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Improvising Blues Guitar
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SKU: S9.Q780097
An Introduction to Blues Guitar Styles, Techniques and Improvisation. Schott Pop-Styles. This unique book gives an in-depth insight into blues guitar, from early Chicago Blues, through Memphis and Detroit Blues, the British Blues boom, Jazz Blues and many other blues genres, right up to the blues styles of today’s hottest guitarists. Score. Schott Music - Digital #Q780097. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q780097).English.
This unique book gives an in-depth insight into blues guitar, from early Chicago Blues, through Memphis and Detroit Blues, the British Blues boom, Jazz Blues and many other blues genres, right up to the blues styles of today’s hottest guitarists. Focusing on the playing styles of influential guitarists, author John Wheatcroft teaches the basics of blues improvisation and shows how it has developed over the years. Learn how to solo like classic blues guitarists B. B. King, John Lee Hooker and Albert Collins and then move on to find out more about the playing styles of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robben Ford and many others. Simple step-by-step guides introduce basic techniques, harmony and theory, with demo solos and backing tracks as audio download.
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- Contents
- Introduction
- Welcome to the Blues
- How this book works
- How to Read Fretboard Diagrams
- 1. Acoustic Blues & The Delta
- Artist #1: Mississippi Fred McDowell
- The Thumb-Pick
- Artist #3: Robert Johnson
- The Turnaround
- Questions, Answers & Blue Notes
- 2. Chicago
- Artist #1: Muddy Waters
- Tailing-Off Notes
- Artist #2: Hubert Sumlin
- Introduction to Vibrato
- Artist #3: Buddy Guy
- Adding Simple Bends
- The Advantages of Downstroke Picking
- Artist #4: Mike Bloomfield
- Repetitious Extended Phrasing
- 3. Memphis & Detroit
- Artist #1: John Lee Hooker
- Artist #2: B. B. King
- Artist #3: Albert King
- Outrageously Wide String Bending
- Artist #4: Robert Cray
- Staccato Phrasing & Popping the Strings
- 4. Early Texas Blues
- Artist #1: T-Bone Walker
- Swing
- Artist #2: Freddie King
- Riff-Based Soloing
- Artist #3: Albert Collins
- Rapid Pull-Offs Using the Thumb
- Artist #4: Otis Rush
- Vocal-Like Crying Vibrato
- 5. The British Blues Boom
- Artist #1: Eric Clapton
- Applying Wide Vibrato to a Bent Note
- Artist #2: Jeff Beck
- Emulation of Slide with Vibrato Bar
- Artist #3: Jimmy Page
- Advanced Fast Pull-Offs and Wide String Bending
- Artist #4: Peter Green
- Expressive Vibrato Technique
- Rhythm Study
- Key Players
- Artist #1: Scotty Moore
- Travis-picking
- Artist #2: Chuck Berry
- Checkpoint
- Assignments and Improvisation Tips
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