Alfred Music Publishing Expands Ultimate Play-Along Serieswith New Pink Floyd and Rush Titles

May 19, 2009

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Alfred's Ultimate Play-Along series gives you everything you need to jam with your favorite songs. There are two versions of every song present in each book on the included enhanced CD(s): a full-performance track with an amazing sound-alike recording, and a professional accompaniment track, so you can play along. When you use the CD(s) in your Mac or Windows-based computer, the TNT (Tone 'N' Tempo) Changer lets you easily loop sections for practice, change the key, slow tracks down or speed them up without changing the pitch, and switch back and forth between the full-performance and play-along tracks.

Holding the absolute record, by more than double, for the most years on the Top Pop Catalog Album Charts???1648 weeks (31 years), Pink Floyd continues to this day to have one of the best-selling albums of all time! Alfred is proud to release three new Pink Floyd titles within this wildly-popular series.Ultimate Bass Play-Along: Pink Floyd (http://www.alfred.com/alfredweb/front/ProductDetail.aspx?itemnum=%20%20%20%20%2032186&pubnum=0)provides authentic TAB transcriptions, music notation, lyrics, and chords to nine of the band's greatest songs along with a bass TAB guide in the back of the book. The 2 enhanced CDs included feature the TNT Changer technology and guide you through each song presented in the book.

Groove to Ultimate Drum Play-Along: Pink Floyd (http://www.alfred.com/alfredweb/front/ProductDetail.aspx?itemnum=%20%20%20%20%2032189&pubnum=0) and learn nine epic songs with authentic drum transcriptions, lyrics, and chords as well as a drum notation guide provided inside the book. Conquer tricky beats by slowing the tracks down to a practice pace then speed them up to performance tempo with the TNT Changer software included on the 2 enhanced CDs.

Rock the keys with Ultimate Keyboard Play-Along: Pink Floyd (http://www.alfred.com/alfredweb/front/ProductDetail.aspx?itemnum=%20%20%20%20%2032183&pubnum=0). This exhilarating play along book contains authentic transcriptions, lyrics, and chords to nine of the band's most popular recordings and features the easy-to-use TNT Changer technology on 2 enhanced CDs???allowing you to master each song at your own pace.

Titles: Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2); Comfortably Numb; The Fletcher Memorial Home; Have a Cigar; Money; See Emily Play; Time; Wish You Were Here; Young Lust.

In addition to the new Pink Floyd titles, Alfred introduces a new title by the legendary band, Rush, into the Ultimate Play-Along Series. Ultimate Guitar Play-Along: Rush includes authentic TAB transcriptions, music notation, lyrics, and chords to six of the band's greatest hits. Learn to play your favorite Rush songs with these terrific transcriptions and play-along tracks on a enhanced CD, featuring TNT Changer capabilities.

Titles: Anthem; Closer to the Heart; Spirit of Radio; Temples of Syrinx; Tom Sawyer; YYZ.

Ultimate Bass Play-Along: Pink Floyd, Ultimate Drum Play-Along: Pink Floyd, Ultimate Keyboard Play-Along: Pink Floyd, and Ultimate Guitar Play-Along: Rush are now available as a book and enhanced CD sets for $19.95 each. Pick up your copies at a local music retail store, or buy them online.