The Blues Styles of Kenny Sultan [Paperback]

Kenny Sultan (Composer)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2003

In this Centerstream book/CD pack, axe-master Kenny Sultan teaches guitarists: blues in five different keys; monotone and alternating right-hand thumb technique; rhythm playing; dropped D tuning; fills; leads and more. The accompanying CD includes demos of the exercises, as well as bonus tracks from Kenny's and Tom Ball's popular CDs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Centerstream Publications (May 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574241303
• ISBN-13: 978-1574241303
• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 9 x 12 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent book from Kenny, December 11, 2003

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This review is from: The Blues Styles of Kenny Sultan (Paperback)

I have two of Kenny's previous books, and I owe much of my fingerstyle playing ability to him. I've found other excellent books in the past few years, but his are still my favorites. And this one has plenty of new material, even if there is also some overlap with his previous books.

The material ranges from beginner to advanced intermediate, mostly the latter. If you're just starting to learn guitar, I'd go with Kenny's first book. This book has some stuff in it that would have been very difficult (probably too difficult) for me three years ago.

But if you have at least some fingerstyle experience, the material you will find here is challenging but playable, and tons of fun. If you have Kenny's previous books, and you've already learned all of the material in them, you will probably be able to sit down and start playing these songs almost immediately. Maybe that means they're not challenging enough for an experienced player. But I picked up a bunch of new chops from this book, so it was well worth the price.

Any book Kenny releases in the future, I will snag at the very first opportunity.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kenny's a star, May 24, 2004

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This review is from: The Blues Styles of Kenny Sultan (Paperback)

Great book and CD! Kenny takes you through the steps in a format that's easy to follow and enjoy. The songs and examples are fun to play and great examples of blues fingerstyle fun. Some fingerstyle playing experience is needed so the newbie to the guitar may struggle to get the timing and changes but for most players this is a great book and CD!

Check out Kenny's DVD - I purchased the DVD at the same time and it's got some great tips and tricks. Plus, it's just fun watching a pro work...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Blues Styles of Kenny Sultan was great., November 10, 2006

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Linda Bald "LB" (Southbury, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Blues Styles of Kenny Sultan (Paperback)

This is another great book by Kenny Sultan. He gives you some idea's on how to spruce up your blues playing. I am an intermediate player and this book was great. Not too difficult and not too easy. The stuff I am learning really has a good sound to it.