Beginning Blues Guitar

(Guitar Educational). A comprehensive source designed to help guitarists develop both lead and rhythm playing. Covers: Texas, Delta, R&B, early rock and roll, gospel, blues/rock and more. Includes 21 complete solos; chord progressions and riffs; turnarounds; moveable scales and more. The audio features leads and full band backing.

The blues guitar book that gives you everything you need to know to play smokin’ blues guitar. Packed full of blues guitar licks and solos, essential blues guitar techniques, scales and chords, and with video lessons, backing tracks and audio demo tracks included, Blues Soloing for Guitar, Volume 1 is the perfect blues guitar book for beginners to intermediate level blues guitar players. - A complete blues guitar method book for beginners and intermediate guitar players who want to learn the basics of electric blues guitar - Master the essential blues guitar techniques, licks and solos you need to sound like an authentic blues player. Taught step-by-step using 100% confusion-free language and simple explanations - See all blues licks and solos demonstrated up close with the dedicated website featuring video lessons and easy to follow demonstrations at multiple speeds - No music reading necessary: guitar tab, chord and fretboard diagrams make it easy to learn even if you can't read music - Downloadable 'play-along' audio practice tracks and blues backing tracks Blues Soloing for Guitar, Volume 1 gives you a complete course for learning the basics of blues guitar. You’ll learn: - The basic 12 bar blues form plus 12 bar blues variations - The blues scales used by all the blues guitar legends (pentatonic, sliding shapes, blues scale etc) - Complete blues solos in the styles of Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Albert King, Freddie King and other blues legends, complete with a lick-by-lick breakdown - String bending, ‘blues curls, vibrato and other important blues techniques - The basics of music theory all blues players need to know - How to jam and improvise your own blues licks and solos (with my blues ‘power moves’ method) This book is perfect for you if: - You want a blues guitar course for learning the basics without it being confusing and taking you years - You want to play cool blues solos suitable for beginners and intermediate blues players - You are an intermediate blues guitar player who wants to brush up your skills, learn new techniques and build up your vocabulary of blues licks - You're looking for some blues songs for beginners to play - You want to feel more confident when you step up to play blues in your band or at a jam session - You're fed up of trawling through millions of YouTube guitar lessons and want a proven, easy to use method to follow which will get you results So if you want to learn what you need to play authentic blues on your guitar, grab your copy and get started right now!

Graded exercises take you from the fundamentals of fingerpicking to five authentic blues tunes. All exercises and pieces printed in the book are played in addition to some extra explanation of the concepts and techniques presented.

Designed to supplement Beginning Blues Guitar by David Hamburger and Beginning Rock Guitar by Paul Howard, Blues and Rock Theory for Guitar is the perfect companion to any starter instruction book for either style of playing. Gain an intimate knowledge of diatonic harmony, the three primary chord functions, the major, minor, pentatonic, and blues scales, and be able to identify the most important intevals and chords by sight and sound. With 10 worksheets and a CD full of ear-training examples, you'll gain a solid foundation in music theory and ear training, with the complete understanding of blues and rock chord progressions you need to become a great player. This is a must-have for every blues and rock guitarist.

A simple system for students and teachers on the fundamentals of blues guitar. Includes sections on basic chords, blues rhythms, finger-picking, and more. Over 15 tunes in both standard notation and tablature.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). 23 of the greatest guitar performances in modern blues transcribed note for note! Includes: Damn Right, I've Got the Blues * Empty Arms * I'm Tore Down * Lie to Me * My Way Down * Never Make Your Move Too Soon * Rock Me Right * Rugged Road * She's into Somethin' * Somehow, Somewhere, Someway * Stop * Walking Through the Park * Workin' Man Blues * You Give Me Nothing but the Blues * and more.

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Welcome to the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book by Rock Like The Pros and written by Terry Carter. This is the most comprehensive beginning Blues guitar book in the world. In the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book, you are going to dive deep into learning and understanding all styles of Blues rhythm, Blues fingerstyle, and Blues soloing on the guitar. In this book you are going to explore all the techniques and tools that you need to become a Guitar Blues Master. You are going to learn Blues Shuffle, Walking Blues, Blues Rock, Fingerstyle Blues, Boogie Woogie Blues, Jump Blues, Country Blues, Blues Scales, and Blues Soloing. The Rock Like The Pros Beginning Blues Guitar Mastery book is a step-by-step introduction to the Blues, which means each lesson will build upon the last, so that you develop the proper feel and confidence you need to become a Blues Master. One of the key concepts in this book is understanding the difference between Swing and Straight Feel. This is extremely important to not only understand the differences, but to be able to execute flawlessly, the two styles. Blues Swing is the primary style you hear in the Blues Shuffle, Boogie Woogie, Jazz Blues, and Slow Blues. Straight Blues is a faster, more driving style that you'll hear in Blues Rock (like Chuck Berry), Jump Blues, and Country Blues. Don't worry if you don't understand this concept right now; you will by the time you are done with the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book by Terry Carter. Not only will the Beginning Blues Guitar Mastery book help you understand the different styles of Blues rhythm, it will teach you how to play a Blues solo. That's right, you are going to learn the holy grail of being a Blues master, which is the ability to solo over a Blues. Don't worry if you have never soloed before, this book will show you how to take the most popular scales used in Blues, the Minor Pentatonic and the Blues Scale, and use them to solo. When you are done with this book, you will turn heads as you learn the licks and riffs that have been used by all the Blues greats. The Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book is the most comprehensive book on Guitar and is written by Terry Carter, the leader in the Guitar world. Terry spent over 20 years as a Los Angeles studio musician, producer, and writer, working with greats such as Weezer, Josh Groban, Robby Krieger (The Doors), 2-time Grammy winning composer Christopher Tin (Calling All Dawns), Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses), Grammy winning producer Charles Goodan (Santana/Rolling Stones), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Terry has written and produced tracks for commercials (Discount Tire and Puma) and TV shows, including Scorpion (CBS), Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet), Trippin', Wildboyz, and The Real World (MTV). He has self-published over 10 books for Rock Like The Pros and Uke Like The Pros, filmed over 30 guitar and ukulele online courses, and has over 125,000 subscribers on his Rock Like The Pros and Uke Like The Pros social media channels. Terry received a Master of Music in Studio/Jazz Guitar Performance from University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Music from San Diego State University, with an emphases in Jazz Studies and Music Education. He has taught at the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, Santa Monica College, Miracosta College, and Los Angeles Trade Tech College. Whether you are a beginner at the Blues, or a seasoned veteran, the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book is going to take you deep into the world of the Blues, and you will come out a better, more confident guitar player, who will be ready to tackle the world. Are you ready? Let's dive in.