tedmann1
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10/10/25
LATIN GUITAR PLAYBOOK
I love these lessons. Good material very thorough and lots to learn!
Latin Guitar Playbook
Learn 8 Essential Latin Styles and Techniques for Guitar
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About this course
Latin music in its own right is one of the most popular styles of music worldwide. Its syncopated rhythms and driving grooves have influenced many other popular styles of music, widely ranging from rock and blues, to pop, jazz and even hip hop.
Doug Munro’s Latin Guitar Playbook presents the authentic techniques, harmonic approaches, voicings and specific rhythmic feels of 8 key latin styles to expand your musical vocabulary and repertoire, while also complementing the other styles you play on the gig or in a jam.
Master musician and guitar virtuoso, Doug Munro is an established veteran of the New York music scene. Since 1987, he has released 17 albums as a leader and has appeared on over 75 recordings as a sideman, producer, and arranger working with a diverse array of artists including Dr. John, Michael Brecker, and Dr. Lonnie Smith.
Doug has over 75 original published compositions and over 300 recorded arrangements performed by some of the finest players in the world. He has released recordings in many jazz styles including: Soul-Jazz, Organ Trio, Latin and Gypsy Jazz. We’re thrilled to welcome Doug to the family with his first TrueFire course, Latin Guitar Playbook!
”Over the course of this playbook, we’ll dive deep into eight must-know latin style studies. For each I’ll tell you a bit about the background of the style and some key players, I’ll take you through the key techniques, chords, and rhythms you’ll need to know, and finally we’ll play through a pair of performance studies with a backing track for each.
Each of the sixteen performance studies is inspired by a song from the popular latin music songbook, and across the eight style studies, we’ll play bossa nova, samba, bolero, cha-cha, rumba, merengue, bachata, and of course, the mambo.
I’ll break it all down in detail and you’ll have all of TrueFire’s learning tools to work with as we explore the vibrant sounds and traditions of latin music on guitar!”
Doug will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson.
You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are also included to work with on your own.
Grab your guitar, and let’s dig in with Doug Munro!
Doug Munro’s Latin Guitar Playbook presents the authentic techniques, harmonic approaches, voicings and specific rhythmic feels of 8 key latin styles to expand your musical vocabulary and repertoire, while also complementing the other styles you play on the gig or in a jam.
Master musician and guitar virtuoso, Doug Munro is an established veteran of the New York music scene. Since 1987, he has released 17 albums as a leader and has appeared on over 75 recordings as a sideman, producer, and arranger working with a diverse array of artists including Dr. John, Michael Brecker, and Dr. Lonnie Smith.
Doug has over 75 original published compositions and over 300 recorded arrangements performed by some of the finest players in the world. He has released recordings in many jazz styles including: Soul-Jazz, Organ Trio, Latin and Gypsy Jazz. We’re thrilled to welcome Doug to the family with his first TrueFire course, Latin Guitar Playbook!
”Over the course of this playbook, we’ll dive deep into eight must-know latin style studies. For each I’ll tell you a bit about the background of the style and some key players, I’ll take you through the key techniques, chords, and rhythms you’ll need to know, and finally we’ll play through a pair of performance studies with a backing track for each.
Each of the sixteen performance studies is inspired by a song from the popular latin music songbook, and across the eight style studies, we’ll play bossa nova, samba, bolero, cha-cha, rumba, merengue, bachata, and of course, the mambo.
I’ll break it all down in detail and you’ll have all of TrueFire’s learning tools to work with as we explore the vibrant sounds and traditions of latin music on guitar!”
Doug will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson.
You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are also included to work with on your own.
Grab your guitar, and let’s dig in with Doug Munro!
What you'll learn
- Execute hybrid picking with balanced volume between pick and fingers
- Play 7-3 chord connections smoothly
- Create authentic Latin guitar sounds through proper voicing
- Identify and voice chord tones (3rd, 7th, 9th) in progressions
- Learn about Tito Puente's influence on Latin music
Release date: 07/13/2021 • 4h 09m runtime
Sample lessons
Bolero Mucho
Overview
Bolero Mucho: Solo Fingerstyle
Performance
Bolero Mucho: Solo Fingerstyle
Breakdown
Bolero Mucho: Picked Trio Style
Performance
What's included
74 lessons • 39 charts • 8 Jam Tracks
Latin Guitar Playbook
Hi I’m Doug Munro. Welcome to the Latin Guitar Playbook.
Latin music in its own right is one of the most popular styles of music worldwide. Its syncopated rhythms and driving grooves have influenced many other popular styles of music, widely ranging from rock and blues, to pop, jazz and even hip hop.
Having command of the authentic techniques, harmonic approaches, voicings and specific rhythmic feels of key latin styles will expand your musical vocabulary and repertoire, while also complementing the other styles you play on the gig or in a jam.
Over the course of this playbook, we’ll dive deep into eight must-know latin style studies. For each I’ll tell you a bit about the background of the style and some key players, I’ll take you through the key techniques, chords, and rhythms you’ll need to know, and finally we’ll play through a pair of performance studies with a backing track for each. I’ll break down everything in detail and of course you’ll have TrueFire’s learning tools to work with.
Each of the sixteen performance studies is inspired by a song from the popular latin music songbook, and across the eight style studies, we’ll play bossa nova, samba, bolero, cha-cha, rumba, merengue, bachata, and of course the mambo.
Grab your guitar, and come join me as we explore the great sounds and traditions of latin music.
Latin music in its own right is one of the most popular styles of music worldwide. Its syncopated rhythms and driving grooves have influenced many other popular styles of music, widely ranging from rock and blues, to pop, jazz and even hip hop.
Having command of the authentic techniques, harmonic approaches, voicings and specific rhythmic feels of key latin styles will expand your musical vocabulary and repertoire, while also complementing the other styles you play on the gig or in a jam.
Over the course of this playbook, we’ll dive deep into eight must-know latin style studies. For each I’ll tell you a bit about the background of the style and some key players, I’ll take you through the key techniques, chords, and rhythms you’ll need to know, and finally we’ll play through a pair of performance studies with a backing track for each. I’ll break down everything in detail and of course you’ll have TrueFire’s learning tools to work with.
Each of the sixteen performance studies is inspired by a song from the popular latin music songbook, and across the eight style studies, we’ll play bossa nova, samba, bolero, cha-cha, rumba, merengue, bachata, and of course the mambo.
Grab your guitar, and come join me as we explore the great sounds and traditions of latin music.
Bossa Nova
In this Bossa Nova study you will learn the essential 2 bar Bossa patterns from which you can add your own touches. We'll look at exclusive finger style patterns for both solo guitar and group accompaniment. There are a lot of cool jazz voicings for Maj9 chords, and some new fingerings for m7 chords. You'll also get to study and use a tritone sub in the chord progression.
Essential Techniques
In this lesson we'll go over a few techniques and exercises to help you prepare for your journey into Bossa Nova.
Essential Chords
Here we'll take a look at some chords that are common to Bossa Nova.
Essential Rhythms
Bossa Nova is a genre made for dancing. In this lesson will go the Bossa Nova rhythm and why it might be the most important aspect of this style.
Bossa Girl
Now that we have all of the basics covered let's run through a performance inspired by the song "The Girl From Ipanema" originally written by Antônio Carlos Jobim. We'll play two versions, the first will be for playing solo and the second performance will be for when you're playing with a bass player.
Bossa Girl: Solo Gtr Version
Here is the performance of "The Girl From Ipanema" for solo players.
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Reviews
9 results
MichaelHeyde
Verified buyer
01/31/25
A great lesson. Like most of all your other lessons. The teaching is great, all angels covered. Just what i needed to get the latin approach, i was searching for. I haven't finished, but promising. No shipping involved. Only regeret: Wish i had more time to play besides my full-time job ;-)
Jfaberyl123
Verified buyer
07/30/22
Loving all of the great latin rhythm
Yossie T.
09/22/21
Approachable introduction to Latin music
Latin music can be overwhelming with its rhythms and its chord selection. Doug does a great job making the material accessible while teaching a lot of material.
maphan
Verified buyer
08/06/21
Bossa and Latin
Great Bossa and Latin Lessons with wonderful Examples, love to practice and play them, Thanks!
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