Guitar Play-Along Volume 146-The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! This volume includes: Come on in My Kitchen Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) I Believe I'll Dust My Broom Love in Vain Blues Ramblin' on My Mind Sweet Home Chicago TravelingRiverside Blues Walkin' Blues.

The Art of Acoustic Blues Guitar - The Basics. Whether your favourite blues guitarist is Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Blind Blake, John Lee Hooker, Big Bill Broonzy, or Mississippi John Hurt, studying the basic techniques presented in this program is the first step toward being able to capture the essence of their traditional styles. In this book, Woody Mann shows you practical ways to develop fundamental technique and offers you insights into the musical logic of blues guitar. Woody walks you through each song, explaining the chord positions and picking techniques. He teaches blues in the keys of D, G, C, E, and A, presenting a wide selection of classic blues songs and instrumentals from the masters of blues guitar. Included in this program are the basics of the Delta blues of Robert Johnson, the ragtime style of Blind Blake (the man with the piano-playing guitar), and the music of Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Minnie, Willie Walker, and Willie Moore. Each song illustrates how solo players approach the guitar like a piano, playing melodies and bass lines simultaneously. Developing this independent two-line picking technique enables you to get the feel, syncopation, and subtleties of the music. The songs in themselves are studies in acoustic blues technique and present the authentic elements of the acoustic blues sound and style including blues technique and ways to play off of the chords and improvise within a song. This program is recommended for beginning acoustic blues guitarists as well as electric guitarists and acoustic fingerstyle guitarists of all levels who would like to go beyond pattern picking and develop a more dynamic and syncopated sound. Woody Mann had his first schooling as a teenager in the living room of Rev. Gary Davis, the now legendary gospel and ragtime guitarist. Mann soon went on to perform and record with blues masters Son House and Bukka White as well as contemporary innovators including John Fahey. He has recorded extensively, performed throughout the world, and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading teachers and transcribers of acoustic blues music, having taught countless guitarists through his popular books and videos.

Learning to play the Guitar without having a deep exposure to the Blues seems almost as strange as wanting to sing without first being able to speak. This method allows you to therefore discover all of the essential Blues techniques such as structure specific chords and rhythms accompaniment riffs scales improvisation and solos.  In order for guitarists to make the most of this method practice is essential and complete chord sequences are included in the style of many of the most famous blues players like Otis Rush BB King Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan etc.  On the accompanyingCD five hours of music allows you to hear all the demonstration tracks at both normal speed and slowed down letting you learn at your own pace. The same is shown on the DVD so not only can you listen you can also see exactly how it should be done.  Learning to play the Guitar without having a deep exposure to the Blues seems almost as strange as wanting to sing without first being able to speak. This method allows you to therefore discover all of the essential Blues techniques such as structure specific chords and rhythms accompaniment riffs scales improvisation and solos.  In order for guitarists to make the most of this method practice is essential and complete chord sequences are included in the style of many of the most famous blues players like Otis Rush BB King Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan etc.  On the accompanyingCD five hours of music allows you to hear all the demonstration tracks at both normal speed and slowed down letting you learn at your own pace. The same is shown on the DVD so not only can you listen you can also see exactly how it should be done. 

Derek Cornett. Centerstream Publications. An introduction to the most commonly used scales and techniques for the modern blues player complete with demonstration CD.

Stock your musical toolbox with Cool Open String Licks! Whether you're just learning how to play guitar or you're a more seasoned player who wants to expand your vocabulary of open-position licks this book is for you! You'll find 76 licks in rock blues country R&B funk jazz and bluegrass styles. Each lick is partnered with detailed instructions on how it should be played as well as a demonstration track on the enclosed CD. There's no better way to build your arsenal of licks and lay the foundation for your soloing chops - today!

Guitar Play-Along Volume 135-The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab listen to the audio to hear how the Guitar should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio is available online for download or streaming and it is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! This volume features 8 songs: 'As the Years Go Passing By' 'Cherry Red Wine' 'Double Trouble' 'I Got a Mind to Give up Living' 'Midnight Blues' 'A Quitter Never Wins' 'The Thrill Is Gone' 'Tin PanAlley'.

12 songs from this legenary guitarist and founding member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Includes: Boom-Bapa-Boom £ Can't Say No £ Good Texan £ Just like Putty £ Like a King £ Six Strings Down £ Tuff Enuff £ Wrap It Up £ and more.

Guitar Play-Along Volume 73-The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!8 songs: Changes; The Lemon Song; Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo; Snortin' Whiskey; Still Alive and Well; Too Rolling Stoned; Whipping Post.

A comprehensive source for learning blues guitar designed to develop both your lead and rhythm playing. Covers all styles of blues including Texas Delta RandB early rock and roll gospel blues/rock and more. Includes 21 complete solos; blues chords progressions and riffs; turnarounds; moveable scales and soloing techniques; string bending; audio with leads and full band backing; and more!

'The material is a mix of traditional and original the playing superb. Grossman and Renbourn combine their talents and mix of styles here to produce appealing instrumental music of rare beauty and taste.' AllMusic.comOn their duet records John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman meet on the common turf of American blues and Celtic fiddle tunes and airs. Under The Volcano is a collection of seven duets. Including an extended four-part work for which the album is named and one solo by each of the players the album has what has come to be the characteristic sound of the duo. Reflecting what Stefan quite accurately describes as 'aninterweaving of styles ' it is quite difficult and somewhat pointless to tell which of the two is playing the lead in most parts of the album. The original compositions are at once down-home and high-flown brimming with contrapuntal funkiness and the music manages to sound both loose and precise. Grossman and Renbourn contribute equally to the composition and arrangement of the traditional material. They aren't uptight about overdubbing or using the occasional electric guitar texture. But the lingering impression is one of crisp snapping strings and air being moved by wooden-boxed guitars.Track Listing:1. Idaho Potato2. Medley: Sheebeg An Sheemore & Drunken Wagoner3. Under The Volcanoa) Resurrection of Blind Joe Deathb) Four for the Rosesc) Montagu's Pactd) Rights of Man4. Medley: Bonaparte's Retreat & Billy In The Lowgrounds5. Swedish Jig6. Water Gypsy7. All Things Parallel Must Converge8. The Blarney Pilgrim9. Mississippi Blues No. 3(All tunes except for 'Bonaparte's Retreat' have been transcribed and included in a pdf tab/music booklet on the CD)

Kenny Sultan. Centerstream Publications. This book for intermediate-level players is a follow-up to Kenny's first book Introduction To Acoustic Blues. It covers blues in five different keys and positions and incorporatesslide or bottleneck playing in both open and standard tunings. All songs are primarily finger-style with a monotone bass used for most. The accompanying CD features performances of every example and song. Most songs are played atslow speed and at regular tempo to facilitate learning and nearly all tunes have a detailed explanation about the music and how best to play it. 67-minutes audio accompaniment. For intermediate-level players. A follow-up toIntroduction To Acoustic Blues. Covers five different keys and positions and incorporates slide or bottleneck playing in both open and standard tunings.

It was rumored that Johnson sold his soul to the devil and this is what gave him the power to play the blues so well! Here Woody Mann has carefully prepared this book with online audio to describe andillustrate many of Robert Johnson's amazing Guitar techniques and musical ideas. This collection includes the tunes: 'Kindhearted Woman Blues' 'Me and the Devil' 'Hellhound on My Trail' 'Ramblin' on MyMind' 'Crossroad Blues' and 'Terraplane Blues'. For intermediate to advanced guitarists; all in standard notation and Tab.