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mail! Audio and diagrammed transcriptions of "Twister"
(Note For Note), "Mr Sandman" Solo (Note
For Note), "Ed's Place" (Hank Garland) ,
"Sleepwalk" Concepts - Steel Guitar and
Jazz approaches to melody, "Sweet Dreams"
- Melody playing and Open Strings, "Workin' Man
Blues" - Solo and Rhythm (Roy Nichols), "Bb
Jazz Blues Concepts" - How to play over changes,
Jimmy Bryant's "Night Rider" and "Bryant's
Bounce" (Note For Note) and hundreds more.
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The Complete List
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| All Blues Miles Davis | Chord melody of the Miles Davis Classic - including solo concepts using modes & scales. An in-depth scale workout that can keep the student challenged for months. | Intermediate / Advanced |  |
| All Of Me Concepts | Chord melody plus... and instruction focusing on playing and nailing the changes using simple triads. Additional focus on embellishing improvisation using the melody. Good insights to one who want's to expand and play over "changes". | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Amazing Grace Chord Melody | Chord melody galore, steel guitar bends and open string concepts all playing the theme of Amazing Grace | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| American Hips Note For Note | A note for note description of the song including behind the nut bending, harmonics and grungy rhythms | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Arpeggios As Exercises | Learn arpeggios (Major/minor/diminished/augmented) with some application tips and helpful exercises. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Awful Pretty, Pretty Awful | Note for Note from "Orange". Chet Atkins style double and triple stops, diminished lines, open string licks and useful applications for 6ths...all rolled into one. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Back Bay Shuffle | The great Jimmie Rivers Note for Note. Jazz meets Blues meets Soul | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Barcelona | $20.00 BEGINNER LEVEL SPECIAL A beautiful pseudo "Spanish" piece that only requires the beginning guitarist to play one barre chord and a few 1/2 barres. Surprisingly effective results from a minimum of technical demands... have fun! |
Beginner / Intermediate |
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| Beautiful Dreamer | embellishing melody with open strings in the context of a timeless classic | Intermediate / Advance | |
| B flat Blues Concepts | Playing and nailing the changes using simple triads - A popular lesson that helps Blues guitarist's break out of the box - See "Testimonials" in the "Lessons" section | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Bill Jennings' Solo on Bill Doggett's "Big Boy" | A must hear Blues meets Jazz solo. This is the second recorded version of "Big Boy" (Key of Ab) that features the genius of guitarist Bill Jennings. Mr Jennings superimposes jazz changes over I, IV, V. These lines can be internalized and easily applied on any blues format | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Blackbird Beatles (101) |
$20.00 BEGINNER LEVEL SPECIAL A good piece for all levels |
Beginner / Intermediate |
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| Blue Hen (from Jim Campilongo & The 10 Gallon Cats) | The first instrumental I wrote and still my favorite. It is a note for note study of the original song from the Cats first record. Sweep picking on Steel-like chords, diminished lines and more. A tour-de-force of Country Jazz techniques | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Bryants Bounce | The unbelievable Jimmy Bryant. Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Buckaroo | The incredible twang of Don Rich. Note For Note | Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Bud's Bounce | Steel Guitar voicings and playing over the changes. A timeless Country classic | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Cat Under A Car (from American Hips - Note for Note) | Harmonics supporting lead lines, minor key embellishments and more - Gives the student insights into "noir guitar" | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Cherokee Chord Melody | Chord Melody of the Jazz Classic played in mostly popular chord grips... very doable. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Chet Song | As seen on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z_SCQt2XUE
It's easier then it sounds! Right Hand picking, improvising using thirds and sixths, playing over changes |
Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Country Lead in G | Three choruses of Country Lead over I-IV-V Progression Open String Licks, Doublestops, Hot Licks | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| "Crazy" (Willie Nelson) in Steel Guitar Style | Steel guitar phrases, doublestops, sixths and thirds etc phrases on guitar all retaining the spirit and melody of Willie Nelson's classic song | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Cry Me A River | The Classic Version Barney Kessell Transcription. Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Danny Boy | Chord Melody with chord substitutions while retaining the simple beauty of the classic song | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Ed's Place | The great Hank Garland. Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Fly Me To The Moon | Chord Melody of the classic Jazz Standard | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| F Jazz Blues Concepts | Lead & Chord Solo over the Jazz Blues changes in F - A great lesson for Blues guitarists trying to break out the box | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Four Wheel Drive | The awesome Buddy Emmons Pedal Steel Country Jazz on Standard Guitar - One of my favorite Lessons | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Freddie Green Rhythm Style | Freddie's unobtrusive rhythm harmonies always swing hard. The core and essence of jazz, western swing and Django style rhythm guitar. Jazz Blues, Up A Lazy River and other genre staples - Fairly easy to learn and forever applicable | Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Freddies Midnight Dream | Freddie King Note For Note | Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Georgia | Chord Melody of the timeless Classic - In the Hammond B-3 style | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Hamster Wheel | Blues licks, Buchanan harmonic overtones ,doublestops. Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Hideaway | Freddie King Note For Note | Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Hillbilly Express | Hank Garland Country Jazz. Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Honky Tonk Solo | Billy Butler Jazz meet Blues meets genius. Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| How's It Goin', Not Much | An info filled piece - Jazz runs , open strings and more. Note For Note from "Heavy" | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| I Got Rhythm Changes | This lesson includes a note for note lead nailing the changes combining lead lines and a hip chord solo over AABA form. We also cover the rhythm comp that supports and drives. This lesson will help the guitarist "see" the changes so they can be free to leave the confines of over-thinking, and venture on to self-expression. All that said, it's kinda fun! | Upper Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Jeff's Boogie | Classic lick - filled Jeff Beck with Yardbyrds - Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Jammin' with Jimmie | The unbelievable Jimmie Rivers - Note for Note A real Hot Lick festival - Jazz meets Blues meets Soul | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Jimmies Blues | Note for Note transcription of Jimmie Rivers fantastic solo from "Brisbane Bop" | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Last Date | Floyd Cramer style doublestops, steel guitar phrases, sixths and thirds etc phrases on guitar . A great timeless song and a bar-band classic. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Lipton Tea (Stella) | Note for Note from Live at the Du Nord | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Lonesome Fugitive | The genius of Roy Buchanan - Pedal Steel/Roy Nichols Buchanan style Note For Note - A great study of the man who started it all- see "Amps & Guitars" section under "About" | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Low Man On the Totem Pole | Jimmy Bryant NOTE FOR NOTE - It's great song and it's accessible because it's basically a Blues - Highly recommended | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | Chord Melody of a great Classic | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Maceo | Note for Note from "Orange" Drop D tuning, in a Ry Cooder meets slack key style. | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Monkey in a Movie |
(from Heaven is Creepy) Note for Note De-tuning, swamp licks, Stones-style rhythms |
Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Mr & Mrs Mouse |
from Heaven is Creepy - Note for Note Behind the nut bends, open string scales and more! |
Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Mr Sandman Solo | A Great lick filled lesson - Chet Atkins Style Note for Note from "Loose" | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| My Funny Valentine | Chord Melody of the timeless jazz classic | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Mystery Train | Scotty Moore Rockabilly with Elvis for "The Sun Sessions" - Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Night Rider | The genius of Jimmy Bryant - a really fun song Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Nuages | An overview of the Django style -- leads, concepts and rhythm in the context of his most played song | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Over The Rainbow | Chord Melody of the timeless classic & Freddie Green Rythhm | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Panhandle Rag Concepts | superimposing Jazz changes over Country with single note lines and Steel Guitar-like Jazz voicings - My favorite lesson I offer | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Pepper (Note For Note) | Although this song was from the album "Heaven is Creepy", this transcription is closer to the version played on the Fender Princeton video at 2:36. We received so many inquiries about "Pepper" we added it to the lesson menu. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Playing The Blues | Pentatonic scales, Blues scales, Bending exercises, Blues rhythms, with "Tribute to Elmore" for insights and application. Licks galore - an hour plus of instruction. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Playing The Blues - Nailing the Changes | This lesson continues where "Playing the Blues" finishes by demonstrating how to nail the changes of a 12 bar blues in G (G7 C7 D7) ... There are Buchanan stylings, Charlie Christian stylings and more - illustrated in a unique and simple way, sophisticated blues lines and double stops. Highly recommended for those wanting to break out of the box! | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | Hank Garland - Insights into the genius of Hank Garland. Beautiful voicings, poignant direct single note lines all explained and demonstrated. Note for Note. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| The Prettiest Girl in New York |
(from Heaven is Creepy) Note for Note Open string flourishes, hot doublestops, and melodic solo concepts |
Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Rockabilly Jazz | Super-imposing Jazz lines and chords over a Rockabilly Blues progression. Like the lesson published in Guitar Player Magazine but two more 12 bar choruses and more in-depth | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Sleepwalk concepts | Steel Guitar Bends, Jazz Chord Substitutions, Harmonics | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Chord Melody) | The old Platters tune gussied up with chord melody, jazz changes, substitutions and some improv tips. | Intermediate |
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| Snakestretcher | Note for Note from "Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon Cats". Open string blues phrases, behind the nut bends and more... | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Stardust Chord Melody | A chord Melody of the classic Hoagy Carmichael song. Although Jim performed Stardust on Live at The DuNord this is a departure and in the style of beautiful solo guitar. Also, comes with an added bonus of some loose solo concepts. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Steel Guitar Licks & Beyond | Steel Guitar like bends on standard guitar - laid out so the student can easily learn & apply | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Steel Guitar Bb Jazz Blues | Steel Guitar Jazz voicings and bends on standard Guitar | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Sugarfoot Rag 101 | Hank Garland A great song that was originally composed by Hank to be a left hand exercise. Have fun while you improve your technique | Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Sweet Dreams | from Joe Goldmark's "All Hat No Cattle" Steel Guitar bends - Open String Licks - Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Swingin' With The Cats | Note For Note from "Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon Cats" | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| T-Bone Rag | The genius of Jimmy Bryant Note for Note Surprisingly playable | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Table For One | Note for Note from "Table for One" | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Tennessee Waltz | Explains and demonstrates the application of 3rds and 6ths while retaining the spirit and melody the classic song. A people pleaser...for people. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| That's Allright Mama | Scotty Moore Rockabilly with Elvis for "The Sun Sessions" - Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Tic Toc | Blues licks - Bending studies and doublestops. Note for Note from "Heavy" | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Tiramisu | Note For Note - from "Heavy". A tour-de-force study in major key open string cascades, steel guitar phrases, sixths and thirds etc phrases on guitar. Plenty of concepts that can be applied in countless musical scenarios. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Too Far Gone | One of my all-time favorite album tracks this lesson demonstrates steel guitar phrases, doublestops, sixths and thirds etc in the context of one of the prettiest and deepest country songs ever written. Note For Note from "Table For One". | Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Travis Style Basic 101 | basic fingerpicking for beginners - Beatles "Julia" used for application - I've tought this lesson many times and I'm very proud of the simple way it's presented and of it's success rate -- see Testimonials | Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced | |
| Twister | A great lick filled lesson in the Jerry Reed style and more! Note for Note from "Heavy" | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Understanding Voice Leading ii V I vi with a "constant top" | understanding voice leading in one lesson - A good one for all! | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| When You Wish Upon a Star | Note for Note from "Orange" -- Chord melody, using partial chords, harmonics and behind the nut bending... not as hard as it sounds. | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Wishful Thinking | A beautiful Ry Cooder style guitar piece Note For Note from "Table For One" | Intermediate / Advanced |
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| Workin' Man | Transcription of Roy Nichols lead and rhythm - from "Live at Muskogee" I highly recommend this one! Note For Note | Intermediate / Advanced |
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Testimonials
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"...Your
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Lesson Samplers
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This lesson sampler includes"E Pentatonic using open strings",
"Blues Riff using chords", "Bell-like lick in C", and "Hammer
on Harmonics".
View Complete Chart Download audio extract (MP3, 116k) Download complete lesson (MP3, 1.1MB) |
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This is a sample lesson of Jimmy Bryant's "Night Rider" View Complete Chart Download Lesson (MP3, 464k) |
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A Tribute to Elmore James View Complete Chart Download Lesson (MP3, 260k) |
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"Four Wheel Drive" by Buddy Emmons View Complete Chart Download Lesson (MP3, 392k) |
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"Love Me Tender" chord melody View Complete Chart Download Lesson (MP3, 368k) |
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"Black Bird" hybrid pick and finger technique View Complete Chart Download Lesson (MP3, 404k) |