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This high-quality music writing pad has clearly engraved, evenly spaced staff lines for easy writing. Affordably priced for students and professionals.

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The Alfred Jazz EASY Play-Along series goes beyond the other play-alongs. There is also a matching book for rhythm section featuring piano, bass and drum parts. Nine great tunes=great jazz!

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Now includes both standard and TAB notation! The guitar solos on the Volume 29: Play Duets With Jimmy Raney play-along CD are so fantastic and inspiring that we put them in book form. These quintessential bebop jazz guitar lines are fun and challenging to play. If you learn just a little of Jimmy’s style and technique, you’ll be a much better guitarist for it. This is the perfect companion for the Volume 29: Play Duets with Jimmy Raney play-along.

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Simply Gershwin is a collection of the most famous compositions by George and Ira Gershwin. Phrase markings, articulations, fingering and dynamics have been included to aid with interpretation, and a large print size makes the notation easy to read. Titles: Bidin’ My Time * But Not for Me * Embraceable You * A Foggy Day * I Got Rhythm * I’ve Got a Crush on You * Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off * Love Is Here to Stay * Lullaby (for String Quartet) * The Man I Love * Nice Work If You Can Get It * Prelude II (Blue Lullaby) (1927) * Rhapsody in Blue * Somebody Loves Me * Someone to Watch over Me * Strike Up the Band! * Summertime * ‘S Wonderful * They Can’t Take That Away from Me * Three-Quarter Blues.

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John Carruthers, legendary guitar builder and repair guru to the stars, has teamed up with Alfred to produce this ultimate beginner’s guide to guitar repair and maintenance. Comprehensive, step-by-step instructions and close-up shots clarify how to set the action for ultimate playability, adjust for bulletproof intonation, and keep any guitar in top condition for a lifetime. Also includes steps on setting up and adjusting Floyd Rose tremolo systems, soldering and maintaining electronics, the proper way to remove and install strings on both standard guitars and Floyd Rose systems, and exact specs for the action, nut action, and truss rod adjustments of electric guitars, acoustics, and 4- and 5-string basses. 80 pages.

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