
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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Description
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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