Blues Guitar for Adults
The Grown-Up Approach to Playing Blues Guitar
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SKU: AP.40178
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!
Song List (58)
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- About the Author
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- Introduction
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- Reading Music: A Quick Review
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- Reading Tablature (TAB): A Quick Review
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- Common Chords
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- CHAPTER ONE: THE TWELVE-BAR BLUES FORMAT
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- CHAPTER TWO: THE EIGHT-BAR BLUES FORMAT
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- CHAPTER THREE: BLUES TECHNIQUES
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- Hammer-ons
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- Pull-offs
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- The Finger Slide
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- The Trill
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- Bending
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- Bend & Vibrato
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- Pre-Bends---The Crying Bend Sound
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- Release Bends
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- CHAPTER FOUR: BASIC IMPROVISATION
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- The Blues Scale
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- Thinking Outside the Box
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- Pentatonic Scales
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- Chapter Five: Minor Blues
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- Natural Minor Scales
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- Chapter Six: Arpeggios
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- Dominant 7 Arpeggios
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- Minor 7 Arpeggios
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- CHAPTER SEVEN: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN E
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- Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in E
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- Licks in the Style of Freddie King
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- CHAPTER EIGHT: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN A
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- Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in A
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- Licks in the Style of Mike Bloomfield
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- CHAPTER NINE: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN G
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- Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in G
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- Licks in the Style of Eric Clapton
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- CHAPTER TEN: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN C
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- Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in C
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- Licks in the Style of Muddy Waters
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- CHAPTER ELEVEN: IMPROVISING OVER i7-iv7-v7 IN A MINOR
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- Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in A Minor
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- Licks in the Style of Albert King
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- CHAPTER TWELVE: IMPROVISING OVER i7-iv7-v7 IN E MINOR
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- Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in E Minor
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- Licks in the Style of Robert Cray
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- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER GOSPEL BLUES CHANGES IN D
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- Eight-Bar Blues Solo in D
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- Licks in the Style of B.B. King
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- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER GOSPEL BLUES CHANGES IN A
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- Eight-Bar Gospel Blues Solo in A
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- Licks in the Style of Otis Rush
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- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER A BLUES IN THE STYLE OF "STORMY MONDAY"
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- Twelve-Bar Stormy Solo in G
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- Licks in the Style of T-Bone Walker
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- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER ALTERATE BLUES CHANGES IN B FLAT
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- Solo Over Alternate Twelve-Bar Blues
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- Changes in B-flat
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- Licks in the Style of Tiny Grimes
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- Scales
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- Arpeggios