Fingerstyle Blues Guitar: Master Acoustic Blues Guitar Fingerpicking and Soloing
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0199U4JCG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 585 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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This technique is mastered first before melody and then chords are introduced on top. Every technical exercise is introduced via a musical example or phrase that will naturally become part of your playing. The engine that drives the music is the 1/4 note alternating or static bass line played with the thumb. Of course, there are complete musical studies for you to learn, however, the focus is on building a technical understanding of the style allowing you to create and improvise your own ideas, just like the Delta masters.The technique you develop through musical vocabulary in Part One of the book is then applied to the essential chords and approaches of the Delta style. The idea throughout is to build creative freedom so that you can always play what you hear. Master Acoustic Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Break down this challenging yet rewarding genre step-by-step, from your first finger independence exercises right through to complete studies that seamlessly combine chords, bass lines and melodies into full pieces of music.199 Audio Examples in Standard Notation and Tablature Each element and technique of the early Delta blues style is tackled step by step and demonstrated with over 190 detailed notated
Northshorecajun said You'll get a lot out if you put a lot in. I'm revisiting the guitar in my mid-thirties since giving it up in my teenage years. My true love is the blues in all of its incarnations. I enjoy learning and playing modern blues (the Kings, Clapton, SRV, etc.), but one of my ultimate goals is to be able to play fingerstyle acoustic blues in the style of Robert Johnson and the like. I'm amazed by th. Great book to start learning this style of playing! Audrey This is a great book for starting out from scratch on this style of playing. The basis of Fingerstyle Blues or country blues is the steady thumb with the sycopated melody up topthis book will get you headed in the right direction with dozens of exercises that get progressively more difficult. It also covers some turnarounds and typical blues licks to . "One of the best "riffs and licks" book for fingerstyle blues" according to Dirk P. Johnson. I've bought and used many fingerstyle blues books. This one is different and valuable. Do understand that this is NOT a book of complete blues pieces. There are only a few complete blues pieces in the book. Instead, it is "riffs and licks" book, and specifically in the key of E throughout. So the scope of it is very specific. Also, this is not really