For
Immediate Release...
New
Guitar Instruction Manual of Accompaniment
Teaches How to Rock ‘n’ Roll
Rock
is probably the main reason why so many guitarists—whether
amateurs or seasoned professionals—first picked up the instrument
as kids. Elvis Presley and his “Baby, Let’s Play House” made
legendary guitarist Jimmy Page want to play the guitar as a teen.
The young Eddie Van Halen spent hours listening to and diligently
studying Eric Clapton’s recordings. From the Beatles to U2, guitar
has been the center of rock music, particularly for laying down
rock’s foundation—the beat. While cool guitar solos attract attention, accompaniment is
what a rock guitarist does most of the time, to support the singer
and the band.
Rock
Guitar Chords and Accompaniment—Your Ultimate Step-by-Step Manual
to Rock Rhythm Guitar
is a new self-instruction guide from Six Strings Music Publishing
that can help rock-guitar beginners and enthusiasts to learn or
improve their rhythm-guitar skills. This self-study guide allows a
beginner to progress methodically in learning the basic guitar
chords and the various accompaniment styles characteristically used
in rock. The book’s topics include:
•
Rock-guitar riffs using power chords, boogie-woogie, single-notes,
double-stops, and small chords
•
Music fundamentals, including notation, scales, chord theory, and
the 12-bar blues
•
How to play fingerstyle rock
•
How to arrange your accompaniments for different styles of rock
•
How to create various rock-guitar sounds with amplifiers and
effects
Each
subsection of a chapter presents only a handful of information, so
that readers can progress at their own pace without feeling
overloaded. Throughout the book, various music examples and sample
songs are included to clearly demonstrate how the basic guitar
chords, riffs, and various techniques can be combined to create
effective rock accompaniments.
This
rock instruction guide is but the latest addition to Six Strings’
highly acclaimed Guitar Chords and Accompaniment Series,
written and developed by Yoichi Arakawa. The author has penned over
40 guitar instruction titles including: You Too Can Play Soft
Rock Guitar, Rock
Riffs For Guitar, Blues Guitar Chords and Accompaniment,
Jim Croce–The Greatest Hits, Modes for Rock & Blues
Guitar, Best of Blackcrowes, and 101
Basic Blues Scales for Guitar.
Rock
Guitar Chords and Accompaniment is scheduled for a January 2004
release, but Six Strings is now taking advance orders (Web-site:
http://www.sixstringsmusicpub.com/ E-mail: order/
P.O. Box 7718, Torrance, CA 90504/ Tel: 800-784-0203, Fax:
310-362-8864). The book is available for $15.95, plus $3.95 Shipping
& Handling (
L.A.
County
residents add 8.25% sales tax/ other CA residents add 7.25% sales
tax). Dealers can order from the company’s exclusive distributor,
Music Sales Corporation (Tel: 800-431-7187).
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