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Guitar Master guitar software by eMedia will teach you to play guitar for real with over 100 audio and video enhanced rock guitar lessons. Guitar Master will have you playing songs, chords and riffs within minutes. No previous experience required.
Instructor Charles McCrone, a graduate of Guitar Institute of Technology, takes you through all the techniques needed to play rock, punk and metal. These include movable power chords, barre chords, effects pedals, yanks, hammer-ons, pull-offs, palm muting, distorted riffs, the blues scale, using feedback, the whammy bar and more! All these techniques are applied to playing hit songs, with an animated fretboard guiding you through fingerings as the music plays.
Guitar Master is hosted by Steve Rock (KISW "Metal Shop").
Hit songs include:
- Paranoid by Black Sabbath
- You Really Got Me by Van Halen
- Lake of Fire by Nirvana
- Tired of Waiting for You by Green Day
- All Day and All of the Night by the Kinks
- Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult
- Tomorrow by Silverchair
- All Right Now by Free
- and more!
Also includes songs in the style of Blink 182, Rage Against the Machine, AC/DC and many more!
Additional Features Include:
Animated Fretboard - Displays fingering positions as the music plays. Also shows fingering for any chord or note you double-click. Features right-handed, left-handed and mirror views.
Video Instruction - In over 50 full-motion videos, host Steve Rock demonstrates techniques. Split-screen videos provide close-ups as needed.
Audio Tracking - Highlighting of the music and lyrics as they're heard makes it easy to follow along on the bass.
Variable-speed MIDI - Slows down the audio to any tempo, while the animated fretboard shows song fingering as the music plays. Learn at the pace best suited to your skill level!
Automatic Tuner - Tune your guitar quickly and easily. A precision gauge allows you to play into your computer's microphone and immediately get feedback to see if you're too high or too low. Full audio reference notes also provided.
Chord Dictionary - Includes fingering charts and recorded sounds for over 250 chords. Easy access helps you learn songs with new chords quickly. An indispensable reference tool!
Digital Metronome - Allows you to set your own tempo and work on your picking speed, rhythm and timing. Provides both visual cue and/or audio tick. Full range of tempi, from largo to presto.
Digital Recorder - Record and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings with the instructor's version, fine tune your skills and store musical ideas.
System Requirements:
Windows®: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 16 MB of free RAM, 78 MB of free hard disk space PC soundcard, CD-ROM Guitar Software
Macintosh®: Power PC (or faster), Intel OK Mac OS X 10.1 or later 16 MB of free RAM, 78 of free hard disk space CD-ROM Guitar Software
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