Blues And Beyond Cd Included

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.

Break out of your blues rut and think beyond the box! If your blues solos are stuck in the box literally and figuratively this book/CD pack will take your soloing to a fresh new place.Buzz Feiten teaches you how to break beyond the tried-and-true and stretch the familiar by crafting blues solos with an emphasis on variations in harmony rhythm melody tone and dynamics. The blues solo is approached like a story with a beginning a development and an end with instruction on how to build each section.The CD includes recorded demonstrations by Buzz Feiten of every example plus slowed-down versions of each solo and five jam tracks.

The Alfred Jazz EASY Play-Along series for Rhythm Section goes beyond the other play-alongs. The rhythm section book has written out parts for piano, bass, and drumset to show comping suggestions. In addition, each of the nine jazz standards includes the melody and a sample written-out jazz solo for you to listen to, play, and practice. The included MP3 disk has a demo track and a play-along track for each tune for piano, bass, and drums. The demo track, featuring a pro rhythm section with a horn player, is a learning tool for the melody, piano comping, bass lines, drum parts, and improvisation. The play-along track allows each player to practice with the rhythm section as individuals with their part removed from the mix. In addition, the rhythm section parts in the book can be used as small group arrangements. Each jazz standard has specific improvisation tips and suggestions. The written out comping examples and melody along with the written out sample solos are all invaluable assets that makes learning how to improvise easier. Nine great tunes=great jazz! Titles: After You've Gone * Blues March * Lazy Bird * Lester Leaps In * Mr. PC * Road Song * Scrapple From the Apple * St. James Infirmary * Summertime. - See more at: http://www.fabermusicstore.com/Easy-Standards-Play-Along-2-Rhythm-CD-36090.aspx#sthash.66bVow8j.dpuf

Join Keith Wyatt as he gets you started right playing down-home blues on your acoustic guitar. Learn all the classic moves in three popular keys. Includes: open-string chords with melodic embellishments turnarounds slow and quick-change versions of the 12-bar blues progression strumming patterns bass lines how to use the capo the blues shuffle and much more. This DVD has all the tricks to help you go beyond the basics of playing acoustic blues guitar.

Nothing creates a sound quite like a bottleneck slide which is why it is used in everything from Delta blues to finger style folk tunes and even ragtime. All well-rounded guitarists need to know this style and Mike Dowling?s ?Bottleneck - Blues And Beyond? is the best way we know to catch the spirit. On his accessible easy-to-comprehend follow-up lesson Mike Dowling teaches precision bottleneck techniques designed to broaden your repertoire textures and rhythms. Mike starts by teaching his unique version of Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor which uses a rumba beat in Open G tuning. His funky irrepressible Drop Down Mama is an absolute classic a fantasticlesson in syncopation and groove. From there try D minor tuning for a haunting vocal and guitar version of The Cuckoo. After some tips on Open D tuning Dowling launches into a study of his own tune Street Corner Rag. This fantastic piece includes finger picking syncopation and slide enhancements for a true tour-de-force of bottleneck guitar work. Along the way Mike tosses in many tips on how to use the slide as well as his alternating thumb for maximum effect. His ?toolbox tips? on turnarounds strumming arranging a tune like ?Railroad Bill? and what Mike calls ?ornamentation? rounds out this powerful lesson.

This book will guide you through the long and varied history and technique of playing acoustic slide guitar. This includes: How to choose the right slide Open 'blues' tunings Stylistic licks and patterns 57 music examples Using a capo Standard tuning techniques licks and patterns Dropped D Open G and D tunings Muddy Waters and Elmore James' style blues Standard notation and tablature CD included

A unique book and CD from the hands of a true slide guitar legend - Warren Haynes. As guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and The Grateful Dead, Haynes has forged himself a reputation as one of the greatest slide players in rock history, and you can now get a candid guide to his style from the man himself! Haynes covers every part of your development as a slide guitarist, from choosing the best slide for you and perfecting the basic techniques to playing rhythm parts and blues soloing. A CD is included that features split-channel recordings of Warren performing all examples with a full band... either listen to the master at work, or solo along to the backing track and get your slide licks really cookin'.

Let one of America's premier fingerstyle guitarists introduce you to the exciting world of fingerpicking. Mark Hanson designed this comprehensive method to get you started with several popular finger-picking patterns. After a quick review of open position chords and proper right-hand position Mark has you picking with the thumb and three fingers in no time at all. You'll learn several specially written compositions by Mark that highlight various picking patterns and beautiful chords. Mark also teaches the famous 'Travis' alternating thumb pattern and gets you playin' the blues with some great chord moves. CD included.

Acoustic Blues Guitar teaches blues chord forms, stylistic licks and patterns, blues scales, turnarounds, solo country blues style guitar, independent bass line and melody ideas, and more. The book includes a full-color photo section showing all types of slides. Written in standard notation and tablature.

25 Hit Songs from 22 Contemporary Classic Shows. The Hal Leonard Vocal Sheet Music series is an exciting new series for singers, featuring authentic piano accompaniments and custom guitar chord diagrams, tailored to each song's unique chord progressions and designed to provide realistic support. 25 songs for women's voices are included in this volume, all from contemporary Broadway classic shows such as: Bright Star - Frozen - Hamilton - Kinky Boots - The Last Five Years - Next to Normal - Something Rotten - Waitress - War Paint - Wicked - and more.