Chad Johnson

(Guitar Book). The Fingerpower series delivers a proven and effective path to technical development. This guitar edition focuses on pick-style playing with short, progressive exercises that are easy to learn and fun to practice, developing strength in both hands.

(Ukulele). This budget-saving combo pack of the content from the Ukulele for Kids Method Book and Ukulele for Kids Songbook by Chad Johnson is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play ukulele faster than ever before. Popular songs in the method book keep kids motivated, and the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The songbook is a useful supplement to the method presenting songs in order of dicculty using simple strumming notation. Access to audio tracks online is included for download or streaming using the unique code inside the book.

(Guitar Tab Method). Guitar Music Theory teaches fundamental music theory concepts in a fun, engaging way by using popular riffs and songs, including "Helter Skelter," "My Girl," "No Woman No Cry," and "Smoke on the Water." Written in easy-to-follow guitar tablature with online audio access to demos of every example. Topics include: intervals, the musical alphabet, the major scale, circle of 5ths, triads, dominant chords, and much more

(Guitar Educational). Economy picking is an exciting technique that allows you to do some pretty amazing things on the guitar things that would be extremely dificult, or just outright impossible, with alternate picking alone. By studying the picking techniques of guitar masters like Yngwie Malmsteen, Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde, Frank Gambale and more, this book and audio method digs deep into the micro-mechanics of the picking hand, providing loads of practice examples, real-world licks, and play-along tricks to hone your skills.

Learn how to fingerpick songs on the Guitar. This comprehensive method by popular tutor Chad Johnson will teach you essential patterns, techniques and arranging concepts.Designed to teach fingering concepts 'from the ground up', How To Fingerpick Songs On Guitar is designed to lead you into a whole new world of Guitar enjoyment. Along the way, you will explore how to arrange your favourite songs for solo Guitar using a variety of methods.Every technique, topic, playing example and song in the book is demonstrated for you on video. The video is accessed online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside each book.

Suitable for players at all levels, from beginner-advanced, Baritone Ukulele Aerobics is a 40-week one-lick-per-day workout program for developing, improving and maintaining your technique on the Baritone Ukulele.This course provides practice material for every day of the week and includes online audio tracks with a player that features Playback+, allowing players to slow down the audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys and more.Follow the Baritone Ukulele Aerobics program and you'll notice improved dexterity, increased speed, better accuracy, heightened coordination and more in your playing.This book covers a variety of musical styles, including pop, rock, blues, jazz, folk and more! Techniques covered include: strumming, fingerstyle, legato and staccato, hammer-ons and pull-offs, slides, bending, vibrato, tremolo and much more.

(Bass Instruction). Do you want to learn how to play the bass guitar quickly, but don't read music or have little to no musical experience? If so, this book is for you Instead of standard music notation, this method uses tablature combined with rhythmic symbols to make learning fast and easy Topics covered include: parts of the bass guitar * tuning * basic hand and finger positions * interpreting chord symbols and musical charts * major, minor and pentatonic scales * arpeggios * easy-to-interpret diagrams, photos and illustrations * and much more

(Play Like). Study the trademark songs, licks, tones, and techniques of blues guitar virtuoso Robben Ford. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Robben's gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, signature phrases, and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about Ford's legendary guitar playing, from his early years in jazz fusion with the Yellowjackets to his groundbreaking progressive blues work as a solo artist and with the Blue Line. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book Songs include: Born Under a Bad Sign * Help the Poor * I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues * Mama Talk to Your Daughter * Tee Time for Eric * and more. Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary

(Guitar Educational). The ukulele has experienced a serious resurgence in recent times, and more people than ever are humming and strumming. If you'd like to make the jump and try your hand at its big brother, then this is the book for you The uke and the guitar actually have a lot in common, so there's no need to start from scratch. With the approach covered in this book, you'll take advantage of all the skills you've already developed on your four-string miniature friend and learn how they can be applied to the six-string world with real songs Includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming, using the unique code inside this book Topics include: brief guitar history; choosing the right guitar for you; tuning, holding and picking; music notation and tablature; major and minor, and dominant (seventh) chords; the major scale and minor pentatonic scale; guitar/ukulele conversion chart. Includes 15 great songs, including: All Along the Watchtower * All Apologies * Eleanor Rigby * Give Me One Reason * Iris * Use Me * Yellow * and more. Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary

(Guitar). Hone your lead chops and practice your favorite licks with this vast collection of tracks in blues, jazz, rock, country, and other styles This package includes professional full-band audio tracks for all 200 examples in the book over which you can practice your latest and greatest licks, and the USB flash drive and online audio include audio demos of every single track. The audio tracks range from approximately one minute (for the short progressions) to four minutes or more (for the full-length "song" progressions), and numerous styles, keys, and tempos are covered to make sure you're well-versed in practically every style. Ten hours of audio tracks in all The book also includes multiple scale options for each chord progression; music theory primer; fretboard diagrams; chord symbols and Roman numeral harmonic analysis; and more Whether you're a rocker, a jazzer, a bluesman, or a bluegrasser, the Big Book of Backing Tracks has plenty for you. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

A 40-week, one-lick-per-day workout program for developing, improving, and maintaining Ukulele technique.This package provides practice material for every day of the week and includes an audio CD with all the workouts in the book. Follow this program and you'll see increased speed, improved dexterity, better accuracy, heightened coordination and more in your playing.Musical styles include pop, rock, folk, old-time, blues, jazz, reggae and more.Techniques covered include strumming, fingerstyle, legato and staccato, hammer-ons and pull-offs, slides, bening, damping, vibrato, tremolo and more.

Learn to play chords and scales on the pedal steel Guitar. This simple-to-follow guide includes over 1,100 chords and 430 scale forms.

At A Glance: Bass Fretboard Theory 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.At A Glance: Bass Fretboard Theory features these lessons:- Bass Fretboard Layout- Bass Interval Workout- Scale Construction- Scale Shapes and Groove Boxes for BassSongs include: Another One Bites the Dust, Barracuda, California Girls, Gimme Some Lovin', I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Lady Madonna, Money, Sweet Emotion, Under Pressure, You Really Got Me and many more.

(Guitar Educational). Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Rock volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely useful tips, scale diagrams, chord grids, photos, and more to reinforce your learning experience, plus online audio featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book A huge variety of rock guitar styles and techniques are covered, including: vibrato, string bending, string skipping, tapping, shred techniques, soloing approaches, exotic scales, rockabilly guitar, surf guitar, southern rock, and much more

Guitar MethodHere's your complete guide to getting your guitars to play and sound their best In a convenient 6 x9 size, this full-color edition features step-by-step instructions and photos that teach you how to adjust the action, truss rod, bridge saddles, nut, intonation and more on electric and acoustic guitars. Basic electronic repairs are covered as well. If you've been timid about "looking under the hood" of your guitar but don't want to keep spending money at the repair shop, this book will get you started on the road to becoming your own guitar repair person

Guitar EducationalIn any style, there are essentials scales, licks, chords, etc. Rock Guitar Chords teaches you the must-know chords that will get you rockin' and rollin' quickly. You won't get bogged down with tons of details. Rather, you'll be armed with tons of chord shapes that have been used throughout rock's history in countless hits. The included DVD demonstrates each chord and all the examples accompanied by a full band, so you can hear these chords in the proper context. This page includes: power chords, open chords, barre chords, seventh chords, other chord types (suspended, add9), full song examples, and brief one-page chord theory primer. You don't need to learn how to read music to play rock guitar. But you do need to know these chords

Ukulele Ukulele for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play ukulele faster than ever before. Popular songs such as "Yellow Submarine," "The Hokey Pokey," "This Land Is Your Land," "Rock Around the Clock," "You Are My Sunshine" and "Barbara Ann" keep kids motivated, and the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method can be used in combination with a teacher or parent. The accompanying CD contains tracks for demonstration and play-along. Lessons include: selecting your uke; parts of the uke; holding the uke; hand position; reading music notation and counting; notes on the strings; C, F, C7, Am, G, B-flat, and Gm chords; strumming and picking; and more

(Guitar Method). Here's your complete guide to getting your guitars to play and sound their best Step-by-step instructions and photos teach how to adjust the action, truss rod, bridge saddles, nut, intonation and more on electric guitars and steel string acoustic guitars. Basic electronic repairs are covered as well. This book will get you started on the road to becoming your own guitar repairman.

(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.

(Bass Method). Bass for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play bass guitar faster than ever before. Popular songs such as "Crazy Train," "Every Breath You Take," "A Hard Day's Night" and "Wild Thing" keep kids motivated, and the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method can be used in combination with a bass teacher or parent, even if they've never had any musical training themselves. Lesson topics include selecting a bass, holding the bass, hand position, reading music notation and counting, and more.