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  • Six-String Sleuth: A Guitar Player's Guide to Figuring Out Song Chords

    by Michael Rays ...
    "Six-String Sleuth" is for guitar players who want to figure out song chords by ear. This book is not tedious--it is FUN! The fictional instructor, Benjamin Nightly, teaches music theory concepts by treating songs as crimes committed by groups of chords. Nightly teaches techniques for finding clues and then following the evidence until the crime is solved--and the song is learned! You will learn ... Read more

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  • Guitar Odyssey

    Guitar Odyssey, #1

    by Michael Rays ...
    Series Book 1 - Guitar Odyssey
    When amateur guitarist Michael Rays decided to learn one of his favorite guitar solos--from Deep Purple's "Highway Star"--he had no idea how long it would take. Months? Years?The answer ended up being two years. Michael would practice--usually 20-45 minutes on a given day--and then immediately slide over to his computer and write about what had just happened: what he had practiced, how things were ... Read more

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  • Number One with an AXE! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 10, 2000-04

    Number One with an AXE!, #10

    by Michael Rays ...
    The "Number One with an AXE!" series is a look at the guitar's role in America's #1 hit songs. ... Read more

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  • Number One with an Axe! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 11, 2005-09

    Number One with an AXE!, #11

    by Michael Rays ...
    The "Number One with an AXE!" series is a look at the guitar's role in America's #1 hit songs. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Number One with an Axe! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 14, 2020-24

    Number One with an AXE!, #14

    by Michael Rays ...
    The "Number One with an AXE!" series is a look at the guitar's role in America's #1 hit songs. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Number One with an Axe! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 12, 2010-14

    Number One with an AXE!, #12

    by Michael Rays ...
    The "Number One with an AXE!" series is a look at the guitar's role in America's #1 hit songs. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Number One with an Axe! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 9, 1995-99

    Number One with an AXE!, #9

    by Michael Rays ...
    Hip-hop and superstar woman vocalists reigned supreme in the late 90s. The guitar was still in use, but solos were few and far between. On top of that, synths became eerily good at creating guitar sounds, leading to the philosophical question: if a guitar wasn't used to create a guitar sound in a song, does that song feature a guitar? On a more basic level, there are LOTS of great and fun songs to ... Read more

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  • Number One with an Axe! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 8, 1990-94

    Number One with an AXE!, #8

    by Michael Rays ...
    Number One with an AXE! Volume 8 looks at the guitar work that peppered the #1 hits of the early 90s. The musical landscape started to shift during this era; the guitar took its lumps as synths and vocal harmonies took center stage, but our six-string friend still has a few nifty tricks up its sleeve! ... Read more

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  • Number One with an Axe! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 7, 1985-89

    Number One with an AXE!, #7

    by Michael Rays ...
    Number One with an AXE! Volume 7 takes a look at America's #1 hits of 1985-89, focusing as always on what matters most: GUITAR! The riffs, the rhythm lines, the fills, the solos--Michael Rays rates them all on a scale of 0-10, with the ideal guitar song achieving a score of 40. Come take a ride with Whitesnake, U2, Bon Jovi, Richard Marx, Madonna, Gloria Estefan and Milli Vanilli. You might be ... Read more

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  • Number One with an Axe! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 6, 1980-84

    Number One with an AXE!, #6

    by Michael Rays ...
    Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian May, David Gilmour, Prince, Neil Giraldo, Trevor Rabin, Steve Lukather: the early 80s boasted some massive guitar firepower on its #1 hits! Join Michael Rays as he rates the guitar work on each of the 82 Billboard #1 hits from 1980-84. ... Read more

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  • Number One with an Axe! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 4, 1970-74

    Number One with an AXE!, #4

    by Michael Rays ...
    What role has the guitar played in America's #1 hit songs?Guitar gadfly/pop historian Michael Rays is back with the fourth volume of his ebook series, "Number One with an AXE!" This book covers the 122 #1 hits of the years 1970-74. It's a golden era for guitars: singer-songwriters, multi-track guitars and wah-wah pedals are everywhere! For each #1 hit, Rays gives:• The title, artist, date the song ... Read more

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  • Number One with an Axe! A Look at the Guitar’s Role in America’s #1 Hits, Volume 3, 1965-69

    Number One with an AXE!, #3

    by Michael Rays ...
    What role has the guitar played in America's #1 hit songs?Guitar gadfly/pop historian Michael Rays continues to explore and answer this question in the third volume of his ebook series, "Number One with an AXE!" This book covers all 103 #1 hits of the years 1965-1969, an era when the guitar returned to #1-hit prominence after a lull in the early 60s. For each #1 hit, Rays gives:• The title, artist ... Read more

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