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COMPLETE ACOUSTIC ESSENTIALS! We begin with acoustic techniques like strumming, finger picking, acoustic slapping and soloing. The instructor introduces you to the world of songwriting by showing you how to put chords together to form progressions. By the end of the program, you'll be ready to play and perform like a pro.Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience, links with instructors, download backing tracks, access message boards, and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.

The most advanced lead techniques metal guitar has ever seen! Learn how to fly around the neck like a pro! You will learn: Riffs (full neck runs, two string metal riffs) Arpeggios (sweep tap, three string sweep, major & minor runs) Speed Runs (howling speed, classical, pivot) Harmonics (pick harmonics) Whammy bar tricks, rakes and much more! Run time: 44mins

Become a blues guitar god. This instruction, featuring guitarist John McCarthy will propel you to the most advanced stages of blues guitar. Learn the talk back effect, expansion on a main theme and how to fuse jazz into blues music. Master lead techniques such as rakes, pick and finger, and advanced bending. John's lessons cover how to play blues endings, turnarounds, melodic blues, the circle of fourths, slide techniques and many blues rhythms that you will learn to play with full band backing tracks. Features: iPod-ready video, follow-along tab book, free lifetime membership for online lesson support, authored for Zone 0 and more. 1 hour, 5 minutes

Blues is the foundation of virtually every major American music form born in the 20th century. In this comprehensive program designed by renowned guitarist John McCarthy, you will develop an understanding of general guitar basics and a solid foundation for playing the blues. Learn essential blues chords, scales, lead techniques like string bending, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs and other skills made famous by countless blues legends. There are complete blues rhythms like the 12-bar blues, two strings rhythms, the shuffle feel and more! You will apply what you learn over the full band backing tracks that give you the feel of playing in your own band. Features: iPod-ready video, follow-along tab book, free lifetime membership for online lesson support, authored for Zone 0 and more. 1 hour, 5 minutes

Building on the techniques learned in the beginner DVD, in this intermediate program with renowned guitarist John McCarthy you will learn vital blues skills like vibrato, slides, string skipping, dead strums and more. John shows you full blues scales with tri-tones, the B.B. Box and how to construct a 12-bar blues progression. He challenges you to learn complete blues solos, riffs and syncopated rhythm progressions. The full band backing tracks let you feel the excitement and energy of playing in your own blues band. Features: iPod-ready video, follow-along tab book, free lifetime membership for online lesson support, authored for Zone 0 and more. 1 hour, 5 minutes

This program comes with a tablature lesson book to help you follow along with confidence and ease. You will learn: all the scales you need to play blues (blues scale, minor pentatonic, major pentatonic); blues lead techniques (bends, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs); blues turn arounds; rhythms with bass and drum backing tracks; classic blues; blues shuffle; jazz blues; and more! Features: iPod-ready video, follow-along tab book, free lifetime membership for online lesson support, authored for Zone 0 and more. Languages: English, Spanish. 1 hour

A member of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Bernie Worrell is a musical genius who has performed on over 300 records with artists such as Parliament, The Pretenders, Buddy Guy, Buckethead, Les Claypool, Gov't Mule, Albert King, Keith Richards, Dee-Lite, Jack Bruce, Talking Heads and many others. Learn how he uses clavinet, organ, piano and strings to enhance his music. Bernie teaches you his groundbreaking techniques like bass line doubling, repetitive themes with variations, syncopated upbeat stabs, octave jumps and staccato. He shows you how to build grooves, layer sounds and apply them over progressions. See how he adds color with effects like wah, phaser, flanger, fuzz and much more! the end of this program, you'll be the funkiest bass player around! Features include: iPod-ready video, free lifetime membership for online lesson support, authored for Zone 0 and more. 2 hours