Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Rock Series : Grossman Audio Number of pages : 56 LESSON ONE: KING OF MODERN BLUES: B.B.KING, ALBERT KING, FREDDIE KING and T.BONE WALKER - By analyzing sample tunes, Fred teaches how to play electric single-string blues licks. You will learn several scale positions and how to improvise with them, how to do the blues vibrato, and how to use fill-in licks, chords and turnarounds. LESSON TWO: MODERN ROCK: ENGLISH BLUES and HEAVY METAL - This lesson concentrates on the licks, scales and playing styles of Eric Clapton, Van Halen, Ted Nugent and Jimmy Page - guitarists whose playing directly derives from the blues masters. This lesson includes instruction in effects (distortion, vibrato bar, etc.), blues and sliding scales. LESSON THREE: JAZZY ELECTRIC BLUES - Our last lesson in the series illustrates how to jazz up the 12-bar blues progression, how to vary the blues scales with diminished scales á la Charlie Christian, how to apply blues scales to jazz tunes, how to substitute scales, and the special techniques used by Wes Montgomery and George Benson.
SKU: MB.98506M
ISBN 9781513466880. 8.75X11.75 inches.
Starting from ground zero, Fred Sokolow teaches you how to accompany yourself while singing the blues. Youll learn to play melodies and solo in several keys, throughout the neck. This book will help build the foundation for your understanding of blues guitar techniques and styles for both acoustic and electric guitar. Addresses the simple blues form in E,G, and C, gradually expanding on concepts. Includes simple first position blues scales needed for soloing both fingerpicking and flatpicking in the keys of E,G, and C. Songs and solos are presented in standard notation and tablature with lyrics. Includes access to online audio.