Troy Nelson excels at crafting engaging guitar instructional material. His work is characterized by a practical approach, focusing on techniques guitarists can immediately incorporate into their own playing. Nelson's style stems from a deep understanding of music and a desire to share his insights. His instructional books are valued for their structure and beneficial musical examples that help students improve their chops.
Learn the tools to be a blues guitarist in just two weeks! Play Blues Guitar in 14 Days is focused on teaching you everything you need to begin playing the blues with another guitarist or singer, in a group setting, or even just for fun. Play Blues Guitar in 14 Days has something for everyone: chords, riffs, scales, techniques, lead licks, turnarounds, and much more! If you
This revolutionary approach to chord-tone soloing features a 52-week, one-lick-per-day method for visualizing and navigating the neck of the guitar. Topics covered include major, minor, and dominant scales in all keys; 12 popular chord progressions; half-diminished and diminished scales; harmonic minor scale; whole-tone scale; and much more. The accompanying CD contains demonstrations of all 365 licks!
(Guitar Educational). From the former editor of Guitar One magazine, here is a daily dose of vitamins to keep your chops fine tuned! Musical styles include rock, blues, jazz, metal, country, and funk. Techniques taught include alternate picking, arpeggios, sweep picking, string skipping, legato, string bending, and rhythm guitar. These exercises will increase speed, and improve dexterity and pick- and fret-hand accuracy. The accompanying CD includes all 365 workout licks plus play-along grooves in every style at eight different metronome settings.