Tere a) CCI sare AGEN { VOL 4 By Johnny Hiland Em COIR OS CeO RCH om Johnny teaches his stellar POMOC Arm Crue ny in a 1-4-5 pattern across the LCS kaa MEE ier ee Bech Re lean emt)i CHICKIN’ PICKIN’ VOL 4 By Johnny Hiland Recorded lessons from one of America’s leading guitarists. Johnny teaches his stellar hi-low, low-hi soloing techniques in a 1-4-5 pattern across the keys of A, D & E. CD CONTENTS 00) [os3) [5061 oz) ox (0) (osu) lao Tune don by fbn Tuning Packinin AFas nin A~Slow 1234567890 (©2004 HARMONY HOLLOW PRODUCTIONS, ING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. USED BY PERMISSION. IVE SALES AGENT MEL BAY PUBLICATIC PACIFIC. MO 69068, 8708 reproduced in whle on par or stored in a etioval ston or ransmiten any fom i mechani, photcopy, ecorsng, oF twitter permission of the pusher or by any means, Visit us on the Web at www.melbay.com — E-mail us at email@melbay.comIntroduction Johnny Hiland is one of the brightest up-and-coming stars in the Chicken Pickin’ world of country guitar. The Johnny Hiland series of books will teach you Johnny's amazing virtuoso style of guitar playing. Johnny teaches every note step by step on the accompanying instructional CD, while the book shows his lessons in standard notation and tablature. Enjoy and have fun!Table of Contents Bend Legend... Chickin’ Pickin’ Part 1 Key of A ... Chickin’ Pickin’ Part 1 Key of D Chickin’ Pickin’ Part 1 Key of E.... Johnny Hiland Bio ... Johnny’s Live and Studio Gear...Bend Legend Half-Step Bend: Strike the string and then bend it up 1/2 step. Whole-Step Bend: Strike the string and then bend it up one whole (full) step. Bend and Release: Pick first note and bend up the indicated interval, then without picking release to indicated pitch. Pre-Bend and Release: Pre-Bend the first note to the indicated interval then strike the string and release the bend to the note shown. (Pre-bends have a straight arrow to show this type of bend.)CB rack 50) CH rk 5 ion LH. Fngering Chickin’ Pickin’ Part 1 Key of A 7, 7. 7 1071077 757 (© 2004 HARMONY HOLLOW PRODUCTIONS, INC, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, USED BY PERMISSION, 5 Johnny HilandBa races LH Fingering: 2 7 2 3 rigaadee ‘Seiemammene: a PHBE Tack 9 4, Chord progression for Key of A AChickin’ Pickin’ Part 1 GBB rack 10 Key of D ne Johnny Hiland Track 11 W LH. Fingering: 12 Bend behind the nut er) ° fu 781 40 es (© 2004 HARMONY HOLLOW PRODUCTIONS, INC, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, USED BY PERMISSION, 8oe Ce rook ° . Bend bend te nut ° o ful7—3—9-10-1 Chord progression for Key of D DChickin’ Pickin’ Part 1 CBE rack 160) Key of E Che Pa Johnny Hiland za za aA za LL. Fingering 19-19 19-19-19- 1a — 2 (© 2004 HARMONY HOLLOW PRODUCTIONS, INC., ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, USED BY PERMISSION. ulCBE ck 1s CBE x 9 . aw PHBE Track 20 10-10-1011 0-7 —Chord Progression for key of E EJohnny Hiland Bio Originally from Woodland, Maine, Johnny Hiland, age 27, is one of the most critically acclaimed young artists tostirlegendary Lower Broadway in Nashville, the nation’s music city. Blending his unique hybrid style of blazing chicken pickin’ with influences set in country, rock and blues styles of the guitar heroes of his generation and those ‘who came before, Hiland has established a major industry buzz. Johnny is currently completing his first solo album clearly identifying him as a major force in style and innovation. As an incredible live performer, session player, solo recording artistSongwriter, and master class instructor, Hiland has begun to leave his unmistakable ‘mark on the sound of guitar. From Hiland’s rehearsal and recording home at Pro Bono studios in downtown Nashville, a succession of recording and session dates with some of Nashville finest have begun to garner attention among top musicians worldwide. Appearing most recently as a session guitarist with Hank Williams Il, Rebecca Lynn Howard, and ‘Vassar Clements, Hiland’s masterful, use of tone and dynamics can also be found on such diverse projects as the Nashville Predators hockey team theme song, “Stick it to Em Boys” (Warner Bros), the new Hiland audio instruc- tional series, the Hiland instructional video series (recently released by Hot Licks Productions) and two Danny Gatton tracks recorded for the Line 6 website lesson program Additionally, work has begun on a Hiland country/ gospel album and on the sound track for an animated television series with legendary manager, Bob Doyle (Garth Brooks). ‘Much to his credit, within his first few years in Nashville Hiland has performed as a solo artist twice on the famed Grand Ole” Opry and twice as a solo artist at the Ryman Auditorium, Steve Buchanan, president of the Grand Ole’ Opry said, “T have witnessed Johnny’s crowd pleasing talents on two occasions now. Bach time Johnny showcased his stellar guitar abilities, much to the delight of our audiences.” Other notable performances include CMT’s “Most Wanted Live”, TNN’s “Music City Tonight” and onstage performances with renowned funk master, George Clinton and P-Funk, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reed, Nashville ace guitarist Brent Mason and leg- cendary singer/songwriter Steve Cropper. Additionally Hiland has interviewed and performed live on “Mainstream Drive” a national public radio show in Nashville and “Radio West” a national public radio show in Utah. As an ‘educator, Hiland has taught master guitar classes and performed at top music education programs across the coun- try to include GIT, AIM, and North Texas University among others. Johnny's accomplishments have earned widespread recognition from industry leaders including a host of gui- tar and related gear manufacturers, producers, performers, and media publications. Johnny is fully endorsed by Fender Musical Instruments. Fenders master builder, Jim DeCola, recently built Johnny's custom shop telecaster bearing the Johnny Hiland name. Hiland also endorses Celestion Speakers, Visual Sound Pedals, Digitech effects, Levy’s Leathers, Pedal Pad and Ameritage cases. Johnny’s solo recording and session work have brought praise from Grammy winning producer/engineer Bil VornDick and from legendary producer and session guitarist Louie Shelton. Johnny wrote and performed an original instrumental for Shelton’s “Nashville Guitars” project). Guitar hero Steve Vai was quoted in a recent issue of Guitar Player saying, “I have never heard anyone in his genre of music play with such precession and virtuos- ity.” Johnny Hiland stands on the brink of international recognition for his talents. Feature articles about Johnny have appeared in major industry publications such as Guitar Player, Tone Quest, Guitar One, Guitar Magazine (Japan), and the (Tennessean Sunday Supplement). A soon to be released feature article will appear in Vintage Guitar. Top manufacturers book Hiland appearances at major trade shows. Hiland has been a regular at the summer and winter NAMM shows and he perfomed in the All-Star Guitar: night summer NAMM annual event in 2001 and 2002. In Oct. 2001, Hiland and manager Mac Wilson attended the Tokyo Music fair. Johnny recently signed with Favored Nations Records as a recording artist. Johnny is also a member of Vassar Clements, Little Big Band. Upcoming scheduled events can be found at wwwjohnnyhiland.com or by contacting Mac Wilson at Harmony Hollow Management at 615-248-3850. 4Johnny’s Live and Studio Gear Guitars Fender Custom Shop (2001, builder Jim Decola) Gold Sparkle Telecaster, 3 Joe Barden pickups, Birdseye maple neck, American standard bridge, Vintage style tuners, Jay Montrose knobs Guild F47 Hand Rubbed Acoustic/Electric (2000) - Mahogony back and sides with rosewood bridge and fretboard, solid spruce top pearloid block inlay. Jumbo body with cutaway slim neck with block inlay Guild PREFIX onboard Blender pickup/mix blender by FISHMAN. Floyd Rose Stratocaster (1998) - Black color with rosewood fretboard-white pickguard 2 standard strat pick- ups (neck and middle) with a Di Marzio PAF humbucker in the bridge position Floyd Rose Trem with locking nut. 1998 Collectors Edition Telecaster - Extremely light “Gracie” - Southern ash body (sunburst) with vintage 3 saddle bridge - vintage noiseless pickups (Johnny uses Joe Barden pickups) D’Angelico New Yorker- Thin jazz guitar with 2 humbuckers - book match curly maple back and sides (starburst) gold hardware, block inlay beautiful inlayed headstock. This is Johnny's favorite jazzbox. Guild AAA Bluesbird Tobacco sunburst - mahogony top, rosewood fretboard with block inlay adjust-o-matic bridge - 2 Seymore Duncan P-90 style humbuckers Amplifiers 2.65' Blackface re-issue twins Vol - around 7, TR - 4, MID - 8.5, BASS - 8, REV - 2, TREM - when needed Effects Processrs Johnson (J-Station) - In the studio, Johnny also uses a Johnson J- Station. Itis a great tool for plugging directly into the board and getting killer tones. You have a bunch of amps to choose from and then a number of effects for each. He recommends this unit to any studio player. GNX 1 by Digitech - Big things come in small packages. This pedal board offers a wide range of effects to include anything from an acoustic simulator to pitch shifters and ping pong effects, to straight ahead heavy metal distortions. Johnny says this is a must try piece of gear. Effects Pedals Visual Sound - Rt. 66 - Great compressor and overdrive unit. Johnny uses the overdrive side of the Rt. 66 to enhance the distortion’s offered in the Jekyll & Hyde Visual Sound - Jekyll & Hyde Ultimate Overdrive - Johnny uses this pedal on anything from country blues to screaming rock. Visual Sound - H2O Liquid Chorus and Echo - This pedal offers a wide spectrum of chorus with an unbeliev- able range of echo. 6 -MM4 Sound Modulator (plus expression pedal) - Johnny's uses to achieve organ, phaser, and flanger sounds. Line 6 - DL4 Delay modeler (plus expression pedal) - Achieves everything from tape delay to modern digital sound. Line 6 pedals are powered by Voodoo Lab pedal power supply. Boss - Tu2 Tuner Johnny exclusively uses the Pedal Train Board to display all his pedals. 16