The Everything Rock Blues Guitar Book

Have you ever dreamed of playing lead guitar like John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, Jimmy Page, Slash, and Eric Clapton? Perhaps you took a few lessons, but became frustrated and gave up. If so, The Everything Rock & Blues Guitar Book is for you. With easy-to-understand instruction, The Everything Rock & Blues Guitar Book provides you with everything you need to play all your favorite songs. You will learn the scales and chords found in all rock and blues songs, and master the unique techniques that define them. The Everything Rock & Blues Guitar Book also includes professional tips on: Inflection and phrasing Chord progression Alternate tuning, harmonics, and slide playing Transcription and ear training Equipment, such as electric guitars, straps, amplifiers, strings, and pedals Written in plain English by longtime professional guitarist and instructor Marc Schonbrun, The Everything Rock & Blues Guitar Book shows you how to play with your head as well as your hands.

(Guitar Educational). A comprehensive source designed to help guitarists develop both lead and rhythm playing. Covers: Texas, Delta, R&B, early rock and roll, gospel, blues/rock and more. Includes 21 complete solos; chord progressions and riffs; turnarounds; moveable scales and more. The audio features leads and full band backing.

(Guitar Educational). 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.

Be a star on the bass guitar! The bass guitar is an essential instrument in the "big three" styles of music: rock, jazz, and Latin. If you want to learn to play what's often called the heart of a band, you can do it with The Everything Bass Guitar Book with CD. You'll get an introduction to music theory, learn about common bass lines and patterns, and discover how the bass can be used as a solo instrument. Written by two accomplished musicians, this step-by-step guide outlines the basics of playing this versatile instrument, including: Where to find the right equipment--from a bass to an amp and accessories How to read notation and tablature Hand and finger techniques Improvisational methods and ensemble skills By following the easy-to-understand instructions and special audio lessons on CD, you'll learn how to play the bass in no time at all!

The most complete and authentic guide to the greatest classic rock guitar licks ever played! In this book, the licks, styles, and techniques of the classic rock generation of guitarists are completely revealed and explained. The included CD contains every music example, performed with the authentic tones, techniques, and equipment as the original artists. All of the music is presented in standard notation and tab. Includes the licks, styles, and techniques of: Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Peter Green, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Johnny Winter and more.

Welcome to the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book by Rock Like The Pros and written by Terry Carter. This is the most comprehensive beginning Blues guitar book in the world. In the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book, you are going to dive deep into learning and understanding all styles of Blues rhythm, Blues fingerstyle, and Blues soloing on the guitar. In this book you are going to explore all the techniques and tools that you need to become a Guitar Blues Master. You are going to learn Blues Shuffle, Walking Blues, Blues Rock, Fingerstyle Blues, Boogie Woogie Blues, Jump Blues, Country Blues, Blues Scales, and Blues Soloing. The Rock Like The Pros Beginning Blues Guitar Mastery book is a step-by-step introduction to the Blues, which means each lesson will build upon the last, so that you develop the proper feel and confidence you need to become a Blues Master. One of the key concepts in this book is understanding the difference between Swing and Straight Feel. This is extremely important to not only understand the differences, but to be able to execute flawlessly, the two styles. Blues Swing is the primary style you hear in the Blues Shuffle, Boogie Woogie, Jazz Blues, and Slow Blues. Straight Blues is a faster, more driving style that you'll hear in Blues Rock (like Chuck Berry), Jump Blues, and Country Blues. Don't worry if you don't understand this concept right now; you will by the time you are done with the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book by Terry Carter. Not only will the Beginning Blues Guitar Mastery book help you understand the different styles of Blues rhythm, it will teach you how to play a Blues solo. That's right, you are going to learn the holy grail of being a Blues master, which is the ability to solo over a Blues. Don't worry if you have never soloed before, this book will show you how to take the most popular scales used in Blues, the Minor Pentatonic and the Blues Scale, and use them to solo. When you are done with this book, you will turn heads as you learn the licks and riffs that have been used by all the Blues greats. The Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book is the most comprehensive book on Guitar and is written by Terry Carter, the leader in the Guitar world. Terry spent over 20 years as a Los Angeles studio musician, producer, and writer, working with greats such as Weezer, Josh Groban, Robby Krieger (The Doors), 2-time Grammy winning composer Christopher Tin (Calling All Dawns), Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses), Grammy winning producer Charles Goodan (Santana/Rolling Stones), and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Terry has written and produced tracks for commercials (Discount Tire and Puma) and TV shows, including Scorpion (CBS), Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet), Trippin', Wildboyz, and The Real World (MTV). He has self-published over 10 books for Rock Like The Pros and Uke Like The Pros, filmed over 30 guitar and ukulele online courses, and has over 125,000 subscribers on his Rock Like The Pros and Uke Like The Pros social media channels. Terry received a Master of Music in Studio/Jazz Guitar Performance from University of Southern California, and a Bachelor of Music from San Diego State University, with an emphases in Jazz Studies and Music Education. He has taught at the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, Santa Monica College, Miracosta College, and Los Angeles Trade Tech College. Whether you are a beginner at the Blues, or a seasoned veteran, the Beginning Guitar Blues Mastery book is going to take you deep into the world of the Blues, and you will come out a better, more confident guitar player, who will be ready to tackle the world. Are you ready? Let's dive in.

An in-depth look at the practical and theoretical concepts of traditional and modern blues guitar, covering all the important technical, rhythm and improvisational ideas. The book is divided into three stages: easy blues, blues & blues rock styles, and jazz blues. Stage 1 describes the development and basis of blues guitar, and is particularly appropriate for beginners. Stage 2 goes off more in the rock direction and gives the reader an insight into the concepts and licks of several influential guitarists including Clapton, Hendrix, Robben Ford, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gary Moore, and others. Stage 3 features a number of concepts that come from jazz that can also be used in a blues context. A great number of examples and blues jam tracks appear on the accompanying CD. In notation and tablature.

Beginner to intermediate basics of blues guitar, rhythm, scales, and lead playing.