Volume 1 * The Basics



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Running time, 60 minutes

In this DVD lesson you will learn how to tune the guitar,

the names of notes, sharps and flats, how to read tablature,
 
easy to play beginner level chords and scales and octaves,
 
easy to play blues, beginner level walking bass lines, beginner

level lead guitar scale that's easy to play & much more easy to
 
learn and useful information that every guitarist should know,

regardless of their current playing level. 



Created for the total beginner and designed to take you to the
 
next level of advanced playing.

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Volume 2 * Continuing The Basics



Running time, 60 minutes

Volume 2 will teach you all you'll ever need to know

to begin learning most any rock, country, blues, metal

or grunge song, teaching you the easy to play 5th chords,

also known as powerchords, that are used by all professional
 
guitarist.



Also teaching you barre chords, including major, minor and

minor 7th. These chords are also among the main choice of guitar

chords used by professional's, as they sound fuller and thicker than

easy beginner guitar chords, making you sound better as a guitar
 
player.



Once you learn the information taught on this lesson, you will

easily be able to play rhythm guitar to nearly any song that you've

ever wanted to play.



This lesson will also introduce you to the most commonly used

and most popular lead guitar scales that are used by all professional

guitarist, showing you easy to play lead patterns and box shapes, so

that you can easily move up and down the neck of your guitar and start

playing beginner to advanced level lead guitar solo's for nearly every

style of music.



You'll also learn ascending & descending scales and runs, that are

considered among the most valuable tools for all lead guitarist...

including the major, and minor pentatonic scales used for country,

rock, metal  and blues lead guitar solo's.



Also taught are the important guitar techniques such as string bends,

slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, trills, vibrato and how to change keys,
 
so that you can utilize your scale work when improvising and playing
 
your favorite licks.



This easy to learn lesson will advance you quickly to the next level of
 
your playing, and have you playing rhythm and lead guitar to the songs

you've allways wanted to play.

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Volume 3 * Scales & Theory



Running time, 60 minutes

Learning scales & theory is among the most important tools
 
for all guitarist and songwriters. This in depth lesson teaches
 
you what makes the guitar "tick". 



All taught using easy to learn explanations, Volume 3 includes
 
chord formulas (the construcion of a chord), scale formulas...

the construction of a scale.



The major scale, minor scale, harmonic minor scale, the
 
gypsy scale, (the guitar scale that will allow you to obtain a 

"far eastern" sound), diminished scales & runs, the melodic
 
minor scale, pentatonic minor & pentatonic major scales and 

runs (the actual scales used for country, rock and blues lead

guitar soloing) as well as scale exercises that  will build strength
 
and add speed to your playing.

 


These scales are the same scales that are used and played
 
played by Brent Mason, Joe Satriani, Kerry King,  Steve Vai, 

Zakk Wylde, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Dimebag, Ted Nugent,

Carlos Santana, and all the guitar greats who play with great

knowledge and skill.




You will also learn the 7 modes of the major scale, Ionian,

Dorian, Phyrgian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian, and
 
how to create your own harmony guitar parts such as the great
 
players of Queensryche & Iron Maiden.



Complete with an "arpeggios" section that will teach you how to
 
play guitar chords in single notes played as a lead guitar solo...
 
just like the ones played by Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen,

Michael Angelo Batio and many more.



These are the "must learn" guitar scales that are used by Brent Mason
 
which are the very same guitar scales he uses to apply to the

 

"Nashville Number System"

 

for his Nashville Studio Recording Session's.



Learn the scales that are used by every pro guitarist from
 
Billie Joe Armstrong, to Danny Gatton, Brad Paisley, Pat 

Metheny, Joe Pass, Andy Summers, Marty Friedman and
 
all other professional guitarist and recording artist who are
 
known as musician's who have mastered the guitar as an
 
instrument.



Whether you want to compose Classical Music, play Jazz
 
Guitar, Shred Metal or become the hottest country player...
 
this lesson will teach you the guitar scales that you'll need to
 
know.


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Volume 4 * Guitar Tricks & Whammy Bar Licks



Running time, 60 minutes

This complete and easy to learn guitar lesson will show 


you how to get special effect type sounds from your current
 
guitar, teaching you guitar tricks that produce special effect
 
type sounds that are used by every great guitar player like...



 Eddie Van Halen and Dimebag Darrel and all the rest, who
 
became known for their ability to perfrom amazing guitar tricks.



This lesson will teach you guitar tricks such as how to get
 
that  "Dimebag Darrel" screaming whammy bar sound,

including whammy bar dives using natural harmonics,
 
and ghost bends, pick scrape, pick slide, and other

tricks like how to bend beyond the nut so that you can
 
make whammy bar sounds on any standard guitar that
 
even without a whammy bar!



This lesson also includes a special licks section that will

teach you the best of lead guitar solo tricks in the guitar

playing styles of Angus Young, Jackyl, Randy Rhoads,
 
Ratt and Van Halen.

 

Learn the guitar finger tapping and guitar whammy bar tricks

used by all the guitar pro's.

  

Volume 4 also includes a very hot Special Studio Performance,
 
by Scott, the author of the You Can Play Guitar Video Series... 

who demonstrates all of the guitar tricks and techniques that are
 
taught in this very detailed lesson.

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Blues Guitar * Volume One



Running time, 60 minutes

The Blues Guitar DVD Lesson will teach you all of the basic

to advanced elements that are used by all the blues guitar greats

such as B.B. King, Johnny Lang, Johnny Winter, Muddy Waters,
 
Lightning Hopkins, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Buddy Guy, Stevie

Ray Vaughan and more... 



This lesson teaches the scales that are used to play blues lead

guitar, along with teaching blues intros "how to start a blues song"

as well as blues endings that focus on how to add important blues
 
guitar techniques, style, and finesse to your blues endings by using
 
blues guitar 7th & 9th chords.



Teaches the basic blues rhythm, along with blues lead guitar scales
 
Pentatonic Minor, Pentatonic Major, Blues Scale, as well as teaches
 
each scale form as ascending and descending blues runs.


Complete with a special section that teaches 5 blues guitar licks that

use the scales and runs in combination that are taught in this very thorough

and complete blues guitar instructional.


 
Filmed with close up shots of the frethand and pickhand to help
 
you learn the easy way to play blues guitar.


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Best Of Metal Rock Guitar Styles



Running time, 60 minutes

This guitar styles lesson is a combination of the very "Best Of"...
 
rhythm and lead guitar licks, taken from the original Metal Rock
 
Styles Lessons, teaching the playing styles and guitar techniques
 
of each artist most popular and well known hits. Learn the riffs, and
 
rhythm techniques from Palm Muting, to Strumming and Guitar

Powerchords as well as each artist combinations of lead guitar
 
techniques hammer-on's, pull-off's, slides, string bends, vibrato and
 
more.

 

Learn all of the best guitar rhythms, riffs and lead guitar solo licks
  
by guitarist of Led Zeppelin  - Jimmy Page, Black Sabbath Guitarist
  
Tony Iommi, Slash of Guns-N-Roses/Velvet Revolver...

  

Dave Mustaine of Megadeth

  

Randy Rhoads - Original Ozzy Guitarist

  

and the guitar styles of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett,

guitarist of Metallica.

  

As part of this entire package, there


 IS NO OTHER LESSON LIKE THIS ONE...

  

That teaches all of these great players playing styles, all taught on
 
this power packed 60 minute DVD guitar lesson.

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