To jam---playing music in a free, spontaneous and creative way---is what this book is all about. Jam Guitar: Rock will help you develop your own voice on the guitar. It provides backing tracks for you to solo in a variety of rock styles---classic, hard, southern, funk, blues and more---in an assortment of keys. You will be prepared for real jam sessions and live musical experiences. When improvising, there is a whole world of theory, technique and vocabulary to draw from. This book makes it easy for you, with essential tips and tools to get you jammin' right away! A recording containing the examples in the book is also included.

Guitars That Jam is a journey through the world’s most famous rock guitars, featuring the photography of Jay Blakesburg and commentary from more than fifty artists. Guitars That Jam is the definitive illustrated history of the guitars of rock-and-roll legend. Featuring images from live concerts, outdoor festivals, and private recording sessions, this spectacular volume captures the personal connection between artist and instrument. Along with the make and model of the guitar, each image is accompanied by a story from the musician detailing the guitar’s special characteristics, as well as its significance to them and rock history. Including photographs of Neil Young, Santana, Bob Weir, Trey Anastasio, Warren Haynes, and many more, Guitars That Jam is the ultimate photographic guide to the world of improvisational rock guitars.

(Guitar Educational). This book covers the art of self-accompaniment while soloing. Incorporating the styles of blues, rock, jazz, country, and funk, the jams will help your ability to play chords and bass lines simultaneously. You'll increase your scale and chord-voicing vocabulary, and you'll improve your rhythm, groove, and phrasing. Audio demos of all 150 guitar jams are included!

These guitar workshops are powerful learning tools that will help extend your stockpile of licks and fills and help develop your improvisational skills. Features play-along songs in standard notation and tab, and on the CD with and without guitar parts. Titles are: Cold Day in Hell * Empty Rooms * The Loner * Oh Pretty Woman * Parisienne Walkways * Still Got the Blues * Story of the Blues * Walking by Myself.

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!

Get ready to jam with the band in this heavy metal-themed board book! Here's my band, and we're ready to jam! Check out my electric guitar. Do you know what sounds it can make? Zing! Ping! Ting! Not a heavy metal fan? You will be once you read this unique board book! Awesome animals illustrated in Captain Kris's fabulous graffiti-style art introduce kids to various heavy metal instruments and their sounds. A fierce lion takes care of the vocals while a dog bashes cymbals, a hyena shreds on the guitar, a bull slaps the bass, a gorilla pounds the drums, a zebra tickles the keyboard, a mouse plays the violin, and a chick blows on the tin whistle! The animals are decked out in classic heavy metal gear, making this an amusing visual treat!

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.