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Blues Guitar Inside And Out

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Unlike any other music book I have ever seen. Rather than simply showing you various licks and techniques to memorize, Daniels goes deeply (really deep) into the theory behind the Blues, chord construction, major, Blues and relative scales, etc. In fact he gives a thorough background into music theory in general. (Though it is strictly via TAB, no standard notation here.)

The information is presented in the form of a story about and Old Man (called "Old Man") who teaches a young boy (called, you guessed it, "Boy") how to swing his axe. It sounds a bit hokey, but it's fun and it works. I guess that's what I like about this book. The info sticks in your brain and in your fingertips.

Well, i didn't really like the whole narrative aspect of the book that much myself. it seemed to me to get in the way of the guitar instruction, and while there was some interesting information and culturization that occured while reading this, it would just be better to listen to some old records or maybe read something that goes into more depth about the music.

the actual instruction was where the book kinda suffered, mostly in the innane notational system that they devised. the different sized dots representing time values was pretty much the most confusing and stupid thing i've ever experienced..., they could have at least spaced them out more equally so you could tell what the values were.

there was some ok info about superimposing the major onto the minor pentatonic to get all the color tones, but then by saying one was the star, the other the crescent, etc. was like... what the hell? It's like they were trying so hard to seperate the instruction from standard music theory, which in principal i can agree with because standard western theory doesn't really cover anything well except for classical music, but then it just invents all these stupid terms and ways of teaching that are totally arbitrary rather than working with the materials that are all over the place in millions of other blues books.

blues you can use is a good series of blues books.

--Dan

This book is invaluable! I had piano lessons and guitar lessons as a kid but I never "got it." I read this book, and now I "got it." For the first time ever I know where chords come from, and I know the basics of how notes are chosen for the songs on the radio.

This books focuses on Blues, but the theory part will apply in principal to other styles of music. As for the Blues -- this book is one-stop shopping! Besides the theory from which scales, chords, and songs are made, all the notes for E and A across the entire fretboard are presented. More chords than you want are in there. Drills in E and A are in there. Numerous 12-bar and 8-bar Blues patterns are in there. Fifty little licks are in there. And the history of Blues music is in there.

Invaluable.

It's a, it's a, you know, a! Damn! It's a book! A real fine book. I bought it to study the blues guitar thing. I was looking for some help to improve my blues playing. However, in the first three pages, I was stuck to this story that's going on in the book. Imagine that, a story in a blues guitar book. Well, as I read the book (which took three days), I found myself avoiding the reach for my guitar to practice what I was reading. I did not want to interrupt the story in which I was enthralled. So, after I read the book (story) I went back and studied the book - It worked! Everything I read is now engraved in the pages of my mind, and I play much better blues than I ever would have thought possible. If you play guitar, or want to play guitar, get this book (or borrow it if you can) - it's an experience.

This is a great book for anyone looking to learn the blues It's in story form about an old man teaching a young boy to play blues guitar with lots of scales, Cords and 50 blues licks bought it used but looks new shipping was very fast which I really like, I would buy from or recommend this seller to a friend anytime.
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If you are serious about playing the Blues, this is one of the best investments you can make. It's a logical, precise step by step building process- packed with usable Riffs, Theory and Technique. There is not book out there that comes close. Richard Daniels is my Blues Guitar Guru. See for your self. I read it cover to cover before I started studying the lessons. There is a clever story-line threaded throughout the book which makes this an adventure. "Blues Guitar Inside and Out" by Richard Daniels has my highest recommendation.

To play "hot"licks and runs you need to know about the blues scale notes and those other "added notes"around the blues scale.This book teaches both and really zeroes in on those added notes in a clear way, and how important they are.I am not an instructor but if I wanted to help someone get started I would tell them to get Blues Guitar Inside & Out and The Heavy Guitar Bible,also by Richard Daniels.The latter has some good practice runs to get your fingers moving and develop dexterity,and a lot more.

All the fundamentals of the Blues wrapped up in a sweet story of an old Blues man passing on his substantial knowledge of the art to the next generation. A worthy read for anyone aspiring to learn Blues guitar, and lots of history and music theory for those that already have. Highly recommended!

All kinds of folksy crap like, "Now listen here, Son," gets in the way of whatever this guy has to say. He talks down to the reader, goes for obscurity in his tablature,, rather than clarification. I owned the book and actually couldn't wait to get rid of it. This is a book for people who have no ego and don't mind being treated like they have no brains.