eMedia Guitar Songs features 21 famous songs. Taking full advantage of sound, image, and software, eMedia creates the easiest way to learn how to play great songs. You have the option to learn using either guitar tablature or standard music notation. In addition, the music tracking feature highlights tablature or notation in real-time as the music plays, making it easy to follow along. Sections of music can be highlighted, looped and even slowed down with variable-speed MIDI tracks.

• "Behind Blue Eyes" - made famous by The Who
• "Baby, I Love Your Way" - made famous by Peter Frampton
  Played and sung by Peter Frampton!
• "Oye Como Va" - made famous by Santana
• "I’m the Only One" - Melissa Etheridge
• "Magic Man" - Heart
  All-new recording by Roger Fisher, former guitarist of Heart!
• "That'll Be the Day" - Buddy Holly
• "Truckin'" - Grateful Dead

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• "Before You Accuse Me" - made famous by Eric Clapton
• "The Sky is Cryin'" - made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "(Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding
• "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce
• "Take Me to the River" - made famous by Talking Heads

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• "On the Road Again" - Willie Nelson
• "Blue Moon of Kentucky" - made famous by Elvis Presley
• "Georgia on My Mind" - made famous by Ray Charles
• "I Can't Make You Love Me" - made famous by Bonnie Raitt

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• "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" - Mozart
• "Lullaby" - Brahms
• "Minuet" - Bach

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• "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"
  - made famous by Sarah Vaughan
• "Swanee River" - made famous by Al Jolson

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Animated Fretboard

Watch the fretboard come alive with real-time display of notes, including bends, vibrato and slides! Includes both right- and left-handed views from both the perspective of looking down at your guitar and across at an instructor's guitar.

Guitar Tablature:

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Standard Music Notation:

Tablature and Standard Notation

We've chosen 21 songs by legendary artists for Guitar Songs Volume 1. This is the easiest way to learn how to play classic songs. You have the option to learn using either guitar tablature or standard music notation. In addition, the music tracking feature highlights tablature or notation in real-time as the music plays, making it easy to follow along. Sections of music can be highlighted, looped and even slowed down with variable-speed MIDI tracks.

MIDI Tracks

Variable-speed MIDI tracks for each song allow you to slow down the music and learn at whatever pace you like.

Real Instrument Multi-Tracking

You've got the option to zero in on the guitar-only tracks or turn off the guitar track and play along with the rest of the band. Bass-only, no-bass and rhythm-only tracks are also included. Of course, you’ll also want to hear the full audio track in all its glory, complete with guitar, rhythm and vocals. Professional studio recordings and authentic instrumentation mean that you’ll hear what sounds like the real thing.

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Jukebox Navigation

Preview and choose songs easily through the animated jukebox. This makes it easy to navigate, with the option to select songs by genre. There's no need to plug in quarters either!

Artist Biographies and Photos

Gain insights into the lives of the legends.

Playing Tips:

Instructional material presents the chords and tips needed to master the song. Tips for playing the bass part are also included.

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Automatic Tuner

Visually tune your electric or acoustic guitar by playing into a computer microphone. Includes custom tunings for specific songs when needed. Also provides audio reference notes for each string.

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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 prestissimo.

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.

Buy it now! - only $29.95

eMedia Guitar Songs Volume 1 interactive/walkthrough demo thoroughly explores all the features of this breakthrough new CD-ROM. Along with the narrated slideshow, you can break into the demo and try out separate song lessons. Enjoy!

Regardless of platform, you will need Apple's QuickTime™ player to run the Guitar Songs Volume 1 demo, if it is not already installed on your system.

Download the Windows version (7.5 MB)

To download the Windows Guitar Method Volume 1 demo, click on the link above and follow the instructions given. After downloading, run "GS1Demo.exe", and follow the instructions of the Setup program.

Download the Macintosh (OS 9) version (8.0 MB)

To download the Macintosh OS 9 Guitar Songs Volume 1 demo, click on the link above and save it to your hard disk, then expand the self-extracting "GS1Demo.sit" archive by double-clicking on it.

Mac OS X Users: Download the Guitar Songs demo movie (11.5 MB)

Guitar Songs software is fully compatible with Mac OS X. For demonstration purposes, however, we ask that you download the above movie until we are able to create an OS X-compatible demonstration program.