How to Play Blues Guitar: The Basics & Beyond: Lessons & Tips from the Great Players

by Richard Johnston

Overview

Packed with musical examples, charts and photos, this is a complete, step-by-step course for learning acoustic or electric blues guitar. In-depth lessons teach you to build your own style while exploring the music of traditional bluesmen and modern stars. From practicing your scales and turn-arounds to breaking out Chicago-style, this book from the former editor of Guitar Player brings you: essential lessons on blues basics; insights into the music of masters like B.B. King, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy and many others; advice on selecting gear and setting up your guitar; a great blues discography; and even free access to audio lessons on the web!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879307066
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/01/2002
Series:	Guitar Player Musician's Library
Pages:	98
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.57(h) x 0.26(d)