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GUITAR INSTRUMENTAL HITS. Passo per passo, 14 passeggiate soli con lei, la vostra chitarra. Raunchy -rumble -Lenny (S.R.V.) -guitar boogie shuffle -walk don't run -pipeline -just like a woman (B.B. King) -rebel 'rouser -sleepwalk (Carlton, Santo) -Jessica -frosty -hide away (Freddy King e Clapton) -steppin' out (Clapton) -song of the wind (Santana). Tutti gli esempi possono anche essere usati come per brevi Jam. CD TAB.

Santo & Johnny era il nome di un duo di chitarristi formato dai fratelli newyorkesi Santo (24 ottobre 1937) e Johnny Farina (30 aprile 1941). Il loro primo singolo, Sleepwalk, pubblicato nel 1959, era un brano strumentale composto con l'aiuto della madre, che riscosse un notevole successo balzando al primo posto delle classifiche statunitensi. Ad esso fecero seguito altri singoli e numerosi album che raccoglievano soprattutto brani easy-listening e colonne sonore. Furono molto popolari durante gli anni sessanta e settanta, anche in Italia, dove registrarono molti dischi e guadagnarono il disco d'oro per la loro versione della colonna sonora de Il Padrino (1973) del compositore Nino Rota. Il duo si sciolse nel 1976, ma Johnny Farina ha continuato per moltissimi anni ancora a esibirsi come solista e a incidere dischi.

The Farina brothers, Santo & Johnny, were born in Brooklyn, New York. Santo, October 24, 1937 and Johnny, April 30, 1941. The boys were young when their Dad was drafted into the Army and stationed in Oklahoma. There on the radio he heard this beautiful music, it was the sound of the steel guitar. He wrote home to his wife and said "I'd like the boys to learn to play this instrument". When he returned from the war they searched out to a man who could get them started with the steel. Years later, they formed a band, playing at church dances, weddings and clubs. The Farina brothers began to gather fans from Brooklyn to Long Island.
As their popularity grew locally they recorded a couple of demo tapes. Johnny made the rounds of the New York record companies. One day Johnny decided to try a music publishing company and there is where the history of "Sleep Walk" started, they signed a song writer's contract which later on lead them to Canadian American Records. Their first release in 1959 was "Sleep Walk" which was written by Santo & Johnny. It was the last #1 instrumental of the 50's and earned them a Gold Record. With their unmistakable sound, they appeared on all the top music shows, "The Alan Freed Show", "Dick Clarks' American Bandstand", "The Perry Como Show" etc. etc

FAST FORWARD, ROCK GUITAR IMPROVISATION. CD TAB.

Description :

So you want to play rock solos improvise like a real pro? This book will show you how, fast! First learn a few basics: which scales and chord patterns to use, the importance of correct phrasing, chord changes, string-bending and slides. Discover how open strings can create a much fuller sound, then experiment with hammer-ons, pull-offs and different chordal/arpeggio ideas. Riffs and licks are included to suit every musical situation, with tips and techniques and playing lead guitar in band.
On the CD you'll find a matching audio track to every music example in the book. Each track is recorded twice: first with the guitar, the with backing track only so you can play the guitar part.

THE ART OF SOLO GUITAR 2, J. Fisher. CD TAB.

By Jody Fisher

In this two-book series, popular clinician and author Jody Fisher clarifies and simplifies the art of creating an arrangement and improvising as a solo guitarist. In his easy-to-understand and enjoyable style, this master of solo guitar teaches all of the theory, technique and arranging skills students need to start a lifelong journey as a solo guitarist. Book 2 focuses on more advanced arranging techniques and adding the element of improvisation to your solo work. There is also lots of information about ornamentation, various musical and stylistic feels, and many aesthetic considerations.

THE GIG BAG BOOK OF SCALES FOR ALL GUITARISTS. TABLATURE

Scales for Guitarists
The Gig Bag Series
Series: Music Sales America
Publisher: Music Sales America
TAB
Author: Mark Bridges, Joe Dineen

Covers 180 scales in all 12 keys in standard notation and tab, with fingering suggestions plus the different scale positions that cover the entire fretboard. Includes fretboard diagram.

Inventory #HL 14028884
ISBN: 9780825636936
UPC: 752187941378
Publisher Code: AM941370
Width: 5.0"
Length: 12.0"
178 pages

Introduction
This book is a reference guide for guitarists. It is
not intended as a method book, but rather as a reference
book of scales that are easily accessible to
the beginner or advanced guitarist. Regardless of
your musical interest, this book contains the
majority of scales you will encounter in most
styles of music (rock, jazz, country, or blues).
Strong scale knowledge will help build familiarity
with the fretboard and help develop technical ability.
The fifteen scales covered in this book are:
• major (Ionian)
• natural minor (Aeolian)
• Dorian
• Phrygian
• Lydian
• Mixolydian
• Locrian
• harmonic minor
• jazz melodic minor
• Lydian flat-seven
• whole tone
• diminished (whole-half)
• pentatonic (major)
• pentatonic (minor)
• blues scale (with major third and flatted fifth)
Although there are many more scales available,
these scales types were chosen for their popularity
as well as their usefulness.
The Gig Bag Book of Scales for all Guitarists has been
designed with the player in mind. You don't have
to go to your bookshelf to find that bulky chord
encyclopedia that your music stand can't even
hold up, you don't have to break the spine of the
book to get it to stay open, and it doesn't take up
all the space on your music stand. It is easy-tocarry
and easy-to-use. We hope that this book will
serve as a valuable reference source during your
ears as a developing guitarist.

How to Use this Book
It is strongly recommended that you develop a
practice regimen in which you devote some time
to scale study. If you practice one hour each session,
then devote fifteen or twenty minutes to scale
study. Another approach would be to practice
your warm-up exercises with a different scale each
day.
Here are some helpful tips:

• Use the handy thumb index to find the key
you're looking for.
• At the top of each page you will find the scale
type and to the right you'll find the scale formula
(W= whole-step and H = half-step).
• otice that there are five suggested scale types
along with their fingerings. (The scale types and ,
fingerings are only suggested guidelines; you are
encouraged to develop your own scale types and
fingerings.)
• The scales are written in both standard notation
and tablature. You will find a fretboard diagram
at the bottom of the page displaying the scale
pattern (the root of the scale appears as a circle
while the other scale tones appear as black dots).
• In addition, the five fingering types are bracketed
at the top of the fretboard diagram to help you
visualize the scale pattern all over the neck.

whether you are looking to develop chops (technique)
or broaden your scale vocabulary, The Gig
Bag Book of Scales for all Guitarists is for you.

DADI MARCEL, TRAVIS MERLE, GUITAR OF. TABLATURE DVD

Product Description:
Merle Travis's playing combined blues, jazz, ragtime and country music into a unique style that defined "Country Fingerstyle Guitar." In this exciting dvd lesson, Marcel Dadi teaches seven of Merle's greatest instrumentals: Fuller's Blues, Cane Break Blues, Blue Bells, Saturday Night Shuffle, Memphis Blues, Cannon Ball Rag and Walkin' The Strings. All the tunes are transcribed in a 60 page tab/music booklet. As well, five rare performances from 1951 of Merle Travis playing Nine Pound Hammer, Lost John, John Henry, Mus'rat and Too Much Sugar For A Dime are included in the dvd.

Song Title: Composer/Source:
Blue Bells
Cane Break Blues , Merle Travis
Cannonball Rag , Merle Travis
Fuller's Blues , Arr: Merle Travis
John Henry , Arr: Merle Travis
Lost John , Arr: Merle Travis
Mus'rat
Nine Pound Hammer , Merle Travis
Saturday Night Shuffle , Merle Travis
The Memphis Blues
Too Much Sugar For A Dime , Merle Travis
Walkin' The Strings , Merle Travis

DADI MARCEL, GUITAR OF TRAVIS MERLE. TABLATURE DVD

Product Description:
Merle Travis's playing combined blues, jazz, ragtime and country music into a unique style that defined "Country Fingerstyle Guitar." In this exciting dvd lesson, Marcel Dadi teaches seven of Merle's greatest instrumentals: Fuller's Blues, Cane Break Blues, Blue Bells, Saturday Night Shuffle, Memphis Blues, Cannon Ball Rag and Walkin' The Strings. All the tunes are transcribed in a 60 page tab/music booklet. As well, five rare performances from 1951 of Merle Travis playing Nine Pound Hammer, Lost John, John Henry, Mus'rat and Too Much Sugar For A Dime are included in the dvd.

Song Title: Composer/Source:
Blue Bells
Cane Break Blues , Merle Travis
Cannonball Rag , Merle Travis
Fuller's Blues , Arr: Merle Travis
John Henry , Arr: Merle Travis
Lost John , Arr: Merle Travis
Mus'rat
Nine Pound Hammer , Merle Travis
Saturday Night Shuffle , Merle Travis
The Memphis Blues
Too Much Sugar For A Dime , Merle Travis
Walkin' The Strings , Merle Travis

The Guitar of Merle Travis Taught by Marcel Dadi
Marcel Dadi is world renowned for his mastery of the styles of Merle Travis. Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. He is considered one of the finest fingerstyle guitarists in Europe. He lives in Paris. France and has beell recordillg alld writillg for over 25 years. He has recorded with Chet Atkins. Larry Coryell. Sleve Morse. Stefan Grossman and Albert Lee.
"My first knowledge of Marcel Dadi came around 1973. Here was a guitarist who despite the thousand of miles, had figured out what it was all about” CHET ATKINS

The guitar playing of Merle Travis has been a great influence on generations of guitarists. His playing combined blues, jazz ragtime and country music into a unique style that defined "Country Guitar" and has become the standard for fingerpickers of yesterday and today. His playing featured an alternating bass technique with a strong melodic sense and a sophisticated feel for complex chord voicings. In this unique video lesson, Marcel Dadi teaches seven of Merle's greatest instrumentals:
- Fuller's Blues
- Cane Break Blues
- Blue Bells -
- Saturday Night Shuffle
- Memphis Blues
- Cannon Ball Rag
- Walkin' The Strings.

A video lesson on MerleTravis would only be complete if the student could see the legendary guitarist at work. Included in this video are five rare performances from 1951 of
Merle playing
-Nine Pound Hammer
- Lost John
- John Henry
- Mus'rat
-Too Much Sugar For A Dime

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