Blues Guitar for Adults
The Grown-Up Approach to Playing Blues Guitar
By Wayne Riker
Guitar Book & CD
Item: 00-40178
$19.99
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This fun and friendly step-by-step introduction to blues guitar is written with the adult learner in mind. It is both a great self-teaching book and a great method for use with an instructor. Blues Guitar for Adults covers scales and techniques for blues lead guitar, important blues forms---such as the 12-bar and 8-bar blues progressions---and even provides licks in the style of the most important blues guitar masters. Easy-to-read examples are written in standard music notation and TAB, and there's a special section at the end showing all the scales and arpeggios you need to play the blues. Large diagrams and detailed photographs help simplify the learning process. A CD demonstrating all the examples in the book is included, making learning easier and more fun. This is the perfect "how to" book for the grown-up who wants to play the blues!
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Contents
| Title | |
| About the Author | |
| Introduction | |
| Reading Music: A Quick Review | |
| Reading Tablature (TAB): A Quick Review | |
| Common Chords | |
| CHAPTER ONE: THE TWELVE-BAR BLUES FORMAT | |
| CHAPTER TWO: THE EIGHT-BAR BLUES FORMAT | |
| CHAPTER THREE: BLUES TECHNIQUES | |
| Hammer-Ons | |
| Pull-Offs | |
| The Finger Slide | |
| The Trill | |
| Bending | |
| Bend & Vibrato | |
| Pre-Bends---The Crying Bend Sound | |
| Release Bends | |
| CHAPTER FOUR: BASIC IMPROVISATION | |
| The Blues Scale | |
| Thinking Outside the Box | |
| Pentatonic Scales | |
| Chapter Five: Minor Blues | |
| Natural Minor Scales | |
| Chapter Six: Arpeggios | |
| Dominant 7 Arpeggios | |
| Minor 7 Arpeggios | |
| CHAPTER SEVEN: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN E | |
| Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in E | |
| Licks in the Style of Freddie King | |
| CHAPTER EIGHT: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN A | |
| Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in A | |
| Licks in the Style of Mike Bloomfield | |
| CHAPTER NINE: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN G | |
| Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in G | |
| Licks in the Style of Eric Clapton | |
| CHAPTER TEN: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN C | |
| Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in C | |
| Licks in the Style of Muddy Waters | |
| CHAPTER ELEVEN: IMPROVISING OVER i7-iv7-v7 IN A MINOR | |
| Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in A Minor | |
| Licks in the Style of Albert King | |
| CHAPTER TWELVE: IMPROVISING OVER i7-iv7-v7 IN E MINOR | |
| Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in E Minor | |
| Licks in the Style of Robert Cray | |
| CHAPTER THIRTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER GOSPEL BLUES CHANGES IN D | |
| Eight-Bar Blues Solo in D | |
| Licks in the Style of B.B. King | |
| CHAPTER FOURTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER GOSPEL BLUES CHANGES IN A | |
| Eight-Bar Gospel Blues Solo in A | |
| Licks in the Style of Otis Rush | |
| CHAPTER FIFTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER A BLUES IN THE STYLE OF "STORMY MONDAY" | |
| Twelve-Bar Stormy Solo in G | |
| Licks in the Style of T-Bone Walker | |
| CHAPTER SIXTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER ALTERATE BLUES CHANGES IN B FLAT | |
| Solo Over Alternate Twelve-Bar Blues | |
| Changes in B-flat | |
| Licks in the Style of Tiny Grimes | |
| Scales | |
| Arpeggios |
Additional Information
| Author: | Wayne Riker |
| Instrument: | Guitar |
| Format: | Book & CD |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Item Number: | 00-40178 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-7390-9287-1 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-0-7390-9287-3 |
| UPC: | 038081448787 |
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