Tim Pierce Essentials: Andrew Synowiec, LA Session Ace

Tim Pierce Essentials: Andrew Synowiec, LA Session Ace

You may not know Andrew Synowiec by name, but chances are you’ve heard his guitar playing. Andrew is a multi-faceted musician with credits like the blockbuster film Frozen (including “Let It Go”), Michael Bublé’s #1 album To Be Loved and countless commercial and indie projects. With his collection of over 80 stringed instruments, he has recorded for artists ranging from Barbra Streisand to Rob Zombie and producers from Bob Rock to David Foster. Andrew has contributed to albums selling over 10 million copies worldwide and more than 25 Grammy-nominated recordings, including his own 2015 Grammy Award as a member of the acclaimed LA Big Band “Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band.” His latest record, Second Story is out now.
Tim Pierce Essentials
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This program is unlike any other in the world because it combines ongoing guitar training with all the inside information that only a real world professional can provide. Tim Pierce has been a recording guitarist in Los Angeles for over 30 years. His list of credits is astonishing. With over 100 hours, over 1000 videos, you’ll hit the ground running. Tim adds new lessons, jam tracks and tabs throughout the year, so your collection will continue to grow. Click the info link and subscribe NOW... Tim’s recording discography includes Crowded House, Christina Aguilera, Seal, Avril Lavigne, Tracy Chapman, Joe Cocker, Ricky Martin, Meat Loaf, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Rob Thomas, Rick Springfield, Phil Collins, Madonna, Toy Matinee, Don Henley, Santana, Rascal Flatts, Chris Isaak, Jewel, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, Dave Matthews Band, John Legend, Gavin Degraw, Mika, Carolina Liar, Goo Goo Dolls, Uncle Kracker, Josh Groban, Mylie Cyrus, Demi Lovato, David Cook, Adam Lambert, Daniel Powter, Chris Allen, Jack’s Mannequin,The Band Perry,Shinedown, Jason Mraz, Kelly Clarkson,Il Volo,Lana Del Ray, Gloriana, Colbie Caillat, and many others. He works with producers such as: Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls), Warren Huart (Augustana, The Fray), Matt Serletic (Santana, Rob Thomas), Eric Ross (Sara Bareilles), John Fields (Switchfoot, Jonas Brothers), Walter A (Mariah Carey, Marc Anthony, Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin), Bill Bottrell (Sheryl Crow, ELO, Michael Jackson, Tom Petty), Tim James (Mylie Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Sick Puppies), Ron Nevison (The Who, The Rolling Stones, Meat Loaf, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne), Michael Lloyd, Howard Benson (Gavin DeGraw, Daughtry, Chris Cornell), Patrick Leonard (Roger Waters, Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Anna Vissi, Rod Stewart, Madonna), Keith Olsen (Fleetwood Mac), Trevor Horn (Seal, Yes, Art of Noise), Dan Huff (Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban, Faith Hill), Randy Jackson (American Idol and others).
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Tim Pierce Essentials: Essential Gary Clark Jr licks
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Austin Texas guitar player, Gary Lee Clark Jr. is best known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop, and BEING an exceptional guitar player. Tim looks at some of his trademark licks and sound.
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The Edgar Winter Album
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The Edgar Winter Album

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Griff Hamlin: Playing/Counting Rhythm & Lead Together
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Griff Hamlin: First Finger Bend & Licks
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Griff Hamlin Lessons The II-V Turnaround
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In this blues guitar lesson we'll talk about one of the common-er jazz/jump style variations. It's a II-V (two-five) move over bars 9 and 10 of the 12 bar blues form...Instead of using the V and the IV chord, we use the - you guess it, II and V chord. This is a great thing to be able to hear and use when it's called for so keep your ears open and check it out!
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Griff Hamlin Lessons | Using The "Blues Half Step" In Your Soloing - The Altered Dominant Scale
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In talking about more Modern Blues Soloing, and getting away from the standard Pentatonic and Blues scales for a bit, one of the things we have to discuss is the way chords influence the sound we play... And notice that I say "sound" and not "scale..." because, to me, scale implies a single correct choice, whereas saying that we are playing a certain "sound" implies that it's a choice we are making. Which is, of course, what Modern Blues Soloing is all about - having the know-how and the freedom to make a variety of sound choices in a variety of settings. Well, in a slow blues (or any blues, really) there's a tendency to use the "blues half step" going into the IV chord (or the V, or the IV) and if you use that "half step away" chord as part of your soloing, you get a pretty cool sound.
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Griff Hamlin Lessons - Chasing Chords In The Style Of ZZ Top And SRV
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For blues and blues/rock soloing, many times we take a simple approach of just using the minor pentatonic/blues scale for the whole thing...And while that works over 12 bar blues changes, sometimes it sounds better when there is some other chord progression (especially if you've got some time on each chord) to play "chase the chord." So in this video I'll show you how I like to do that over a couple of progressions similar to ZZ Top's "Cheap Sunglasses" and "Couldn't Stand The Weather" by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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