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John Sebastian

In a nearly forty-year career John Sebastian has been a performer, recording artist, multi-instrumentalist and composer of numerous hit songs, including classics such as "Daydream," "Do You Believe in Magic," "Nashville Cats," "Summer in the City" and "Welcome Back." In addition to having been the leader of the Lovin’ Spoonful, a soloist at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and featured artist on countless albums and tours, John’s expert blues harp playing has accompanied Willie Dixon, Mississippi John Hurt, Fred Neil, The Doors and many others.

John's credits include Gold albums; movie work with Francis Ford Coppola and Woody Allen; Broadway with Murray Schisgal and Dustin Hoffman; music for animation by Nelvana; and children's television work for The Disney Channel. He is the author of a children's book called "J. B.'s Happy Harmonica." In recent years he has done session work, plays occasional gigs with his J-Band, and tours as a solo performer. John and the Spoonful were inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

An Easy Guide to Tuning Your Guitar

Happy Traum, John Sebastian

Secrets to Staying and Playing Perfectly in Tune

There is nothing more important to making good music than having your instrument play (and stay) perfectly in tune. An out-of-tune guitar can be a painful experience for you and your listeners alike, and tuning it up can be a frustrating and time-consuming process for new players. We feel that tuning should be learned right along with fretting, chording and ... Read More

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$14.95

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$19.95

Blues Harmonica - Six-CD Set

Paul Butterfield, John Sebastian

Two blues harmonica masters share the secrets they've learned through years of exploring their instrument, helping you to acquire the tools and techniques you'll need to become an accomplished blues player yourself. In this unique six-CD series, two pioneering blues harmonica players combine the rudiments and mechanics of playing the harp with some dynamic theories and insights into ... Read More

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$39.95

Blues Harmonica with John Sebastian

John Sebastian

Beginner - Intermediate Levels

Harmonica great John Sebastian teaches you to play great blues harp right from the beginning! He explains how to hold the instrument and make your first tones, then uses "cowboy music" to demonstrate "out" or "straight" harp style. Moving on to blues techniques, John shows you how to play your first blues scales using traditional "cross harp" technique. Before you ... Read More

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$24.95

Dreams of Woodstock Combo

Jorma Kaukonen, Happy Traum, John Sebastian

Here's a wonderful way to get hours of guitar instruction and lots of incredible songs to work on - and SAVE. Whether you were there in '69 or were not even born yet, this is the music that defined a generation and has stood the test of time. You'll learn to play guitar arrangements of songs by Bob Dylan ... Read More

DVD

$84.85

Great Guitar Lessons - Techniques and Arrangements of Master Singer Songwriters

John Sebastian, Patty Larkin, Paul Brady, Chris Smither, Livingston Taylor, David Wilcox, Geoff Muldaur

For many of our most accomplished singer/songwriters, guitars are tools for composing, arranging and performing their songs. Whether you write your own material or play and sing songs that others have written, you'll want to understand how the pros create their unique and compelling guitar accompaniments. On this DVD compilation, eight gifted artists share the secrets of their ... Read More

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$19.95

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$24.95

John Sebastian DVD + Harmonica Package Special

John Sebastian

DVD plus Key of C harmonica

One of the most popular harmonica players of our time will have beginners blowin' the blues in the first minutes of this DVD. And with this package you get the Lee Oskar (key of C) harmonica you need. Read More

DVD

$70.00

John Sebastian Teaches Blues Harmonica.

John Sebastian

with Jimmy Vivino, guitar

John Sebastian, one of the most beloved performers, songwriters and harmonica players of our time, teaches all the basics in this friendly, jam-along lesson. You’ll start by learning how to hold the instrument and play your first notes using both the “straight” scale and the blues “cross-harp” mode. Before long you’ll be getting the sounds that the pros get ... Read More

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$24.95

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$13.50 $29.95

John Sebastian Teaches Blues Harmonica Listen and Learn

John Sebastian

Special Guest: Guitarist Jimmy Vivino

Play great blues harp in one lesson! John Sebastian explains how to hold the instrument and make your first tones. He then uses cowboy music to demonstrate "out" or "straight" harp style, and shows you how to play your first blues scales using traditional "cross harp" technique. Before you know it, you'll be playing a blues in G, complete ... Read More

Book + CD

$19.95

John Sebastian Teaches Eight Lovin' Spoonful Hits

John Sebastian

(and Welcome Back)

Learn to play some of the most enduring hits in the history of rock and roll! John Sebastian guides you through nine of his classic songs, teaching the chord progressions, bass lines, strums and fingerpicking techniques that will enable you to play these good-time tunes with relative ease. With his affable good humor and impeccable musicianship, John points out the ... Read More

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$24.95

Learn to Play Autoharp

John Sebastian

Here's a step-by-step learning guide to one of our most beautiful (and easiest) traditional instruments. John Sebastian, whose Autoharp was heard by millions on his hit songs with The Lovin' Spoonful, teaches you everything you'll need to make your own music - even if you've never played an instrument before! This clear, easy-to-follow DVD lesson starts you off ... Read More

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$24.95

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$29.95

The Fingerpicking Blues of Mississippi John Hurt

John Sebastian, Happy Traum

A Spoonful of Classic Songs

No traditional musician is better loved than Mississippi John Hurt. He has influenced innumerable musicians through the years and, four decades after his death, his songs and instrumentals continue to be played throughout the world by novice guitarists and professionals alike. This lesson is filled with the songs, licks, sounds and techniques that make Mississippi John Hurt's music so ... Read More

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$24.95

You Can Play Guitar Special

John Sebastian, Happy Traum

Get three DVDs for a very special price. Happy Traum's You Can Play Guitar Two-DVD set PLUS An Easy Guide to Tuning Your Guitar. Read More

DVD

$70.00