Teach Yourself To Play Blues At The Keyboard

Learn to play the ukulele and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the ukulele, its components, how to hold and tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, chords, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation and playing a variety of well-known songs. You will learn different strumming techniques to help you play in a variety of musical styles. The book also contains a section teaching you how to play by ear. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the ukulele in any key and know how to read music. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Transposition chart * Dictionary of tablature techniques * Ukulele fingerboard chart * Complete ukulele chord dictionary The accompanying DVD provides live performances that demonstrate how the music should sound, on-screen music and MP3 audio for every song and lessons hosted by performer and educator, Julia Jordan. This book teaches entirely in C tuning. The D tuning edition of Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Ukulele (item 14135) is available from your favorite music retailer and at Alfred.com. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Ukulélé

Teach Yourself To Play The Ukulele teaches you everything you need to about how to start playing the instrument. It has an easy to follow approach and makes the learning fun. There are different strumming techniques which help you to play in any style teaches you how to play by ear and includes great folk blues and country songs with lyrics. Suitable for players using A-D-F#-B tuning.

The classic resonator Guitar sound is becoming increasingly popular in all types of music ranging from country to bluegrass to blues to rock.You Can Teach Yourself Dobro provides a very easy method tofollow and it will teach you the basics of resonator performance including both chording and single note playing using the slide bar. Also you will play bluegrass old-time country blues Hawaiian fiddle tunes folk songs andmore. This method covers an extremely wide and diverse array of topics.Resonator Guitar is a fun instrument to play. Janet Davis has taught people of all ages to play resonator Guitar and in her own words 'Theyall have a good time pickin' and grinnin'.' If you want to play Dobro this book will show you how! In tablature only. Includes access to online audio and video.

Teach Yourself Flute - DVD with Small Booklet-An enjoyable easy to follow introduction to playing the Flute and understanding music. Covers all essential techniques and contains a variety of musical styles including Folk Classical Jazz and Blues. Includes 64 page book.No previous musical knowledge or experience necessary.Suitable for all ages.Easy to follow lesson by lesson format.Learn basic music theory.Learn themelodies to many well known songs.Learn essential techniques every Flute player should know.All the exercises sound great and are fun to play.Learn a variety of musical styles inlcuding Folk Classical Jazz and Blues.

You Can Teach Yourself Blues Harp has been designed to allow the beginning student to gain maximum results in the shortest amount of time. This innovative book enables the student to play rhythm chordsimmediately to create exciting sounds on the Harmonica.The student is guided in improving their ability to hear blues progressions and styles. Upon completion of this method the student will have developed the abilityto handle the demands of most blues music. Written by a masterful teacher with years of studio classroom and workshop experience if you really want to play Blues Harp this book is for you.This package includes aninnovative video demonstrating selected examples from the book. Examples are clearly indicated so the student can find the corresponding exercise in the book. The accompanying recording contains a spoken introduction anddemonstration of each exercise in the book. The recording is split-track with solo Harmonica on one track and accompaniment on the other.

The Alfred Handy Guides are all designed to be exactly that; a handy guide! They are packed with all the fundamental principals skills techniques useful information and guidance to start playing an instrument whilst being compact enough to fit into your gig bag on your stand or in your guitar case and used as a reference. Teach Yourself to play the Harmonica includes everything you need to know to get started on the Harmonica with a history of the instrument complete note chart chording single note playing and advanced techniques licks in the styles of your favourite performers across the Blues rock pop country and folk styles. Perhapsthe most significant feature is the special note-reading system that will have you playing instantly whether you have experience or not! With classic repertoire pieces photographs and a clear presentation this is a fabulous and successful self-taught Harmonica Method!

Media Type : Book CD DVD Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Blues Series : You Can Teach Yourself Number of pages : 80 An in-depth look at the basics of acoustic blues guitar. Learn the blues progression, blues chords, strum patterns, how to accompany a blues song, moveable chords, barre chords, the blues scale, turnarounds, fill-ins, the capo, double stops, blues licks, bass line accompaniments, blues techniques, how to build and play an improvised solo, and fingerpicking blues. Also included are dozens of blues solos and 9 great new blues songs! In notation

Teach Yourself Slap Bass - DVD with Small Booklet-A great introduction to the exciting sounds of Slap Bass. Covers slapping popping left hand hammers slides bends ghost notes and double stops as well as showing you which scales arpeggios and fingerings to use to get thebest sound.Includes 60 page book.Suitable for beginners and all ages.Suitable for all types of bass.Covers slapping popping left hand hammers slides bends and doublestops.Learn to read and play bass music using standard music notation and Easy Read Tab.Shows which scales arpeggios and fingerings to use to get the best sounds.Learn a variety of styles includingHeavy Rock Pop Rock Funk Blues and R&B.Includes a lesson on how to play with a drummer.

Par CHRISTIANSEN MIKE. Un regard en profondeur vraiment agréable sur les bases de la guitare acoustique blues ! Apprendre la progression de blues, accords de blues, patrons de strum, comment les accompagnant un blues, chanson, blues de 6/8, minor blues power chords, mobiliers chords, accords de barre, l'échelle de blues, revirements, cases, le capo, double s'arrête, licks blues, basse ligne accompagnements, 12/8 blues, techniques de blues, comment construire et jouer un solo improvisée et fingerpicking blues. On retrouve aussi des dizaines de solos de blues et de 9 grandes chansons de blues nouveau ! Dans la notation et tablature. Le compagnon d'enregistrement stéréo play-long format et comporte la guitare blues terreux et vocales talents d'auteur Mike Christiansen. Un enregistrement d'instruction, il contient tous les exemples dans le livre. L'instrumentation de l'enregistrement est la guitare, chant, et quelques exemples ont une piste de guitare de plomb. / Niveau : Débutant / Blues - Methods / Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures Flatpick et Fingerpick

With Online Audio-You Can Teach Yourself Jazz Piano is the perfect introduction to jazz Piano for those who are already somewhat proficient as pianists but aspire to playing in the jazz style. The author Uri AynRovner emphasizes the importance of chords in playing jazz music and offers a comprehensive dictionary of triads dominant sevenths half and fully diminished seventh chords plus ninth and thirteenth chords. Chord symbolsand voicings as well as modal and blues scales are also addressed. The last half of the book includes a generous fakebook and a songbook consisting of several of the authors progressively arranged compositions. This bookincludes access to online audio.

Teach Yourself Guitar Chords - DVD with Small Booklet-An easy to use chord dictionary containing the most useful open jazz and bar chord shapes of all the most commonly used chord types. Also includes special sections on tuning reading sheet music transposing and using acapo.Includes 56 page book.Learn basic rhythm patterns using easy read notation.Suitable for all ages.Suitable for all types of Guitars.Learn the most useful open jazz and barchord shapes of all the most commonly used chord types.Easy to follow lesson by lesson format.Includes a comprehensive tuning section at the start.Each exercise is played twice showing a diagram as wellas finger and hand position.Learn 12 bar blues and turnaround progressions.

Teach yourself to play blues-style Piano with these easy lessons for beginners. The Progressive Blues Piano Method covers the fundamental techniques and practical music theory required to learn to playblues Piano including soloing improvisation and accompaniment. Suitable for all ages and all types of Pianos and Keyboards this book includes 100 examples chord progressions and easy songs in the 12 bar blues shuffle R

Teach Yourself to Play-Teach yourself to play your favourite songs on Guitar with this multi-media learning experience! Each song in the book includes a comprehensive online video lesson with an interactive song transcription slow-down features looping capabilities track choices play-along functions and more. The price of this book includes access to all of these online features! This volume features 10 blues classics: Born Under a Bad Sign (Albert King) Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) (Cream) Hide Away (Freddie King) I'm Tore Down (Eric Clapton) I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Muddy Waters) Killing Floor (Howlin' Wolf) MaryHad a Little Lamb (Buddy Guy) Still Got the Blues (Gary Moore) Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble) The Thrill Is Gone (B.B. King).

Teach yourself how to play Guitar with these easy funk and R&B lessons for beginners.The Progressive Funk And R&B Guitar Method covers the important techniques required to learn to play Guitar in thefunk and R&B style including hammer-ons pull-offs slides bends slight bends release bends vibrato staccato muting and trail-offs.This book includes 149 funk and R&B Guitar exercises with easy to read musicfeaturing chords and tab.In full colour throughout with photos and diagrams the Progressive Funk And R&B Guitar Method also comes with a CD containing audio demonstrating all examples.Basicknowledge of how to read music and play the Guitar is recommended to teach yourself using this book which is suitable for all ages and all types of Guitar.