100 Blues Lessons

Rev. Gary Davis was a musical giant. His ideas spanned a wide range of techniques and styles and his repertoire featured blues rags show instrumentals and gospel songs.Davis playedwith his thumb and index finger to pick out complex melodies rhythmic licks and lightning fast single-string runs. In this book seven of Rev. Davis's blues are presented. These arrangements have beenperformed and recorded by a host of great artists including Bob Dylan Taj Mahal Hot Tuna David Bromberg John Renbourn Bert Jansch and many others.These lessons are for the intermediate to advanced fingerstyleguitarist. The accompanying three CD lessons teach these arrangements phrase by phrase as well as presenting the original recordings.Lesson one highlights two of Rev. Davis's most popular bluesarrangements. Hesitation Blues is played in the key of C. Baby Let Me Follow You Down is played in the key of G.Lesson two explores the party tune Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From (madepopular by Hot Tuna). Rev. Davis used to joke that he could play Candyman in so many different ways that he would be able to play it nonstop for at least 8 hours without repeating himself. We look at twoversions of this very popular folk blues with the regular Candyman followed by the Two-Step Candyman.In lesson three all 14 verses from Raggin' the blues are transcribed and studied on how thisarrangement develops.

Rev. Gary Davis was a musical giant. His ideas spanned a wide range of techniques and styles. His repertoire featured blues, rags, show instrumentals and gospel songs. He played with his thumb and index finger to pick out complex melodies, rhythmic licks and lightning fast single-string runs. In this book, seven of Rev. Davis's blues are presented. These arrangements have been performed and recorded by a host of great artists including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Hot Tuna, David Bromberg, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch and many others. These lessons are for the intermediate to advanced fingerstyle guitarist. The accompanying three CD lessons teach these arrangements phrase by phrase as well as presenting the original recordings. LESSON ONE: Our first lesson highlights two of Rev. Davis's most popular blues arrangements. Hesitation Blues is played in the key of C. Baby, Let Me Follow You Down is played in the key of G. LESSON TWO: The key of C was a favorite for Rev. Davis. In this lesson we explore the party tune Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From (made popular by Hot Tuna). Rev. Davis used to joke that he could play Candyman so many different ways that he would be able to play it nonstop for at least 8 hours without repeating himself! We look at two versions of this very popular folk blues with the regular Candyman followed by the Two-Step Candyman. LESSON THREE: 'Raggin' the blues' was a great part of Rev. Davis's repertoire. His Walkin' Dog Blues is a tour de force in a blues in C. All fourteen verses are transcribed here, and we study how this arrangement develops. Buck Rag is a fascinating rag played in the key of C. Single-string runs, counterpoint lines, rhythmic variations and syncopated bass patterns are featured. / Guitare (Fingerpick) / 40 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition/3-Cd Set - Format: 11,75 X 8,75

Bass Lesson Goldmine Series-Expand your Bass knowledge with the Bass Lesson Goldmine series. Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics 100 Blues Lessons includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely useful tips scale diagrams chord grids photos and more to reinforce your learning experience plus access to online audio featuring performance demos of all the examples in the book.A huge variety of blues Bass styles techniques and concepts are covered including: blues scale; 12-bar blues; turnarounds; swing blues; the box shape; the Rhumba; 12/8 slow blues; palm muting;string bending; arpeggios; understanding chord symbols; playing with the kick Drum; Chicago blues; Texas blues; New Orleans blues; double stops; Willie Dixon style; Tommy Shannon style; Jack Bruce style and much more.

Par CHRISTIANSEN COREY. Ecrit pour le guitariste de début, qui aime le blues, ce texte guideront tout élève par le biais de la base de jouer de la guitare à l\'aide de mélodies blues et blues cordes progressions. Les étudiants apprendront à cordes ouvertes, des patrons de pimenter communs, power chords, échelles de blues et comment lire la notation standard et onglet. Une méthode efficace pour l\'écriture des paroles originales de blues est également fournie. Ce texte a des leçons sur la posture correcte, prendre soin de la guitare, le bon droit et la technique de gauche et le réglage de la guitare à son auto, un tuyau de brai ou un piano. Le CD accompagnant fournit aux étudiants un enregistrement professionnel des mélodies et des exercices qui devraient être utilisés comme un outil pratique. -Ecrite pour le guitariste début qui aime la - blues. -Guideront tout élève par le biais de la base de jouer des progressions guitare en utilisant des mélodies de blues et de la corde de blues-. -Apprendre chords ouverts et commun notation standard grattant les patrons, - power chords, échelles de blues et comment lire - onglet - leçons sur p correcte... / Niveau : Débutant / Blues - Methods / Méthode / Guitare

Scott A. Smith teaches you all the essential blues phrasing techniques and tricks. Learn simple concepts like solo construction, phrasing over a 12-bar blues, the blues scale, pentatonic box patterns, and playing multiple scales over a single chord. Also, learn practical, effective techniques like trills, slides, and rakes. In-depth lessons on bending teach you how to use target notes, initial and destination notes, pre-bends, and how to combine bends with box patterns. The included DVD is hosted by Smith and features live demonstrations of the examples in the book. About the Author For the past three decades, Scott A. Smith has remained a dedicated guitarist, musician, and educator. This native Texan started playing guitar in the late '70s and has worked in a variety of genres, including blues, rock, country, and jazz. Scott is a GIT graduate and was featured in the Mike Varney Spotlight column in Guitar Player magazine. No stranger to the road and stage, this veteran guitarist has traveled near and abroad, performing live, teaching, giving clinics, and spreading his love for the instrument. / Guitare

In these lessons for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist Dave Van Ronk presents his arrangements of blues and a classic rag. The book includes a conversation with Dave, a discography, 6 tunes in notation and tablature, and 3 CDs teaching each tune phrase by phrase. LESSON ONE: A blues in 12/8 with Leroy Carr's Midnight Hour Blues. Blood Red Moon follows played in a dropped D tuning. The lesson ends with Blind Lemon Jefferson's One Kind Favor. LESSON TWO: Sunday Street is an original Dave Van Ronk song and is an excellent example of Dave's arranging skills. Four choruses are taught demonstrating how this tune can develop. Bessie Smith's classic blues You've Been A Good Old Wagon is taught in the key of E. LESSON THREE: Dave's arrangement of St. Louis Tickle was the first great challenge for fingerpickers interested in classic ragtime. This four sectioned rag is played in the keys of C and F. It is an excellent example of contemporary ragtime guitar. / Guitare (Fingerpick) / 32 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition/3-Cd Set - Format: 11,75 X 8,75

The Mississippi Delta of the 1920s-1940s was a treasure chest of powerful blues performances. These lessons detail tunes by Willie Brown, Tommy Johnson, and Mississippi John Hurt. This book features notation, tablature, and three compact discs of phrase-by-phrase audio instruction for the intermediate guitarist. / Guitare (Fingerpick) / 16 pages / niveau : Intermédiaire / Partition/3-Cd Set - Format: 11,75 X 8,75

Par FARMER JAY. Premières leçons basse est destiné à présenter aux élèves de début de concepts fondamentaux de jouer de la guitare basse. Les matières couvertes dans ce livre sont environ la matière couverte dans les 8 premières leçons d\'instruction basse privée. Ce livre fait usage de la 3-doigt \' position de main gauche se trouve communément dans la technique de la contrebasse. L\'accent mis sur la technique de la main gauche permet à l\'étudiant de développer une approche cohérente de doigté pour la touche, réduit la tension inutile sur la main gauche et rend la basse plus accessibles aux élèves plus jeunes ou les petites mains. Après que la technique de la main gauche a été établie, le livre introduit l\'étudiant aux éléments importants de la construction de la ligne de basse y compris les patrons de blues, le cinquième racine relation et rythmiques communes. -Introduction pour les étudiants à partir de - concepts fondamentaux de jouer de la guitare basse. -Livre est qu\'environ le matériau couverts dans les - 8 premières leçons du privé basse ensei... / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Guitare Basse

Par FARMER JAY. Premières leçons basse est destiné à présenter aux élèves de début de concepts fondamentaux de jouer de la guitare basse. Les matières couvertes dans ce livre sont environ la matière couverte dans les 8 premières leçons d\'instruction basse privée. Ce livre fait usage de la 3-doigt \' position de main gauche se trouve communément dans la technique de la contrebasse. L\'accent mis sur la technique de la main gauche permet à l\'étudiant de développer une approche cohérente de doigté pour la touche, réduit la tension inutile sur la main gauche et rend la basse plus accessibles aux élèves plus jeunes ou les petites mains. Après que la technique de la main gauche a été établie, le livre introduit l\'étudiant aux éléments importants de la construction de la ligne de basse y compris les patrons de blues, le cinquième racine relation et rythmiques communes. -Introduction pour les étudiants à partir de - concepts fondamentaux de jouer de la guitare basse. -Livre est qu\'environ le matériau couverts dans les - 8 premières leçons du privé basse instru... / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Methods / Méthode / Guitare Basse

The House of Blues and producers of The Rock House Method join together to bring you this unique and comprehensive blues guitar course!With this course designed by world renowned instructor/guitarist John McCarthy you will develop a solid foundation for playing blues guitar by learning essential blues chords and scales the BB Box lead techniques used by greats such as Stevie Ray Vaughan Buddy Guy and B.B. King string bending vibrato hammer-ons pull-offs and complete blues rhythms including the 12 bar blues. The second part of the course encourages you to cultivate your own style by emphasizing the techniques and components needed to developcreativity. You'll learn full form blues chords and scales triplet lead patterns the shuffle feel and swing effect challenging blues riffs and turnarounds and much more.This expanded edition features: redesigned packagingupdated and revised lessons8 new pages of lessons addedall audio tracks now available as downloadand a PDF digital edition for portable devices when the product gets registered