iVideosongs Shows How to Play Southern and Swamp Rock
Titles Featured in Guitar Hero® and Rock Band®
ALPHARETTA, GA - December 24, 2008 - iVideosongs shows how to play Southern and Swamp Rock
songs featured in the Guitar Hero® and Rock Band® games: The Allman Brothers' Jessica, featuring their monster keyboard
player, Chuck Leavell, and Ramblin' Man, also by the Allman Brothers; Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama; and Credence
Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son and Up Around the Bend.
Chuck Leavell performed one of the all time great rock piano solos on 1973's Jessica. In this iVideosongs title, the long-time
keyboardist for the Allman Brothers demonstrates each section of this famous hit and provides insight into his signature
piano style. Jessica is featured in the Guitar Hero game series.
Ramblin' Man was recorded by the Allman Brothers on their
classic 1973 album Brothers and Sisters. iVideosongs shows how to play the distinctive Dickey Betts-style guitar solo with
slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bending techniques and improv-jam riffs along with the harmonized lead breaks and straightforward
rhythm guitar part. Ramblin' Man
is featured in the Rock Band game series.
Sweet Home Alabama was recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd
on their 1974 album Second Helping and is featured in the Guitar Hero series. iVideosongs shows how to play the signature
rhythm that makes this song an instantly recognizable southern rock classic. In addition to the three-chord progression
of the song, this title also shows how to play the multiple interwoven lead and solo parts.
Fortunate Son, Creedence Clearwater
Revival's song about the Vietnam War draft, is from their 1969 album, Willy and the Poor Boys. iVideosongs shows how to
play John Fogerty's signature 'swamp rock' style of guitar, along with both the rhythm guitar part and lead fills for this
classic. Fortunate Son is also featured in the Rock Band game series.
Up Around the Bend was recorded by Creedence Clearwater
Revival on their 1970 album Cosmo's Factory. iVideosongs shows how to play the 'swamp rock' sound that characterizes John
Fogerty's guitar work in much of the CCR catalog, including chord comping and lead fills. Up Around the Bend is featured in the Guitar Hero game series.
Chuck Leavell performed Jessica with the Allman Brothers and shows how to play it in the
iVideosongs title. Each of the other songs is instructed by an expert member of the iVideosongs staff.
Each of the songs is complete and accurate, and each includes embedded tablature and chord grids.
iVideosongs shows aspiring musicians everywhere how to play their favorite songs completely and accurately, with the instruction
provided by the original artists who wrote and performed them, and also from expert instructors.
iVideosongs has licensed full rights to its songs from BMG Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing,
Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music and also many secondary and tertiary publishers. This allows the
company to provide complete and accurate instructional titles, presented exactly as they were originally written and performed.
The iVideosongs titles are primarily for electric and acoustic guitarists, but titles for bass, keyboards and drums are
also included in the catalog.
iVideosongs offers three kinds of music instruction content. Tutorials designed to improve basic to advanced skills are
available free of charge. Complete and accurate songs, instructed by professional music teachers cost $4.99. Complete and
accurate songs, taught by the original artists who wrote, performed and/or produced them, cost $9.99.
iVideosongs customers can choose a skill level and genre, and then download the high-def titles to their personal computer,
iPod or other device. Each song title is presented in chapter format, so aspiring musicians learn the introduction, verse,
chorus, bridge, outro and other elements in bite-size pieces and at their own pace. Each title also includes a master performance
so customers can compare their progress against the song, and tablature notation to aid in learning. Titles featuring artists
also include an interview segment, where they reveal the inspiration and influences that went into the creation of the song.
iVideosongs launched the beta of its service this past January 29, 2008.
About iVideosongs
iVideosongs is the pioneering music instruction service that enables aspiring musicians of all skills levels to learn how
to accurately play complete songs from the original artists who wrote and performed them, and also from legendary side-men
and a staff of exceptional instructors. iVideosongs' on-demand, high-def video titles live on customers' computers, iPods
and other devices, and are accessible to them whenever and wherever they like. Visit www.ivideosongs.com to start learning
today.
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For more information contact: Tim Huffman at (571) 730-5644 or tim.huffman@ivideosongs.com