Blues Guitar for Adults
The Grown-Up Approach to Playing Blues Guitar
by Wayne Riker
Electric Guitar - Sheet Music

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The Grown-Up Approach to Playing Blues Guitar. Composed by Wayne Riker. Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Blues. Book and CD. 96 pages. Alfred Music #00-40178. Published by Alfred Music (AP.40178).

ISBN 9780739092873. UPC: 038081448787. English.

This fun and friendly step-by-step introduction to blues guitar is written with the adult learner in mind. It is both a great self-teaching book and a great method for use with an instructor. Blues Guitar for Adults covers scales and techniques for blues lead guitar, important blues forms---such as the 12-bar and 8-bar blues progressions---and even provides licks in the style of the most important blues guitar masters. Easy-to-read examples are written in standard music notation and TAB, and there's a special section at the end showing all the scales and arpeggios you need to play the blues. Large diagrams and detailed photographs help simplify the learning process. A CD demonstrating all the examples in the book is included, making learning easier and more fun. This is the perfect how to book for the grown-up who wants to play the blues!

  • About the Author
  • Introduction
  • Reading Music: A Quick Review
  • Reading Tablature (TAB): A Quick Review
  • Common Chords
  • CHAPTER ONE: THE TWELVE-BAR BLUES FORMAT
  • CHAPTER TWO: THE EIGHT-BAR BLUES FORMAT
  • CHAPTER THREE: BLUES TECHNIQUES
  • Hammer-ons
  • Pull-offs
  • The Finger Slide
  • The Trill
  • Bending
  • Bend & Vibrato
  • Pre-Bends---The Crying Bend Sound
  • Release Bends
  • CHAPTER FOUR: BASIC IMPROVISATION
  • The Blues Scale
  • Thinking Outside the Box
  • Pentatonic Scales
  • Chapter Five: Minor Blues
  • Natural Minor Scales
  • Chapter Six: Arpeggios
  • Dominant 7 Arpeggios
  • Minor 7 Arpeggios
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN E
  • Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in E
  • Licks in the Style of Freddie King
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN A
  • Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in A
  • Licks in the Style of Mike Bloomfield
  • CHAPTER NINE: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN G
  • Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in G
  • Licks in the Style of Eric Clapton
  • CHAPTER TEN: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN C
  • Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in C
  • Licks in the Style of Muddy Waters
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN: IMPROVISING OVER i7-iv7-v7 IN A MINOR
  • Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in A Minor
  • Licks in the Style of Albert King
  • CHAPTER TWELVE: IMPROVISING OVER i7-iv7-v7 IN E MINOR
  • Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in E Minor
  • Licks in the Style of Robert Cray
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER GOSPEL BLUES CHANGES IN D
  • Eight-Bar Blues Solo in D
  • Licks in the Style of B.B. King
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER GOSPEL BLUES CHANGES IN A
  • Eight-Bar Gospel Blues Solo in A
  • Licks in the Style of Otis Rush
  • CHAPTER FIFTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER A BLUES IN THE STYLE OF "STORMY MONDAY"
  • Twelve-Bar Stormy Solo in G
  • Licks in the Style of T-Bone Walker
  • CHAPTER SIXTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER ALTERATE BLUES CHANGES IN B FLAT
  • Solo Over Alternate Twelve-Bar Blues
  • Changes in B-flat
  • Licks in the Style of Tiny Grimes
  • Scales
  • Arpeggios