(Guitar Educational). Total Rock Guitar 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.

The Total Rock Guitarist is an exciting journey through the diverse world of rock guitar playing. This wide-ranging study of rock guitar is for all players from beginning to advanced. The beginning-to-intermediate player will find all the tools needed to become a great guitarist, while the more advanced player will find lots of useful tips and a fresh perspective on rock guitar. This book features many of the styles that make up the world of rock guitar: from classic rock, blues and funk to alternative and heavy metal. This is the one place to get everything you need to make you a great rock guitarist. A CD is included with backing tracks in different styles to jam over.

"This comrpehensive audio-visual course provides all the guidance and information you need not only to learn to play the guitar, but also to record and perform successfully. An accompanying CD provides an instant reference to the practical lessons as you master the guitar, and special features enable you to learn different musical styles as well as writing and recording your own songs." -- back cover.

Perfect for beginning guitarists as well as players who want to enhance their knowledge, this volume covers basic rock theory, essential left-hand techniques, power chords, rhythm guitar, and how to improvise with the pentatonic scale. Includes licks in the styles of rock greats like Chuck Berry, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin and others. The most thorough book for beginning rock students! All music is shown in standard notation and TAB.

Why play air guitar when this step-by-step guide will make you a REAL guitar hero? Rock it out with one of the world's most popular instruments: the guitar. Featuring hundreds of diagrams and exercises, this practical and very contemporary guide teaches you how to play, read music, and even write songs With sections on music theory, maintenance, performing, and equipment, as well as quotes and advice from your musical idols, How to Play Guitar will appeal to all age groups and abilities, from beginner to intermediate.

Teaches the essentials of classical guitar from beginning levels to late intermediate. Features lessons on right-and left-hand technique, posture, ornaments and slurs, performance aesthetics, fingernail care and more. Not intended for the absolute beginner.

Provides instruction for playing rock guitar including reading music, playing chords, scales, and improvising.

Learn to play rock leads in the style of guitar greats Page, Hendrix, Clapton, Van Halen, Angus Young, Slash, Jerry Cantrell and more.

"For intermediate to advanced players"--Cover.

(Stylistic Method). This intense metal method teaches you the elements of lead guitar technique with an easy to understand, player-oriented approach. The metal concepts, theory, and musical principals are all applied to real metal licks, runs and full compositions. Learn at your own pace through 12 'smoking fully transcribed' heavy metal solos from simple to truly terrifying! 'One of the most thorough' and 'one of the best rock series currently available' - Guitar Player magazine. Music and examples demonstrated on CD.