
The Complete Blues Guitar Method: Intermediate Blues Guitar (Second Edition)
By Matt Smith Guitar Book & DVD Item: 00-40883
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The second book and DVD in The Complete Blues Guitar Method, this package is great for guitarists who know the basics of the blues and are ready to take the next step. Topics include blues techniques, phrasing, R&B and blues-funk fills, non-scale tones, chord extensions and substitutions, and more. Start with a quick review of basic materials and finish by learning the "licks of the masters." Included are examples in the styles of legendary players like B. B. King, Albert King, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. This edition also features new licks in the styles of contemporary blues guitarists like John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, and Keb' Mo', and includes brand-new video hosted by expert educator and guitar virtuoso Jared Meeker with exciting demonstrations of examples and techniques. If you have completed Beginning Blues Guitar, or you are an advanced beginner, Intermediate Blues Guitar takes you to the next level.
Contents
Title | |
About the Author | |
Introduction | |
Chapter 1-Getting Started | |
The Music Alphabet | |
The Guitar Fretboard | |
Tuning | |
How to Read Music | |
Rhythmic Notation | |
A Guide to Tablature (TAB) | |
Roman Numerals | |
Reading Scale and Chord Diagrams | |
Chapter 2-Theory | |
The Major Scale | |
Major Scale and Key | |
Key Signatures | |
Natural Minor Scale | |
Relative Minor | |
Intervals | |
Interval Inversion | |
Chords | |
Chord Extensions | |
Dominant Chords | |
Chord Quiz | |
Chord Scales-Diatonic Harmony | |
Chord Scale Quiz | |
The 12-Bar Blues | |
Chapter 3-Blues Rhythm Guitar | |
Swing Eighths | |
Boogie! | |
Chord Extensions and Substitutions | |
Dominant Blues Substitutions | |
Minor Blues Substitutions | |
Right-Hand Development | |
Shuffle Comping | |
Sliding Chord Forms | |
Funky Blues Rhythm Fills | |
Rhythm & Blues Fills | |
Secrets of the Blues!-Blues Philosophy | |
Chapter 4-A Quick Technique Review | |
Bending | |
Vibrato | |
Bent-Note Vibrato | |
Chapter 5-Soloing | |
The Minor Pentatonic Scale | |
Phrasing | |
Non-Scale Tones | |
Breaking Out of Pentatonic Patterns | |
The Major Pentatonic Scale | |
Mixing Major and Minor Pentatonics | |
Chapter 6-More About Soloing | |
Resolving to 3 and Flat 7 | |
Double-Stop 3rds | |
Dominant Double-Stops | |
Double-Stop 6ths | |
Double-Stop 4ths | |
Minor Blues Double-Stops | |
Chapter 7-Licks of the Masters | |
B. B. King | |
Albert King | |
Freddie King | |
Jimi Hendrix | |
Eric Clapton | |
Stevie Ray Vaughan | |
Gary Clark, Jr | |
Joe Bonamassa |
Additional Information
Series: | Complete Method |
Author: | Matt Smith |
Instrument: | Guitar |
Format: | Book & DVD |
Page Count: | 96 |
Item Number: | 00-40883 |
ISBN 10: | 0-7390-9537-4 |
ISBN 13: | 978-0-7390-9537-9 |
UPC: | 038081458984 |