Book Description

Welcome to the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book by Rock Like The Pros and written by Terry Carter. This is the most comprehensive beginning Blues guitar book in the world. In the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book, you are going to dive deep into learning and understanding all styles of Blues rhythm, Blues fingerstyle, and Blues soloing on the guitar. In this book you are going to explore all the techniques and tools that you need to become a Guitar Blues Master. You are going to learn Blues Shuffle, Walking Blues, Blues Rock, Fingerstyle Blues, Boogie Woogie Blues, Jump Blues, Country Blues, Blues Scales, and Blues Soloing. The Rock Like The Pros Beginning Blues Guitar Mastery book is a step-by-step introduction to the Blues, which means each lesson will build upon the last, so that you develop the proper feel and confidence you need to become a Blues Master. One of the key concepts in this book is understanding the difference between Swing and Straight Feel. This is extremely important to not only understand the differences, but to be able to execute flawlessly, the two styles. Blues Swing is the primary style you hear in the Blues Shuffle, Boogie Woogie, Jazz Blues, and Slow Blues. Straight Blues is a faster, more driving style that you'll hear in Blues Rock (like Chuck Berry), Jump Blues, and Country Blues. Don't worry if you don't understand this concept right now; you will by the time you are done with the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book by Terry Carter. Not only will the Beginning Blues Guitar Mastery book help you understand the different styles of Blues rhythm, it will teach you how to play a Blues solo. That's right, you are going to learn the holy grail of being a Blues master, which is the ability to solo over a Blues. Don't worry if you have never soloed before, this book will show you how to take the most popular scales used in Blues, the Minor Pentatonic and the Blues Scale, and use them to solo. When you are done with this book, you will turn heads as you learn the licks and riffs that have been used by all the Blues greats. The Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book is the most comprehensive book on Guitar and is written by Terry Carter, the leader in the Guitar world. Terry spent over 20 years as a Los Angeles studio musician, producer, and writer, working with greats such as Weezer, Josh Groban, Robby Krieger (The Doors), 2-time Grammy winning composer Christopher Tin (Calling All Dawns), Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses), Grammy winning producer Charles Goodan (Santana/Rolling Stones), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Terry has written and produced tracks for commercials (Discount Tire and Puma) and TV shows, including Scorpion (CBS), Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet), Trippin', Wildboyz, and The Real World (MTV). He has self-published over 10 books for Rock Like The Pros and Uke Like The Pros, filmed over 30 guitar and ukulele online courses, and has over 125,000 subscribers on his Rock Like The Pros and Uke Like The Pros social media channels. Terry received a Master of Music in Studio/Jazz Guitar Performance from University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Music from San Diego State University, with an emphases in Jazz Studies and Music Education. He has taught at the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, Santa Monica College, Miracosta College, and Los Angeles Trade Tech College. Whether you are a beginner at the Blues, or a seasoned veteran, the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book is going to take you deep into the world of the Blues, and you will come out a better, more confident guitar player, who will be ready to tackle the world. Are you ready? Let's dive in.