The powerful sounds and songs of Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Blind Willie McTell and others resound through the 12-string guitar. This lesson teaches the walking basses, dynamic rhythms, full chords and fingerpicking innovations that can be used on this...
Musicians Institute instructor Tom Kolb teaches licks in the styles of rock guitar masters such as Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson, the Allman Brothers, Keith Richards, Chuck Berry, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Satriani, Billy Gibbons,...
Get ready for the holidays with these classic instrumentals! Each song has been chosen for its “playability” as well as its timeless beauty. Once mastered, these guitar pieces will become favorites season after season for years to come:...
Russ shows guitarists at all levels how to achieve good tone, keep solid time, compose solos, improvise and play with more assurance, better control and stronger technique. Tunes include For J.L., Old Joe Clark, Dominion Reel, Prince Charlie, Oh!...
In a lively, “jam-packed” display of ideas and musicianship, Mike Dowling and Pat Donohue teach the necessary strategies that enable guitarists to make good music together, regardless of the song or style, or even if they've never played...
Solo guitarist and studio musician Peter Huttlinger outlines his method for effective and consistent practice techniques. He includes numerous drills, exercises, scales, metronome use and other regimens for guitarists who want to solve problems and...
Steve Allen, one of the world's most beloved entertainers, had a passion for jazz piano. Here he divulges his “tricks of the trade” and shows how to build lovely arrangements with a variety of easy techniques. Steve plays and analyzes:...
Take your playing to the next level as Tomo Fujita shares his proven method for improving the essential skills required to play with other musicians and to freely express yourself on the guitar. This DVD includes easy-to-understand exercises and...
Musician, teacher, producer and songwriter Jamie Findlay presents in-depth instruction on acoustic fingerpicking. He demonstrates exercises to build technique in a variety of fingerpicking styles, such as folk, pop, country, blues and jazz. Jamie...
Rick Ruskin's remarkable style captures all the nuances of a band/rhythm-section and transforms the parts into amazing, in-the-pocket fingerstyle grooves like you've never imagined on a single guitar! Split-screen video format covers: right- and...
Jamie Findlay, one of the masters of contemporary acoustic guitar, has taught jazz guitar at USC and currently teaches at the Musicians Institute. In this in-depth presentation, he demonstrates and breaks down licks, scales and chords, and teaches...
Learn the trademark acoustic guitar parts behind the greatest songs in rock and pop! Includes 8 songs: Before You Accuse Me • Crazy on You • Drive • Dust in the Wind • Iris • More Than Words • Norwegian Wood •...
Adrian Legg teaches some of the “tricks of the trade” that have made him one of the most sought-after fingerstyle guitarists on the scene today. Includes nine original instrumentals, each utilizing devices that Adrian has pioneered to...
Associate editor of Guitar World, Andy Aledort discusses and demonstrates the unique guitar solos of this blues giant! Features lessons and tips on re-creating the Albert King style through an in-depth analysis of 8 tunes: Angel of Mercy •...
Get ready to start pickin' with the best in the business with country guitarist Albert Lee on this DVD. Learn an exciting assortment of Albert's most popular country guitar techniques like slick chicken pickin', flowing double stops, speedy scale...
