Blues You Can Use (Music Instruction)


Book Description

(Guitar Educational). A comprehensive source designed to help guitarists develop both lead and rhythm playing. Covers: Texas, Delta, R&B, early rock and roll, gospel, blues/rock and more. Includes 21 complete solos; chord progressions and riffs; turnarounds; moveable scales and more. The audio features leads and full band backing.




Alfred's Learn to Play Blues Guitar


Book Description

Learning the Blues Has Never Been So Easy! Have you always wanted to play the blues? Authentic blues? Realize your dream of becoming a great blues guitarist with Alfred's Learn to Play Blues Guitar---the simple, straightforward, and effective way to learn the blues. Whether you are a beginning guitarist or an advanced player just getting into the style, start playing real, authentic blues music right away through easy-to-understand instructions and great-sounding examples. The first part of this book and DVD covers blues rhythm playing. Learn over 50 blues rhythm patterns, including medium shuffle, uptown blues, slow blues, blues-rock, mambo, and more. The second part covers blues lead guitar. Start with learning basic soloing techniques---such as slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bending, vibrato, and rakes---then dive right in by playing 18 great blues solos in the styles of legends like Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King, and B. B. King. Features: * All examples include standard music notation and TAB * Every lesson and music example is clearly demonstrated on the DVD by noted educator Steve Trovato * MP3 accompaniment tracks to hone your skills as a blues lead guitarist




You Can Teach Yourself Blues Harp


Book Description

An innovative book that enables the student to play rhythm chords immediately to create exciting sounds on the harmonica, You Can Teach Yourself Blues Harp is designed to allow the beginning student gain maximum results in the shortest amount of time. The student is guided is developing the ability to hear blues progressions and styles Upon completion of this method, the student will have developed the ability to handle the demands of most blues music. Written by a masterful teacher with years of studio, classroom, and workshop experience, if you really want to play blues harp, this is the book for you! The accompanying recordings contain a spoken introduction and demonstrate each exercise in the book. The recording is split-track w with solo harmonica on one track and accompaniment on the other.




You Can Teach Yourself Blues Guitar


Book Description

A truly enjoyable in-depth look at the basics of acoustic blues guitar! Learn the blues progression the blues scale, blues chords including power chords, moveable chords, and barre chords, strum patterns, and how to accompany a blues song in 6/8 or 12/8 time. Addresses blues in minor keys, fingerpicking blues, turnarounds, fill-ins, the capo, blues technique such as double stops, bending, hammering and pulling-off, blues licks, and bass line accompaniments, plus how to build and play an improvised solo. Include dozens of blues solos and 9 great new blues songs! Written in standard notation and tablature.




You Can Teach Yourself Rock Guitar


Book Description

Revised and expanded edition. It now ranks as one of the very best introductory rock guitar methods available. the student will learn licks, phrases, solos, bass runs, and power chords in the keys of E, F, G, A, D, B flat, and C! Also included is a special section by Mark Lonergan on performing licks and riffs, rock techniques such as tapping, bending, double stops, etc., and some great solo ideas! In notation and tablature. Note- reading ability is not necessary! In standard notation and tablature. the recording is in stereo play-along format and features a rock band accompaniment (complete with horns). the Mark Lonergan section highlights Mark's excellent guitar demonstration and performance of rock concepts.




You Can Teach Yourself Jazz Guitar


Book Description

This book is designed to prepare the aspiring jazz guitarist to arrange and improvise in a jazz style. Playing by ear is stressed from the very first exercise. You will learn 12-bar blues, 8-bar blues, and standards, as well as how to create fill-ins, improvise, develop ideas, play comping chords, develop a walking bass line, and more. Scales, chords, and arpeggios for the development of technical skills, ear training and fingerboard knowledge cover the niter fingerboard, and in all keys. You will learn how to develop a tune in a logical manner form the basic tune to a full-blown performance arrangement. In notation and tablature.The companion CD contains all of the solos in the book (but not the etudes). the tracks are split with solo on the right channel and accompaniment on the left, and the count is given so that you can play along. the pieces are designed to develop technique as well as musicianship.




Play Blues Guitar in 14 Days: Daily Lessons for Learning Blues Rhythm and Lead Guitar in Just Two Weeks!


Book Description

Learn the tools to be a blues guitarist in just two weeks! Play Blues Guitar in 14 Days is focused on teaching you everything you need to begin playing the blues with another guitarist or singer, in a group setting, or even just for fun. Play Blues Guitar in 14 Days has something for everyone: chords, riffs, scales, techniques, lead licks, turnarounds, and much more! If you




Complete Country Blues Guitar Book


Book Description

This comprehensive book has 260 pages and over 50 fingerpicking guitar solos in notation and tablature in country blues, Delta blues, ragtime blues, Texas blues and bottleneck styles. An extremely comprehensive blues solo collection.Includes access to online audio




Blues Guitar Tab (Songbook)


Book Description

(Guitar Recorded Versions). 23 of the greatest guitar performances in modern blues transcribed note for note! Includes: Damn Right, I've Got the Blues * Empty Arms * I'm Tore Down * Lie to Me * My Way Down * Never Make Your Move Too Soon * Rock Me Right * Rugged Road * She's into Somethin' * Somehow, Somewhere, Someway * Stop * Walking Through the Park * Workin' Man Blues * You Give Me Nothing but the Blues * and more.




Delta Blues Slide Guitar


Book Description

Learn the authentic sound of delta blues guitar with Levi Clay