Blues Guitar for Adults
The Grown-Up Approach to Playing Blues Guitar
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SKU: AP.40178
The Grown-Up Approach to Playing Blues Guitar. Composed by Wayne Riker. Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Blues. Book and CD. 96 pages. Alfred Music #00-40178. Published by Alfred Music (AP.40178).ISBN 9780739092873. UPC: 038081448787. English.
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!
Song List (58)
- 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