How to Play Blues Guitar: the Basics and Beyond

How to Play Blues Guitar: the Basics and Beyond
Author: Richard Johnston
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2002-06-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781617744891

(Book). Packed with musical examples, charts and photos, this is a complete, step-by-step course for learning acoustic or electric blues guitar. In-depth lessons teach you to build your own style while exploring the music of traditional bluesmen and modern stars. From practicing your scales and turn-arounds to breaking out Chicago-style, this book from the former editor of Guitar Player brings you: essential lessons on blues basics; insights into the music of masters like B.B. King, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy and many others; advice on selecting gear and setting up your guitar; a great blues discography; and even free access to audio lessons on the web!

Blues You Can Use (Music Instruction)

Blues You Can Use (Music Instruction)
Author: John Ganapes
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1995-10-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476857385

(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.

100 Blues Lessons

100 Blues Lessons
Author: John Heussenstamm
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2013-05-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781423498780

(Guitar Educational). Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series! Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics, each lesson in this Blues volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely useful tips, scale diagrams, chord grids, photos, and more to reinforce your learning experience plus 2 audio CDs featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book! A huge variety of blues guitar styles and techniques are covered, including: turnarounds, hammer-ons and pull-offs, slides, the blues scale, 12-bar blues, double stops, muting techniques, hybrid picking, fingerstyle blues, and much more!

Blues Guitar

Blues Guitar
Author: Peter Vogl
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Guitar
ISBN:

Beginner to intermediate basics of blues guitar, rhythm, scales, and lead playing.

Classic Ragtime Guitar

Classic Ragtime Guitar
Author: Stefan Grossman
Publisher: Grossman Guitar Workshop
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2001-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780786659197

The study of classic ragtime guitar is very challenging. For this set of lessons for the intermediate and advanced guitarist we have picked four ever-popular rags. You have the advantage in this series of learning from three different teachers, each with his own individual approach. 32 page tab/music book with three compact discs. LESSON ONE: The classic rag that started the "ragtime revival" was The Entertainer. This was used in the soundtrack for the film The Sting. It is a lyrical four part classic rag written by Scott Joplin. This lesson is taught by Stefan Grossman. LESSON TWO: One of the most popular classic rags written by Scott Joplin was his Maple Leaf Rag. Duck Baker teaches his arrangement to this highly syncopated and energetic classic rag. This is followed by Silver Swan. Stefan Grossman is your teacher for this beautiful classic rag. LESSON THREE: Our last lesson is a tour de force in ragtime arranging and playing. It is James Scott's Hilarity Rag. This is a four part classic rag taught by Leo Wijnkamp Jr.

Rhythm Blues

Rhythm Blues
Author: Robben Ford
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992
Genre: Blues (Music)
ISBN: 9780793514892

(Stylistic Method). Learn blues comping patterns from the master! Robben Ford reveals the chords and driving rhythm patterns he uses to create great blues backups: Funky, shuffle, and slow blues rhythms; Two- and three-note moveable shapes; 'Sliding sixths' patterns; Intro/ending licks; Seven different 7th chord voicings; and more. 60-minute audio accompaniment.

Jazz Guitar

Jazz Guitar
Author: Larry Coryell
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Total Pages: 94
Release: 1998
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879305505

(Book). This practical book with CD helps guitarists improve their ability to play over changes, better understand jazz harmony, and expand their jazz vocabulary. Using examples from his own experiences playing with many well-known musicians, top fusion guitarist Larry Coryell provides dozens of musical exercises - plus original compositions - that challenge guitarists to increase flexibility in their thinking and playing. Topics include: new approaches to playing accompaniment ("comping"); integrating chords and scales in jazz solos; interpreting chord changes; and improvising - the art of creating music spontaneously with other players.