(String Letter Publishing). Get to know the nuts and bolts of
country-blues and other rootsy styles with this series of in-depth
lessons by blues guitar expert Steve James. You'll learn essential chord
shapes and picking patterns in standard and open tunings, with and
without the bottleneck slide, as well as a wealth of melodic vocabulary.
You'll discover how these devices work in a wide range of traditional
and blues settings. All examples are provided in standard notation and
tablature, with video downloads so that you can see and hear exactly how
they're played. Throughout, a wealth of historical information and
anecdotes, some of them first-hand, will give you a clear picture of how
this music came together. Songs includes: Bull Doze Blues * Crow Jane
* Georgia Buck * Green Corn * I've Been All Around the World *
Knoxville Blues * Little Hammer * Memphis Rounders Blues * See See
Rider * Texas Shorty * Yo Yo Blues * and more.