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An edition of Blues guitar for dummies (2006)

Blues guitar for dummies

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Do you wish you could play your favorite blues music on guitar? Even if you don't read music, it's not difficult with Blues Guitar for Dummies. With this hands-on guide, you'll pick up the fundamentals instantly and start jamming like your favorite blues artists! Blues Guitar for Dummies covers all aspects of blues guitar, showing you how to play scales, chords, progressions, riffs, solos, and more! It's packed with musical examples, chords charts, and photos that let you explore the genre and play the songs of the great blues musicians. This accessible guide will give you the skills you need to: Choose the right guitar, equipment, and strings Hold, tune, and get situated with your guitar Play barre chords and strum to the rhythm Recognize the structure of a blues song Tackle musical riffs Master melodies and solos Make your guitar sing, ...

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Wiley, John Wiley [distributor]
Language
English
Pages
364

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Subjects

Guitar, Methods (Blues), Self-instruction, Methods, Guitar music (Blues), Music, Nonfiction, Guitar music

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Blues guitar for dummies
2007, Wiley, John Wiley [distributor]
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Blues Guitar For Dummies
2006, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Table of Contents

Introduction
You got a right to play the blues: Every day I have the blues... Hallelujah!
Blues meets guitar: Match made in musical heaven
Grab, hold, tune up, play on!
Setting up to play the blues: Getting a grip on left-hand chords
Positioning the right hand for rhythm and lead
Blues progressions, song forms, and moves
Musical riffs: Bedrock of the blues
Beyond the basics: Playing like a pro: Playing lead: Soaring melodies and searing solos
Playing up the neck
Express yourself: Making the guitar sing, cry and wail
Sounding like masters: Blues styles through the ages: Acoustic roots: Delta Blues and its country cousins
Birth and growth of Classis Electric Blues
Blues rock: Infusion of Ol' Rock'n' Roll
Gearing up: Outfitting your arsenal: Shop till you drop: Buying the right guitar for you
Choosing your amp and effects
Changing strings
Part of tens: Ten blues guitar giants
Ten great blues guitars
Ten (plus one) must-have blues guitar albums
Appendixes: Appendix A: How to read music
Appendix B: How to use the CD
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Sound disc in back pocket.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows or Macintosh; Software capable of playing MP3s and CD audio; CD-ROM drive; sound card for PCs.

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Hoboken, N.J, Chichester
Series
--For dummies
Genre
Methods (Blues), Methods, Self-instruction.

Classifications

Library of Congress
MT582 .C4268 2007, MT599.B4

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Pagination
xvi, 364 p. :
Number of pages
364

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OL18629452M
Internet Archive
bluesguitarfordu0000chap
ISBN 10
0470049200
ISBN 13
9780470049204
LCCN
2006934805
OCLC/WorldCat
71284783
Library Thing
3644171
Goodreads
1308748

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