Bohemian Rhapsody for solo guitar!
4Winner of two Accolade Awards (2005)
(Best Instruction / Best Editing)
4Nominated for the 2005 DVD Awards (Leonard Maltin)
This DVD unravels the intricacies of Edgar
Cruz’s award-winning arrangement of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Also included are We Are The Champions, Killer Queen, and Crazy Little Thing Called Love which are performed and then taught in great detail (see/hear
samples below).
If you listen
to the original Queen recordings you might wonder how on earth it
would be possible to distill the essence of these rock classics
onto a single instrument. Not only does Edgar demonstrate that it
is possible, but he shows how faithfully those familiar harmonies
and orchestrations can be translated. Each song is explained in great detail, and he
shows the techniques necessary to make the difficult passages very
playable and “guitaristic.” He also demonstrates
simplified passages that are equally rich and satisfying, but more
accessible to the intermediate guitarist.
Beyond the Queen titles, Edgar’s unique approach and insight can be applied
to literally any song you choose. Streaming musical notation and tab are featured on the alternate video track. Notation and tab is also printable from the disc. All arrangements in standard tuning.
Suitable for intermediate to advanced players.
"Excellent!" - Brian May (guitarist / founding member of Queen)
"...Edgar
Cruz is a wizard. How else can one explain how he captures the sounds
of an entire band and reduces them to a single guitar? It's that
special gift, skill, magic – whatever you'd like to call it
– that has produced such amazing solo guitar performances
as Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. If Cruz caught the attention
of the guitar playing and listening world with that masterpiece,
then that world had better brace itself..."
– John Schroeter,
Publisher, Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine-
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