The Rough Guide to the Blues

Par COROZINE VINCE. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts,making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping): in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 ofthe 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, andbass. Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass pianoparts, making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues andpentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swingeighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context ofaccompanying a soloist (comping) - in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazzsoloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book. If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time youcomplete it! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Etude / Piano

With this fantastically detailed and comprehensive book the inimitable Justinguitar.com guides your through 18 of the greatest Blues Lead Guitar Solos featuring Guitar Tab and standardnotation as well as explaining how to get the correct sound and feel of each song.   In his unique style Justin Sandercoe presents something more than a mere Tab book. BluesLead Guitar Solos is a complete guide to learning some of the greatest blues solos ever set to record. Such legendary Guitar solos like Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower and Hey Joe Cream'sCrossroads T-Bone Walker's I Got A Break Baby and so many more are all transcribed with detailed playing notes helping you to nail each and every note exactly how you hear it!   Featuring the biggest names in the history of blues this songbook is both a wonderful introduction to blues lead playing and an invaluable guide to learning to play such wonderfully expressive solos by Guitar gods likeStevie Ray Vaughan B.B. King Howlin' Wolf and Robben Ford.    What sets Justinguitar's books apart from others is his commitment to teaching you in great detail and withexceptional clarity. Beginning with a lengthy introduction with some general hints and advice Sandercoe then goes on to break each solo into manageable sections with detailed instructions giving you all the possible help inplaying every lick.   Not only do you get the notes themselves Blues Lead Guitar Solos also provides an introduction to each song a brief harmonic analysis a guide to amplifiersettings so you can get the perfect sound as well as a guide to incorporating licks from these solos into your own playing. All of this is aimed towards helping you become a better player rather than merely imitating other

Barre Chords/Best Bet Jazz Chords. Par BAY WILLIAM. This exhaustive yet compact (5 1/2'x8') QWIKGUIDE chord reference shows chords from simple triads through myriad extensions of the dominant seventh chord, all in grid format only. All voicings and variants of chords are shown chromatically from the root tone beginning with C, Cm, C6, C7, C diminished, C augmented, etc. Chords are further subdivided into categories including chords with individually fingered strings, barre chords, and rock power chords. A special segment of the book offers 'Best Bet Jazz Chords' - a selection of the most commonly used jazz forms. The book closes with a group of four 12-bar blues progressions. Note: A full-size version of this item is available as 21789 Modern Guitar Method, Grade 2, Essential Guitar Chords. / Niveau : Débutant / All Styles - Chord Book / Etude / Guitare

Oak Anthology of Blues Guitar-An entirely revised edition of the classic instruction guide for guitar players. Explore traditional playing styles through transcriptions and analysis of 26 tunes by master players. Includes LP discography and new easy-to-readguitar tablature.Songs: Big Road Blues • Bird Nest Bound • Bukka's Jitterbug Swing • Bye Bye Blues • Devil Got My Woman • Dry Spell Blues • Fixin' to Die • Future Blues • Gravel RoadBlues • Green River Blue • Hard Time Killin' Floor • High Water Everywhere • Kindhearted Woman Blues • Lord I'm Going Down South • M & O Blues • Mississippi Blues • Motherless Chile Blues• My Black Mama • Ragged and Dirty • Saturday Blues • Sic 'Em Dogs on Blues • Special Rider • Stoney Pony Blues • Terraplane Blues • '34 Blue • Whiskey Head Man.

House of Blues Learn to Play Series-House of Blues and The Rock House Method join togther to offer this unique and comprehensive beginner keyboard program designed for someone with little or no experience. Your instructor Albert Margolis will guide you step-by-stepthrough the basic techniques that will have you playing today! You will learn proper body position how to find notes basic chords arpeggios how to use both hands togther major and minor scales and much more. Enjoy playingentire song rhythms with our exclusive full band backing tracks.Each Rock House product includes free lifetime membership to Rock House's online lesson support system. Enhance your learning experience links withinstructors download backing tracks access message boards and much more. You'll connect with a community of musicians around the world learning to play music using The Rock House Method.

A Complete Course for Playing Guitar-House of Blues and producers of The Rock House Method join together to bring you this unique and comprehensive guitar course! With this course designed by world-renowned guitarist John McCarthy you will develop a solid foundation for playing acoustic and electric blues guitar by learning beginner through advanced techniques. You start with basic chords scales and proper technique training! You'll then graduate to strumming as you learn rhythm guitar learn lead guitar with bending hammer-ons and pull-offs and learn complete songs and leads. Finally you'll move onto full form chords and scales triplet lead patterns the shuffle feel and swing effect challenging blues riffs turnarounds and much more! John will encourage you to cultivate your own style by emphasizing the techniques and components needed to develop creativity. Everything is included to guide you through the process of mastering the guitar.

(Sample solos by Mike Steinel)Welcome to the exciting world of jazz improvisation! Whether you are using this book as a supplement to the Essential Elements for Jazz Ensemble method book or just by itself this play-along book will help you get started creating your own improvised solos. The recordings feature professional jazz players performing well-known jazz classics and provide an excellent model for playing in a jazz style. Inaddition sample solos are provided as a guide for creating effective melodies. An added feature on the CD-ROM is the Amazing Slow Downer software program for changing the tempo of any of the recorded tracks - when used in yourcomputer ASD allows you to adjust the tempo to suit your needs as you progress through the book.Includes 10 blues classics: All Blues • Bags' Groove • Blue 'N Boogie • Blue Monk • Blues in Frankie'sFlat • Blues in the Closet • Cold Duck Time • St. Louis Blues • Straight No Chaser • Tenor Madness.

Written for the beginning guitarist who loves the blues this text will guide any student through the basis of playing guitar by using blues melodies and blues chord progressions. Students will learn open chords common strummingpatterns power chords blues scales and how to read standard notation and tab. An effective method for writing original blues lyrics is also provided. This text has lessons on correct posture caring for the guitar properright and left-hand technique and tuning the guitar to its self a pitch pipe or a piano. The accompanying CD and DVD provides students a professional recording of tunes and exercises that should be used as a practice tool. •

This pack contains absolutely everything you need to learn the Blues Harp...including a Harmonica itself! Mick Kinsella presents the course that will get you wailing like the very best Blues Harp blowers. Step-by-step thistutorial handbook and CD will guide you through a host of Blues effects and techniques includingNote bending The Wah Wah effect Full tone bends Blow bending The Head Roll The Tongue RollEvery stage of this exciting course is demonstrated for you on the CD complete with some superb backing tracks for you to jam along with and really master those Blues sounds.

This in-depth blues rhythm guitar text is core curriculum of the University of Southern California's Studio Guitar Department which is part of the prestigious Flora L. Thornton School of Music located in Los Angeles California.It features eighteen twelve-bar blues rhythm guitar accompaniments in the style of guitarists such as Chuck Berry Eric Clapton Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Nine of the songs use a shuffle feel and nine use a straighteighth note feel. The play along CD contains two versions of each of the eighteen songs in the book. The first version has the guitar part and the second version is without the guitar. This gives you the ability to play along withthe guitar part as a guide and also to play along with the track as the only guitarist. The examples are written using traditional musical notation and tablature. Included for each song is a short description of the importantpoints to consider when learning each example. The book presents songs that will expand the guitarist's vocabulary by presenting a variety of different ways a guitarist can play through the twelve bar blues. A number of differentchord variations keys and tempos are used in demonstrating these eighteen idiomatic rhythm guitar parts that have been used by the masters.