Instrumental Studies for Band-in-a-Box®
What are Instrumental Studies?
Band-in-a-Box® Instrumental Studies are performances that can help you learn to play background or solo guitar (or piano or saxophone) in many different styles. They focus on common chord progressions, great playing, great notation, tab, on-screen guitar or piano, and printout. Load and play, slow them down, and learn as you imitate the guitar or piano part that you see on the on-screen guitar or big piano.
Instrumental Studies Set 20 is included in the 2024 Free Bonus PAK.
Instrumental Studies Set 21 is included in the 2024 49-PAK.
Instrumental Studies Sets 1-19 are included in the Band-in-a-Box® UltraPAK+ and Audiophile Edition.
Instrumental Studies Set 21: '80s Hard Rock Soloing (10)
With this amazing sounding '80s Hard Rock Instrumental Studies 21, you too can play like the shredding greats. There are multiple songs which include a solo and rhythm part with hyper accurate transcriptions. View the tablature in the Notation window or follow along in the Guitar window.
Included in the Band-in-a-Box® 2024 49-PAK!
Instrumental Studies Set 20: New Orleans Piano
Now you can learn some real New Orleans style piano with Instrumental Studies 20! There are four different styles of piano that take you from the Swamp all the way to the Swinging dance halls where you can Rumba and cap your night off with some tasty Gumbo styles!
Included in the Band-in-a-Box® 2024 49-PAK!
Instrumental Studies Set 19: Modern Country Soloing
Learn some modern country electric guitar soloing with Instrumental Studies Set 19! We've included two studies each of country waltz soloing, modern country ballad soloing, and swinging country rock soloing!
Instrumental Studies Set 18: Rockin' Blues Soloing
Instrumental Studies Set 18 includes 6 electric guitar solo studies to learn from, including two straight Texas blues, two jump blues, and two Texas blues shuffle!
Instrumental Studies Set 17: Classic Country Guitar Soloing
Instrumental Studies Set 17 is the perfect way to hone your country guitar chops! Learn with a master, and play along while viewing accurate notation and TAB, complete with bends, pull-offs, hammer-ons and more! And You can also view the notes in the on-screen guitar fretboard. There are three different grooves, a slow country waltz, a groovin' shuffle, and a slow swing ballad, each one has two different studies in two different keys.
Instrumental Studies 16: Fusion Guitar Soloing
Instrumental Studies Set 16 gives you 6 smooth fusion guitar workouts! With these studies you can listen and play along with a master jazz soloist, viewing the notes in notation and TAB, with all the bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs and more, notated precisely, and you can also view the notes in the on-screen guitar fretboard. There are three different grooves, with two studies in each.
Instrumental Studies 15: Minor Jazz Blues Guitar Soloing
Along with "rhythm changes" and "jazz blues", Minor Jazz Blues is one of the most common progressions in jazz, and is one that most teachers will agree is very important to master for a jazz student. With Instrumental Studies 15, you can study guitar solos by master guitarist Oliver Gannon, playing minor blues progressions in 5 common keys: Am, Cm, Dm, Em and Gm. With well articulated and dynamic phrases, each different key is a unique performance. Each track has high quality notation and tablature showing all of the slides, hammer on and pull offs and other techniques needed to learn this style of music. As each phrase flows fluently from one chord to the next, adjust the tempo up or down to suit your playing ability and learn at your own speed. Learning minor jazz blues guitar soloing has never been easier and it has never sounded this good!
Instrumental Studies 14: Country Rock Blues Shuffle Soloing
With a prolific stock of howling guitar riffs, Instruments Studies 15 provides a chance to hear, see and learn an amazing collection of Blues Shuffle Soloing. The heavy guitar tone, which is saturated with gain, generates the power that is captured in each song in this set. There are 5 songs in this set in the keys of A, C, D, E and G and each has its own unique performance. The solos have been analyzed and transcribed so you get all of the style and nuances visible in notation or in tablature. You can also follow along with the playing on the guitar fretboard in the guitar window. The slides, bends, hammer on and pull offs and other techniques available in this Instrumental Studies are available for you now!
Instrumental Studies 13: Jazz Blues Guitar Soloing
For any jazz musician, being able to play the blues is an essential skill. This Instrumental Studies set features Jazz Blues soloing in the keys of Bb, C, Eb, F & G. There are 5 multi-chorus guitar solos, with notation and tab allowing you to follow along. You can slow these down to really get them down, loop bars to learn specific loops, and gradually speed them up as you improve!
Instrumental Studies 12: Rhythm Changes Jazz Guitar Soloing
For anyone learning to play jazz, “rhythm changes” is the most essential progression to get under your fingers. This set features Jazz soloing in the keys of Bb, C, Eb, F & Ab with multi-chorus guitar solos. Since Bb is the most common key for rhythm changes, that key has the most number of choruses. Slow them down, loop bars to learn specific loops, and gradually speed them up as you improve! And, you can view these licks in notation, TAB, and on the on-screen guitar fretboard, so there are lots of ways to learn!
Instrumental Studies 11: Workin' Country Guitar Licks
This set features 50 individual files, each examining a different lick, repeating it over a variety of chord changes, so the student can practice along with the licks looping, and they’ll also get a sense of the various ways these loops could be used in a real musical situation. And, you can slow them down to learn, and speed them up as you get better at them! And, you can view these licks in notation, TAB, and on the on-screen guitar fretboard, so there are lots of ways to learn!
Instrumental Studies 10: Train-Beat Country Guitar Licks
Get ready for more amazing Country Train Beat licks with Instrumental Studies 10! This set features 50 licks that are presented in a way that is great for learning! The idea is that each of these 50 licks is presented in a separate Band-in-a-Box file, with the same lick repeated over a variety of chord changes. This gives you great insight into different ways these licks can be used. You can slow them down to learn, and speed them up as you get better at them! And, you can view these licks in notation, TAB, and on the on-screen guitar fretboard, so there are lots of ways to learn!
Instrumental Studies 9: Western Swing Country Guitar Licks
This new set of Instrumental Studies features 50 licks, each looping multiple times for you to play along and learn with! Not only do you get the chance to learn these licks from a master, you'll get to see how they would work over a variety of chord changes, as each time it loops, the backing tracks play variations on the progression. And, you can view these licks in notation, TAB, and on the on-screen guitar fretboard, so there are lots of ways to learn! You can slow them down to learn them, and gradually bring the tempo up until you've got them down!
Instrumental Studies 8: Brent Mason 12-key Train-Beat Guitar Licks
Get ready for some amazing Country Train-Beat licks with Instrumental Studies 8! This set features 120 licks (10 in each key) presented in a way that's great for learning! The idea is that each of these 120 licks is presented in a separate Band-in-a-Box® file, with the same lick repeated over a variety of chord changes. This gives you great insight into different ways these licks can be used. And, you can slow them down to learn, and speed them up as you get better at them!
Instrumental Studies 7: Brent Mason 12-key CountryPop Guitar Licks
Instrumental Studies 7 features specially curated licks and riffs performed by legendary Nashville guitarist Brent Mason, with amazing country pop lick that work great over many different genres and many different progressions. These licks are presented in a way that makes it great for learning, with these short riffs looping, making them perfect for practice. And, the chord progressions behind the lick changes with each loop, giving you great insight into DIFFERENT ways these licks can be used.
Instrumental Studies 6: Hot Jazz-Rock Electric Guitar Licks
This new set of Instrumental Studies features the talented guitarist Jon Herrington, with short (1-4 bar) jazz-rock licks, played in a loop, allowing you to play along and learn! Not only do you get the chance to learn these hot licks from a master, you also get to see how they would work over a variety of chord changes. This is because after the lick starts looping, the chords change to cool different substitutions. The notation features high quality (Hi-Q) transcriptions, which show you bends, slides, pull-offs & hammer-ons, so it's easy to learn everything Jon is playing!
Instrumental Studies 5: 12-key Electric Guitar
A set of instrumental studies that features not one but two styles of country electric guitar soloing: country pop and train-beat country! Both include instrumental studies in all twelve keys. This gives you a total of 24 new instrumental studies
Instrumental Studies 4: Electric Guitar
We introduced the idea of “Instrumental Studies” with guitar, and last year we added additional Instrumental Studies with piano, bass, guitar, and sax. This year we added new Instrumental Studies with electric guitar!
Instrumental Studies 3: Bass, Guitar, Piano, & Sax 2
We introduced the idea of “Instrumental Studies” with guitar studies, and this year we’ve expanded the concept to include piano, bass, guitar, and sax. There are 22 studies that you can explore and learn on these instruments in a variety of genres.
Instrumental Studies 2: Bass, Guitar, Piano, & Sax
We introduced the idea of “Instrumental Studies” with guitar studies, and this year we’ve expanded the concept to include piano bass and sax. There are 19 studies that you can explore and learn on these instruments, in a variety of genres.
Instrumental Studies 1: Guitar Studies
There are over 20 great guitar performances that can help you learn to play background or solo guitar in many different styles. They focus on common chord progressions, great playing, and great notation, tab, on-screen guitar and printout. Load and play, slow them down, loop, play and learn as you imitate the guitar part that you see on the on-screen guitar.
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