Elderly Instruments Latest - Books - Rock Guitar Instruction http://elderly.com/list/new.rss?catlist=120 en-us copyright 2013 Elderly Instruments Tue, 21 May 2013 19:33:21 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:33:21 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com Book/2 CD pack. Chock full of information this book covers an incredible number of techniques: scales and modes, muting techniques, tricks and effects, vibrato, string skipping, tapping, shred techniques, harmonics, altered tunings, melodic motifs, rhythmic motifs, drone riffs, exotic scales, slide guitar basics, rockabilly guitar, surf guitar, southern rock, punk rock, modern metal, grunge, progressive rock, Chuck Berry style, Jimi Hendrix style, Carlos Santana style, Angus Young style, Joe Satriani style, Eric Johnson style, and lots more. 100 individual modules give you detailed instruction with playing examples, useful tips, scale diagrams, chord grids, photos, more. The CDs contain performance demos of every example in book. Just about everything you ever wanted to know about Rock guitar. Note/tab. 203 pp. ($24.99) ]]> Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/49-696453.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/49-696453.htm Book/2 CD pack. Chock full of information this book covers an incredible number of techniques: basic to advanced chords, chord embellishments, basic to advanced fingerstyle, alternate tuning, Carter style, percussive techniques, fingerstyle arranging, counterpoint, muting techniques, harp technique, capos, Jimmy Page style, Leo Kottke style, Tommy Emmanuel style, Django Reinhardt style, slide, bluegrass, acoustic blues, country blues, Irish, slack key, ragtime, Brazilian, swing, classical, flamenco, and much more. 100 individual modules give you detailed instruction with playing examples, useful tips, scale diagrams, chord grids, photos, more. The CDs contain performance demos of every example in book. Just about everything you ever wanted to know about Acoustic guitar. Note/tab. 203 pp. ($24.99) ]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/49-696456.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/49-696456.htm Book/CD pack. This revolutionary approach to chord-tone soloing features a 52-week, one-lick-per-day method for visualizing and navigating the neck of the guitar. Utilizing just three musical components - chord shapes, two-note-per-string arpeggios, and extended pentatonic scales - you'll learn to navigate the neck with greater ease so you can play what you hear in your head. Rock, metal, blues, jazz, country, R&B and funk are covered. Topics include: all 12 major, minor and dominant key centers; 12 popular chord progressions; half-diminished and diminished scales; harmonic minor and whole-tone scales; and much more. CD contains demonstrations of all 365 licks. Note/tab. 240 pp. ($24.99) ]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/49-696612.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/49-696612.htm Book/CD-ROM set. This series presents all-time rock hits in matching books for guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums for beginning/intermediate players. Teaches each song, with a full score; a CD-ROM with sound-alike and play-along MP3s; printable PDFs; TNT 2 Custom Mix software that lets you slow tracks down, loop sections, even change keys. Note/tab. 62 pp. ($14.99) ]]> Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40300.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40300.htm Book/DVD-ROM set. Topics include rock theory, left-hand techniques, power chords, rhythm guitar, and improvising with pentatonic scales. With licks in the styles of Chuck Berry, Van Halen, AC/DC, more. This revised edition features a new chapter on drop D tuning, new examples in the styles of the hottest guitar players, new audio, and a new video. Note/tab. 96 pp. ($24.99) ]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/20-39325.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/20-39325.htm Book/DVD-ROM set. If you know the basics you can move on with harmonization with triads, chord embellishment, composite scales, and improvising with the modes. This revised edition includes more scale fingerings, new examples in the hottest guitar players' styles, and new audio. The new DVD-ROM features teacher and rock master Jared Meeker, who entertains and teaches. Note/tab. 96 pp. ($24.99) ]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/20-39329.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/20-39329.htm Book/DVD-ROM set. Includes in-depth lessons on pentatonic extensions, the major and harmonic minor scales, arpeggios, triads, chords derived from scales and modes. Also technique-expanding exercises for legato playing, speed picking, intervallic playing, tapping, sweep picking, and bending. This revised edition has new examples on string skipping and combining scale patterns, and licks in the styles of the hottest new players, new audio and a new video. Note/tab. 96 pp. ($24.99) ]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/20-39333.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/20-39333.htm Book/CD pack. Want to learn how to construct a great blues solo? Why learn using generic blues licks when you can study how the blues masters themselves did it? This book contains the authentic licks of Albert King, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayer, and Joe Bonamassa. With examples from a dozen classic recordings - "Hide Away," "Laundromat Blues," "Lucille," "Pride and Joy," "Texas Flood," more - this is blues soloing straight from the horse's mouth! CD includes demos of every example, five full solos, and backing tracks for play-along. CD is playable on any CD player and enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the tempo without changing the pitch. Note/tab. 88 pp. ($16.99) ]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/49-501553.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/49-501553.htm Book/MP3 CD pack. Learn the essential techniques needed to play all genres of music. Start with how to hold the guitar, pick and proper hand position for comfortable playing. Next learn chords, rhythm, timing, strumming techniques and how they are used to play popular songs. Learn scales, riffs and the basics of lead guitar. From theory to complete songs, everything you need to play acoustic or electric guitar is here. Includes free online membership to the Rock House lesson support site. Tablature only. 79 pp. ($17.99) ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/01-941754.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/01-941754.htm Book/MP3 CD pack. Prepare to enter into the elite world of guitar in this advanced book in the Rock House Method series. Learn to play and apply challenging scales, lead techniques and chords within the context of a song. Many advanced skills will be learned: modal theory, chord construction, diatonic 3rd harmonies, building a chord scale and the Phrygian major scales are just a few of the things you will learn. Includes free online membership to the Rock House lesson support site. Tablature only. 95 pp. ($17.99) ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/01-941756.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/01-941756.htm Book/DVD set. Tap into the soulful heart of the blues while you put the pedal to the metal and shred! Covers sweep picking, tapping, hybrid picking, string skipping, with lots of great licks. Easy-to-read neck diagrams, and Dave's entertaining unique style. Note/tab. 96 pp. ($19.99) ]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40331.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40331.htm Book/MP3 CD pack. Starts minor pentatonic scales and moves you through triplet & sixteenth note timing, common chord progressions, double stops, dominant 7th chords, bar chords, syncopation, blues scales, 5th position notes, bi-dextral hammer-ons (aka "tapping"), dropped D tuning, the CAGED system, more. Learn complete songs and leads. Includes free online membership to the Rock House lesson support site. Tablature and fretboard diagrams. 100 pp. ($17.99) ]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/01-941755.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/01-941755.htm Book/CD/DVD set. A step-by-step approach to shred guitar that makes it easy to understand, proving it's not rocket science. You just need basic tools, some basic theory, and lots of practice. For guitarists of all genres ready to break through their technical limitations. Backing tracks on the CD and lots of demonstrations of lessons and techniques! Note/tab. 127 pp. ($24.99) ]]> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40534.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40534.htm Book/2 DVD pack. The House of Blues and producers of The Rock House Method join together to bring you this accelerated Electric Guitar Course designed to take you from beginner to intermediate player in no time. Start by learning the parts of the guitar, proper hand position, tuning, essential chords and scales, lead patterns, practice tips, rhythm techniques and exercises to build hand coordination. You then move onto advanced lead guitar techniques like hammer-ons, pull offs, bending and complete rhythm progressions. The DVDs include two hours of instruction and demos with close-up views of each hand, player's perspective views, a video chord chart, more. 101 audio tracks - including backing tracks - are available as a download from the Rock House Method website. Tablature only. 88 pp. ($29.99) ]]> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:00:00 -0500 http://elderly.com/books/items/01-941783.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/01-941783.htm Book/CD set. Friendly step-by-step method for individual use or with an instructor. Covers rock chords, jamming, fingerpicking, scales and techniques for lead guitar, more. Easy to read examples and photos. With section on music theory geared towards rock musicians. Beginners. Note/tab. 96 pp. ($19.99) ]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40175.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40175.htm Book/DVD pack. Guides beginners on a journey through the art and technique of metal guitar. Starts with the basics like stringing your guitar, choosing the right amplifier, proper playing position, reading tab, more; then progresses to chromatic sequences, power chords, fifth position, movable power chords, ninth position, minor pentatonic scale, the modes, sweep picking (arpeggios), drop tuning, finger tapping, more. Along the way you'll learn 24 original songs, covering the concepts and techniques that every metal guitar god uses. The 2 1/2 hour widescreen DVD covers parts I & II and allows you to learn while playing along with a real band. Note/tab. 87 pp. ($19.95) ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/56-58.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/56-58.htm Book/CD/DVD set. Stretch your playing to the limits! Teaches you the essential techniques you'll need to master these pieces: sweep picking, legato, tapping and rapid alternate picking. The CD features all the examples played at multiple speeds. "Toccata In D Minor," "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring," "Air On A G String," more. Note/tab. 63 pp. ($24.99) ]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40086.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/20-40086.htm Book/CD pack. This well-paced, methodical workbook focuses on the essential components of great guitar solos without the typical deluge of dry music theory. You'll get hands-on training with: an 80-track CD featuring many play-along backing tracks for soloing practice; an organized, logical apporach that takes you from basic melodic soloing over one chord to more advanced concepts with common chord progressions; a breakdown of the core fretboard scale patterns and how to effectively connect them up and down the neck; rhythmic phrasing and articulation techniques such as bending, vibrato & legato; tools and concepts that provide a solid foundation in improvisation; invaluable skills that are useful in all music genres; more. Perfect for getting started with lead guitar or expanding one's existing soloing capabilities. Tablature and fingerboard diagrams. 127 pp. ($19.99) ]]> Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/49-696470.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/49-696470.htm Book/CD set. Starts with basic chords and tunes before tackling any music reading or theory. Then, you'll learn lead guitar techniques, power chords, scales, improvisation, more. Play-along tracks, commonly used chord chart. Note/tab. 47 pp. ($14.99) ]]> Sat, 01 Sep 2012 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/20-39253.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/20-39253.htm