Featuring a collection of 16 expertly arranged bluegrass classics, this book includes beloved songs such as "Ballad of Jed Clampett," "Blue Yodel No. 4," and "Can't You Hear Me Calling." Each piece captures the essence of bluegrass music, showcasing its rich storytelling and melodic charm. Perfect for musicians and enthusiasts alike, it offers a diverse selection that celebrates the genre's heritage and emotional depth.
This mega-pack includes a book/CD pack and a 2-DVD set by David Hamburger, offering a comprehensive learning experience for musicians. The combination provides valuable insights and techniques, making it an excellent resource for both beginners and advanced players looking to enhance their skills. With a total value of $50, this bundle offers a cost-effective way to access quality instructional material.
(Guitar Method). A complete collection of all three Acoustic Guitar Method books in one volume! Learn how to play guitar with the only beginning method based on traditional American music that teaches you authentic techniques and songs. Beginning with a few basic chords and strums, you'll start right in learning real music drawn from blues, folk, country and bluegrass traditions. You'll learn how to find notes on the fingerboard, expand your collection of chords by learning songs in various keys, and learn different kinds of picking patterns. When you're done with this method series, you'll know dozens of the tunes that form the backbone of American music, using a variety of flatpicking and fingerpicking techniques. Songs include: Bury Me Beneath the Willow * Delia * Frankie and Johnny * The Girl I Left Behind Me * House of the Rising Sun * Ida Red * In the Pines * Little Sadie * Man of Constant Sorrow * Sally Goodin * Scarborough Fair * Will the Circle Be Unbroken? * and many more. Accompanying audio examples are all available for download!
A step-by-step approach for learning how to play (incl. CD)
Intermediate players will enhance their skills with lessons on minor blues, intros, turnarounds, endings, rhythm riffs, and Texas swing. The book provides clear guidance on improvisation and music theory, focusing on the use and expansion of pentatonic scale patterns. A CD accompanies the text, demonstrating each example for a practical learning experience.
David Hamburger, leading sideman, solo performer and teacher, guides players through this complete introduction to bottleneck slide guitar playing with progressive lessons in open tunings and fingerstyle technique, tips on slide guitars and gear, technical exercises, and full songs. The accompanying CD features all of the music played slowly, then up to tempo. In standard notation with tablature and chord diagrams.
(Fretted). Teaches licks, techniques and improvisation for lap-style resophonic slide guitar. scales, licks, songs and examples; hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, picking techniques; syncopations, rolls, double stops, playing in different keys; and more. The book is in standard notation and tab, and includes 98 full-demo tracks. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
(Guitar Educational). This book/audio method explores the basic fundamentals of slide 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. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.