Steely Dan - Guitar Signature Licks (CD/Pkg)($22.99Value)

Description

Steely Dan - Guitar Signature Licks is a guitar songbook and sheet music collection devoted to the distinctive styles and techniques heard throughout the music of American jazz-rock band Steely Dan. Created for guitarists interested in studying the band’s guitar vocabulary, it explores the work of Walter Becker and the other guitarists who helped shape Steely Dan’s unmistakable sound through focused examinations of signature riffs and licks. The book also includes an informative introduction and band biography, adding musical context to the material. Part of the Signature Licks Guitar series, this edition presents guitar tablature for 13 Steely Dan songs and includes accompanying audio on CD. The step-by-step breakdown format gives players a focused way to examine characteristic guitar parts, phrasing, riffs, licks, and stylistic details drawn from recordings spanning some of the band’s best-known material. The combination of printed TAB and audio makes the collection useful for close study, repeated practice, and listening alongside the written examples. Working through these songs offers an opportunity to explore the musical details behind Steely Dan’s blend of rock and jazz influences while developing a deeper understanding of the guitar vocabulary associated with the band. Rather than presenting a general collection of songs alone, the Signature Licks approach places attention on recognizable guitar ideas and techniques, making the book especially relevant to Steely Dan listeners, guitarists studying the band’s sound, and musicians interested in jazz-rock guitar. Song List Black Friday * Bodhisattva * Don't Take Me Alive * FM * Gaucho * Hey Nineteen * Josie * Kid Charlemagne * My Old School * Peg * Pretzel Logic * Reeling in the Years * Time Out of Mind With 13 songs, guitar TAB, audio, and band background, this collection supports focused study and practice of Steely Dan’s guitar work. Book/CD Pack Pages: 88 Instrumentation: Guitar