Selected Guitar and Bass New Releases - September 1998
From Hal Leonard Corporation
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The following titles are selected new releases from Hal Leonard for September/October 1998 and are available from Southern Music Company. Some titles may not be available at this time. All copyrighted materials are used with permission from Hal Leonard Corporation.

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Guitar

The Billy Joel Collection for Classical Guitar
arranged by Jim Bosse
preface by Billy Joel
00699114 The Billy Joel Collection for Classical Guitar

My long-time friend, Jim Bosse, himself a gifted musician, has arranged several of my pieces for classical guitar. Jim’s arrangements are both heartfelt and artfully crafted. We hope you enjoy playing them. - Billy Joel

Easy Guitar

Best Jazz Standards Ever

Love Songs - The Book

Easy Guitar
(With notes and TAB)

Grease Is Still the Word

Easy Play Guitar

Christmas Tidings

Fingerstyle Guitar

Titanic

Includes 5 selections from the blockbuster film arranged for fingerstyle guitar: Hymn to the Sea | My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Titanic) | Never an Absolution | Rose | Southampton. 00699130 $7.95

Signature Licks

Eric Clapton - From the Album Eric Clapton Unplugged
by Wolf Marshall
00695250 Eric Clapton - From the Album Eric Clapton Unplugged

Riff by Riff^™

Slayer - Riff by Riff
Cherry Lane Music
02506329 Slayer - Riff by Riff

The most comprehensive book to date on the music of Slayer! Features over 120 rippin’ riffs from all their albums, including the classics Reign in Blood, Seasons in the Abyss and South of Heaven, as well as the recently released Diabolus in Musica. Plus photos, detailed performance notes, a history of the band, and tips on how to play as diabolically as the band! 02506329 $17.95

Strum It! Guitar

Favorite Songs with 3 Chords

Play It Like It Is

Slayer - Diabolus in Musica
Cherry Lane Music

Matching folio to the masters of metal’s latest, featuring all 11 songs, including: Bitter Peace | Stain of Mind | Perversions of Pain | and Screaming from the Sky. Plus photos and background to the album. 02501358 $21.95

Guitar Recorded Versions
(Authentic transcriptions with notes and tablature)

Greatest Rock Standards

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?

Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsys

This deluxe songbook includes six songs from their famous Fillmore East gig on New Year’s Eve, 1969: Changes | Machine Gun | Message to Love | Power to Love | We Gotta Live Together | Who Knows. Features a special 24-page section of full-color photos and the interesting story behind this recording. 00690304 $19.95

Official Mark Knopfler
Guitar Styles - Volume I

This great collection features complete note-for-note transcriptions of 8 Knopfler favorites: Expresso Love | Love over Gold | Once upon a Time in the West | Private Investigations | Romeo and Juliet | Sultans of Swing | Telegraph Road | Tunnel of Love. Also includes an in-depth interview, info on Mark’s guitars, exclusive color photos, and a guide to tab. 00690164 $19.95

Official Mark Knopfler
Guitar Styles - Volume II

Lilith Fair
A Celebration of Women in Music

This amazing matching folio showcases artists associated with this phenomenally successful tour. Includes 22 songs: Been It (The Cardigans) | Building a Mystery (Sarah McLachlan) | Eternal Flame (Susanna Hoffs) | Falling in Love (Lisa Loeb) | Going Back to Harlan (Emmylou Harris) | Ladder (Joan Osborne) | Mississippi (Paula Cole) | The One (Tracy Bonham) | Periwinkle Sky (Victoria Williams) | Scooter Boys (Indigo Girls) | Trouble (Shawn Colvin) | Wash My Hands (Meredith Brooks) | more. Includes an introduction by Lilith Fair conceiver Sarah McLachlan. 00690318 $19.95

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother’s Milk

Sister Hazel - ...Somewhere More Familiar

Alligator Records Presents West Coast Blues

A collection of 15 great songs from the best contemporary blues, swing and rockabilly bands in California! Includes songs of William Clarke (Cash Money | Chasin’ the Gator | more), Johnny Heartsman (Please Don’t Be Scared of My Love | Serpent’s Touch), Little Charlie and the Nightcats (Buzzsaw | Gerontology | Jump Start | On the Loose) | Charlie Musselwhite (River Hip Mama | more), Johnny Otis (Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee) | and The Paladins (Let’s Buzz | Untamed Melody). 00690231 $16.95

Dobro^®

Blues Dobro
by Doug Cox
Centerstream Publishing

Renowned Dobro instructor Doug Cox presents proven jamming techniques for the lap-style resophonic guitar in blues, bluegrass, rock and roll, country and jazz music styles. The CD includes examples of all music taught within the book. 00000236 Book/CD Pack $19.95

Guitar Instruction

Essential Blues Guitar
by Dave Celentano
Centerstream Publishing

This handy guide to playing blues guitars emphasizes the essentials, such as: chord changes, scales, rhythms, turn arounds, phrasing, soloing and more. Includes lots of examples, plus 10 rhythm tracks for soloing and improvising. 00000237 Book/CD Pack $19.95

Guitar Player Sessions
Licks & Lessons from the World’s Greatest Guitar Players & Teachers
edited by Andy Ellis
Miller Freeman Books

This how-to book/CD pack takes an entertaining but no-nonsense approach to innovative techniques and concepts that enhance guitar players’ skills, style, and musicality. These inspiring lessons reflect the essential mix any serious guitarist wants: technical tips and tricks that can be used at the next gig, plus big-picture concepts that imbue playing style with creativity and artistry. 80 pages, 8-3/8" x 10-7/8" 00330329 Book/CD Pack $17.95

Listen and Learn

The Guitar of Jorma Kaukonen
Detailed Analysis of 8 Classic Songs and Instrumentals

The renowned guitarist for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna teaches eight of his classic songs and instrumentals. He performs each piece, then breaks them down in detail for the benefit of learning guitarists. Jorma has an avid following, and this product will create great excitement among his many fans! Songs: Embryonic Journey | Trial by Fire | Watch the North Wind Rise | I See the Light | Been So Long | Mann’s Fate | Genesis | Water Song. INCLUDES 64-PAGE MUSIC + TAB BOOK | LEVEL 4 00695184 Book/CD Pack $19.95

Bass

Bass Recorded Versions

25 Essential Rock Bass Classics

Bass Instruction

Grooves for Electric Bass
Essential Patterns and Bass Lines for All Styles
by David Keif
Private Lessons
00695265 Grooves for Electric Bass

In this book, MI faculty instructor David Keif covers rock, pop, blues, funk, R&B, jazz, hip-hop and other bass styles. Includes four complete bass compositions, notes and tabs, and a CD with 36 tracks for demo and play-along. 00695265 Book/CD Pack $12.95

Bass Builders

Rock Bass
By Jon Liebman

Learn essential rock grooves and bass lines in the style of Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, John Paul Jones, Geddy Lee, Sting, Billy Sheehan, Flea and many other bass greats from the 1950s through the 90s. In this historical overview of bass playing, Jon covers shuffle, straight eighth, the "bounce" feel, the Motown sound, funk, hard rock, heavy metal, techno pop, alternative, grunge and much more. The CD includes 99 full-demo tracks and 131 music examples. 00695083 Book/CD Pack $17.95

"I love the way Rock Bass recounts the historical events that gave rock & roll its spirit. The educational and user-friendly bass lines in this book should inspire players at all levels and help develop the ever-growing vocabulary of licks." - Dave Ellefson, Bassist with Megadeth

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