-traditional folk/bluegrass trio that's received accolades throughout the music industry. The Transcribed Scores format includes note-for-note transcriptions for all of the instruments on the album, including guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin and bass, as well as all of the vocal parts. 12 songs: Ode to a Butterfly * Out of the Woods * Pastures New * Robin and Marian * When You Come Back Down * and more. Includes tab.
Nickel Creek: Nickel Creek

Electric Slide Guitar

2008-02-19T03:48:00.000-08:00

With instructional text, introductory text, standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, guitar notation legend and musical examples.
This book/audio method explores the basic fundamentals of slide guitar: from selecting a slide and proper setup of the guitar, to open and standard tuning. Plenty of music examples are presented showing sample licks as well as backup/rhythm slide work. Each section also examines techniques and solos in the style of the best slide guitarists, including Duane Allman, Dave Hole, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter and Elmore James.
Grab the neck and hit the bottle!
"I've been a fan of slide guitar for a long time now - all styles from Son House and Elmore James to Ry Cooder and Bonnie Raitt. I'd managed to work out a few things myself but only basic stuff. Then I bought this book! It is the best guitar tutor I've ever come across. Right from the start it gets you playing decent sounding slide. It has just the right balance of theory and practical. It starts off with simple exercises based on D/E and G/A tunings that a complete beginner could cope with - but even these sound great. It then progresses to solo playing in various styles and complexities. These sound even better. The title emphasises the 'electric' aspect and admittedly it contains more 'lead'-style than 'acoustic accompaniment'-style but I play most of this on acoustic as well and it sounds just as good. I've bought 3 slide books and this is without exception the best. If you want to learn slide I can't believe you'd ever find a better book than this."
-- Sid from Oxford England, May 09, 2006
Electric Slide Guitar

Guitarra Flamenca paso a paso - I

2008-02-14T13:32:00.000-08:00

Guitarra Flamenca paso a paso - I (DVD) (Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - Volume I)
Hosted by Oscar Herrero. Instructional video: DVD for guitar. Beginning-Intermediate.
For the first time, here is a flamenco guitar dvd instruction series produced entirely in the heart of Spain. Intended for those who already have a command of basic classic guitar technique and want to learn the flamenco style, this series of instructional videos explains each technique methodically and thoroughly. In this first volume, Oscar Herrero offers insights on sitting and hand positions and reveals the secrets of thumb/index technique-the "picado", the "picado falseta", and the "golpe". He also demonstrates various "rasgueos" executed with and without the thumb and presents the "tango" and "soleas" rhythms. Booklet included with English and Spanish text and music in notation and tablature. The dvd offers tracks in four languages: Spanish, English, French, and Japanese. The DVD is formatted for NTSC on one side of the DVD and PAL on the other.
Guitarra Flamenca paso a paso - I (DVD) (Flamenco Guitar Step by Step - Volume I)

Electric Guitar Effects Six Cassette

2008-01-17T12:39:00.000-08:00

Electric Guitar Effects Six Cassette
By Arti Funaro. Homespun Tapes (Instructional). Book & Cassette Package. Published by Hal Leonard. (641291)
About Homespun Tapes:
Homespun Tapes has set the standard for excellence in taped music instruction since pioneering the field in 1967. The Homespun line, bursting with hundreds of video and audio tapes, offers lessons taught by world-renowned artists in the widest selection of instruments and styles - jazz, blues, country, bluegrass, rock, folk, and world music. As the priemier producers of music instruction videos, our work has been widely recognized in the popular media, with excellent reviews in Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, Forbes, and in dozens of newspapers around the country. There have also been feature stories on NBC's Today, CNN's Entertainment Tonight, and the Discovery Channel's Monitor World News. Our company was founded on the conviction that making music is a positive and beneficial activity for novice as well as advanced players. We are commited to bringing enjoyment to aspiring musicians who seek to expand their musical knowledge, technique and understanding. The Homespun tradition - variety, quality, substance!
Electric Guitar Effects Six Cassette

Music Theory for Guitarists

2008-01-10T10:55:00.000-08:00

Music Theory for Guitarists
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask. By Tom Kolb. Guitar Method. Softcover with CD. With notes and tablature.

Guitarists of all levels will find a wealth of practical music knowledge in this special book and CD package. Veteran guitarist and author Tom Kolb dispels the mysteries of music theory using plain and simple terms and diagrams. The accompanying CD provides 94 tracks of music examples, scales, modes, chords, ear training, and much more!
Music Theory for Guitarists

First Lessons Blues Guitar

2008-01-03T14:15:00.000-08:00

First Lessons Blues Guitar
By Corey Christiansen and Mike Christiansen. For Guitar (All). Methods.
DVD format: Region 1 for use in the USA and Canada. Written for the beginning guitarist who loves the blues, this text will guide any student through the basis of playing guitar by using blues melodies and blues chord progressions. Students will learn open chords, common strumming patterns, power chords, blues scales, and how to read standard notation, and tab. An effective method for writing original blues lyrics is also provided. This text has lessons on correct posture, caring for the guitar, proper right and left-hand technique, and tuning the guitar to its self, a pitch pipe or a piano. The accompanying CD and DVD provides students a professional recording of tunes and exercises that should be used as a practice tool. ! Written for the beginning guitarist who loves the ! blues. ! Will guide any student through the basis of playing ! guitar by using blues melodies and blues chord ! progressions. ! Learn open chords, common strumming patterns, ! power chords, blues scales, and how to read ! standard notation, and tab. ! Lessons on correct posture, caring for the guitar, ! proper right and left-hand technique, and tuning the ! guitar to its self, a pitch pipe or a piano. ! Accompanying CD provides students a ! professional recording of tunes and exercises that ! should be used as a practice tool. DVD 98:29 minutes.
First Lessons Blues Guitar

First Lessons Beginning Guitar

2007-12-20T13:02:00.000-08:00

First Lessons Beginning Guitar
Learning Chords / Playing Songs. By William Bay. For Guitar (All). Methods. First Lessons. All Styles. Level: Beginning. Book+CD+DVD. 40 pages.
DVD format: Region 1 for use in the USA and Canada. A step-by-step, concise, user-friendly guide to learning chords, strumming, and songs. Music is presented in the keys of G, D, E minor and C with a play-along CD and DVD. The book also features sections on types of guitars, frequently asked questions, how to string a guitar, and musical and guitar-related terminology. Ideal for beginners of any age. ! Step-by-step, concise, user-friendly guide to learning chords, strumming, and songs ! perfect for beginners of any age. ! Music is presented in the keys of G, D, E minor and C. ! Features sections on types of guitars, frequently asked questions, how to string a guitar, and musical and guitar-related terminology. ! Companion CD included. DVD 37:29 minutes.
First Lessons Beginning Guitar

First Lessons Beginning Guitar

2007-12-17T17:19:00.000-08:00

D'Accord iChords 2.0

2007-12-14T02:37:00.000-08:00

D'Accord iChords is a harmony (chords) transcription software. It recognizes chords on audio files (MP3, WMA*, WAV and Audio CDs) or and presents them on a virtual guitar.
With iChords you will be able to see the chords of any song, without having to search for tablatures and sheet music. Experienced musicians can save time when transcribing "by ear" using iChords to make fast harmonic transcriptions.
iChords is very easy to use, after opening a song file the software automatically processes and extracts the chords!
iChords is based on D'Accord's unique audio processing technology. It provides the best results in terms of chord recognition. The software itself runs as a Windows Media Player plugin, offering a convenient interface for musicians and enthusiasts.
Beyond the chord transcription, iChords offers other essential features for its users:
- Ability to recognize chords from audio CDs, MP3, WMA and WAV files.
- Shows the chord that is been played at the moment and the next ones
- For each chord it presents the fingering, notation or intervals
- Users can control the tempo according to their skills, playing the song slower or faster
- Four different guitar view modes, including for left-handed and one that is equal to someone playing in front of the users.
- You can edit the song, add chords and lyrics in an easy and fun way;
- Export songs as videos files! This enables you to have the song, chords and lyrics everywhere in your iPod, MP4 player or mobile phone;
- View and Print your chords also on the keyboard mode;
- Choose the level of complexity and learn in the way that suits your skills: easy, normal and difficult chords!
- Works with DRM-enabled WMA files found in online music stores
With iChords Editor you can easily change the chords and add the lyrics to your song.
Dr. File Finder review about iChords for Tucows.com
"D'Accord iChords makes it really easy to transcribe chords. What's really cool is that it can tell you what chords are being played in the music you're listening to.
It eliminates the guess work if you want to learn a song quickly. In testing it out here I found D'Accord iChords to be very easy-to-use and intuitive. It's excellent tool for beginners and novice players as well.
I took MP3 files of several songs I didn't know how to play and let the software show me the chords. Geez, where was this software when I was playing in bands? ...
So, if you play guitar or know someone who does, this should be a gift you give them. Really nicely done. I recommend it." Dr. File Finder
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The FJH Young Beginner Guitar Method, Theory Activity Book 1

2007-11-29T21:14:00.000-08:00

By Groeber, Hoge, Sanchez, Welch. For Guitar. The FJH Young Beginner Guitar Method.
Guitar Works, NoteWriter, Composer Corner, and Music Fun sections provide activities to reinforce the concepts presented in this level. Covers: notes on the first, second, and third strings; quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes; and 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures.
The FJH Young Beginner Guitar Method, Theory Activity Book 1

Tricks and Special Effects

2007-11-22T12:06:00.000-08:00

Guitar Shop Series: Tricks and Special Effects
By Ethan Fiks. For Guitar. Guitar Method or Supplement. 0. Book & CD.
Make your guitar scream like an elephant, meow like a cat, or sound like a seagull. Imitate a sitar, a cello or a racecar. This book includes a wide variety of special guitar tricks described in detail with exact effects settings and photographs. Also included are sections on the physics of sound and the functions of common effects pedals. A CD demonstrating all the sounds is available.
Guitar Shop Series: Tricks and Special Effects

Play Solo Flamenco Guitar with Juan Martin

2007-11-16T02:10:00.000-08:00

Play Solo Flamenco Guitar with Juan Martin
Volume 2. By Juan Martin. For Guitar (Classical). Methods. Flamenco. Level: Intermediate-Advanced. Book+CD+DVD. 160 pages
DVD format: Region 1 for use in the USA and Canada. This second volume, of a two-part series, contains a book, CD and DVD by internationally recognized flamenco guitarist, Juan Martin. Provided are more than 21 solos, progressively graded in the three higher grades, 6 to 8, to suit players at intermediate and more advanced stages, who already have some experience of the instrument and techniques of flamenco. The music for all these is accurately written in notation and flamenco tab (cifra) and (except for the two final solos) is also included on the companion CD. The DVD contains over 60 minutes of music. All text is provided in both English and Spanish.
Play Solo Flamenco Guitar with Juan Martin

Music Reading for Bass - The Complete Guide

2007-11-01T12:25:00.000-07:00

Music Reading for Bass - The Complete Guide
(A Comprehensive Source for Sight-reading Fundamentals) Written by Wendi Hrehovcsik. Instructional book for electric bass guitar.
A comprehensive source for sight-reading fundamentals, including notes, rhythms, keys, positions, and scale forms. Also teaches reading from chord symbols, following charts, creating walking bass lines, slides, ghost notes, and other techniques.
Music Reading for Bass - The Complete Guide