Books - Elderly Instruments

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

B.B. KING GUITAR PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 100 Photo

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES DELUXE - GUITAR MASTERS SERIES by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. Learning authentic blues has never been more fun! Not only does this deluxe edition provide accurate transcriptions of ten blues classics plus performance notes and artist bios, it also includes a CD with the original Alligator Records recordings of every song! "All the King's Horses" (Luther Allison), "Are You Losing Your Mind?" (Buddy Guy), "Don't Take Advantage of Me" (Johnny Winter), "Give Me Back My Wig" (Hound Dog Taylor), "Gravel Road" (Magic Slim), "Look Now, Baby" (Son Seals), more. Note/tab. 120 pp.
49-699918 $24.99

JOE BONAMASSA - BLUES DELUXE Photo

13 note-for-note guitar transcriptions from this high-powered guitar rocker. Nine classic blues covers and three originals, including the bonus song "Pain and Sorrow." Other songs: "Blues Deluxe," "Burning Hell," "I Don't Live Anywhere," "Left Overs," "Long Distance Blues," "Man of Many Words," "Mumbling Word," "Pack It Up," "Walkin' Blues," "Wild About You Baby," "Woke Up Dreaming" and "You Upset Me Baby." Includes melody and lyrics. Note/tab. 135 pp.
49-501311 $22.99

JOHN LEE HOOKER - GUITAR SIGNATURE LICKS by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. Explore the earthy blues of inimitable guitar legend John Lee Hooker! Dave Rubin breaks down licks from: "Blues Before Sunrise," "Boogie Chillen No. 2," "Boom Boom," "Bottle Up and Go," "Catfish Blues," "Dimples," "Hoogie Boogie," "It Serves Me Right to Suffer," "Mama, You Got a Daughter," "Moaning Blues," "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "This Is Hip (This Is It)," "Tupelo (Tupelo Blues)" and "Wednesday Evening Blues." Note/tab. 64 pp.
49-695894 $19.99

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

THE LET'S JAM BOOK! - GUITAR EDITION by Peter Vogl Photo

Book/CD/DVD pack. A unique package that teaches the licks, solos and rhythms you need for jamming, then provides a band for you to jam with! The CD contains a selection of ten tracks from the "Let's Jam!" rock, blues, and jazz CDs. These are 3-4 minute jams in a variety of keys and grooves recorded by top studio musicians. The book has lessons corresponding to each track, with exercises, licks, solos, more. The 98 track DVD contains demonstrations of nearly every musical example. DVD and CD markers in the book help you find your way around the discs. Note/tab. 55 pp.
56-47 $14.95

Electric Blues Guitar All of the books in the Blues Guitar sections feature tablature.

AT A GLANCE - DVD BLUES GUITAR by Merv Young Photo

Book/DVD pack. The At A Glance series pairs an instructional DVD with a supplemental book for a comprehensive learning experience. Four lessons: Blues Rhythm Guitar, The Blues Scale, Blues Licks, and Blues Turnarounds. The book is loaded with valuable tips and information, plus real riffs and licks from: "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Five Long Years," "Pride and Joy," "Steppin' Out ," "Texas Flood," "The Thrill Is Gone," more. The high-definition DVD contains four 8-10 minute video lessons with on-screen music that corresponds to the printed material. Tablature only. 47 pp.
on order, expected arrival date 11/27/09
49-696031 $9.99

BLUES RHYTHMS YOU CAN USE by John Ganapes Photo

Book/CD pack. Focuses on developing rhythm playing chops via 21 progressive lessons covering a variety of blues styles and techniques: basic theory and blues rhythms, major and minor blues; 8th, 16th and triplet rhythms; extensions, passing chords and chord fragments, lead-rhythm style, funky blues, jump blues, blues rock, more. CD includes 42 full-band tracks. Note/tab. 96 pp.
49-696038 $19.99

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES GUITAR EXPERIENCE - YOUR PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE LANDMARK STYLES OF BLUES by Frank Natter Jr. Photo

Book/CD set. For intermediate/advanced players. A concise, comprehensive overview of important styles, techniques, and artists covers every era of the genre - from early and classic blues of the 1920s to electric blues, British blues rock, and modern-day blues. Also covers how other styles have influenced the blues. Pre-1920s, Country Blues era, 1940s and 1950s: the Electric Blues era, 1960s British Blues, 1970s and beyond: Modern Blues, more. Slide technique, fingerstyle blues, alternate tunings, basic theory, more. Note/tab. 47 pp.
20-32650 $16.95

JOHNNY WINTER - SIGNATURE LICKS by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. Take an in-depth look at the fiery blues stylings of Johnny Winter. You'll learn the main licks from 12 songs, including: "Bad Luck Situation," "Be Careful with a Fool," "Bladie Mae," "Highway 61 Revisited," "It Was Raining," "Leland Mississippi," "Mean Town Blues," "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo," "Rock Me Baby," "Still Alive and Well," "Sweet Love & Evil Women" and "TV Mama." Note/tab. 95 pp.
49-695951 .. list $22.99 ours $22.95

Electric Blues Guitar All of the books in the Blues Guitar sections feature tablature.

8-BAR BLUES - THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR GUITAR by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. Although "12-bar" is usually the first form one thinks of when hearing the word "blues," a surprising number of songs make use of the 8-bar form. This pack is devoted to providing you with all the tools necessary for playing 8-bar blues with authority. Dave gives you 22 progressions followed by 22 solos, with thorough explanations of each, performance tips, and scale and chord diagrams. Styles include boogie, shuffle, minor blues, jazzy shuffle and slow jazzy shuffle. CD features 44 full-band tracks. With a snapshot history of the 8-bar form. Note/tab. 56 pp.
49-695970 .. list $14.99 ours $14.95

EASY SOLOING FOR BLUES GUITAR Photo

Book/CD set. Teaches soloing strategies with easy technique-building warmups and exercises. Includes tunes in the styles of B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and others. Everything is explained in simple terms, with lots of examples. Note/tab. 47 pp.
on order, expected arrival date 12/05/09
20-30257 $16.95

IMPROVISING BLUES GUITAR by John Wheatcroft Photo

Book/CD pack. This hefty book/CD pack gives an in-depth insight into blues guitar, from early Chicago blues through Memphis and Detroit , the British blues boom, jazz blues, and many other blues genres, right up to today. Focusing on the playing styles of influential guitarists, you'll learn the basics of blues improvisation and how it has developed over the years. Learn to solo like classic blues guitarists B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, and Albert Collins, and then move on to Sonny Landreth, Robben Ford, Joe Bonamassa, and others. Note/tab. 224 pp.
49-917062 $27.95

BLUES RHYTHM GUITAR - THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SHUFFLES, BOOGIES, JUMP, SLOW BLUES, AND OTHER BLUES STYLES by Keith Wyatt Photo

Book/CD pack. Concentrates on the heart of blues music: the rhythm. You'll learn: standard blues changes and form, developing a strong shuffle feel; useful rhythm parts in high, middle and low ranges; beyond the 12-bar form, several shuffle rhythms, slow and fast blues rhythms, how to combine different rhythm parts, more. The CD demonstrates all the concepts and features rhythm tracks so you can play-along with a full band. Note/tab. 110 pp.
49-695131 $19.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

CD - PLAY IT NOW TUNES: MANNISH BOY as performed by Muddy Waters Photo

Step-by-step all-audio lesson entirely on CD! Teaches you how to play every note, chord & strum of the song without any written material. The correct fingering is explained, techniques specific to the song are covered, tuning notes for the song are included, vocals, more; culminating in a rehearsal and play-along to bring it all together. Learn through your ears & hands in the traditional manner. Level 2 of their 3-level rating; intermediate.
697-CD52 .. list $12.95 ours $8.00

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

MODERN GUITAR METHOD JAMMIN' THE BLUES, #3 by Frank Vignola Photo

Book/CD set. This volume in the "Modern Guitar Method Supplements" (formerly of the "Frank Vignola Play-along" series) contains useful, well-structured solos for 11 choruses of the blues in the most common keys. Funky, bluesy, and bop oriented lines allow you to feel and hear what it is like to play a well-constructed solo. In the performance tempo recordings, the solo segments are often followed by numerous choruses featuring the rhythm section. This format allows for individual practice of the written solos or elaboration of original ideas with a "live" rhythm section. The solos provide an opportunity for the student to interact with the recording by copying ideas, building upon what has just been played, or practicing the chords Beginning/intermediate. 24 pp.
02-21855BCD $14.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN, 2ND EDITION - GUITAR SIGNATURE LICKS by Wolf Marshall Photo

Book/CD pack. Learn the legendary riffs and licks of the most accomplished blues technician in history. This second edition includes additional music and audio, along with updated text and transcriptions. The accompanying CD features all of the songs analyzed: "Cold Shot," "Come On (Part III)," "Crossfire," "The House Is Rockin'," "Leave My Girl Alone," "Lenny," "Look at Little Sister," "Love Struck Baby," "Pride and Joy," "Riviera Paradise," "Scuttle Buttin'" and "Stang's Swang." Note/tab. 56 pp.
49-699316 $24.95

CD - PLAY IT NOW TUNES: THE THRILL IS GONE .as performed by B.B. King Photo

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

CD - PLAY IT NOW TUNES: THE THRILL IS GONE .as performed by B.B. King Photo

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

CD - PLAY IT NOW TUNES: BOOM BOOM as performed by John Lee Hooker Photo

Step-by-step all-audio lesson entirely on CD! Teaches you how to play every note, chord & strum of the song without any written material. The correct fingering is explained, techniques specific to the song are covered, tuning notes for the song are included, vocals, more; culminating in a rehearsal and play-along to bring it all together. Learn through your ears & hands in the traditional manner. Level 1 of their 3-level rating; beginners.
697-CD37 .. list $12.95 ours $8.00

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

CD - PLAY IT NOW TUNES: BOOM BOOM as performed by John Lee Hooker Photo

Step-by-step all-audio lesson entirely on CD! Teaches you how to play every note, chord & strum of the song without any written material. The correct fingering is explained, techniques specific to the song are covered, tuning notes for the song are included, vocals, more; culminating in a rehearsal and play-along to bring it all together. Learn through your ears & hands in the traditional manner. Level 1 of their 3-level rating; beginners.
697-CD37 .. list $12.95 ours $8.00

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES GUITAR SONGS FOR DUMMIES performance notes by Greg P. Herriges Photo

Note-for-note transcriptions & performance notes for 35 blues tunes. Chock full of the Dummies trademark icons and wit. "All Your Love," "Boom Boom," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Cross Road Blues," "Everyday I Have the Blues," "Got My Mo Jo Working," "I Ain't Got You," "I'm Tore Down," "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man," "Killing Floor," "Pride and Joy," "Statesboro Blues," "The Thrill Is Gone," more. Note/tab. 268 pp.
49-699925 $22.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES JAM - 40 PROGRESSIONS AND GROOVES by Ed Friedland Photo

Book/CD pack. Sit in and solo with a professional blues band! These 40 blues rhythm grooves are perfect for guitar, harmonica, keyboard, saxophone and trumpet players to hone their soloing skills. Includes a variety of feels, tempos and keys to broaden your blues experience, with titles such as "Texas Rock," "Fast Boogaloo," "New Orleans Rhumba," "Funky Bo Diddley," "Ballad Blues," "Fast Boogie Woogie," "Afro-6/8 Feel," "8 Bar Shuffle," "Fast Country 2-Beat," "Uptown Down," more. 24 pp.
on order, expected arrival date 12/02/09
49-311449 $19.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES GUITAR TAB WHITE PAGES Photo

This outstanding collection features note-for-note transcriptions for 150 blues classics! Songs include: "Baby, Please Don't Go," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Bridge of Sighs," "Cold Shot," "Couldn't Stand the Weather," "Cross Road Blues (Crossroads)," "Everyday I Have the Blues," "I Can't Quit You Baby," "I'm Tore Down," "Love in Vain Blues," "Motherless Child," "Statesboro Blues," "The Thrill Is Gone," "Tube Snake Boogie," and dozens more! Note/tab. 1104 pp.
49-700131 $29.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

MODERN GUITAR METHOD GRADE 1, BLUES JAM PLAY-ALONG by William Bay Photo

This book/CD teaches you how to hear and play groove time. Tunes include: "Evil Ways," "Blue Tuesday," "Truckin," "Blues Drive," "She Done Me Wrong," and "Coastin." Shows two improvising scales per tune. Each tune presents a different blues style for improvising. Blues tunes are presented in the keys of C, Am and G. Beginners. 16 pp.
02-21690BCD $12.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BEST OF JOE BONAMASSA Photo

11 artist-approved note-for-note guitar transcriptions from this guitar mastermind, complete with an interview and photos. "Blues Deluxe," "Miss You, Hate You," "A New Day Yesterday," "My Mistake," "The River," "So, It's like That," "Woke up Dreaming," more. Note/tab. 116 pp.
49-500921 $22.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BACKUP TRAX: BASIC BLUES FOR GUITAR by Dix Bruce Photo

Booklet/CD set. Learn to play 14 classic blues the best way--by doing! This provides your backup band as you explore Country and Urban, Acoustic and Electric, Delta, Texas, Chicago, Slide Guitar, Alternate Tuning, Traditional, and Modern styles in many different major and minor keys and in a variety of tempos. Melodies are first presented at a slow speed with just guitar, then repeated at regular speed with the band. Finally, you can play along with the hot blues rhythm section alone, and you've got the makings of a great blues jam session. Youll play all the leads and solos! Beginners and intermediate players can practice basic skills. Advanced players can hone their improvisation chops. The split track recording allows you to hear either just the melody from one speaker, just the rhythm section, or both. Booklet includes melodies, chord diagrams and guitar tablature. Intermediate. 48 pp.
02-97224BCD $14.95

WEST COAST BLUES GUITAR PLAY-ALONG TRAX by David Barrett Photo

This booklet/2-CD set has been designed to help the guitarist with soloing studies. 36 play-along rhythm tracks embody the electrifying feel of the West Coast Blues and provide you with the ability to place new licks and soloing concepts into context. Includes: slow blues, fast blues, jazzy blues, rumbas, songs with breaks, swings, marches, minor blues, boogies, and many more. A practice section features nine play-along trax that start at a tempo of 40 beats per minute and go to 200 for progressive lick study. A great tool to help you master any lick or song. The remaining backup tracks are arranged by key, single guitar or band, and tempo. Most use the standard 12-bar blues format, while a few use common variations such as 16-bar blues. The booklet provides the chord progressions plus instruction. Beginning/intermediate. 8 pp.
02-20003BCD $14.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES MASTERS BY THE BAR by Toby Wine Photo

Book/CD pack. If you want to know how the legends built their solos, this book is for you. Over 140 cool riffs presented in two-measure chunks - organized by where they fall in the 12-bar progression - so you can assemble your own solos with actual riffs played by 16 greats. All licks are authentic, note-for-note quotes from: Duane Allman, Wayne Bennett, Dickie Betts, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Warren Haynes, Albert King, B.B. King, Sammy Lawhorn, Gary Moore, Jack Pearson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Leslie West and Zakk Wylde. CD features demos of every example plus two jam tracks so you can practice over a full rhythm section. Note/tab. 87 pp.
49-500882 $19.95

Electric Blues Guitar All of the books in the Blues Guitar sections feature tablature.

JAZZ FOR THE BLUES GUITARIST - INCORPORATING JAZZ INTO YOUR BLUES SOLOS by Rob Garland Photo

Book/CD pack. Beginning and not-so-beginning blues guitarists can build on basic blues techniques by exploring jazz - the modes, outside tones, articulation techniques, arpeggios of jazzy harmonies, more. Expand your knowledge beyond pentatonic scales with coll jazz ideas. Check out new rhythm techniques and stretch your harmonic vocabulary beyond basic triads and 7th chords. Dozens of licks are included as well as a CD with demos and five jam tracks so you can try out your new techniques. Note/tab. 51 pp.
49-500873 $14.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES LICK FACTORY - BUILDING GREAT BLUES RIFFS by Jesse Gress Photo

Book/CD pack. A clearinghouse for the best blues guitar licks laid out sequentially over each chord change in the standard 12-bar blues form. Each lick features its own mini-lesson and is performed on the accompanying CD. Covers all regional styles including Delta, Chicago, Texas and British blues, plus the scales, chord voicings, chord progressions & rhythm figures that form the arsenal of every major blues player. Note: the included CD is a 210 track MP3 formatted disc. You can play this on a computer, MP3 player, or a system that can read MP3 discs, but it will not work on a standard CD player. Note/tab. 140 pp.
49-331767 $19.95

Electric Blues Guitar All of the books in the Blues Guitar sections feature tablature.

THE TOTAL BLUES GUITARIST by Dennis McCumber Photo

Book/CD set. Fun lessons progressing from beginning level to advanced. Lots of blues styles: funk, jazz, modal, shuffle, boogie-woogie, honky-tonk, 12/8 slow blues and minor blues. Licks and songs in the styles of legendary and contemporary players. Practical, easy to understand lessons in scale and chord theory. CD includes backing tracks in a variety of styles. Note/tab. 127 pp.
20-24420 $19.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

25 GREAT BLUES GUITAR SOLOS by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. From Magic Sam and the "Three Kings" to Eric Clapton and the Vaughan brothers, take an inside look at the genesis of electric blues guitar. Provides solo transcriptions, lessons on how to play them, biographies, equipment, photos, history, more. CD contains full-band demonstrations of every solo in the book. For Mac and PC users the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the tempo without changing pitch! "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)," "Cross Road Blues (Crossroads)," "Everyday I Have the Blues," "Okie Dokie Stomp," "Satisfy Susie," "Sweet Home Chicago," "Texas Flood," more. Note/tab. 124 pp.
49-699790 $19.95

Electric Blues Guitar All of the books in the Blues Guitar sections feature tablature.

BEGINNING BLUES GUITAR - A GUIDE TO ESSENTIAL CHORDS, LICKS, TECHNIQUES & CONCEPTS by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. An excellent and well-organized introduction to the fundamentals of blues guitar playing. Lots of examples and straightforward explanations take the mystery out of blues playing for beginners. Covers: 12-bar blues, major & minor pentatonic scales, boogie rhythms, the blues scale, string bending, licks, double-stops, classic blues licks, intros and turnarounds, creating blues solos, getting the sound, more. CD features demos of every example. Note/tab. 48 pp.
49-695916 $9.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

LICKS AND TRICKS VOLUME 1 taught by Johnny Hiland Photo

CD/Booklet set. Lessons from one of America's greatest guitarists. Hiland teaches essentials every blues & rock player should know. Includes bending blues licks, blues rhythm pattern, slide licks, heavy metal style harmonics, pick-hand finger tapping, more. Intermediate/advanced. Note/tab. 16 pp.
02-20377BCD $19.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES GUITAR PLAY-ALONG TRAX by David Barrett & John Garcia Photo

Book/CD set. An exciting play-along that contains the most common grooves used in blues bands today. Notated examples are provided to give you an idea of how you can approach accompanying a vocalist or instrumentalist. Along with the 12 jam tracks, the book is accompanied by a CD recording of all examples, along with background music. Beginners. 23 pp.
02-21059BCD $14.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

ELECTRIC BLUES & ROCK GUITAR - THE 1930s, 40s AND 50s taught by Fred Sokolow Photo

Book/3-CD set. 13 full hours of instruction! Lesson 1: The Roots Of Electric Blues - Electric blues grew out of the guitar picking of versatile single-string soloists like Lonnie Johnson and Scrapper Blackwell and country bluesmen, turned electric, like Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker. Fred slows down and analyzes the licks, scales and techniques of these players.Lesson 2: Electric Slide Guitar - Using sample tunes, Fred teaches how to play in the styles of the blues masters: Tampa Red (open G), Elmore James (open E), Muddy Waters (open G), and Robert Nighthawk (standard tuning) and how to apply these techniques to rock progressions. Lesson 3: Early Blues/Rock: Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley - These two guitarists defined rock guitar in their day. The licks and styles they used, derived from blues players, are still an important part of every rock guitarist's repertoire.
02-21143BCD $24.95

Electric Blues Guitar All of the books in the Blues Guitar sections feature tablature.

ELECTRIC BLUES & ROCK GUITAR - THE 1930s, 40s AND 50s taught by Fred Sokolow Photo

12-BAR BLUES SOLOS by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. Originally intended to complement the vocal melody, blues solos have evolved to allow guitarists the opportunity to make a personal musical statement. The 25 12-bar blues solos in this book attempt to demonstrate this concept in a variety of styles including blues-rock, Latin, funk, slow blues and shuffles. Learn them all and you will step into the spotlight at your next blues jam. CD contains a demo and play-along track for each solo. Note/tab. 30 pp.
49-699765 $12.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN GUITAR PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 49 Photo

Book/CD pack. Learn to play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD, then play along using the backing tracks. CD is enhanced for Mac and PC computers so you can adjust the tempo without changing pitch! Melody and lyrics included. "Couldn't Stand the Weather," "Empty Arms," "Lenny," "Little Wing," "Look at Little Sister," "Love Struck Baby," "The Sky Is Crying" and "Tightrope." Note/tab. 86 pp.
49-699725 $16.95

Electric Blues Guitar All of the books in the Blues Guitar sections feature tablature.

BLUES GUITAR FROM SCRATCH by Bruce Emery Photo

Fundamental riffs, chords and scales, plus slide technique. Emery has split volume 3 of his "Skeptical Guitarist" theory series into 2 books - blues and jazz. Now teaches slide technique. There are more 12-bar blues examples and a section on major pentatonic scales; 20 more pages! If you haven't yet discovered Emery you are in for an unexpected treat! He is funny, clear and totally non-intimidating. Recommended. Spiralbound, 88 pp.
578-11 $16.50

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Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES GUITAR PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 38 Photo

Book/CD pack. Learn your favorite songs quickly and easily! Follow the tab, listen to the CD, then play along with the separate backing tracks. The CD is playable on any CD player and is enhanced for Mac and PC computers so you can adjust the tempo without changing pitch! Melody and lyrics included. Eight songs: "Boom Boom," "Cold Shot," "Crosscut Saw," "Everyday I Have the Blues," "Frosty," "Further on up the Road," "Killing Floor" and "Texas Flood." Note/tab. 61 pp.
49-699663 $16.95

Electric Blues Guitar All of the books in the Blues Guitar sections feature tablature.

SOLO BLUES GUITAR - A COLLECTION OF 55 AUTHENTIC-SOUNDING PIECES ARRANGED FOR SOLO PERFORMANCE by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. In order to play solo you want to imply a full rhythm section with the deft handling of melody, chords and basslines. These 55 blues arrangements show how to build a solo blues guitar style--using a flatpick--in boogie, swing, and slow blues rhythms. Each piece is self-contained and chock full of chords, licks, riffs, and lines for you to pick up and play. Includes 12-bar and 8-bar progressions, minor and slow blues patterns, shuffles, more. CD includes demos of every example in the book. Note/tab. 75 pp.
49-699719 $19.95

JAZZIN' THE BLUES - A COMPLETE GUIDE TO LEARNING JAZZ-BLUES GUITAR by John Ganapes & David Roos Photo

Book/CD pack. Designed to help students who already have a foundation in the blues learn to play jazz. 15 hands-on lessons cover: basic theory, chords, scales, modes, extended and secondary dominant chords, approach tones and passing shords, flat-five substitution, minor blues and major blues, soloing in the styles of Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian, more. Learn to improvise and comp with the full-band play-along CD tracks. A well-organized book that will have you jazzin' the blues in no time! Note/tab. 100 pp.
on order, expected arrival date 11/27/09
49-695608 $19.95

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

Electric Blues Guitar
Electric Blues Guitar Play-along Tracks
Electric Blues Guitar Licks & Riffs
Electric Blues Guitar Personalities

BLUES GUITAR LICKS CHART by Corey Christiansen Photo

Provides a number of common blues licks. For ease of reading, each of the licks is written to be played over a standard 12-bar blues progression in the key of A. Most are based on the A minor pentatonic scale or the A blues scale, with a few exceptions. Heavy coated paper. 4 pp.
02-20754 $3.95

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RHYTHM GUITAR WORKOUT by Andrew D. Gordon Photo

Book/CD pack. Practice rhythm guitar techniques over common chord progressions in blues, rock, funk, R&B and Latin styles. The 70 different rhythms are in a variety of tempos and keys and range from beginner through intermediate and advanced levels. The CD has each example recorded three times: rhythm guitar with backing tracks, rhythm backing tracks only, and the rhythm guitar part by itself slowed down. The CD also contains 70 one minute play-a-long tracks in MP3 format. Note/tab. 41 pp.
512-45 $21.95

THE SOLO WORKOUT FOR GUITAR by Andrew D. Gordon Photo

Book/CD pack. For any guitarist who wants to improve their improvisational skills in blues, rock & funk styles. Consists of fifteen, 3 minute rhythm tracks so you can try out soloing ideas while playing along with a rhythm section. Includes 4 rock grooves, 6 funk grooves and 5 blues grooves played in different keys and tempos. The book shows you the chord progression, then gives you 10 soloing ideas for each groove (all recorded on the CD) for a total of 150 riffs. Note/tab. 37 pp.
512-44 $21.95

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MASTERING BLUES GUITAR by Wayne Riker Photo

Book/DVD set. This advanced method for blues guitarists is also a great method for rock players who want a blues edge. Includes everything from composite scales, the Mixolydian mode, arpeggio superimpositions, the eight-bar blues, gospel blues, minor blues and more. It also includes techniques and licks of the great players, like Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy, Freddie King, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and many others. 142 pp.
20-22860 $33.95

COMPLETE RHYTHM GUITAR GUIDE FOR BLUES BANDS by Larry McCabe Photo

Book/CD pack. Designed to help you expand the harmonic possibilities of blues rhythm guitar. Get out of your rhythm-playing rut and play confidently in any blues style! 100 musical examples and 16 theory workshops teach intros, endings and turnarounds, modern theory for reharmonizing chord progressions, jazz and eight-bar blues progressions, single string rhythms and double stops, mixolydian mode, more. Includes a discography and bibliography. CD has 51 tracks. Note/tab. 159 pp.
49-1333 $24.95

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12-BAR BLUES RIFFS by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. Features 25 classic blues riffs arranged for beginning to intermediate guitarists complete with a "riff history." Also includes great audio recommendations to help you further your blues knowledge and chops. CD contains a demonstration of every example in the book. Note/tab. 30 pp.
49-699622 $14.95

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100 TIPS FOR BLUES GUITAR YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD by David Mead Photo

Book/CD set. Mead focuses on the styles and techniqes associated with one of guitar's most-played genres. In a series of illustrated exercises he tackles the problems associated with playing the blues, from choosing the right plectrum to executing the best finger roll this side of the Mississippi.
03-20011 $24.95

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BLUES GUITAR PLAY-ALONG, VOL. 7 Photo

Book/CD pack. Learn to play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Follow the tab, listen to the CD, and play along with the separate backing tracks. The CD is playable on any CD player and is enhanced for Mac and PC computer users so you can adjust the tempo without changing pitch! Melody and lyrics are included if you want to sing along. Eight songs: "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)," "Born Under a Bad Sign," "Hide Away," "I'm Tore Down," "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man," "Pride and Joy," "Sweet Home Chicago" and "The Thrill Is Gone." Note/tab. 56 pp.
49-699575 $16.95

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BLUES TURNAROUNDS - A COMPENDIUM OF PATTERNS & PHRASES FOR GUITAR by Dave Rubin and Rusty Zinn Photo

Book/CD pack. 76 essential turnarounds drawn from classic and modern blues masters including Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Hollywood Fats, Robert Junior, and others. Contains a variety of blues styles: slow blues, fast swing blues, etc. For each turnaround you'll learn who used it, where it works best, and how it works. With a short but interesting history of blues turnarounds. CD includes demos of all turnarounds. Note/tab. 40 pp.
49-695602 $14.95

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BEGINNING ELECTRIC SLIDE GUITAR taught by Kirby Kelley Photo

Book/DVD set. Texas guitar powerhouse Kelly's easy-to-understand, friendly approach makes this set a pleasure to use. Learn everything you need to get started playing slide! All the most important tunings are introduced, with step-by-step explanations of basic techniques, such as muting, vibrato and much more. Close-ups, music and TAB right on your screen. Tons of classic licks to put into your playing right now. Examples in note/tab, with an explanation of each. 54 min.
20-21937 $24.95

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BLUES GROOVES FOR GUITAR - THE ESSENCE OF BLUES RHYTHM GUITAR by Rob Fletcher Photo

Book/CD set. An essential collection of tips, tricks, techniques and theory to give your rhythm playing an authentic blues feel. Examples demonstrate everything from the basics of rhythm and harmony to comping to the subtleties of Chicago, Texas, Delta and other blues styles. Examples are in the styles of the greats. Note/tab. 95 pp.
20-21895 .. list $19.95 ours $10.00

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BLUES GROOVES FOR GUITAR - THE ESSENCE OF BLUES RHYTHM GUITAR by Rob Fletcher Photo

BEGINNING ELECTRIC BLUES GUITAR by David Hamburger Photo

Book/DVD set. For beginning blues and rock/blues guitarists. Includes tips on basic blues theory and left-hand techniques. You'll also discover the rhythm styles of Texas swing, slow and minor blues, and styles of such greats as Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, more. Call-and-response phrasing, intros, turnarounds, endings and improvisation are also covered. Note/tab. 95 pp. DVD is 90 min. and is taught by Matt Smith but matches the book.
20-20419 $25.95

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BEST OF JOHNNY WINTER Photo

Features note-for-note transcriptions for 13 Winters favorites: "Be Careful with a Fool," "Dallas," "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," "Highway 61 Revisited," "Hustled Down in Texas," "I Guess I'll Go Away," "I'm Yours and I'm Hers," "Illustrated Man," "Johnny B. Goode," "Mean Town Blues," "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo," "Rock Me Baby" and "Still Alive and Well." Includes Winter's commentary about each song and an interview reprinted from Guitar magazine. Note/tab. 141 pp.
49-500431 $19.95

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BLUES BY THE BAR - COOL RIFFS THAT SOUND GREAT OVER EACH PORTION OF THE BLUES PROGRESSION by Chris Hunt Photo

Book/CD pack. If you've learned the pentatonic scale up and down the neck but still wonder, 'How do I know what to play and when to play it?', then this book is for you. Its goal is to give you a variety of great blues licks you can put together bar by bar to create a complete solo. Covers some basics of the 12-bar blues progression then gets right into the riffs. The CD features every example in the book plus 'Music Minus Me' tracks you can play along with. Note/tab. 32 pp.
49-500413 $9.95

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B.B. KING - THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION by Wolf Marshall Photo

Book/CD pack. Learn the trademark styles and techniques of one of the most celebrated guitarists in blues. Wolf Marshall breaks down B.B. King's style, sound and techniques, and gives a brief history and lesson for 16 songs: "Beautician Blues," "Five Long Years," "Just Like A Woman," "Riding With the King," "Rock Me Baby," "Sweet Sixteen," "Three O'Clock Blues," "The Thrill is Gone," "Why I Sing the Blues," "You Upset Me Baby," more. CD features 32 demo tracks. 64 pp.
49-695635 $22.95

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CD - LET'S JAM! - JAZZ & BLUES by Peter Vogl Photo

High quality audio CD with 21 jam tracks. Recorded by top studio musicians, these extended 3-4 minute jams are in a variety of keys and grooves. Includes 14 page booklet with rhythm charts and soloing tips. Free lessons are also available from their website with audio and video clips. Great for practicing guitar, keyboard, percussion, sax, voice, or harmonica.
56-24 $9.95

SITTIN' IN WITH THE GREATS: THE CHICAGO BLUES PLAY-ALONG CD Photo

Here's a great idea - play-alongs featuring the REAL Chicago blues players! Magic Slim, Willie Kent, John Primer, James Wheeler, many more - in person. 19 songs total; 8 have both vocal and instrumental versions. Allows you to turn off either rhythm guitar or piano. All the major genres that define Chicago blues are covered. Songs include: "Chicken Shack," "That's All Right," "The Thrill is Gone," "If You Love Me Like You Say," more. Full lyrics but no written music.
561-1CD $18.00

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INTROS, ENDINGS, & TURNAROUNDS FOR GUITAR - ESSENTIAL PHRASES FOR ALL STYLES by Dale Turner Photo

Book/CD pack. Avoid "dead air" and fill in the holes with this flexible collection of intros, endings, and turnarounds. Covers licks and riffs that all the pros know and use in jazz, blues, rock, and country. CD features 99 demo tracks. Note/tab. 47 pp.
49-695575 $14.95

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BLUES LICKS YOU CAN USE by John Ganapes Photo

Book/CD pack. Music and performance notes for 75 hot lead phrases, with a full band example of each on the CD. Styles covered include up-tempo and slow blues, jazz blues, shuffle blues, swing blues, and more. Note/tab. 40 pp.
49-695386 $16.95

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FRETBOARD ROADMAPS BLUES GUITAR by Fred Sokolow Photo

Essential fretboard patterns that all great blues guitarists know and use. Teaches how to: play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard, in any key; play a variety of lead styles; play chords and progressions anywhere on the fretboard, in any key; and more. Each chapter presents a pattern and shows how to use it along with tips and insights. For beginning to advanced players. Includes CD. Note/tab. 40 pp.
49-695350 $14.95

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STAND ALONE TRACKS - BLUES by Robert Brown Photo

This booklet/CD pack gives you opportunities to improvise over a full-band accompaniment, including bass, drums, keyboards, and rhythm guitar. Your CD player becomes your own personal back-up band. CD has one hour of jams. Booklet fits in your guitar case! Note/tab. 30 pp.
20-14171 $12.95

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BEGINNER'S BLUES GUITAR by Fred Sokolow Photo

Book/3-CD set. Starting from ground zero, Sokolow teaches you how to accompany yourself while singing the blues. You'll learn to play melodies and solo in several keys, throughout the neck. Helps build the foundation for your understanding of blues guitar techniques and styles for both acoustic and electric guitar. Addresses the simple blues form in E,G, and C, gradually expanding on concepts. Includes simple first position blues scales needed for soloing (both fingerpicking and flatpicking) in the keys of E,G, and C. Note/tab, with lyrics. Beginners. 48 pp.
304-506 $24.95

12-BAR BLUES - THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR GUITAR by Dave Rubin Photo

This book/CD pack is solely devoted to providing you with all the technical tools necessary for playing 12-bar blues with authority. The CD includes 24 full-band tracks. Learn to play boogies, shuffles, swing, jazzy blues, Chicago style, bebop, more. Note/Tab. 61 pp.
49-695187 $18.99

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THE FREDDIE KING COLLECTION Photo

ON SALE!! SAVE $7.95!! An outstanding collection of 15 of this blues legend's best, including "Have You Ever Loved a Woman," "Hide Away," "Washout," "See See Baby," more. Transcriptions in note/tab. 79 pp.
49-690134 .. list $19.95 ours $12.00

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BLUES JAM TRAX FOR GUITAR by Ralph Agresta Photo

Book/CD set with 10 extended blues jams for you to play along with. The book tells you the chord progressions, while the tape provides a backup with guitar, bass, and drums. You improvise the lead! Note/tab. 22 pp.
01-943107 $12.95

MODERN BLUES JAM TRAX FOR GUITAR Photo

11 songs on the CD to play along with and improve your soloing technique. Book contains information on blues scales; chords and progressions tailored to each song. Note/tab, 28 pp.
01-943096 $12.95

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POWER TRIO BLUES GUITAR - UPDATED & EXPANDED EDITION by Dave Rubin Photo

Book/CD pack. Details how to play electric guitar in a trio with bass and drums. Boogie, shuffle and slow blues rhythms, licks, double stops, chords and bass patterns are presented for full and exciting blues. The CD includes the music performed by a smokin' power trio for instruction and jamming. The music styles of Chicago and Texas bluesmen are presented along with rare photos of these musicians with their favorite axes. This new edition features even more blues styles - funk, soul and jazz - all with new music examples and recordings! Note/tab. 79 pp.
49-695028 $19.99

BLUES YOU CAN USE by John Ganapes Photo

A comprehensive source for learning blues guitar, designed to develop both your lead and rhythm playing. Covers the styles of Texas, delta, R&B, early rock and roll, gospel, blue/rock, more. Includes 21 solos, blues chords, progressions, riffs, more. CD contains practice tracks. Note/tab, 96 pp.
49-695007 $19.95

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STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN - TEXAS FLOOD Photo

Transcriptions of the songs from the album of the same name. Includes "Dirty Pool," "I'm Cryin'," "Pride and Joy," seven more. Note/tab. 87 pp.
49-690015 $19.95

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CHICAGO BLUES JAM TRAX FOR GUITAR with Ralph Agresta and the Southside Swingers Photo

CD of 12 play-along rhythm tracks. You supply the lead! Includes booklet. Note/tab. 29 pp.
01-192222CD $12.95

MORE BLUES JAM TRAX FOR GUITAR by Ralph Agresta Photo

Book/CD pack. More great tracks for practicing your blues jamming! CD features full-band back-up for 12 extended jams in the styles of Eric Clapton, Z.Z. Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, and others. Book includes tips on scales, chords, progressions and techniques. Note/tab. 28 pp.
01-192219CD $12.95