Alfred Introduces New Titles Including The Janis Ian Guitar Songbook

The Janis Ian Guitar Songbook

Alfred is pleased to expand The Guitar Songbook series to include The Janis Ian Guitar Songbook.

Internationally known singer/songwriter and guitarist Janis Ian has been writing and recording music since the 1960s. As a teenager, she released her first hit single, the controversial "Society's Child." Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Janis Ian had several hit songs, both in the U.S. and abroad, including the Grammy® Award-winning "At Seventeen."

A respected songwriter, her songs have been covered by Joan Baez, Mel Torme, Cher, and many others. After a nine year hiatus between 1983 and 1992, Janis Ian returned, releasing Breaking Silence. Her most recent record, Folk Is The New Black, was released in 2006, which she supported with a worldwide tour.

The Janis Ian Guitar Songbook features 14 of Janis Ian's biggest hits. In addition to the lyrics and chord arrangements, this book provides critical guitar parts, accurately notated, for all the songs included.

Titles: At Seventeen * Fly Too High * From Me To You * I Hear You Sing Again * In The Winter * Jesse * Joy * Love Is Blind * Ride Me Like A Wave * Society's Child * Stars * Tattoo * The Last Train * The Other Side Of The Sun.

Alfred Releases Three New Green Day Titles as Part of the Ultimate Play-Along Series

Alfred is pleased to release three new Green Day titles as part of the Ultimate Play-Along series.

Alfred's Ultimate Play-Along series gives musicians the opportunity to play along with some of the finest musicians in the world! These book & CD packages provide written transcriptions of the parts you're learning, performance notes, and recordings of the songs that allow you to play along with a pre-recorded band (with and without the part you're learning).

Ultimate Play-Along Bass: Green Day (Authentic Bass TAB)

Learn the bass parts for 8 classic Green Day songs! Title are: American Idiot * Basket Case * Boulevard of Broken Dreams * Brain Stew * Longview * Minority * Wake Me Up When September Ends * When I Come Around.

Ultimate Play-Along Guitar: Green Day (Authentic Guitar TAB) Authentic Guitar TAB for 9 Green Day songs! Title are: American Idiot * Basket Case * Boulevard of Broken Dreams * Brain Stew * Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) * Longview * Minority * Wake Me Up When September Ends * When I Come Around.

Ultimate Play-Along Drums: Green Day

Learn how to play drums for 8 Green Day songs! Titles are: American Idiot * Basket Case * Boulevard of Broken Dreams * Brain Stew * Longview * Minority * Wake Me Up When September Ends * When I Come Around.

MAX TAB Guitar Complete

Alfred's MAX™ Book & DVD sets bring you MAX instruction at a screaming deal of a price, so now anyone can simply see it, hear it, and play it. It's the next best thing to having your own private teacher. Lessons are well-paced and easy to follow, don't skip anything you need to know, and reinforce everything essential. You listen to the music you're learning to play and watch a professional show how it's done, then get time to stretch out and put it all together.

Combining the best-selling MAX TAB Guitar 1 with the new MAX TAB Guitar 2, this package takes you from beginner to intermediate player in no time! Begin with basics like holding the guitar, reading guitar TAB, and playing chords, and advance to lessons like key signatures and chord theory.

The DVD provides every example in the book performed by a live guitarist, making it easy to follow along. This is a great way to learn how to play guitar and read music.