eMedia (eMediaMusic.com) has released Media Masters of Rock Guitar, software for learning how to play some of rock’s greatest songs.

It teaches songs made famous by Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn and more. All guitar parts are shown in tab and standard notation with Animated Fretboard, variable-speed playback and looping selections of transcribed material. You can even remove the guitar or bass and jam with the band.

eMedia Masters of Rock Guitar will be available in stores nationwide and online at an estimated retail price of US$29.95 later this month. The CD-ROM will be a hybrid for both Windows and Macintosh platforms, and the software will also be available for download at eMediaMusic.com and through select online retailers.