Ernie Hawkins - The Music of Louis Armstrong  - DVD
Rev. Gary Davis's style is made to order to play Louis Armstong tunes on guitar. As Ernie learned most of what he knows and does on the guitar from Rev. Gary Davis, this is how he sees it and how he has approached arranging the tunes on this DVD lesson. Once you find the right key on the guitar these early jazz masterpieces seem to fall right into place. Putting CornetChop Suey into the key of C, for instance, enables you to play the patented ‘Gary Davis Slow Drag G form C run' throughout as the statement of the initial melody. This lesson is over 2 hours and forty minutes. The arrangements are for the intermediate to advanced players. They are multi-section compositions with lots of fingerpicking challenges. But all your hard work will be very worthwhile as these tunes are some of the greatest in the early jazz repertoire. Ernie teaches phrase by phrase and then uses the split-screen so you can carefully study what each hand is doing. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD.
Tunes include: "Potato Head Blues, Basin Street Blues, Cornet Chop Suey, Weather Bird and What A Wonderful World."
(163 min) Printable PDF File...........................................................Price - $29.95


 

Ernie Hawkins - Blues & Ragtime Guitar - DVD
In this DVD Ernie talks about his musical influences and performs a wide range of blues, ragtime and gospel tunes. Titles include: "What You Gonna Do, Railroad Blues, Chump Man Blues, Rev. Davis Medley, Police Dog Blues, Slow Drag, Fast Fox Trot, Twelve Sticks, Florida Blues, Penitentary Blues, Potato Head Blues, Hawkins Rag, If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down That Road, Call Up China, Lightnin's Hideaway, Elm Street Blues, Masanga, Riding On a Moonbeam, Blue Belle".
(97 min)........................................................................................Price - $24.95

Ernie Hawkins - The CAGED Guitar System Made Easy - Vol 1 - DVD
If you think of the guitar fingerboard as unknown and remote territory, full of mystery and confusion - then we have the road map and compass you need! The C-A-G-E-D System provides you with a complete under-standing of the entire neck of the guitar so you can find your way around without ever getting lost again!  Guitarist Ernie Hawkins calls it "The Magic Key" and on this DVD he lays out a clear and easy method for finding any chord, note or lick - in any key- anywhere on the fingerboard! He shows you how five basic chord shapes, moved up and down, can reveal all the scales, intervals and voicings you'll need to play any kind of music. Ernie patiently and thoroughly provides drills, exercises, practice tips and the basic theory necessary to help you understand the principles behind this important system. His amazing lesson teaches the fundaments of how the guitar works in a clear, step-by-step way that will open your eyes, give you security and confidence, and forever change your guitar playing life!
(85 min) Tab and chord charts included.........................................Price - $29.95


Ernie Hawkins - The CAGED Guitar System Made Easy - Vol 2 - DVD
Ernie continues his detailed exploration of the C-A-G-E-D guitar system, using his long experience in country blues fingerpicking as the springboard for this lesson. You'll start by learning to play the standard 12-bar blues chord progression in every position and in every key, the heart of the C-A-G-E-D concept. As in his previous DVD, Ernie patiently and thoroughly provides drills, exercises, practice tips and the basic theory necessary to help you understand the principles behind this important system. You'll see how licks can be transposed from one key to another, how to link chords with harmonized passing tones, how major and minor arpeggios help you find notes everywhere on the neck, and how all the notes, intervals and chords work together to form a complete musical picture. Whether you're playing blues, folk, jazz or rock, this "magic key" to the fingerboard will give you the security and confidence to branch out into any musical genre that interests you!
(85 min). Tab and chords charts included.......................................Price - $29.95


Ernie Hawkins - The CAGED Guitar System Made Easy - Vol 3 - DVD  
In this third lesson, Ernie helps you explore blues melodies as they move up into the highest reaches of the fingerboard. He shows you the chord shapes, notes and licks in every position, and passes along valuable ideas that will bring the guitar into clear focus for every style you play. Building on the 12-bar progressions you already know, Ernie adds passing formations to link one chord to another in a variety of keys and creates a beautiful blues guitar solo. Ernie then works through the famous Blind Blake song "West Coast Blues" creating a great fingerpicking arrangement, which will bring you to another level in your understanding of chord structures!
(60 min). Tab and chord charts included.........................................Price - $29.95

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Ernie Hawkins - Teaches Fingerpicking Arrangements Piedmont Style - DVD
Guitar ace Ernie Hawkins has made superb arrangements of 4 classic pop songs that are perfect for the alternate-thumb fingerpicking method known as Piedmont Style. Ernie teaches each of these songs note-for-note, measure-by-measure and shows the chord shapes, bass and melody lines, licks and rhythms that bring each one to life! By picking these with the traditional steady bass and syncopated melody technique, you'll develop a style that will be great for solo performances or jamming with other players. Ernie builds on the techniques he developed on his successful C-A-G-E-D System DVD lessons, and these exciting arrangements will add immeasurably to your skill and repertoire! Tunes include: "When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob Bobbin' Along" -Harry Woods, "The Charleston" -James Johnson, "Rockin' Chair" -Hoagy Carmichael, and "The Glory of Love" -William Hill.
(75 min). Booklet included.............................................................Price - $29.95
 

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