Chinese Edition: Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1 : Book/CD Pack

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Country Guitar: Master Class Series by guitarist and author Al Bonhomme is an instructional electric guitar book focused on the sounds and techniques of modern and traditional country lead guitar. Created for guitarists interested in expanding their country vocabulary, it brings together picking approaches, lead concepts, scale work, and characteristic country guitar sounds with online audio.The book presents its musical material in standard notation and guitar tablature, allowing players to see both conventional notation and fretboard-specific TAB. Online demonstration tracks are included for download or streaming, providing an audio reference for the techniques and musical ideas covered on the page. The combination of printed instruction and recorded demonstrations supports focused practice while helping connect written examples with the phrasing and character of electric country guitar.Coverage ranges from pentatonic and other scales to string bending, hybrid picking, chicken pickin', flatpicking, and picking on the low strings. The material also explores steel guitar sounds, double stops, triad basics, banjo rolls, open-string cascades, and cow jazz, along with intros and endings. Together, these topics provide a broad look at the textures, articulation, and picking vocabulary associated with country lead guitar and offer useful material for developing musical expression and variety during practice and performance.This instructional volume is organized around country guitar techniques and musical concepts rather than a stated collection of individual songs. Each area contributes to a practical overview of the articulation, phrasing, and distinctive sounds associated with electric country lead playing.As part of the Musicians Institute Master Class Series, Country Guitar combines guitar instruction with TAB, standard notation, and convenient online audio.