Anyone interested in playing blues guitar can pick up this well-paced,
comprehensive method and get started right away. Beginning concepts
include blues theory, left-hand technique, call-and-response phrasing,
intros, turnarounds, improvisation, and the rhythmic styles of Texas
swing, slow blues, and minor blues. Intermediate topics include
phrasing, fills, non-scale tones, chord extensions, substitutions, and
Licks of the Masters. The book concludes with advanced techniques such
as composite scales, the Mixolydian mode, arpeggio superimpositions, the
eight-bar blues, gospel blues, minor blues, and techniques of great
players like Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy, Freddie King, B.B. King,
John Lee Hooker, and many others. Whether you are just starting to learn
guitar or are an advanced player looking to improve your playing, this
is the one book on blues guitar you will ever need.
This complete edition includes a full instructional video, available
online via streaming or download, hosted by guitar virtuoso Jared Meeker
for each book it includes, Beginning, Intermediate, and Mastering Blues
Guitar. MP3 audio files for all three books are also available online.
Includes:
* Examples in easy-to-read TAB and standard music notation
* Large chord and scale diagrams
* Licks in the styles of blues masters
* Eight- and twelve-bar solo examples
* Techniques and theory for lead and rhythm guitar playing