Joe Charupakorn

The Ultimate Guitar Lesson

(Guitar Educational). The ideal book for either a beginner in need of a well-organized, easy-to-follow guide, or a gigging professional seeking a handy reference of exercises for every possible musical situation. The exercises are designed to enhance not only technical ability, but also fretbaord visualization skills. Unlike other giant exercise books that cover only the most common ways to visualize the fretboard, this book presents every exercise type alongside numerous fingering options. Features include: over 150 exercises * standard notation and tablature * scales and arpeggios in all positions * diatonic and linear sequences.

(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones, and techniques of metal guitar titans James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of their gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, riffs, and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about Hetfield's legendary riffing and Hammett's incendiary leads, from the band's early thrash days to their current status as undisputed metal gods. This book features music spanning Metallica's entire career, including five full songs: Enter Sandman * Master of Puppets * Moth into Flame * One * Seek & Destroy * plus excerpts from these signature guitar tunes: ... And Justice for All * Battery * For Whom the Bell Tolls * Fuel * Ride the Lightning * Sad but True * The Unforgiven * Welcome Home (Sanitarium) * and more. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside Now including PLAYBACK+, multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, pan left or right available exclusively from Hal Leonard.

(Mandolin). Mastering the mandolin neck can be a challenge, even for very experienced players. The diagrams in this full-color book will help you quickly memorize scales and chords that may have previously seemed difficult to grasp. You'll be able to easily see and understand how scale and chord shapes are laid out and how they connect and overlap across the neck. The material is presented in all 12 keys, using complete 12-fret neck diagrams with color-coded displays of the most common fingerings.

(Banjo). Mastering the 5-string banjo neck can be a challenge, even for very experienced players. The diagrams in this book will help you quickly memorize scales and chords that may have previously seeemed difficult to grasp. You'll be able to easily see and understand how scale and chord shapes are laid out and how they connect and overlap across the neck. The material is presented in all 12 keys, using complete 12-fret neck diagrams with color-coded displays of the most common fingerings.

(Ukulele). Mastering the ukulele neck can be a challenge, even for very experienced players. The diagrams in this book will help you quickly memorize scales and chords that may have previously seeemed difficult to grasp. You'll be able to easily see and understand how scale and chord shapes are laid out and how they connect and overlap across the neck. The material is presented in all 12 keys, using complete 12-fret neck diagrams with color-coded displays of the most common fingerings.

(Bass Instruction). Mastering the bass neck has always been a challenge, even for very experienced players. The diagrams in Bass Fretboard Atlas will help you quickly memorize scales and arpeggios that may have previously seemed impossible to grasp. You'll be able to easily see and understand how scale and arpeggio shapes are laid out and how they connect and overlap across the neck. The material in this collection is presented in all 12 keys, using complete 17-fret neck diagrams with color-coded displays of the most common fingerings.

(Guitar Educational). The Ultimate-Guitar Chord Decoder is aimed at guitarists who are mystified by chords. It displays only the most essential chords in the most practical and useful fingerings, along with an easy-to-understand primer on chord construction. Starting with open-position power chords all the way up to advanced altered and extended jazz voicings, you'll have all the chords you'll ever need to use in your lifetime, regardless of what style of music you play. Featured topics include: reading tablature, deciphering chord symbols, reading chord diagrams, choosing chord fingerings, open-position essential chords, movable chords, triads, inversions, seventh chords, and more. Online audio is accessed at (a href="http: //www.halleonard.com/mylibrary" target="_blank")halleonard.com/mylibrary(/a)

(Guitar Educational). The Ultimate-Guitar Scale Decoder is aimed at guitarists who are mystified by scales and modes. It displays only the most essential scales in practical and useful fingerings, along with an easy-to-understand primer on how to create scales. Each of the scales is accompanied by a musical example on the included CD. Featured topics include: reading tab, the chromatic scale, half steps and whole steps, constructing the major scale, playing in position, modes, parent-scale approach, the parallel method, step construction, constructing minor scales, constructing pentatonic scales, constructing blues scales, and much more

(At a Glance). The At a Glance series pairs an instructional DVD lesson taught by a professional guitarist with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Each book/DVD features several lessons pertaining to one topic, and the hi-def DVD lessons feature on-screen music. The lessons are loaded with valuable tips and information, and popular song examples help to demonstrate the concepts in action. Guitar Soloing features these lessons: Rock Phrasing, Repeating Licks, Mixing Scales & Modes, and Pentatonic Scale Substitutions. Songs include: All Right Now * Cliffs of Dover * Eruption * Freebird * Hard to Handle * Lay Down Sally * Maggie May * Oye Como Va * Paranoid * Smoke on the Water * Sweet Child O' Mine * Sweet Home Alabama * and more.