Modern Country Guitar Jam Session (Country Guitar Playalong Series)

LEARN HOW TO THINK LIKE THE NASHVILLE SESSION MASTERS!\nHow do Modern Country Superstars like Chris Brad Paisley, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban create their huge melodic hits? How do studio session guitar masters like Tom Bukovac and Brent Mason always seem to find the right part for the song? If you are struggling to find rhythm parts, solos or fills this book will help. The secret is in learning how to layer guitar parts. Learn how today's Modern Country guitarists build a track from the ground up by layering multiple electric and acoustic parts to create solid, hook laden foundations.\nIn ‘Modern Country Guitar Jam Session’ award-winning guitarist and studio musician Stuart Ryan breaks it all down for you. You’ll start by learning how essential traditional Country Guitar techniques like chicken pickin’, hybrid pickin’ and open string licks work. You’ll then work through six authentic modern sounding tracks featuring multiple layered acoustic and electric guitars. You’ll discover how rhythm parts lock together and learn the importance of restraint with the short ‘Big Solo’. Learn the language of Modern Country guitar and expand your technique knowledge with rich open string chords, fingerpicked parts, big dirty rhythm chords, the all-important melodic hook and much more. When you have learned the written parts you’ll play along with six authentic sounding backing tracks and multiple ‘minus guitar’ tracks so you can create your own parts.\nWHAT’S INCLUDED Essential Technique exercises to get you started in the Modern Country genre or develop what you already know. Detailed performance notes for each track. Use the breakdowns to expand your own knowledge, understand what’s going on and develop your own approach to writing Modern Country parts. Six full length tracks containing authentic sounding Modern Country Guitar rhythm parts for acoustic and electric guitars, strumming, fingerpicking, hooks, fills & solos. Discover the styles and approaches of Modern Country heroes Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Kacey Musgraves, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban & more. Learn to play on all styles of Modern Country from classic rock inspired tracks to acoustic ballads. Master Gig Ready licks, fills and solos that you can use next time you are onstage or in a studio recording session. Professionally recorded MP3 backing tracks so you can work on all the parts – full tracks, tracks with just one guitar removed and full ‘minus guitar’ tracks so you can create and record your own parts. Modern Country Guitar Jam Session is designed for intermediate level players with 2+ years playing experience on acoustic and electric guitars.\nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nAward-winning guitarist/author Stuart Ryan is a busy working pro. He has written and recorded guitar parts for Amazon Prime movie scores and has topped the Amazon book charts with ‘The Soul Rhythm Guitar Book’, ‘The Americana Guitar Book’ and ‘The Legends of Acoustic Guitar.’ His professional career began in 2004 when he was awarded Guitarist Magazine's 'Acoustic Guitarist of The Year' and since 2005 he has written monthly lesson columns for Guitar Techniques, Guitarist and Total Guitar magazines solving problems for guitarists of all styles and genres. Today, guitar students across the world study his original pieces in the Rockschool and London College of Music guitar exam syllabuses. His original music is published through BMG international and is regularly used on TV and radio shows across the globe. Stuart is the brand ambassador for Vox Amplification and Takamine Guitars. Find out more at www.stuartryanmusic.com and get in touch via stuart@stuartryanmusic.com