Learn licks, turnarounds, bebop lines and more! Musicians Institute instructor Bruce Buckingham demonstrates the essential licks for the chords and progressions common to jazz II-V-I licks, turnaround licks, chromatic bebop lines, licks for altered...

Tuning the guitar should be learned right along with fretting, chording and picking the instrument. Happy Traum and John Sebastian demonstrate tricks and techniques for tuning up quickly and easily. They teach how to get in tune to the notes of a...

This bluegrass flatpicking style, with its rolling, complex sound, has become an integral part of every hot bluegrass guitarist's arsenal. In this DVD, Steve Kaufman teaches seven songs using this technique: Back Up and Push Blue Ridge Mountain...

Author: Andy Aledort Artist: B.B. King Learn the trademark styles and techniques of the most celebrated guitarist in the blues with this information-packed DVD. Providing over an hour-and-a-half of in-depth analysis, Andy Aledort takes you...

Steve Kaufman is one of America's top bluegrass guitarists. His video covers the basics of back-up guitar, from the simplest two-chord song to Texas-style fiddle tunes. Players will master bass walks, the Lester Flatt “G run,” altered chords,...

This fun and informative beginning DVD will teach you everything you need to know to keep your new guitar in great playing condition! Guitar Institute of Technology instructor Tom Kolb demonstrates step-by-step: The parts of the electric and...

Artist: Michael Thompson This DVD features Michael Thompson, one of rock's most talented session players and a Berklee College of Music graduate, presenting solid acoustic guitar basics that are used by every popular musician today. Michael...

In this info-packed DVD, parts of the acoustic and electric guitar are described. Viewers will also learn: how to tune up, how to get good tone with an amplifier, how to hold the pick, left- and right-hand positioning, open chords, power chords,...

Filled with rock-solid information from beginning to end, this intermediate-level DVD helps guitarists build a stronger foundation, covering: barre 7th and 9th chords; double stops and scales; essential techniques such as sequences, bends, vibrato,...

Flatpicking master teacher Steve Kaufman takes rhythm playing to a whole new level with this in-depth lesson. He covers chord substitutions, walking bass lines, complex chord shapes, and accompaniment ideas for a variety of tunes, including: Little...

*** In BEYOND GUITAR BASICS you will learn: The dead(MUTED) strum Barre Chords Chords over bass notes Playing single note melodies Playing Two or more notes together(fingerstyle and with a pick) Arpeggios How to read tablature Playing solos...

The ragtime and early jazz music pioneers during the first decades of the last century didn’t know that the sounds they created would echo in the music that people loved for years to come. They started an American music tradition that is alive to...

Beginners and intermediate players learn seven gospel favorites in bluegrass/country-style. Steve covers basic chords, bass walks, hammer-ons, pull-offs, runs and more techniques to add style to any song. Songs include: Amazing Grace Old-Time...

By moving just one finger to a different fret, a familiar chord takes on a whole new quality! Move a chord shape to a different position on the neck and you have a rich, advanced-sounding progression! This lesson is fun, easy and filled with guitar...

For many aspiring players, the ability to maintain a rock-steady rhythmic pulse with their thumb while picking out off-the-beat melody notes with their fingers represents a “holy grail” of country, folk and blues playing. Drawing on four decades of...