101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar (Listen & Learn) [Paperback]

Artie Traum (Author)

Book Description

Series: Listen & Learn | Publication Date: October 1, 1998

Here are over a hundred great riffs that can be played in virtually any style! Easy to learn, these sizzling licks will make learning guitarists better players, whether in blues, folk, bluegrass or country music. Numerous examples are included that will show how to use these lead lines in songs, allowing acoustic guitarists to make quantum improvements in their technique. LEVEL 3

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793588596
• ISBN-13: 978-0793588596
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,116,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must have for beginning to advanced guitar, June 11, 1999

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[e-mail] (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar (Listen & Learn) (Paperback)

Artie does an excellent job in giving a blue collar description of essential guitar riffs for the acoustic guitar. I got a great deal out of it and I have been playing for 23 years. Well worth the investment. CD comes with it and helps the learning process greatly. A++

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent basic licks book, April 30, 2008

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Everett C. Bennett (Jackson, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar (Listen & Learn) (Paperback)

I disagree with the individual that rated this book as a run of the mill licks book. I have a lot of licks books, too, and this one is definitely better than most. Artie's material, while mostly basic, is very useful in that it shows how even basic licks, when used tastefully, can make for excellent music. Most lick books just present static licks that may or may not have any relation to one another. Artie puts this material together in a way you can use musically and build on it to create your own music. My only criticism is that he goes through it all pretty quickly and it's sometimes hard to tell exactly where he is in the tab, but that's pretty minor. This book is really great when used along with Happy and Artie's Jam Along Blues dvd's. This book/dvd is definietly the best one I have for overall usefulness musically.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!, May 10, 2003

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Tracy Groom (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 101 Essential Riffs for Acoustic Guitar (Listen & Learn) (Paperback)

I've been playing for about four years, and I found this book and CD incredibly helpful. No fluff or unecessary information. Artie Traum has a gentle and non-egotistical style, and he explains the riffs simply and thoughtfully and then plays them. I read along in the book, then stopped the CD and played them myself. I found the riffs fun and even more fun when I could use the "building blocks" to build my own riffs. I highly recommend the book, especially considering the low price.