For beginner jazz guitarists. Introduces the most useful chord shapes used by jazz guitarists. The course uses a carefully graded lesson-by-lesson format and includes many well-known jazz progressions to illustrate each chord.

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 contains 19 Lessons and 55 Exercises.

For beginner guitarists. Covers notes on all 6 strings, reading music, picking technique and basic music theory. Incorporates well-known traditional, pop/rock, folk and blues songs.

From the second half of the 20th century into the new millenium, some bands have stretched the limits of rock. The great progressive rock artists of the world such as Yes, Kim Crimson, Queensryche, Dream Theater, and Symphony X have expanded the possibilities, exploring elements of classical, jazz and other styles while maintaining the excitement and edge of rock. This book provides a look at the inner workings of this music, providing the tools and inspiration you need to create your own progressive rock sound. You'll learn fascinating chords, odd time signatures, metric and harmonic modulations, exotic scales and advanced guitar soloing concepts. Finally, here is guidance for the guitarist who's ready to rise above and beyond the confines of simple rock 'n' roll and push the boundaries where few dare to go. The CD demonstrates the examples in the book. 96 pages.

Provides exercises for jazz guitar techniques, including jazz riffs, breaks, fill-ins, and solos.

Anyone with a knowledge of basic chords and guitar scale fingerings can dig right in and start learning to play jazz right away. Spanning from the major scale and basic triad theory all the way up to extended chords and the modes, this book features a full-length etude or song to go with every new concept introduced. Beginning Jazz Guitar breaks the age-old tradition of dry, intimidating and confusing jazz books, and provides an actual step-by-step and enjoyable method for learning to play in this style. Clearly organized into easily mastered segments, each chapter is divided into separate lessons on harmony or improvisation. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB.

For beginner jazz guitarists. Demonstrates all the essential rhythms, scales, modes and arpeggios needed to become a confident Jazz player. Also deals with playing over chord changes.

Book, 2 DVDs, 1 CD, 1 DVD-rom. 40 Full Colour, easy to follow step-by-step lessons on how to play chords, rhythms and songs. Includes: 2 DVDs, 1 CD and 1 DVD-rom: over 572 audio and 578 video files to download to your PC, Mac, iPod or MP3 player; 40 lessons, 200 examples, 70 songs, 150 Chords, 100 Strumming patterns; Free Guitar Chord Chart. Key Features: No prior knowledge of music or guitar is needed; Easy Read Tab -- don't need to read music to learn from this book; Covering notes on all six strings, lead guitar picking technique, rhythm guitar chords and strumming patterns, fingerpicking; Basic music theory; Includes many well-known pop, rock, folk and blues songs; All DVD lessons can be downloaded to an iPod; All beginner guitarists need to know to be able to play in a Band, play their favourite songs and even write their own.

For beginner blues rhythm guitarists. This course covers all aspects of Blues rhythm guitar playing. Includes all the essential rhythms, chords, riffs and Blues rhythm guitar techniques.

Learn modern jazz guitar and theory with virtuoso Jens Larsen