As rhythm guitarist for blues legend Muddy Waters, Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin has gained invaluable experience in the art of Chicago blues rhythm guitar. And now in this exclusive and comprehensive book/DVD package, Bob Margolin and blues author/historian Dave Rubin bring you the definitive instructional guitar method on the subject, featuring loads of rhythm guitar playing examples to learn and practice, covering a variety of styles, techniques, tips, historical anecdotes, and much more. To top it off, every playing example in the book is performed on the accompanying DVD by Bob Margolin himself! The book also features a unique code to access the same videos online for download or streaming!
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Study the trademark songs, licks, tones, and techniques of blues guitar royal, Freddie King. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of King's gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, riffs, and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about Freddie's legendary guitar playing, from his early '60s guitar instrumental hits to his '70s blues-funk excursions and beyond. The book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book! Including PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, pan left or right. Songs include: Going Down • I'm Tore Down • Remington Ride • San-Ho-Zay • The Stumble • and more.
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A kaleidoscopic reinterpretation of 16 blues rock titans is the hallmark of this Greg Koch book with over three hours of online video lessons. It breaks down the styles, techniques, and licks of guitarists including Albert Collins, B.B. King, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter and many more. The book includes note-for-note transcriptions of all the samples and solos in the videos. In addition, Greg has created “mash-ups” of multiple players, infused with his own unique guitar stylings, to create a brave new blues for the masses.
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Now you can add authentic blues feel and flavor to your playing! Here are 101 definitive licks – plus demonstration tracks via online audio – from every major blues guitar style, neatly organized into easy-to-use categories. They're all here, including Delta blues, jump blues, country blues, Memphis blues, Texas blues, West Coast blues, Chicago blues, and British blues. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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This comprehensive book with online audio samples focuses on developing your classic R&B rhythm and lead chops, with 18 progressive lessons covering a variety of R&B styles and techniques. Teaches: soul, funk & doo-wop styles; authentic riffs and licks; basic chord/scale theory; classic chord progressions; time signatures; using added tones and chord varieties; syncopation; different song forms; and more – all in notes & tab. The audio contains 37 full-band tracks. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Add to your repertoire and reinforce your technique with this collection of blues songs. Bring these songs to life by listening to the recordings online, which feature short versions of each piece, played slowly and up to tempo. Includes full guitar parts in standard notation with chords, accompanying parts, and tablature, as well as detailed notes on song origins and arrangements. The audio files are accessed online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside each book.
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Study the trademark songs, licks, tones and techniques of the King of the Delta Blues Singers, Robert Johnson. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of his guitars, techniques, styles, songs, licks, riffs and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about Johnson's legendary guitar playing, as captured on his 29 known recording from 1936-7. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
Five full songs are included: Come on in My Kitchen • Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) • I Believe I'll Dust My Broom • Kind Hearted Woman Blues • and Sweet Home Chicago, plus excerpts from many more signature tunes.
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Learn classic blues rhythm guitar and soloing techniques, in the style of the greats, such as B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Albert Collins, Robert Lockwood Jr., Jimmie Vaughan, and others. This book is the more technique-oriented companion to Mike Williams' first book Berklee Blues Guitar Songbook. The accessible online recording includes live blues band that demonstrates all techniques (full band and play-along tracks).
Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary
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Blues Guitar for Kids is a fun, easy course that teaches children to play guitar faster than ever before. It can also function as a great supplement for kids who already play guitar. Cool blues riffs, chords and solos keep students motivated, while the clean, simple page layouts ensure their attention remains focused on one concept at a time. The method is equally suitable for children using electric or acoustic guitars. It can be used in combination with a guitar teacher or parent. Lessons include: selecting your guitar • parts of the guitar • holding the guitar • hand position • easy tablature • strumming & picking • blues riffs & chords • basic blues soloing • and more. Demonstration and play-along audio tracks as well as a metronome and tuner are provided online.
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The Hal Leonard Blues Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning blues guitar. This book uses real blues songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead blues guitar in the style of B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters and many others. Lessons include: 12-bar blues; chords, scales and licks; vibrato and string bending; riffs, turnarounds and boogie patterns; hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides; standard notation and tablature; and much more! Songs include: Boom Boom • Born Under a Bad Sign • Double Trouble • Killing Floor • Sweet Home Chicago • You Shook Me • and more. The online audio includes 75 tracks for demo and play-along and is available for download or streaming.
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This book for intermediate-level guitarists is a follow-up to Kenny's Introduction to Acoustic Blues. It covers blues in five different keys and positions, and incorporates slide or bottleneck playing in both open and standard tunings. All songs are primarily fingerstyle with a monotone bass used for most. The accompanying 70-minute CD features performances of every example and song, played slowly then up to speed to facilitate learning.
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If you woke up this morning feeling blue about the state of your guitar playing, help is on the way without having to sell your soul to the devil at the crossroads. This book will have your hammers howlin' while bending like B.B. Licks are presented in the styles of the great electric blues players of the '40s through the early '70s. Many related styles of blues are presented such as jump blues, swamp blues, Chicago blues, Texas blues, etc.
Musical concepts, such as major and blues scales, modes, adding chromatic and blue notes, and swing rhythms are presented to enhance your understanding in order to create your own licks. Licks are strung together to create solos that play over 31 different progressions. Each solo is performed with a full band on the accompanying audio tracks. Learn a few of these solos and Clapton is bound to be clapping!
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Study the trademark songs, licks, tones, and techniques of blues guitar virtuoso Robben Ford. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Robben's gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, signature phrases, and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about Ford's legendary guitar playing, from his early years in jazz fusion with the Yellowjackets to his groundbreaking progressive blues work as a solo artist and with the Blue Line. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book! Songs include: Born Under a Bad Sign • Help the Poor • I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues • Mama Talk to Your Daughter • Tee Time for Eric • and more.
Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary
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Teach yourself to play authentic blues guitar with this book and video teaching pack! Each music example in the book is taught and performed on video by author and blues historian Dave Rubin. You'll also learn many tips, techniques and tools of the trade along the way as you hone your burgeoning blues bravado. No music reading required! Each example is notated in easy-to-understand rhythm tab format and demonstrated on video. Topics covered include: 12 bar, 8-bar and minor blues • common chords and scales • boogie patterns and bass-string riffs • slide guitar • solo fingerstyle blues • and much more.
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The Blues Guitar Chord Deck makes learning a real 'hands-on' experience and features over 40 blues chords in a convenient deck format of cardboard guitar-neck illustrations that fan out and indicate exactly where to place your fingers. Master a whole set of new skills with the deck's ingenious swivel pack design that literally puts a wealth of blues guitar information right at your fingertips. Displayed in easy-to-read chord frames, standard notation, and TAB for each chord, The Blues Guitar Chord Deck is a must have for the budding blues artist! Includes: Only the chords you really need to know; All chords are 'seventh' chords (major, minor, dominant, diminished), with extensions and alterations; All chords are movable (no open strings) to play in any key, with roots clearly marked; Easy-to-read chord frames, standard notation, and TAB for each chord; Scale choices for each chord; Detailed analysis and chord functions (where and when to use); Sections on Chord Construction, Functions, and Progressions; List of most important scales (which are covered in the Scale deck).
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