(Guitar Jams Series). Solo, jam, and improvise in the styles of the masters of rock, blues, jazz, country, metal, and funk with authentic-sounding full-length band tracks for guitar! This multi-genre collection provides you with the highest quality jam tracks to help you develop improvising and soloing skills. Go to a higher level of playing with killer-sounding tracks and valuable playing tips. Full analysis of form, key centers, rhythm, style, scales, and improvising techniques is included.

(Guitar). This book contains a collection of 200 chord progressions over which you can practice your latest and greatest licks, plus audio demos of every single one. The audio tracks range from approximately one minute (for the short progressions) to four minutes or more (for the full-length "song" progressions), and numerous styles, keys, and tempos are covered to make sure you're well-versed in practically every style. Rest assured, you'll get plenty of time to milk your melodies for all they're worth! Whether you're a rocker, a jazzer, a bluesman, or a bluegrasser, the Big Book of Backing Tracks has plenty for you.

Blues Tracks is the most effective learning tool you will ever use. There are over 30 tunes that range from simple to complex, all in the style of seminal blues artists like Big Bill Broonzy, B.B. King, Robert Cray, Eric Clapton, and many others. Lead sheets include tips and scales, and the accompaniment audio tracks are long enough to let you stretch out and experiment as your chops develop. The scales shown in standard music notation, TAB, and guitar-neck diagrams. This book and MP3 CD is the perfect way for you to make the most out of your practice time and seriously advance your improvisational skills.

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Jazz Tracks is the most effective learning tool you will ever use. There are over 30 tunes that range from simple to complex, all in the style of the seminal artists from the history of jazz. Lead sheets include and scales, and the accompaniment audio tracks are long enough to let you stretch out and experiment as your chops develop. The scales are shown in standard music notation, TAB, and guitar-neck diagrams. This book and MP3 CD is the perfect way for you to make the most out of your practice time and seriously advance your improvisational skills.

Crank up your amp and go for it! Play lead guitar with our pro session band on 10 tracks in a variety of blues styles. Includes 90 licks, tips on solo construction, phrasing, scales, string bending and vibrato. CD includes over 60 minues with full-band backing tracks. Tunes: Midnight Blues * Funky Monkey * Three O'Clock in the Morning * Trickster's Blues * Twenty-Four Bars from Mars * Minor Incident * C Sharp of B Serious * Jazzmatazz * Pebble Mill with Feel * Jar of Funk.

Chris Zoupa's straightforward guide to guitar modes for rock, shred and metal. Learn how to make great music with the modes and avoid cliched, boring scales. Learn licks in the style of Kirk Hammett, Michael Paget, Slash, Alexi Laiho, Paul Gilbert and many more!