Dave Navarro explains some of his techniques in this video. He explains everything in a very cool and a rather "raw" manner. Fun video to watch :-)Tweet
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Star licks Master Sessions--Dave Navarro
Dave Navarro explains some of his techniques in this video. He explains everything in a very cool and a rather "raw" manner. Fun video to watch :-)Tweet
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Frank Gambale--Modes:No More Mystery
Frank presents a clear and easy-to-understand guide to using modes in soloing. Frank takes a subject that guitarists often find confusing and explains it in simple terms. He covers all 7 major modes and demonstrates the use of each in the context of some extraordinary solo work. Intermediate to advanced.Tweet
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Jesse Cook--Mario Takes A Walk
This is an amazing guitarist. And many Indians will find this tune quite familiar ;-)
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Eddie Van Halen--Beat It(User Post)
The following post is a contribution by "jonezincorporated".
"Since your blog might be the best place to leave this comment, I'd like to share Eddie van Halen's famous Beat It guitar solo with y'all in ACAPELLA. It is the absolutely real guitar solo, completely acapella, free from the rest of the Beat It music. Don't ask me how I obtained it, but I did. Legally even. As the ultimate proof that it is the real acapella Eddie van Halen guitar solo from Beat It, I've added a compare track, which allows you to play with your balance button a bit, where Beat It is in the left channel, and the loose guitar solo in the right one. This is not a scam and my guess is that you can turn this gem into a great post on your blog. Here is the RapidShare link: CLICK (or right click, copy link location and paste to your browser)Please let me know if you like it, 'cause my guess is that you'll have a world's first with this one."
Thanks a lot for your effort. I hope more and more users like you keep contributing like this. Even if you find something great on youtube, just let me know. But first listen to Eddie shredding the hell out of his axe. ROCK ON!!!!
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
The Guitar Grimoire--Vol. 2--Chords and Voicings
Renowned guitar wizard Adam Kadmon personally conveys the guitar techniques and musical illumination that have made the Guitar Grimoire books among the best-selling guitar instruction series around. Get tutorials on everything you ever wanted to know about scale compatibility, guitar chords, voicings, arpeggios, and substitutions.Guitar Grimoire Vol. 2 Chords and Voicings DVD Features:
* Scale compatibility
* Chords
* Voicings
* Arpeggios
* Substitutions
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The Guitar Grimoire--Vol. 1--Scales And Modes
At long last, the "Wizard" of the guitar reveals, in person, the mysteries of playing the guitar. This series offers guitar students the opportunity to see and hear Adam Kadmon reveal and demonstrate the techniques and understanding of the underlying structure of music that have helped make the books of The Guitar Grimoire among the best-selling guitar pedagogy publications of all time.The Guitar Grimoire: Scales and Modes (Vol. 1) .Lessons on: The Major Scale, Intervals, Scales, Modes, Transposing, Applying it to the Guitar, Patterns and Pattern Connection.
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
Pantera Guitar Anthology Tablature
Contains full tabs/transcriptions of the following songs:
*Where You Come From
*I Can't Hide
*Cowboys From Hell
*Heresy
*Mouth For War
*Walk
*This Love
*Strength Beyond Strength
*Becoming
*I'm Broken
*Shedding Skin
*The Great Southern Trendkill
*War Nerve
*Drag The Waters
*13 Steps To Nowhere
*Suicide Note Pt. 1
*Suicide Note Pt. 2
*The Underground In America
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Richie Sambora--Interactive Guitar
The CD-ROM was produced in 1996 US and it features Richie giving instruction how to play songs made famous by him and Bon Jovi, including close-up demonstration of more than 40 guitar techniques, interactive methods to let you learn at your own pace, Richie’s personal photo collection & music videos for Stranger In This Town & These Days.” Richie Sambora Interactive Guitar is a comprehensive instructional guide that turns guitar lessons into a musical multimedia adventure. You can learn to play the songs and riffs made famous by Richie and Bon Jovi. ”
* Close-up demonstration of more than 40 guitar techniques.
* Interactive method lets you learn at your own pace.
* Built-in tuner, scale charts and chord dictionary.
* Sambora’s private coaching lets both beginning and intermediate guitarists learn different riffs and techniques and then play lead with a legendary band.
* Get to know Richie as he shares his experiences as a professional musician.
* Personal interviews on the creative and business aspects of the music industry.
* Access to Richie’s personal photo collection.
* Hit music videos from Richie’s solo album Stranger In This Town and Bon Jovi’s These Days
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Artful Arpeggios--Don Mock (Book+CD)
Expand your playing and your imagination with these essential arpeggios! With this pack, players will learn: arpeggio fingerings; major, minor, dominant and altered dominant sounds; bi-tonal arpeggios; arpeggios from major, minor, melodic minor and harmonic minor scales; and much more! The book features standard notation and tab, and the CD includes 78 demonstration tracks.Tweet
Van Halen I-Tabs
Full Tablature/Transcriptions of the following songs:* Runnin' With Devil
* Eruption
* You Really Got Me
* Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
* I'm The One
* Jamie's Cryin
'* Atomic Punk
* Feel Your Love Tonight
* Little Dreamer
* Ice Cream Man
* On Fire
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Essential Blues Guitar--Dave Celentano
This handy guide to playing blues guitars emphasizes the essentials, such as: chord changes, scales, rhythms, turn arounds, phrasing, soloing and more. Includes lots of examples, plus 10 rhythm tracks for soloing and improvising.Tweet
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Jimmy Bruno--No Nonsense Jazz Guitar
Hot Licks classic video titles have been made available on DVD, making it even easier to learn with the world’s top players…right in your own home! These new transfers make them look better than ever while DVD technology makes navigating each lesson even easier!Jimmy Bruno has played guitar with some of the all time greats, including Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Elvis Presley. He makes even the most daunting techniques accessible to anyone who wants to learn. Jimmy covers II/V/I progressions, changing chord colours, training hands and ears to work together, natural picking techniques, adding bass lines to chords and much more!
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
John Butler Trio--Ocean
A must, MUST watch video. I can't believe he played that and still has his fingernails intact :-D
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In forty-five minutes with Guitar Method: In The Style Of Van Halen, viewers can learn the riffs, tricks and techniques that made Van Halen the hottest guitarist of our time. Learn 50 of the hottest licks Eddie ever recorded... album by album, each is played first at mindblowing normal speed, then at a slow learning speed with extreme close-ups. Topics include: long ascending/descending runs, two-handed tapping, whammy bar technique, pinched, tapped and open harmonics, Van Halen's signature scales and fretboard positions, Van Halen's preferred chordings and key signatures, flash technique (volume swells, toggle scrapes, harmonic rolls) and lightning fast hammer-ons and pull-offs.Learn riffs from:
"Runnin' With The Devil", "Eruption", "You Really Got Me", "Ain't Talking 'Bout Love", "I'm The One", "On Fire", "Atomic Punk", "Hot For Teacher", "Drop Dead Legs", "Panama", "I'll Wait", "Dance The Night Away", "Beautiful Girls", "Spanish Fly", "Get Up", "Summer Nights", "5150", "Best Of Both Worlds", "Mean Street", "Hang 'Em High", "Unchained", "Little Guitars", "Runaround", "Black 'N' Blue", "Top Of The World", "Everybody Wants Some", "Poundcake", "Source Of Infection", "Cathedral" and many more.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Marty Friedman--Melodic Control
Marty Friedman of Megadeth demonstrates and explains how to gain control as a lead player and develop creative melodic solos. Learn numerous arpeggios, scales, licks, shifts, picking techniques and string bends. Exclusive close-up footage of Marty's blistering leads caps this metal video must-have!Tweet
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Frank Gambale--Monster Licks And Speed Picking
Frank's innovative speed/sweep picking technique and how to develop your own monster licks.Gambale demonstrates his technique with diatonic scales, pentatonic scales, arpeggios, and triads, playing each slowly and then at lightning speed. DVD special features include tuning segment, video performance with Allan Holdsworth and John Scofield, Concert with Class preview, Frank Gambale catalog, and Internet connectivity.Contents:
Gambale demonstrates
Speed/sweep picking techniques
Diatonic scales
Pentatonic scales
Arpeggios
Triads
Tuning segment
Video performance with Allan Holdsworth and John Scofield
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
This Is Your Brain On Music--Daniel J. Levitin
If you are a self-teacher then you can't miss this one. Daniel shows how practice plays the most important part in being a great musician contrary to popular belief of "inborn talent"."What is Music? From Pitch to Timbre" describes the elements of musical sound. "Foot Tapping: Rhythm, Loudness, and Harmony" discusses structural elements and qualities that combine to produce a physical response in the listener. "Behind the Curtain: Music and the Mind Machine" describes how auditory signals become neuro-chemical impulses, which lead both to emotional responses (the soundscape) and to intellectual decoding (thematic content). Familiarity and novelty lie at the heart of "Anticipation: What We Expect from Liszt (and Ludacris)."
With those chapters under their belts, readers, no matter what their own musical preferences, begin to understand the various musical genres. In short they are ready to tackle ideas of the way the mind categorizes music--and other things as well. They make the same leap that Levitin does, from experiencing music to exploring the science of perception and cognition, musical and otherwise.
Next readers plunge beneath the thinking mind to the living brain. They sit with a young Levitin who has been offered a rare invitation to join the "professor's lunch" at the Salk Institute. Four seats away is Institute Director Francis Crick, best known for his work on the structure of DNA, but admired by Levitin for his books "The Astonishing Hypothesis," which argues that consciousness arises from the physical structure and electrochemical activity in the brain.
At the lunch table, Levitin reflects on a passage from Crick's autobiographical "What Mad Pursuit." Like Levitin, Crick was several years older than his fellow students and had limited academic achievement when he entered graduate school. Finally, Crick realized that "lack of qualification could be an advantage. By the time most scientists have reached age thirty they are trapped by their own expertise."
But as a visitor, all Levitin can do is listen respectfully. When he finally gets his chance to talk to the great man, the conversation is memorable. "Look at the connections," are Crick's parting words. A few months later, he would be dead. Crick's advice resonates through the remaining chapters. "What Makes a Musician?" dissects expertise in music and in other realms--and disputes the so-called "Mozart Effect" as well as the claim that Mozart achieved expertise in an inordinately short time. "My Favorite Things" explores individual--and universal--musical preferences.
The final chapter, "The Music Instinct," makes a powerful case in opposition to noted cognitive scientist, Stephen Pinker, who argues that music evolved as a happy by-product of linguistic ability. This is simply not so, argues Levitin. Our minds and our bodies would have evolved very differently without it.
Like a peacock's tail, music serves as a powerful display of reproductive fitness. It is also far more effective than language in creating emotional bonding between individuals and among members of a group. From the most primitive to the most advanced subsystems, every human brain is on music, including yours.
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Friday, June 20, 2008
U2--How To Dimantle An Atomic Bomb Tabs
Full Tablature/Transcriptions for the following songs:*All Because Of You
*Yahweh
*Vertigo
*City Of Blinding Lights
*Crumbs From Your Table
*Fast Cars
*Love And Peace Or Else
*A Man And A Woman
*Miracle Drug
*One Step Closer
*Original Of The Species
*Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Albert King--King Of The Blues Guitar
These 17 tunes come from King's most fertile period, his 1966-68 tenure at Memphis's Stax Records. Stax chief Jim Stewart had been reluctant to sign blues artists because he felt straight blues wouldn't mesh with Stax's patented Memphis soul. Ironically, the fusion of King's sharp guitar wails with the dynamic rhythms of Booker T. & the MGs--the Stax house band--was what set King apart from other bluesmen. The unique blend produced classic after classic: Booker T. Jones' rolling piano propels "Laundromat Blues." Al Jackson's drum shuffle supports "Crosscut Saw." The driving horns of Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson, and Joe Arnold accent "Born Under a Bad Sign." King's ripe and mellow vocals are a perfect match for the soul-drenched music while his dramatic string bends leap out.
Tracklist:
1. Laundromat Blues
2. Overall Junction - (mono)
3. Oh, Pretty Woman
4. Funk-Shun
5. Crosscut Saw
6. Down Don't Bother Me - (bonus track)
7. Born Under A Bad Sign
8. Personal Manager
9. Kansas City - (bonus track)
10. Very Thought Of You, The - (bonus track)
11. Hunter, The - (bonus track)
12. I Almost Lost My Mind
13. As The Years Go Passing By - (bonus track)
14. Cold Feet
15. You Sure Drive A Hard Bargin
16. I Love Lucy
17. You're Gonna Need Me
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Joe Satriani--Professor Satchafunkilus And The Musterion Of Rock
Over the course of his illustrious career, JOE SATRIANI has achieved legendary success with his 12 solo albums and 3 platinum DVD's selling more than 10 million units worldwide. On March 31st 2008 (UK) and April 1st 2008 (North America), SATRIANI is set to continue his brand of electric education for the masses with the release of his 13th solo album entitled Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock (Sony/BMG). Professor Satchafunkilus was produced through the creative envisioning of SATRIANI and John Cuniberti; guiding the musical talents of longtime drummer/percussionist Jeff Campitelli and reknowned bassist Matt Bissonette. A special addition to the album's artist list is Joe's own son, ZZ Satriani, playing the tenor sax.
Tracklist:
01. Musterion
02. Overdriver
03. I Just Wanna Rock
04. Professor Satchafunkilus
05. Revelation
06. Come On Baby
07. Out of the Sunrise
08. Diddle-y-a-doo-dat
09. Asik Vaysel
10. Andalusia
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Joe Bonamassa--Signature Sounds, Styles and Techniques
Joe Bonamassa reveals the playing techniques, tips and gear behind his powerhouse blues-rock guitar style. Topics covered include: rhythm, soloing, slide guitar, effects, amps and speakers, and more. Features the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster, and Gibson guitars.Use hjsplit to join files.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
My Apologies To Guitar Links Visitors
Hi everyone. You all must've noticed that i haven't been blogging since almost 3 months. Well after posting my 400th post, i got busy for a week. So when i returned to post more stuff for you guys, i saw an email from a company which i'm not allowed to name and they threatened to sue me for copyright infringement of their material because of obvious reasons and they also threatened that they'll ask google to delete my blog. So i requested them to check that the files are not hosted by me, they are all stored on servers like rapidshare.com so they can't hold me responsible for any kind of "copyright infringement". Well after an exchange of few emails they requested me....YEAH...they requested me to stop posting more links for the time being as they wanted to do some sort of enquiry. As a result you must have faced some dead links, mainly because they approached rapidshare.com and the files were consequently removed from their servers. After all that they are still quite pissed at me for making this blog. But i have to say that i seriously don't give a fuck about what they think of my blog (pardon my french).
So, i hope to resume blogging with your support and i'll try to post stuff at regular intervals.
And as i always say.... ROCK ON!!!! \\m// Tweet
So, i hope to resume blogging with your support and i'll try to post stuff at regular intervals.
And as i always say.... ROCK ON!!!! \\m// Tweet
Saturday, March 22, 2008
400th POST--Marty Friedman--Electric Guitar Day One Cd 1 and Cd 2
Before you read about the video and download it, i would just like to thank all the visitors of this blog. It's because of your support that i've been blogging for over a year now and posting for the 400th time!! I know i've been inconsistent with my posting but it's really tough to maintain such a big blog all by myself and posting new things (besides my engineering studies are screwing me day by day). So i encourage you to post links of your own files anywhere in the comments and i'll make a post mentioning your name. Anyway thanks for all the love and support. You guys rock!! ;-) And as i say........... ROCK ON!!!!! \\m//
Marty Friedman, a successful solo artist and former lead guitarist for Cacophony and Megadeth, is one of the most respected rock guitarists in the industry, known for his technical brilliance and harmonic sense of adventure. In this video for beginners, he gives you everything you need to get started! He covers: parts of the guitar, strings and picks, tuning, amp settings, effects and pedals, practice and performance tips, chords & scales, how to play solos, lead patterns, and much more! Includes an insert. 90+ minutes.
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Rock Guitar-Play Along
The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!Songs:
* Day Tripper
* Message in a Bottle
* Refugee
* Shattered
* Sunshine of Your Love
* Takin' Care of Business
* Tush
* Walk This Way.
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Blues Guitar Play-Along
The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you learn to play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!This volume includes 8 songs:
* All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
* Born Under a Bad Sign
* Hide Away
* I'm Tore Down
* I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
* Pride and Joy
* Sweet Home Chicago
* The Thrill Is Gone.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
Joe Satriani--Surfing With The Alien 2007 DVD
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Mel Bay--You Can Teach Yourself Guitar
This is a very popular guitar method. Its success lies in the fact that it is extremely easy to understand and very flexible. It moves at a slow, steady pace and enables you to play chord accompaniments in 7 primary guitar keys! In addition, you will learn to strum blues chords and you will also begin to play fingerstyle backgrounds. I could only find the book so if anyone has the audio then feel free to post in the comments.Tweet
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Robben Ford--The Inside Story
Robben Ford originally put the band the Yellowjackets together to do his first solo album, called The Inside Story, on Elektra Records. That band, in that form, did the record, but keyboard player Russell Ferrante was the only guy who was free to go on the road with Ford, so Russ and Ford continued to work together. The group got back together again a little bit later on, and they started playing locally. Then Ford's manager suggested they shop a separate deal for the band. Ford was signed to Elektra, and had already done his album with the band, but the band wasn?t signed. Ford was already, at that point, starting to move towards more vocal-oriented music, and the band was a fusion band. Fusion rules The Inside Story, which only has two vocal tracks, in the traditional Robben Ford style. Instrumental Guitar (Electric/Blues/Fusion).Tracklist:
1. Magic Sam
2. For the One I Love
3. North Carolina
4. There's No One Else
5. Inside Story
6. Need Somebody
7. Far Away
8. Tee Time for Eric
Michael Angelo Batio--Lucid Intervals & Moments of Clarity PART II
Lucid Intervals And Moments Of Clarity Part 2 is a new compilation of Michael Angelo Batio's third ("Tradition") and fourth ("Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity") solo CDs, remastered and repackaged onto one CD. This CD includes studio versions of Batio's classic instrumental songs "Prog" and "The Finish Line" plus great songs like "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore" and "Lucid Intervals And Moments Of Clarity". "China" kicks off the CD, and the main riff is in 6/4 time and very heavy -- almost like a Megadeth riff. Michael then states the main melody and away he goes. His fluid style sends notes gliding and flying all over the fretboard. His thick, round sound making the unbelievable passages seen easy and effortless. Michael starts "The Finish Line" with a be-bop jazz phrase and has a guitar choir back him up. Then the songs kicks in and it goes onto a boogie type progression. "Prog" starts with a very neoclassical intro and then turns into one of the "coolest" grooves and melodies that Michael has written with him playing in the Phrygian mode over "tribal" rhythms. Instrumental Guitar (Electric (Heavy)/Shred/Hard Rock), total running time, 69:00Tracklist:
*China
*The Finish Line
*Prog
*Stop Complaining
*She Doesn't Live Here Anymore
*Lucid Intervals And Moments Of Clarity
*Full Force
*Diary Of An Empty Life
*Prog Revisited
*East Side Story
*Instant Glamour
*Video Jam
*Avalanche
*Take A Look Around
*The Finish Line
*Prog
*Stop Complaining
*She Doesn't Live Here Anymore
*Lucid Intervals And Moments Of Clarity
*Full Force
*Diary Of An Empty Life
*Prog Revisited
*East Side Story
*Instant Glamour
*Video Jam
*Avalanche
*Take A Look Around
Rar Password: mistical12x
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Saturday, March 8, 2008
Eric Johnson--Total Electric Guitar
Here is a unique opportunity to study with one of the great electric guitarists. Eric Johnson gives a master class in advanced picking techniques for speed and accuracy, left- and right-hand muting, blues bends, pedal steel-style bends, and unique chord voicings. There is much more too, all adding up to a truly great 90-minute electric guitar lesson from the man of whom Steve Morse said, “Eric Johnson is so good it’s ridiculous!”Tweet
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Steve Khan--Contemporary Chord Khancepts
In this book, Steve Khan shares his approach to chord construction on guitar, an area in which he has become famous. He has taken a complex subject and broken it down into simple building blocks and small study units: players will learn to extend their sense of harmony by the superimposition of chord forms which are familiar, as well as a world of new ones. Only the book is available here so i hope everyone likes it, if someone has the audio then you can put the link in comments and i'll move that to the post with your name mentioned :-)Tweet
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Eddie Van Halen--Eruption Video Lesson
First of all enjoy this rockin' performance by Eddie...man he rocks!!!! And then download the video lesson for this song and learn to rock like him ;-)
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Really great song to serenade your gal ;-) Another well explained licklibrary lesson.Saturday, February 23, 2008
Shawn Lane--Power Solos
This is the second part of Shawn Lane's Power Licks. The Shawn Lane videos are useful for intermediate to advanced players. There are many good suggestions as well as examples of exercises in both tapes. shows shawn lane playing his best licks, these are very amazing to watch. Guitar players will enjoy watching this, but I don't believe novice players will get much out of it, except inspiration.Tweet
Shawn Lane--Power Licks
In POWER LICKS, Shawn Lane shows how he takes a basic sequence 'shape' and moves it in various ways around the fingerboard unleashing hundreds of useful melodic lines and licks. He also shares his favorite scale sequences and demonstrates his unbelievable right and left-hand techniques. This is part of the REH Series which also includes Steve Morse, Scott Henderson, Robben Ford & Albert Collins.Tweet
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Steve Lynch--The Two Handed Guitarist
Steve Lynch, who, along with cohorts Randy Rand, Steven Isham, Steve Plunkett, and Keni Richards, created some the 1980s best rock albums as Autograph, presents this video detailing his awe-inspiring two-handed guitar technique. Mr. Lynch begins by presenting some warm-up and hand strengthening exercises before he demonstrates his personal method for two-handed "tapping." Taking the viewer through some of his best Autograph solos, Steve presents a comprehensive lesson on his incredible technique. As a bonus, Steve includes a video catalogue of his studio and road gear.Tweet
George Bellas Video
Found this on google videos. Some good shredding on acoustic guitar. Enjoy!!
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Mick Goodrick--The Advancing Guitarist
Veteran musician and educator Mick Goodrick presents practical information for guitarists who want to improve their playing technique and style and simply become better musicians. Rather than a step-by-step method book, the information is presented in a general essay format, discussing ways that the various techniques covered may be applied by the advancing guitarist to enhance his/her own style of playing, some of the areas discussed include: * Basic Fingerboard Mechanics * Modes, Scales and Chords * Contemporary Harmony * Harmonica and Overtone Influences * Being Self-Critical * Improvising Short Pieces * Different Playing SituationsTweet
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Play Classical Guitar--David Braid (Book+CD)
From playing the classical guitar, to buying one, to simply enjoying its unique beauty, repertoire and heritage, this colorful all-in-one primer reveals the riches of one of history's finest stringed instruments. It presents more than 90 exercises composed by the author that clarify techniques and concepts, as well as transcriptions of essential classical guitar repertoire. Fully illustrated with diagrams and charts, this book for beginning to advanced players covers reading music notation, theory, key signatures, musical terms, memorization, chords, arpeggios, melody, advanced techniques, playing by ear, general musicianship, and improvisation. Includes a color showcase of the finest models, players and composers; an historical overview of the classical guitar; and a companion CD that allows players to hear exactly how the exercises in the book should sound.Tweet
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Chris Impellitteri--Speed Soloing
With up-close camera shots and on-screen tablature, Chris analyses the improvisational tools critical for composing rock leads.Covers: Speed, conception, speed picking, high speed repetition, how to use speed, right-left hand synchronization, 3-note-per- string sequences, alternate picking, arpeggios and more. (60 min.)
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Paul Gilbert--Guitars From Mars 2 (Rock)
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Once again i'm being sneaky and posting this great lesson with the help of youtube ;-)
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Paul Gilbert--Guitars From Mars 1(Classical)
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I was thinking of uploading this but hey..why take the pain when it's already on youtube ;-)
Paul Gilbert presents his interpretation of his favourite pieces from the great classical masters; Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi etc, discover where those classic rock licks originated.
Yes, if you haven't used Vdownloader before then i must tell you that you get the videos in any format you want, not just flv by using the software.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Joe Satriani--Lessons on Modes
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Part 2
The genius shares his wisdom about modes and their usage and expressions in music. Try to know the basics of modes to understand what he is talking about. It's good to know what's Ionian, Dorian etc. but it's more important to know the "feel" or emotion each mode associtates with itself. Worth watching anything by Satch.
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Reb Beach - Cutting Loose
Reb's first guitar instructional video. Fantastic insight into his playing style and worth buying for the intro track alone. In this video, Reb demonstrates an incredible variety of two-handed tapping, whammy bar and harmonic applications, rock rhythm playing, muting and how to develop your own style.
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Saturday, January 19, 2008
Richie Kotzen--Rock Chops (REH)
Spend an exciting hour with one of Rock's brilliant up and coming stars, Ritchie Kotzen. With unbelievable technical command and a fluid teaching style, Richie shows you hi-tech rock techniques such as: shapes and sequences for melodic legato playing, intentive ways to combine string skipping and right hand tapping to create mind boggling sounds, plus scales, sweeping techniques and more!Up-close camera shots plus the accompanying booklet in music and tab make Rock Chops a quality learning experience that will inspire you to expand your rock vocabulary.Tweet
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Troy Stetina--Total Rock Guitar Book and CD
Total Rock Guitar: A Complete Guide to Learning Rock Guitar-Total Rock Guitar by Troy Stetina is a unique and comprehensive source for learning rock guitar, designed to develop both lead and rhythm playing. This book/CD pack covers: getting a tone that rocks; open chords, power chords and barre chords; riffs, scales and licks; string bending, strumming, palm muting, harmonics and alternate picking; all rock styles; and much more. The examples in the book are in standard notation with chord grids and tablature, and the CD includes full-band backing for all 22 songs.Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Allan Holdsworth--Melody Chords for Guitar
Influential fusion player Allan Holdsworth provides guitarists with a simplified method of learning chords, in diagram form, for playing accompaniments and for playing popular melodies in "chord-solo" style. Covers: major, minor, altered, dominant and diminished scale notes in chord form, with lots of helpful reference tables and and diagrams.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Frank Gambale--Modal Magic
Frank explains the theory behind modes and the importance of each mode and connection of modes with chords.Tweet
Monday, January 14, 2008
Guitar Magaine--December 1985
Note-for-note Tabs/Transcriptions/Tablature of the following classics (including bass):* Honky Tonk Women--Rolling Stones
* You Shook Me All Night--AC/DC
* Statesboro Blues--Allman Brothers
* Wanted Man--Ratt
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Sunday, January 13, 2008
Guitar Heroes--VA (2007)
11 of the most respected and talented Finnish heavy metal guitarists gathered together into the studio to record a killer album for everyone who loves virtuous playing and guitar solos from outer space. With internationally acclaimed shredders like Alexi Laiho and Roope Latvala (Children of Bodom), Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius) and Emppu Vuorinen (Nightwish) showing their skills, the album will certainly attract every metal fan and guitar enthusiastic all around the globe.All of the 11 players composed a new, instrumental song for this album and for this album only. On top of that, there's one "battle song" where each fastfinger has a solo spot to show off his skills. Even though the album is based on heavy metal and hard rock, it is quite amazing to notice how many different styles are represented, and how much the songs differ from each other. Every single guitar player was free to express his creativity with no limitations. You can really hear it on the tracks how much fun guitar playing can be when freedom of creativity and virtuosity are taken to the highest level.
Tracklist (Song names are links as well) :
01_-_12_Donkeys.mp3
02_-_Sioux_City_Sarsaparilla.mp3
03_-_Fat_Batman.mp3
04_-_Soap_On_The_Rope.mp3
05_-_Ulterior_Motive.mp3
06_-_Hellbilly.mp3
07_-_Sauna_Blast.mp3
08_-_Antz.mp3
09_-_The_Mystic_Castle_Of_Dr._Shred.mp3
10_-_Imolan_Musta_Viikonloppu.mp3
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
Shawn Lane--Powers of Ten
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Shawn Lane's solo debut, Powers of Ten, showcases a phenomenally talented guitarist and musician who, unfortunately, doesn't seem to understand his own limitations. Emerging from digital silence with Steve Vai-like drama, "Not Again," the opening song on the record, is typical of the fusiony guitar-driven instrumentals that make up the bulk of Powers of Ten. These tracks, when not veering dangerously close to soap opera land, are pleasant enough, with just enough slippery lines to keep the listener interested. As Lane himself provides all the keyboards, basses, and drums, Powers of Ten is an impressive solo statement. There are shades of Vai and Eric Johnson in his guitar playing, to be sure, but overall he definitely has his own sound and his own vision.This live performance was recorded in 2001 by:
*Shawn Lane - guitar
*Sean Rickman - drums
*Barry Bays - bass
*Doug Scarborough - keyboards
*Todd Bobo - saxophone
Tracklist:
01 - Introduction (I Think You Know Why You're Here?) (Lane) - 0:07
02 - Esperanto (Lane) - 3:46
03 - Gray Pianos Flying (Lane) - 3:09
04 - Black Market (Zawinul) - 8:54
05 - West Side Boogie (Gomez) - 5:51
06 - Epilogue for Lisa (Lane) - 3:06
07 - Illusions (Lane) - 4:19
08 - Get You Back (Lane) - 7:11
09 - Not Again (Lane) - 5:23
10 - Drum & Guitar Solo (Lane) - 4:27
11 - Tri-Heaven (Lane) - 4:04
12 - Hardcase (Lane) - 9:01
13 - Drum Solo, Pt. 1 (Lane) - 1:02
14 - Drum Solo, Pt. 2 (Lane) - 1:48
15 - Tri 7/5 (Lane) - 6:43
16 - Introduction of Musicians (Lane) - 0:28
17 - Rules of the Game (Lane) - 4:24 (Bonus Track)
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Paul Gilbert--Intense Rock 2
The follow-up video to INTENSE ROCK I, INTENSE ROCK II goes where no guitar instructional video has gone before. Mr. Big guitarist Paul Gilbert explains step by step how to approach 'unteachable' skills such as phrasing, dynamics, improvisation and 'feel.' Of course, no Paul Gilbert video would be complete without a healthy dose of techno-terror licks.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Colonna & Gambale Live
This live performance captures one of rare combinations classical and fusion music by Frank Gambale and Maurizio Colonna.Tracklist :
01 Camaiore
02 Pacific Palissades
03 El Prado
04 Infinity
05 The Challenger
06 Panarea
07 Osteria della Salute
08 L.A.X.
09 Vialla Borghese
10 Notturno
11 Summertime
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