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Beginning Guitar
Guitar Chords
Rock Guitar
Metal Guitar
Slide Guitar
Blues/Jazz/Funk/R&B Guitar
Country Guitar
Fingerstyle Guitar
Classical Guitar

Beginning Guitar 

PROGRESSIVE GUITAR METHOD BOOK 1
For Beginning Guitarists
Introduces you the basics of guitar and teaches you how to read music. Covers the notes on each of the six strings and basic elements of music theory. Teaches you how to play melodies and chord arrangements of many well known Traditional, Rock, Blues, Ragtime & Folk-songs.

BOOK/CD PACK $9.95

PROGRESSIVE GUITAR METHOD BOOK 2
For Intermediate Guitarists
This book is a continuation of Progressive Guitar Method Book 1. You will learn more scales & keys, how to read chords in note form, the study of bass note picking, bass note runs, chord runs, chords, hammer-ons and flick offs. Advanced timing, including sixteenth notes, dotted eighths, triplets and syncopation is covered.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

Guitar Chords 

PROGRESSIVE GUITAR CHORDS
For Beginner to Advanced Guitarists
Shows you very useful chord shape in every key. Separate sections for beginners (open chords), Rock guitarists (bar chords) and advanced players (Jazz chords). Special theory section on substitution, transposing, keys and sample chord progressions.
BOOK/CD PACK $24.95

INTRODUCING GUITAR CHORDS
With "Easy Read" Rhythm Notation
Includes useful reference charts of chord formulae, chord symbols & alternatives, & substitutions for difficult chord shapes. Also information on tuning, basic music theory, transposing & a glossary of music terms.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

INTRODUCING BAR CHORDS
With "Easy Read" Rhythm Notation
Includes useful reference charts of chord formulae, chord symbols & alternatives, & substitutions for difficult chord shapes. Also information on scales, keys and key signatures, glossary of music terms and a detailed fretboard chart.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

Rock Guitar 

PROGRESSIVE LEAD GUITAR
For Beginner to Advanced Guitarists

Shows you all the essential scales and techniques by Lead Guitarists. Takes you from basic 12 Bar Blues through to improvising your own solos. The CD also includes 'jamming' progressions to play along with.
BOOK/CD PACK $19.95

INTRODUCING LEAD GUITAR
With 'Easy Read' Tab Notation
Introduces all the important techniques and patterns used in Lead Guitar. Including: hammers, pull-offs, slides, bends, vibrato and double-note licks. Contains over 70 licks and solos.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE LEAD GUITAR SOLOS
For Beginner to Advanced Guitarists
May be used either as a supplement to Progressive Lead Guitar Licks or as a useful manual to give an insight into the many styles in which Lead Guitar is featured. It includes solos in the styles of Rock, Blues, Metal, Country, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Rockabilly, Slide & Fingerpicking.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE LEAD GUITAR LICKS
For Beginner to Advanced Guitarists
Features over 110 licks covering Rock, Blues,
Metal, Country, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Rockabilly, Slide & Fingerpicking. Solos are included to fully show how the licks and techniques can be used to create a great lead guitar solo.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE ROCK GUITAR METHOD
For Beginning Rock Guitarists
Introduces the basics of Rhythm & Lead Guitar as used
in Rock. teaches strumming techniques and rhythms using an 'Easy Read' system involving arrows. Lead Guitar is explained with the use of tablature. Contains songs which use the various techniques detailed in each lesson.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE ROCK GUITAR LICKS
For Beginning Rock Guitarists
This book may be used by itself or as a useful supplement to Progressive Rock Guitar Technique. The licks and solos throughout the book are examples of how lead guitar patterns can be used in all positions on the fretboard, and how various techniques can be applied to each pattern.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE ROCK GUITAR TECHNIQUE
For Beginning Rock Guitarists
This book continues on from Progressive Rock Guitar
Method, dealing with all the Rhythm and Lead Guitar styles of Rock. Introduces Bar chords, scale patterns, licks and solos using techniques such as Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Slides, Bends, Vibrato and Double Note Licks.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE RHYTHM GUITAR
For Beginner to Advanced Guitarists
Covers Rock styles, Rhythm patterns & techniques,
playing in a group, chord substitution, reading sheet music and theory as it relates to rhythm guitarists. Contains over 130 chords with suggested Rhythm patterns.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

INTRODUCING RHYTHM GUITAR
With "Easy Read" Rhythm Notation
Includes Major, Minor, Seventh, Minor Seventh,
Major Seventh, Major Sixth, Suspended and Fifth chords. Covers syncopated, triplet and sixteenth note rhythms, bass-strum and arpeggio styles.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

Heavy Metal Guitar 

PROGRESSIVE HEAVY METAL TECHNIQUES FOR LEAD GUITAR
For Beginning Heavy Metal Guitarists
Introduces important techniques such as bends, vibrato, two handed tapping, speed picking, harmonics and the tremelo bar. The CD also contains 'jamming' progressions to play along with.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE HEAVY METAL LICKS FOR LEAD GUITAR
For Beginner to Intermediate Heavy Metal Guitarists
Features over 100 amazing Heavy Metal Guitar Licks & tricks as used by all Metal guitarists. Contains a special section on scales, modes, harmonics. The CD also includes 'Jamming' progressions to play along with.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

Slide Guitar 

PROGRESSIVE SLIDE GUITAR LICKS
For Beginning Slide Guitarists
Featuring over 100 licks and solos which can be applied to Rock, Blues & Country etc. Open and standard tuning is used.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE SLIDE GUITAR TECHNIQUE
For Beginning Slide Guitarists
An easy to follow guide, introducing all the important techniques required to play Slide guitar. Includes damping, fretting, sliding, vibrato, slide scales & open tunings. Contains over 50 exercises.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

Blues/Funk/Jazz/R&B Guitar 

PROGRESSIVE BLUES LEAD GUITAR METHOD
For Beginning Blues Guitarists
The most common scale used in Blues is used immediately to make music. The scale is learned in five positions covering the whole fretboard, along with a variety of licks and solos demonstrating techniques such as slides vibrato and note bending.
BOOK/CD PACK $19.95

INTRODUCING BLUES GUITAR
With 'Easy Read' Tab Notation
Introduce all the important techniques and Blues lead guitar patterns. Includes: hammers, pull-offs, slides, bends, vibrato and double-note licks.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE BLUES GUITAR LICKS
For Beginner to Advanced Blues Guitarists
Packed full of Blues guitar licks and solos. Introduces turnarounds, intros and endings, call and response, dynamics and learning from other instruments. Covers a variety of styles such as shuffles, traditional slow Blues, Boogie, Jazz style Blues, R&B and Funk.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE BLUES GUITAR SOLOS
For Beginner to Advanced Blues Guitarists
Contains a great selection of Blues solos in styles ranging from Delta Blues to contemporary Blue Rock. Demonstrates various methods of creating solos along with sections on vocal style phrasing, call & response developing a theme, dynamics & the use of space.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE BLUES LEAD GUITAR TECHNIQUE
For Intermediate to Advanced Blues Guitarists
Deals with rhythm as it applies to lead guitar playing concentrating on phrasing and timing & how to get the most out of the notes you play. Introduces the Blues scale, other important scales and arpeggios commonly used by Blues players. Lots of great solos too.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE BLUES RHYTHM GUITAR METHOD
For Beginning Blues Guitarists
Uses a variety of left and right hand techniques to help develop control of timing and rhythms which are essential to creating good Blues rhythm parts. The book contains a study of both open and moveable chord shapes, before moving on to single and double note riffs.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE BLUES ACOUSTIC GUITAR METHOD
For Intermediate Blues Guitarists
Introduces popular Blues, progressions, Blues Rhythms, Basic Blues Lead Guitar Patterns & Techniques. Combines Blues rhythms and licks, fingerpicking Blues Styles such as the constant Bass line and Alternating Thumb styles, and an introduction to Acoustic Slide guitar.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE JAZZ GUITAR
For Beginning Jazz Guitarists
A lesson by lesson introduction to the most commonly used moveable chord shapes and progressions used by Jazz guitarists. Includes Jazz Blues progressions, turnarounds chord construction and scale tone chords.
BOOK/CD PACK $24.95

PROGRESSIVE FUNK & R&B GUITAR METHOD
For Beginning Funk Guitarists
Demonstrates many classic Funk sounds, using both rhythm & lead playing. Chord forms are introduced in a framework that allows the student to play confidently over the entire fretboard. Features an innovative approach to learning rhythms & applying them to riffs & grooves.
BOOK/CD PACK $19.95

Country Guitar 

PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY GUITAR METHOD
For Beginning Country Guitarists
Teaches all the important basic chords and rhythms used in Country guitar. Includes country chord progressions, basic note picking and basic Country licks.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE COUNTRY GUITAR TECHNIQUE
For Intermediate Country Guitarists
Follows on from Progressive Country Guitar Method. Introduces bar chords, advanced Country rhythms, Country Lead guitar patterns and techniques.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

Fingerstyle Guitar 

PROGRESSIVE FINGERPICKING GUITAR
For Beginner to Advanced
Deals with all aspects of Fingerpicking guitar. Special emphasis on folk styles, arranging, patterns & techniques. Contains special sections on tuning, music and tablature, transposing and a glossary of musical terms.
BOOK/CD PACK $24.95

PROGRESSIVE FINGERPICKING GUITAR LICKS
For Intermediate to Advanced Fingerpickers
Featuring over 50 Fingerpicking guitar licks, riffs & solos which can be applied to Rock, Blues, Country or Folk styles etc. Incorporates licks based upon chords and chord progressions, monotonic bass lines and open tunings.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE FINGERPICKING GUITAR SOLOS
For Intermediate to Advanced Fingerpickers
A collection of great sounding fingerpicking guitar solos covering all styles of contemporary fingerpicking guitar, including Blues, Ragtime, Country, Boogie, Classical and Open Tunings. All solos are displayed using standard music notation and tablature.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE FINGERPICKING GUITAR CLASSICS VOL. 1
Easy to Read TAB notation...
Contains 20 Classical Masterpieces arranged for fingerstyle guitarists of all standards in TABLATURE and music notation. Includes: "Bolero" - Ravel, "Fur Elise" - Beethoven, "Toreador Song" - Bizet, "Ride of the Valkyries" - Wagner.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

PROGRESSIVE FINGERPICKING GUITAR CLASSICS VOL. 2
More fingerpicking classics
Contains 20 Classical Masterpieces arranged for fingerstyle guitarists of all standards in TABLATURE and music notation. Includes: "Canon" - Pachelbel, "Autumn from Four Seasons" - Vivaldi, "Emperor Waltz" - Strauss, "Fantasie Impromptu" - Chopin.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

Classical Guitar 

PROGRESSIVE CLASSICAL GUITAR
For Beginning Classical Guitarists
The essential method for the beginning Classical Guitarist. Teaches you how to play the world's most famous pieces for Classical Guitar and teaches you how to read music.
BOOK/CD PACK $24.95

INTRODUCING CLASSICAL GUITAR
For Beginner to Intermediate
A carefully graded, step by step introduction to the Classical Guitar. Teaches how to read music and the essential left and right hand techniques including the stroke and rest stroke. Features over 50 pieces for Classical Guitar.
BOOK/CD PACK $16.95

 

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