Simon Pratt

The Ultimate Guitar Guide to Acoustic R&BSince the Neo-Soul revival of the '90s modern R&B guitar hasn't stopped evolving, and the acoustic guitar has played a vital part in its growth. This definitive guide to acoustic R&B by guitarist and bestselling author Simon Pratt (with a little help from Kerry "2 Smooth" Marshall) fuses a deep understanding of the music with his killer Neo-Soul chops to create an incredible resource for all modern guitarists. Gets You Playing Great R&B ImmediatelyIn Acoustic R&B For Modern Guitar you'll learn the licks, tricks and techniques of the style - from its old school roots to its cutting edge sound. You'll discover the perfect mash-up of R&B, Soul, Neo-Soul, Pop, and Motown ... with a fresh modern twist. Discover: The stripped-down R&B chord voicings essential to the styleHow to create multi-part chord voicings and turn them into grooving riffsHow to use triads to create definitive licks and fills Tons of cool licks and fills in the styles of the greatest modern playersPlaying in the Real WorldYou'll begin by learning the 17 foundational R&B chord sequences and how to elevate them with modern R&B voicings before embellishing them with with double-stops, slides, motifs and funky single note fills. Once you get the vibe, we'll teach you our secret way to deconstruct these ideas and build your own R&B guitar parts from scratch. You'll be shown how to easily create stunning rhythm parts that add the special sauce in both solo guitar and band settings by seamlessly combining the many textures of R&B Rhythm Guitar.

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Learn Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar - The Right WayAre you struggling to learn acoustic fingerstyle guitar? Do you want a complete method that breaks down every essential technique on acoustic guitar? Do you want to learn the guitar fingerpicking patterns that underpin thousands of popular songs? The challenging thing about learning to fingerpick on acoustic guitar is that it's easy to do it wrong, which means beginners often embed bad habits that slow their progress and take years to correct. If you want to learn fingerpicking the correct and musical way, right from day one, then Beginner Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar is here to teach you quickly and accurately. Beginner acoustic guitar players will discover: Hundreds of essential guitar picking patterns that allow you to play literally thousands of songs, instantlyPerfect fingerstyle guitar technique that will help you to play accurately, in time and with confidenceHow to combine fingerpicking patterns to create unique, incredible chord progressions and songsHundreds of ways to easily decorate and beautifully embellish essential major and minor chordsThe two-note chords that underpinned music by The Beatles, James Bay, Biffy Cliro and Tracy ChapmanThroughout this masterclass in fingerstyle guitar, the emphasis is on musicality and creativity. In fact, you'll immediately be shown how to use every chord, technique and idea in a personal, and musical context. The perfect method to learn fingerstyle acoustic guitar in one comprehensive bookBeginner Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar has the answers you're looking for. Along with learning popular fingerpicking patterns in the style of James Taylor, John Mayer, Mark Knopfler, Paul Simon, Tommy Emmanuel and more, you'll discover three specially commissioned pieces written especially for this book by Taylor Guitars Endorsee, Simon Pratt. These pieces help you master and combine your new fingerstyle guitar techniques into complete performances. Not only that, we've included a free 38-minute video breakdown of one of the more challenging pieces, Flood the Light, which you can watch online at our dedicated website. Move beyond predictable guitar fingerpicking patterns by mastering hammer-ons, pull-offs and legato phrases - all built around the chords you know and love. Learn three beautiful performance pieces that turn exercises into powerful acoustic guitar musicDiscover embellishments that breathe new life into the chords you already knowBuild perfect rhythm guitar and fingerpicking patterns that will set you up for a lifetime of acoustic guitar successBonus: Includes performance videos that break down more challenging techniquesBonus: Includes over 130 exercises and audio examples to download for freeThe Complete Guide to Acoustic Guitar FingerpickingWith over 130 useful, digestible, exercises, this complete fingerpicking guitar course will instantly, and permanently make you a better player. Each musical example is accompanied by a full explanation, practice hints, and an individual audio track to ensure you make the most of your practice time. If you're ready to learn Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar, there is no more comprehensive guide to get you playing beautiful, real music' with perfect technique.

Komplette Beherrschung von DADGAD f r Akustik- und E-Gitarre Die komplette DADGAD Gitarrenmethode ist der umfassendste Gitarrenleitfaden f r das DADGAD-Gitarrenspiel, der derzeit erh ltlich ist. Lerne DADGAD Akkorde, Tonleitern, Arpeggios, Lieder und Techniken Hast du dich je gefragt, wie die DADGAD-Gitarrenprofis so unglaubliche Musik mit kaskadierenden, harfenartigen Phrasen und wundersch n klingenden Akkorden hinbekommen? Dieses Buch und die 170 begleitenden Audiobeispiele zeigen dir, wie es geht. Alles, von einfachen Akkorden bis hin zu fortgeschrittener Technik, wird in einem komplett musikalischen Kontext pr sentiert, um die im Inneren eingeschlossene Musik zu entfesseln. Du wei t nicht, wo du mit DADGAD-Gitarre anfangen sollst? Viele DADGAD-Sch ler wissen nicht, wo sie anfangen sollen, wenn sie lernen, DADGAD zu spielen. Die Stimmung ist anders, die Akkordformen sind anders und die Noten auf dem Griffbrett sind alle an einer anderen Stelle. In der kompletten DADGAD Gitarrenmethode f hrt Simon Pratt dich spielend von Zero to Hero auf der Gitarre. Angefangen bei der zuverl ssigen Stimmung (mit Online-Video-Bonusinhalten) nimmt Simon dich mit auf eine progressive Reise durch die Kunst der DADGAD-Gitarre. Du lernst offene und bewegliche Akkorde, Skalen und Arpeggios im Kontext der realen Musik und arbeitest dich hoch zu fortgeschrittenen, wundersch nen Techniken wie kaskadierenden offenen "Harfen"-Skalen, Fingerpicking, Flageolettt nen und sogar zu Funk-Picking

Meistere eine Perfekte Basstechnik und Steigere deine Flexibilit t und Kraft -Eine unverzichtbare Anleitung zur Entwicklung von Fingerkraft, Flexibilit t und Koordination beim Bass -Bew hrte Techniken helfen dir, l nger besser Bass zu spielen -Steigere deine Geschicklichkeit durch eine Reihe von strukturierten bungen, die speziell f r den Bass entwickelt wurden -Aufbau von Durchhalteverm gen und Ausdauer -Enth lt Mini-Lick-Builders, Bass-Skalenpattern und Arpeggios. -Ratschl ge, wie du deine Geschwindigkeit und Genauigkeit steigern kannst -Enth lt Basswarm-Up-Routinen, die du in den n chsten Jahren verwenden wirst Das Bass-Finger-Gym -M chtest du den Bass mit gr erer Genauigkeit und Konzentration spielen k nnen, ohne m de zu werden? -M chtest du lernen, wie du die Barrieren der Basstechnik berwinden kannst, die jedem Spieler begegnen? -M chtest du Geschwindigkeit und Gewandtheit durch eine Reihe von einfach zu handhabenden bungen aufbauen? Das Bass-Finger-Gym ist die Bassgitarrenversion des meistverkauften Guitar-Finger-Gym, vollgepackt mit einer ganz neuen Sammlung von effektiven bungen zur Verbesserung der Basstechnik und -leistung. Unabh ngig davon, welches Musikgenre du spielst, treffen alle Bassisten auf die gleichen technischen Herausforderungen und Schmerzpunkte.

O Livro Guitarra Neo-Soul é o livro perfeito para entender a forma multifacetada de tocar guitarra Neo-Soul. Recentemente, o Neo-Soul emergiu com muita força na música moderna, com músicos notáveis, como Mark Lettieri (trêz vezes vencedor do Grammy) e Tom Misch, que reinventaram o Neo- Soul para um novo público. O Neo-Soul é uma mistura do RnB, Soul, Gospel e Funk, portanto é um estilo muito amplo. Apesar disso, os autores, Simon Pratt e Kristof Neyens, condensaram muito bem o conteúdo - abordando cada técnica necessária, para que você se torne um guitarrista de Neo-Soul de primeira classe. De fato, independentemente do que você toca, este livro é cheio de ideias interessantes que podem ser aplicadas em qualquer estilo. Além disso, este livro contém músicas originais compostas por Mark Lettieri da lendária banda Snarky Puppy, como também muitas outras músicas completas - todas exemplificadas com vídeos e áudios GRATUITOS disponíveis para download. O Que Você Irá Aprender: - Os voicings de acorde mais populares em Neo-Soul e como ornamentá-los - Truques e lick com acordes de RnB - Licks modernos de linha única, na escala pentatônica, melhorados com técnicas de Neo-Soul - Como utilizar os double-stops e os triple-stops para criar um groove com funk e passagens - Dicas e truques sobre: "chord quake", "hammer-ons from nowhere", tapping e harmônicos artificiais - Duas músicas completas, de Mark Lettieri do Snarky Puppy, compostas especialmente para este livro - Cinco músicas completas no total que abordam cada técnica apresentada neste livro

Die Gitarren Finger-Gym ist wie eine "Technikspritze", direkt in den Arm, f r jeden Gitarristen. Das Buch legt den Schwerpunkt auf das Bilden einer sauberen, anwendbaren Technik als Grundlage f r musikalisches Spielen. Das Buch enth lt ber 50 grundlegende Gitarrentechnik- bungen, die dir helfen deinen Spielfluss und Geschwindigkeit zu verbessern und einige kleine Et den, mit denen du deine F higkeiten zu festigen kannst.

Exotic Pentatonic Soloing for Guitar covers the 'Robben Ford', 'Lydian', 'Iwato', 'Hirojoshi' 'm7b5' and 'Hindu' Pentatonic Scales, plus many more. Each scale is taught around the five CAGED shapes with five exciting licks for each scale

A complete course, building from the first essential guitar techniques to help you play guitar solos musically.

The Bass Technique Finger Gym is an instant 'shot-in-the-arm' for bass players of any level. It focuses on building a solid foundation of clean, usable, musical skills.

Beyond Rhythm Guitar takes you on a journey of discovery that teaches you the best ways to build fills and solo guitar lines around the most important chords on the guitar. You'll learn the scale shapes, approaches and secret techniques that the best guitar players use to add melody lines to guitar chords.

Desarrolla y domina la t cnica esencial de la guitarra El gimnasio para dedos en la guitarra es una t cnica de guitarra que es como una "inyecci n de esteroides" para los int rpretes de la guitarra el ctrica y ac stica en cualquier nivel. Se enfoca en desarrollar una base s lida de t cnica de guitarra limpia y til. Ejercicios importantes y efectivos Cada ejercicio est dirigido individualmente a un problema com n en la guitarra. Trabajar s en el tiempo, la fuerza, la fluidez y la velocidad. Soluciona los problemas comunes de la t cnica de guitarra Ya sea que toques rock, jazz, blues o funk, o que toques la guitarra el ctrica o ac stica, todos los guitarristas tienen exactamente las mismas dificultades.

Starting with getting reliably in tune (with online video bonus content), Simon takes you on a progressive journey through the art of DADGAD Guitar. You will learn open and movable chords, scales and arpeggios in the context of real music, and work your way up to advanced, beautiful techniques like cascading 'harp' open-string scales, finger-picking, harmonics, and even some funk picking

The Guitar Finger-Gym is a condensed and instant guitar technique 'shot-in-the-arm' for electric and acoustic guitarists of any level. It focuses on building a solid foundation of clean, usable guitar technique.