Bruce demonstrates the essential licks for the chords and progressions common to jazz: II-V-I licks, turnaround licks, chromatic bebop lines, licks for altered chords and major and minor vamps and much more. Bruce also illustrates the licks in several styles; swing, bossa nova, samba, swing 16ths, funky fusion, and bluesy shuffles. Each lick is played in context, then demonstrated slowly with a full explanation on their proper applications. Tab booklet included. 63 min.
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DVD - ACOUSTIC IMPROVISATION
by Frank Gambale
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Features his trio, Natural High Live, performing. Then Frank engages in a candid one-on-one session on jazz improvisation. He teaches a series of ideas for improvising over classic ii-V progressions incorporating rhythmic and melodic motifs and much more. Music examples and lead sheets for all the songs are included as printable PDF files. Special features include DVD-ROM with complete video formatted for your computer or iPod.
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DVD - AL DI MEOLA
taught by Al Di Meola
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Al shows his scale choices for soloing over various chords, including a special section on the dominant 7th - diminished connection. Covers rhythm, muting and chordal picking. Transcriptions of many of his licks, solos, melodic lines, more, in note/tab booklet. Performances of "Cielo e Terra," "Orient Blue," others. 75 min.
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DVD - ALLAN HOLDSWORTH
by Allan Holdsworth
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Allan breaks down his creative use of scales and chord voicings and offers insightful suggestions on how to create your own unique sounds and chord voicings based on his simple, yet revolutionary, concept for harmonizing scales in intervals other than traditional 3rds. Allan also performs seven electrifying tunes with his band.
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DVD - AN EVENING WITH JOE PASS
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Accompany Joe for a concert and clinic. Sit in on the sound check, rehearsal, more. Later, host and fellow guitarist Don Mock talks with Joe about his incredible 50-year career. The trio - with bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Joe Porcaro - perform many classics and Joe plays his solo guitar arrangements. With note/tab booklet and many special DVD-only features. 105 min.
05-905013
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DVD - AN EVENING WITH TAL FARLOW
hosted by Jody Fisher
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This collection of performances and conversations with the master includes his approach to: right and left-hand technique, chord/melody arranging, flat-five substitutions, soloing over ii-V-I, reharmonizing and soloing over a blues, much more. Tal talks about the great jazz players he has performed with from the early days of bebop up to today. 65 min.
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DVD - ANYONE CAN PLAY JAZZ GUITAR
by Vern Juran
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Designed for the guitarist who wants to study jazz guitar improvisation. Uses a logical, beginning approach that includes jazz theory explanations, common chord substitutions, major jazz scales, and modes and their applications. No music reading is required in this course, however, knowledge of chord diagrams and tablature is needed. This DVD is equivalent to several months of private instruction. A PDF file for the exercises and play-along musical tracks is available for download online. Beginners. 50 min.
02-DVD95402
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DVD - BASIC SWING GUITAR
by Dix Bruce
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All the basics you'll need to play this exciting, jazzy style: moveable chords, getting that "swing feel," right- and left-hand technique and lots more. Learn your way through "Lady Be Good," "Careless Love," "Minor Swing," "I Got Rhythm" and more! Note/tab booklet included as a PDF file. 84 min.
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DVD - BEGINNING JAZZ GUITAR
by Jody Fisher
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Any guitarist who has learned to play basic rock or blues is ready for this outstanding collection of jazz lessons. Starts with basic chords and moves to jazz chord-scales, the major scale and basic jazz improvisation. Lets you practice with a real jazz combo. Close-ups of hands, split screens, and more make learning easy. 70 min.
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DVD - BEYOND BASICS: JAZZ GUITAR RHYTHM CHOPS
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Mock teaches his favorite chord voicings and comping concepts in the context of jazz & blues progressions that are easily applied to any situation. Covers: chord extensions and alterations, chord substitution and secondary dominants, "half-step connections," and several complete 12-bar progressions. Additional DVD features: tuning segment, more artist video clips, "Getting to Know Your Amplifier," internet connectivity, more. 68 min.
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DVD - CHARLIE CHRISTIAN - SIGNATURE LICKS
featuring Andy Aledort
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Explore the riffs, solos and sounds of the original electric jazz guitar virtuoso with this in-depth analysis of 8 songs: "Air Mail Special," "Benny's Bugle," "Gone with "What" Wind," "Grand Slam," "Seven Come Eleven," "Shivers," "Solo Flight " and "Till Tom Special." 83 min.
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DVD - CHORD SOLO GUITAR, VOL. 1
with John Carlini
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Learn complete arrangements for 5 chord solo masterpieces, and gain artistic insights from a master musician. Includes "Take the A Train," "Angel Eyes," "One Note Samba," "Nuages," and "Norwegian Wood." Course is taught using both fingerpicking and flatpicking and uses split-screen close-ups for both hands. Includes note/tab booklet. Approx. 85 min.
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DVD - CHORD SOLO GUITAR, VOL. 2
with John Carlini
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Learn complete arrangements of 5 more chord solo masterpieces and gain artistic insights from a master musician. Includes "Georgia on My Mind," "Stardust," "Both Sides Now," "Stompin at the Savoy," and "The Christmas Song." Course is taught using both fingerpicking and flatpicking and uses split-screen close-ups for both hands. Includes note/tab booklet. Approx. 60 min.
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DVD - CONTEMPORARY GUITAR GREATS
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The second annual New York University Summer Guitar Intensive took place during the steamy summer of 2006. As usual, it hosted a hand-picked group of the finest jazz guitarists the USA has to offer; all ready to share their insights and experiences with the students - Bruce Arnold, Joe Beck, John Hart, Ben Monder, more. The performances are taken from the series of concerts presented, and they capture the artistry and inspiration with which these amazing musicians injected the educational experience. 62 min.
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DVD - COUNTRY SWING BACK-UP GUITAR
taught by Nick Forster, with Tim O'Brien, fiddle
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If you want to play like the guys in Bob Wills' band or Asleep At The Wheel, here's where you start. Nick gives you the tools to move out of first position chords and into the shapes and progressions that give this style its swingy sound. You'll learn: chord theory, rhythm techniques, new chord shapes & positions, moving bass lines, more, plus specific accompaniment to "Sally Goodin," "Deep Water," "Brain Cloudy Blues" and "Gray Eagle." Intermediate. Includes chord booklet. 60 min.
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DVD - CREATIVE FORCE: COMPLETE
taught by Pat Martino
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Details Pat's diminished concept, his special system of "converting to minor," and his incredible picking technique. Pat further explains and demonstrates his system for improvising, and outlines his unique augmented concept. He also shares valuable advice on phrasing and dynamics. Lots of great performance footage featuring Pat's quartet. Booklet included as PDF. 167 min.
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DVD - DJANGO'S RHYTHM
taught by Michael Dunn
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Unique in-depth analysis -- not addressing chords or harmony at all but right-hand technique only -- of the great Gypsy jazz guitar legend's rhythm accompaniment. Learn a whole array of Continental swing-style rhythms, from many four-to-the-bar combinations to ballads, tangos, tremolo and more. Gives you the rhythmic tools to energize your sound! With guitar solos by Don Ogilvie. 35 min.
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DVD - EFFORTLESS GUITAR: JAZZ SOLOING TECHNIQUES
by Richard Smith
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An introduction to the world of octave playing, from basics to advanced, in the style of Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Joe Pass and Pat Metheny. Learn how to dramatically expand your soloing, using powerful new tools for improvisation, not just in jazz, but blues, pop, and rock. Lessons include: octave basics around the neck; using the thumb, fingers and pick; chord solo concepts using octaves; blues licks, scales and chromatic riffs; finger and pick combinations; expressive octave melodies; soloing ideas, slurs, tremolo and slides. Includes web support. Intermediate/advanced.
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DVD - EMILY REMLER - ADVANCED JAZZ AND LATIN IMPROVISATION
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! The late Emily Remler covers some jazz guitar's most important topics, such as true bossa nova style, samba rhythms, unique chord positions, alternating bass lines, syncopated guitar parts, passing chords, jazz minor scales, arpeggio licks, learning to put various scales over certain chords, eighth note improvisation, II-V progressions and V-I resolutions, more. DVD extras include on-screen music and tab, right and left hand close-ups, slow motion segments in standard pitch, biography, discography, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
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DVD - EMILY REMLER - BEBOP AND SWING GUITAR
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! An opportunity to learn with one of jazz guitar's most gifted artists, the late Emily Remler. All of the essentials of bebop and swing are taught, including Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino styles, learning to identify changes, jazz-style blues, turnarounds, practice tips, passing notes and chords, chord substitutions, the "Charleston" rhythm, octave-style playing, Latin swing, more. DVD extras include on-screen music and tab, right and left hand close-ups, slow motion segments in standard pitch, biography, discography, more. Includes note/tab booklet. Intermediate/advanced. 58 min.
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DVD - ESSENTIALS OF JAZZ GUITAR
by Adrian Ingram
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Covers the basic language of jazz, clearly and concisely teaching the necessary techniques for advanced jazz guitar playing. Also of value to seasoned players who may have glossed over the building blocks of jazz theory. It begins with basic chord scale relationships and chord construction and progresses to extended and altered chords, substitution, harmonic pluralities, song-form and indispensable chord progressions. Tab booklet is included, also included as a PDF file. Beginning/intermediate. 62 min.
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DVD - FINGERSTYLE JAZZ GUITAR
taught by Martin Taylor
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How do you play a bass-guitar duet on a single instrument without sacrificing the feel and swing of the music? Taylor is the master of this technique and in this lesson he demonstrates it with five classic jazz standards: "I Got Rhythm," "Georgia on My Mind," "Old Man River," "Take Five" and "The Dolphin." His playing rings with a clear register separation and crisp chordal sophistication inspired by his keyboard heroes, Bill Evans and Art Tatum. A detailed tab/music booklet is included, also included as a PDF file. Intermediate/advanced. 64 min.
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DVD - GENE BERTONCINI - THE ART OF SOLO JAZZ GUITAR
by Gene Bertoncini
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An informal masterclass with Bertoncini, who teaches his chord-melody approach. Covers: harmonizing a melody, creating interesting bass lines, exercises for harmonizing every scale tone with every chord, developing interesting chord voicings, single-line soloing ideas for standard changes, chord embellishment, more. Uses many jazz standards to teach concepts and ideas. Intermediate. 2 hours.
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DVD - GEORGE BENSON: THE ART OF JAZZ GUITAR
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Never released on VHS, this is the first entirely new Hot Licks DVD! George covers chord substitutions, turnarounds, the Wes Montgomery style, plus he demonstrates his blues guitar techniques and solos over the famous "On Broadway" vamp. There's even a section in which he discusses and demonstrates his scat-style singing. Right and left-hand techniques are shown in close-up, often in spilt-screen. All 35 exercises can be accessed quickly from the DVD menu, including slow-motion segments in standard pitch and a 'loop' feature. Includes on-screen note/tab, tuning notes, biography and discography, suggested listening and an introduction by Woody Mann. Includes note/tab booklet. 63 min.
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DVD - GETTING THE SOUNDS: JUMP, JIVE 'N' SWING
taught by Keith Wyatt
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Keith guides you through all the techniques, chord patterns, riffs, and licks you need to become a 6-string jump-blues hep-cat! Learn the styles of T-Bone Walker, Freddie Greene, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and all the swing greats. Additional DVD features: getting to know your amplifier, how to get distortion from your amp, tuning segment, B.B. King video preview, more. 60 min.
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DVD - GUITAR SOLOING - THE CONTEMPORARY GUIDE TO IMPROVISATION
featuring Daniel Gilbert and Beth Marlis
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A comprehensive source for mastering the art of single-note, melodic improvisation. Covers scales, modes, and arpeggios; technique and visualization exercises; rock, blues, jazz, and other styles; sequences, phrases and licks. Includes note/tab booklet. 51 min.
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DVD - JACK GRASSEL - TOP 20 JAZZ GUITAR LESSONS
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Jazz guitar master Jack Grassel gives performance tips, demonstrates techniques, and plays amazing guitar on this comprehensive DVD, which covers a wide variety of topics: music business advice, simultaneous bass and chords, single-note improv and bass, simulating multiple guitars, working with a vocalist, posture and right-hand technique, colorful altered chords, power practicing, melody chords, 12 keys in one position, student-teacher relationship, more. Guitar One magazine voted Jack "One of the Ten Best Guitarists (You Probably Don't Know) in America." 71 min.
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DVD - JAZZ CLASSICS FOR FINGERSTYLE GUITAR, VOL. 1
taught by Pat Donohue
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Shows the roots of classic jazz using archival footage, how to arrange a jazz composition and how to improvise around the arrangement using various techniques. Presented are "Stormy Weather," "St. Louis Blues" and "You Rascal You." Tab/music booklet included, also included as a PDF file. 81 min.
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DVD - JAZZ CLASSICS FOR FINGERSTYLE GUITAR, VOL. 2
taught by Pat Donohue
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Teaches how to arrange a jazz composition and then how to improvise using different techniques. Split-screen viewing is used showing what both hands are playing. Also features archival footage of Fats Waller, Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson. Music/tab booklet included, also included as a PDF file. 78 min.
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DVD - JAZZ FOR THE ELECTRIC BLUES GUITARIST
taught by Adrian Ingram
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For those who wish to introduce sophisticated jazz lines and advanced chord concepts into their playing. Taking you from the basic "jazz" blues progression to advanced chord substitution, with discussions of turnarounds and chord families, further elaborations and inversions. Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet, also included as PDF file. 76 min.
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DVD - JAZZ GUITAR DVD REAL BOOK
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Christiansen teaches some of the most common jazz standards. Learn the melody and harmony while Corey shows you common chord voicings for these standards as well as common chord substitutions. All the classic intros and endings for these tunes are presented in an easy-to-learn way. Beginning/intermediate. Bonus concert footage. Chord booklet available online. 70 min.
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DVD - JAZZ GUITAR IMPROVISATION
featuring Sid Jacobs
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Develop your jazz soloing skills with this comprehensive DVD from MI instructor Sid Jacobs. Covers three-octave diatonic scale patterns, triads and triad pairs, common jazz phrases, guide tones and non-chordal tones, harmonized fourths, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 45 min.
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DVD - JAZZ GUITAR TECHNIQUES: MODAL VOICINGS
featuring Rick Peckham
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Unlocks the mysteries of modal tonality, with a series of exercises and demonstrations. Extend your capabilities by integrating a variety of new voicings and articulations into your playing, so you can handle any modal situation guided by your own ears and instincts. 57 min.
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DVD - JAZZ GUITARIST
taught by Martin Taylor
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Taylor discusses various aspects of his approach to fingerstyle jazz guitar. He presents right-hand techniques, harmonics, walking bass lines, improvisation, playing melodies in and out of tempo, and practice routines. Once you've mastered this material you will be ready to tackle Martin's other lessons. A detailed tab/music booklet is included, also included as a PDF file. Beginning/intermediate. 51 min.
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DVD - JAZZ LINES
taught by Joe Pass
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Hundreds of melodic ideas from one of the true masters of jazz guitar. Covers scales, arpeggios, improvisation, various major, minor, and altered dominant 7th chord lines. With printable reference materials, tuning segment, bonus lesson, more. Includes booklet. 55 min.
05-907269
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DVD - JAZZIN' UP YOUR GUITAR WITH PAUL PIGAT
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A fun, accessible introduction to country swing and swing guitar for the intermediate/advanced guitarist. A great lesson for any player who wants to "jazz" up their rockabilly, country or blues style guitar playing. Paul focuses on elements of swing chord rhythm & arpeggio techniques that will soon have you adding lots of new melodies and licks to your guitar playing. Topics covered include: arpeggios and practice techniques for chords (6ths, Dominant 7ths, 9ths, etc), an exploration of the diminished chord and how to apply it to your solos, the IIm7 chord, the major and minor pentatonic scales, the blues, combined and chromatic scales, the mixolydian scale, unusual guitar chord shapes and substitutions, the encircling riff, double stops, rhythm and building solos in 12 and 8 bar swing chord progressions, borrowing from other players and instruments to build a solo, playing and soloing over the rhythm changes and much more! 111 min.
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DVD - JIM HALL
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An introspective lesson with one of the greatest and most respected jazz guitar virtuosos of all-time. In live performances of his most notable compositions - "Subsequently," "Twos Blues," "Three," "All Across the City," "Something Tells Me" and "Something Special" - Jim discusses and demonstrates the key components of performance and improvisation: picking and fingering techniques, creating chord melodies, providing accompaniment, analyzing song structure, improvising melodies and rhythms, working with others, listening and knowing when to stay out of the way, and creating captivating music. Includes note/tab booklet. 91 min.
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DVD - JIMMY BRUNO - INSIDE "OUTSIDE" JAZZ GUITAR
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Jimmy focuses on deepening your understanding of "outside" playing, encouraging you to take chances, showing you where these ideas come from and where they are going! He teaches melodies over chords, improvisation of the highest order, listening vs. thinking, playing the "outside" notes, circle of pitches, arpeggios and triads, the 5 regions of the guitar, transposing, Charlie Parker lines, pitch collections instead of scales, working in various keys, creating your own melodies, and much more. This new DVD transfer includes slow-motion segments in standard pitch, all right and left hand techniqes shown in split-screen, a new introduction by Arlen Roth, more! Includes 74 page note/tab booklet. 124 min.
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DVD - JIMMY BRUNO - NO NONSENSE JAZZ GUITAR
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Jimmy shares valuable knowledge with his trademark enthusiasm and infectious sense of humor. He covers: ii/V/I progressions, understanding arpeggios, changing chord colors, symmetrical fingerings, visualizing scales, using scales against different chords, working with notes outside the scale, more. He masterfully reduces these topics into terms any student of jazz guitar can easily utilize. DVD extras include a new introduction by Woody Mann, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biography, discography, more. Intermediate level. Includes note/tab booklet. 120 min.
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DVD - JOE BECK: SOLO JAZZ GUITAR
by Joe Beck
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Guitar legend Beck lays out his concepts for solo jazz guitar in this educational and performance DVD. Uses the tunes "Ghost of a Chance," "Come Rain or Come Shine," "I Got Rhythm," "Video Blues" and "East of the Sun." Joe demonstrates: harmonizing melodies, voice leading, contrary motion, chord substitutions, cadences, pedal tones and more. A candid interview also sheds light on some of Beck's musical and professional philosophies. Beginning/intermediate. 73 min.
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DVD - JOE DIORIO: CREATIVE JAZZ GUITAR
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Joe discusses and demonstrates his techniques for composing and building solos with motifs along with unique patterns for major and minor II-V-I progressions and a system for developing contemporary and exotic chord changes.
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DVD - JOE DIORIO: SOLO GUITAR CONCEPTS
taught by Joe Diorio
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Guitar master Diorio shares his thoughts and techniques on solo jazz guitar playing. Concepts covering the most crucial elements of solo guitar playing are taught in a relaxed atmosphere. Diorio also plays his own solo guitar arrangements, and shares his thoughts on tapping into your inner creativity and expressing it on the guitar. Beginning/intermediate. 51 min.
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DVD - JOE PASS: SOLO JAZZ GUITAR
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! One of jazz guitar's all-time masters demonstrates legendary techniques useful for rock players as well as jazz purists. He covers: chord melody, chord substitutions, leading tones, chromatic chords, voice movements, common tones, adding color tones to your chords, turnarounds, lines vs. scales, creating walking bass lines over chords with comping, more. DVD extras include an introduction by Woody Mann, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biography, discography, and Chord Corner, an audio-visual dictionary of the chords you'll see on the DVD. Includes note/tab booklet. 57 min.
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DVD - JOE PASS: THE BLUE SIDE OF JAZZ
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Explores the blues elements of jazz guitar. Covers bebop blues, new chord patterns, jazz chord substitutions, special intros & endings, "pedal" tones, voice leading, accompaniment chords, and more. DVD extras include an introduction by Woody Mann, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biography, discography, and Chord Corner, an audio-visual dictionary of the chords you'll see on the DVD. Advanced. Includes note/tab booklet. 61 min.
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DVD - JOHN ABERCROMBIE TEACHES JAZZ GUITAR IMPROVISATION
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Gain mastery over the fingerboard and improve your ability to improvise freely. Using a unique series of exercises John helps you learn to play with "limitations" that force you to think differently about your music. You'll slow down and really listen, which will help your development as an improviser. Then, using his original compositions and the standard "Stella By Starlight," he demonstrates a wide range possibilities for impovising including melodic and motivic development, polychording, dynamics, rhythmic changes, and other essential skills. Includes notation booklet. 90 min.
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DVD - JOHN SCOFIELD: JAZZ-FUNK GUITAR
taught by John Scofield
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Two videos on one DVD! John covers his compositional approach in depth. Using examples from his tunes he goes over chromaticism, playing over changes, form, contour, voice-leading and pedal tones. He discusses his effects, intervallic ideas, chordal concepts, string-skipping, playing lines across the fingerboard, and developing a personal sound. Some performance footage with his "Blue Matter" band. Includes booklet. Intermediate to professional level. 140 min.
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DVD - LARRY CARLTON
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One of today's most influential jazz-rock guitarists puts his talent to work for you in two areas: Blues and Chord Substitution. The Blues section deals with imitation, theme development, extended phrasing, banding techniques, vibrato and solo construction. In the Chord Substitution section, Larry explains his trademark triad approach, starting with basic chord substitution and leading to extended triad-on-triad usage, more. Exclusive live concert footage throughout demonstrates the examples in a band situation. For guitarists of any level. Includes notation booklet. 52 min.
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DVD - LARRY CARLTON - VOLUME 2
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Discover how one of today's most influential jazz/rock guitarists achieves his soulful and memorable style. Larry presents an in-depth look at how to solo and improvise jazz, blues and be-bop variations with keyboard accompaniment. He covers: playing over ballads, expanding phrases, creating chord melodies, creating your own solo arrangements, using voice leading to create melodies, solos based on triads, variations on the blues, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 45 min.
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DVD - LARRY CORYELL - ADVANCED JAZZ GUITAR
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Larry covers unique areas of jazz guitar difficult to learn from other sources: combining Django-style with modern walking bass lines, Gabor Szabo octaves, Lenny Breau-style waterfall harmonics, working with dissonance, and special stretch exercises. He also offers his take on the standard areas of swing comping, substitute chords and licks, turnarounds, more. DVD extras include on-screen music and tab, right and left hand close-ups, slow motion segments in standard pitch, biography, discography, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 59 min.
01-DVD341
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DVD - LARRY CORYELL'S JAZZ GUITAR, VOL. 1
taught by Larry Coryell
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Features playing major & minor scales and variations, chromatic scales, accents within picking patterns, arpeggios, modes & intervals, improvising and much much more. A detailed note/tab booklet is included, also included as a PDF file. Intermediate. 84 min.
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DVD - LEAD GUITAR WITH WOLF MARSHALL - A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SOLOING
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Wolf takes you on a musical tour through the decades and styles of the great lead guitar innovators. He demostrates each style with a step-by-step presentation of licks, techniques and theory, biographical info and anecdotes to put the music in perspective, and detailed accounts of the gear used. Covers: Delta Blues, Swing Jazz (Charlie Christian), Early Electric Blues (T-Bone Walker), Classic Rock & Roll (Chuck Berry), Electric Blues (Albert King), Modern Jazz (Wes Montgomery), Blues Rock (Clapton and Hendrix), Modern Rock and Metal (Edward Van Halen), Post-Modern Blues (Stevie Ray Vaughan) and Post-Modern Jazz (Pat Martino). Includes a Basics section to aid beginners. 126 min.
49-DVD320396
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DVD - LEARN GUITAR TECHNIQUES: JAZZ
taught by Stuart Bull
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Learn jazz guitar techniques that influenced jazz guitarists worldwide! If you're looking to take your playing to the next level, this will provide you with an arsenal of jazz style licks that you can incorporate into your own solos! More lessons online. Advanced. 2 hrs.
02-DVD112
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DVD - LEARN JAZZ GUITAR CHORDS WITH 6 GREAT MASTERS!
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Sal Salvador talks about basic progressions, I-vi-ii-V theory, harmonic familes and substitution; Joe Pass covers chord voicings, substitution, and harmonic choices; Mundell Lowe teaches Freddie Green style and modern jazz comping; Charlie Byrd on "dark" chord voicings and diatonic movement; Emily Remler covers bossa nova comping, independent thumb and syncopated 4 against 3 rhythm; and Tal Farlow on using bebop harmonies in a blues sequence. DVD extras include a new introduction by Woody Mann, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biographies, discographies, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 39 min.
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY DJANGO-STYLE GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR: TWO DVD SET
taught by Paul Mehling
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Contains 300-DVD82 & 300-DVD83. Teaches and analyzes the styles of Django Reinhardt and other great swing players of the 30's & 40's. Lesson One covers basic four-to-the-bar comping and damping, arpeggios, "splayed" chords, "the gallop," chord tremolo, right hand speed, more. Lesson Two focuses on soloing and covers exercises, scales, modes, arpeggiated picking, "sweep" picking, ornaments, diminished and augmented runs, more. Includes chord booklet and note/tab booklet. 60 minutes each.
300-DVD83SET
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$44.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY DJANGO-STYLE GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR: VOL. 1 - RHYTHM
taught by Paul Mehling
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Teaches and analyzes the styles of Django Reinhardt and other great swing players of the 30's & 40's. Covers basic four-to-the-bar comping and damping, arpeggios, "splayed" chords, "the gallop," chord tremolo, right hand speed, more. Includes chord booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD82
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$26.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY DJANGO-STYLE GYPSY JAZZ GUITAR: VOL. 2 - SOLOING
taught by Paul Mehling
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Continues where DVD one left off, with a focus on soloing. Covers exercises, scales, modes, arpeggiated picking, "sweep" picking, ornaments, diminished and augmented runs, triplets, advice on fingering, using the metronome, singing your solos, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD83
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$26.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY JAZZ GUITAR WITH 6 GREAT MASTERS!
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Emily Remler covers swing, comping, guidetones and Charleston rhythm; Joe Pass on chord substitutions for blues and chord embellishments; Tuck Andress on walking bass lines and true independence; Brian Setzer teaches blues chord substitutions and jazz chord comping; Joe Beck on how to work on common tones and chord melodies; Duke Robillard on Charlie Christian style and swing phrasing. Requires some basic skills. DVD extras include an introduction by Woody Mann, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biographies, discographies, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 31 min.
01-DVD704
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$17.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY WESTERN SWING GUITAR
taught by Ray Benson
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The Grammy winner from Asleep at the Wheel offers straight advice on rhythm comping and dynamic soloing. To solidify your rhythm playing Ray dissects Eldon Shamblin's bass/chord lines and Freddie Green's comping and damping methods. For soloing, Ray covers raking, octave bounces, arpeggios, double and triple parts, and the blues-into-swing innovations of Junior Barnard, Charlie Christian and T Bone Walker. With special guests Johnny Gimble and Tim Alexander. Includes note/tab booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD138
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$26.95
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DVD - LES PAUL
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Inventor of the solid-body electric guitar, multi-track recording, reverb, phasing, renowned jazz guitarist, maker of many hit records, character! This interview, interspersed with film clips, takes you up close with Les Paul for a fun and incredibly educational session with the guitar world's unique wizard. Les also demonstrates some licks and tips, which are transcribed in note/tab in a booklet included. 90 min.
25-DVD320484
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$17.95
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DVD - LICK LIBRARY: LEARN TO PLAY YOUR OWN JAZZ SOLOS
by Stuart Bull
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Learn to create and improvise your own jazz solos from the simplest point right through to complicated phrases and concepts. Many new ideas! Web support: downloadable play-along tracks, more lessons online, etc. Beginners. 85 min.
02-DVD16
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$17.95
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DVD - LORNE LOFSKY: APPROACHES TO JAZZ GUITAR
taught by Lorne Lofsky
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Subjects covered include: warm-ups, comping for yourself, anticipations, swing feel, dynamics, playing in 10ths, quartal harmony, chord extensions, harmonics, more. Intermediate. 145 min.
02-DVD99240
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$22.45
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DVD - MIKE DOWLING: UPTOWN BLUES (AMERICAN ROOTS GUITAR)
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Dowling performs a unique blend of blues, ragtime, swing, and roots music. Each of his arrangements is a virtual encyclopedia of essential riffs that define the genre. Here he teaches 6 of his classic solo guitar pieces, in standard and open tunings. You can select from multiple camera angles; watch the full performance or see a close-up of his right or left hand. Also includes several bonus songs. Songs taught include "Rosalie," "Nitpickin'," "Minor Thing," "Johnson City Rag," "Fishin' In The Wind," and "Bottleneck March." 3 hours.
05-906841
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$26.95
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DVD - PAT MARTINO: QUANTUM GUITAR
taught by Pat Martino
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2 videos on one DVD! Includes "Advanced Concepts," and "Analysis Of A Tune." Intense study of Martino's approach to improvisation, covering advanced uses of his "minor conversion" concept, intervallic spacial fingerings and auto-destinations. In part two we are treated to Martino playing live in New York with his quartet. Teaches 4 complete tunes. Note/tab booklet included as PDF.
20-DVD26482
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$26.95
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DVD - PICK POWER! - RIGHT-HAND WORKOUTS FOR SPEED, VOLUME AND CONTROL
taught by Paul Mehling
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Take control of your pick technique! This series of exercises and practice regimens will help you play with greater strength, speed, expressiveness and authority. Starts with the basics - how to grip the pick and maintain hand and arm positions for fluid playing and to avoid tension and fatigue. He then takes you through chord and string exercises to get your mind and hand working together. These cover: strumming and damping, scales, chromatic exercises, "speed blasts," arpeggios, tremolo, sweep picking, more. Whether you're into Gypsy Jazz, bluegrass, rock or swing this lesson will get your rhythm strong and your lead picking fast and accurate. Includes note/tab booklet. Beginners. 90 min.
300-DVD278
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$26.95
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DVD - PLAYING AND UNDERSTANDING JAZZ GUITAR
taught by Fred Sokolow
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Sokolow shows you: chord construction and chord types, including inversions and diminished chords; scalewise progressions and how to use them; Circle-of-fifths progressions and how to play and recognize them; chord comping, chord soloing and playing single-note solos to standards like "I Got Rhythm," "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Watch What Happens"; how to improvise solos using scales and chord-based licks; how to solo over II-V-I standard changes, more. Tab/music booklet included, also included as a PDF file. Beginning/intermediate. 75 min.
304-DVD406
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DVD - PLAYING IN THE POCKET
by Corey Christiansen
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Compiled from the old "In the Pocket" series of jazz guitar chart/DVD sets. These lessons focus on rhythm guitar playing, starting with four-to-the-bar comping (ala Freddie Green/big band rhythm playing) and ending with more modern concepts such as quartal harmony. Web site lets you download free PDF files of all three included charts. Beginners. 175 min.
02-DVD21368
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$22.45
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DVD - ROMANE: THE GYPSY SOUND IN NASHVILLE
taught by Romane
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Romane is a classically-trained musician who has dedicated his career to classic gypsy guitar. Inspired by Django Reinhardt, Romane is featured here with a rhythm guitarist and a bassist. Following his performance, Romane presents an extensive gypsy guitar workshop, and a brief personal interview. 64 min.
02-DVD95252
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$22.45
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DVD - STANLEY JORDAN
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Discover the secret of Stanley's unique two-hand tapping where he places both hands on the neck and uses his fingers "hammering-on" independently. You'll learn to: improvise melodies that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats, utilize a full range of dynamics to develop a colorful sound, use electronics to create unique sounds, develop practice techniques to minimize mistakes and maximize your performance potential, increase your flexibility and dexterity for two-handed tapping. Includes note/tab booklet. 79 min.
25-DVD320477
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$17.95
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DVD - SUPER JAZZ GUITAR PICKING
by Stephen Wohlrab
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Master teacher Wohlrab shows you step- by-step how to develop monster right-hand chops in the shortest time possible. He takes you through his personal warm-up schedule including his own original practice patterns and his "Five Minute Exercise." Beginning/intermediate. 30 min.
02-DVD96000
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$13.45
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DVD - SWING GUITAR: TWO DVD SET - RHYTHM'S WHERE IT'S AT & IMPROVISING HOT LEAD SOLOS
taught by Mike Dowling
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Contains 300-DVD50 and 300-DVD51. In the "Rhythm" DVD Mike demonstrates, clearly and simply: swing blues, chord substitution, rhythm vamps, diminished chords, jump-style syncopation, funky 9th chords, and classic swing chords. In the "Solos" DVD he teaches how to use chord shapes to establish the melody on different parts of the fingerboard and then embellish it with arpeggios, riffs, pedal tones, rhythmic devices, more. Songs include "Honeysuckle Rose," "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," "Mary Had A Little Lamb," more. Includes two note/tab booklets. 90 & 80 min.
300-DVD51SET
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$44.95
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DVD - SWING GUITAR: VOL. 1 - RHYTHM'S WHERE IT'S AT!
Taught by Mike Dowling
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Dowling demonstrates, clearly and simply: swing blues, chord substitution, rhythm vamps, diminished chords, jump-style syncopation, funky 9th chords, and classic swing chords guaranteed to add punch to any guitarist's playing. Includes chord booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD50
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$26.95
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DVD - SWING GUITAR: VOL. 2 - IMPROVISING HOT LEAD SOLOS
taught by Mike Dowling
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Nothing captures the spirit of jazz better than swing. Mike has it down cold and he starts with "Mary Had A Little Lamb" to demonstrate how you can swing anything. You'll learn how to use chord shapes to establish the melody on different parts of the fingerboard and then embellish it with arpeggios, riffs, pedal tones, rhythmic devices, and other improvisational tools. Songs include "Raggin' It," "Honeysuckle Rose," "C Jam Blues," "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" and "Sweet Georgia Brown." Includes tab booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD51
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$26.95
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DVD - SWING JAZZ
taught by Herb Ellis
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Ellis shows you his approach to the creation of flowing and swinging guitar lines. Covers tuning, chord formations, scales, picking, comping, melodic ideas, more. Additional features include: printable PDF materials, tuning segment, bonus performance and lessons, more. 60 min.
05-DVD907756
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$26.95
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DVD - SWINGIN' IT SOLO - CHORDS, TECHNIQUES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SWING GUITAR
taught by Mike Dowling
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Play great swing guitar without a backup band! Mike Dowling shows you how to put it all together to make the grooviest solo arrangements anywhere using rhythm comping, moveable chord progressions, melodic riffs, intros, outros, improvisations, more. Songs include: "Sweet Sue," "I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music," "Five Guys Named Moe" and "Sweet Georgia Brown." Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 105 min.
300-DVD354
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$26.95
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DVD - THE GERSHWIN SONGBOOK
taught by Fred Sokolow
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George and Ira Gershwin's songs are timeless jazz standards, and they sound great on guitar. Teaches six complete Gershwin arrangements, including guitar backup (for singing) and instrumental chord solos for each. Just for fun, Fred includes the rarely heard introductory verses to the songs, as well as ad-lib instrumental solos. He gives you a rundown on the arrangement, going over tricky spots and analyzing the chord progression and substitutions. Then he replays it slower, on a split screen with close-ups of both hands. Includes "They Can't Take That Away From Me," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Our Love Is Here To Stay," "Oh Lady Be Good!" "Someone To Watch Over Me," and "A Foggy Day." Tab booklet included, also included as PDF file. Intermediate. 77 min.
304-DVD504
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$26.95
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DVD - THE GUITAR ARTISTRY OF BILL FRISELL
taught by Bill Frisell
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Bill Frisell stands out among contemporary guitarists for his innovative playing style and unique sound. Here he analyzes aspects of his technique in six chapters: Background, Technique, Effects, Harmony, Rhythm and Arrangement. Songs include "When We Go," "Strange Meeting," "Rag," "The Days of Wine and Roses." Intermediate/advanced. Includes note/tab booklet with exercises and transcriptions. 61 min.
49-DVD320598
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$26.95
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DVD - THE GUITAR STYLE OF WES MONTGOMERY
taught by Adrian Ingram
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Covers aspects of Montgomery's style including thumb and octave techniques, and important yet seldom discussed substitutional devices and soloing concepts. The rare footage of Wes, plus Adrian's performances of tunes like "4 on 6" and "West Coast Blues," serve to illustrate. Includes note/tab booklet. Intermediate. 85 min.
304-DVD958
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$26.95
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DVD - THE LEGENDARY GUITAR OF TAL FARLOW
taught by Tal Farlow
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Tal reveals many of his unique playing secrets in this classic session. He covers pre-electric rhythm guitar styles, tritones, playing in flat keys, chords within solos, chromatic movement, right hand extensions, and more. Includes excerpts from a movie featuring Tal and Lenny Breau as well as commentary by George Benson. DVD extras include an introduction by Woody Mann, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biography, discography, and Chord Corner, an audio-visual dictionary of the chords you'll see on the DVD. Includes note/tab booklet. Intermediate/advanced. 79 min.
01-DVD183
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$22.45
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DVD - TUCK ANDRESS: FINGERSTYLE MASTERY
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! The guitarist of "Tuck & Patti" demonstrates his unique and inventive style. Learn walking bass patterns combined with chords, comping rhythms, voicings, vibrato, sliding, leading with the melody, right and left hand techniques, funk grooves, more. DVD extras include a new introduction by Woody Mann, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biography, discography, more. Includes note/tab booklet. Advanced. 92 min.
01-DVD153
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$22.45
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DVD - YOU CAN PLAY JAZZ GUITAR, VOL. 1 - SCALES, MODES AND OTHER ESSENTIALS
taught by Mike DeMicco
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This hands-on jazz primer contains an enormous amount of information, from progressions, scales, modes, and voicings to arranging a complex jazz standard. Mike provides numerous exercises and plays musical examples to illustrate the techniques he teaches. You'll gain an understanding of the fretboard and the elements of music theory - all the tools you need to start playing jazz. For the lesson's culmination, Mike teaches an original tune which features a melodic "head" (or melody) followed by a variety of comping and soloing ideas. Intermediate. Includes note/diagrams booklet. 82 min.
300-DVD328
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DVD - YOU CAN PLAY JAZZ GUITAR, VOL. 2 - IMPROVISING AND DEVELOPING YOUR STYLE
taught by Mike DeMicco
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Now it's time to dig deeper into jazz improvisation in styles ranging from bebop to jazz blues. Mike starts off with an in-depth look at the IIm-V-I progression and the relationships between chords, scales and modes. Through dozens of examples, including scale and chord comping exercises in all the keys, he explains sharp 9 and flat 9/flat 5 chords, the evocative Dorian and Lydian modes, and how to create solos over some dazzling chord changes. Mike examines styles developed by Mike Stern, Tal Farlow, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery and others, and shows you how to create passing tones, solo lines, octave passages and personal improvisations. He closes the DVD with an exploration of jazz-blues. Intermediate/advanced. Includes note/diagrams booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD329
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$26.95
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DVD - YOU CAN PLAY JAZZ GUITAR, VOL. 3 - PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
taught by Mike DeMicco
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The mark of a great jazz musician is his or her ability to make a personal, unique statement. Starting with his bebop-oriented tune "Boptology," Mike teaches you how to build creative solos, challenging you to find your own voice. The melody of this tune is a complete study tool on it's own as it encompasses several jazz styles. Mike then uses the standard "Love Letters" to analyze chord melody and develop ideas for soloing. He shows you how to utilize the diminished and whole tone scales over dominant 7th chords and demonstrates how to connect what you hear to what you play. "The Improvisor's Friend," a handy chart explaining how to use the melodic minor scale over several chord types, is included in the written text. Intermediate/advanced. Includes note/diagrams booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD330
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$26.95
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DVD - YOU CAN PLAY JAZZ GUITAR: THREE DVD SET
taught by Mike DeMicco
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Contains 300-DVD328, 300-DVD329 & 300-DVD330. Vol. 1: Progressions, scales, modes, and voicings to arranging a complex jazz standard. Mike teaches important basics, then shows how to put them to use. Vol. 2: Dozens of examples of how to improvise dazzling solos over chord changes. Explains the use of solo lines, passing tones, and other devices to create improvisations. Vol. 3: How to build creative solos, challenging players to find their own voice. Mike takes apart the standard "Love Letters" to fully discuss chord melodies and new ideas for soloing. Intermediate/advanced. Includes 3 note/diagram booklets. 82, 80 & 80 min.
300-DVD330SET
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$62.95
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