Blues music is a sturdy, adaptable music that reflects many shades of emotions and lends itself to numerous stylistic interpretations. This 5 1/2" by 8" QWIKGUIDE is designed to help the guitarist connect with the blues heritage. Each blues lick in this book is played over four bars of C7. By practicing all 50 licks over the same chord progression, you will be learning the basic concept of improvisation: how to play a variety of musical phrases over the same chord or chord changes. Each example is written in both notation and tablature exactly as it is recorded. The accompanying CD, featuring Larry McCabe's Heat-Seeking Missile Blues Band is recorded in stereo with drums, pedal steel, and rhythm guitar in the center, bass guitar on the left, and lead guitar on the right. The licks are recorded at a moderate tempo for ease of learning. The rhythm guitar parts heard on the CD are taught in Mel Bay's 101 Bad to the Bone Blues Guitar Rhythm Patterns. The bass guitar parts are taught in Mel Bay's Famous Blues Bass Lines.
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Larry McCabe was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He studied music with a number of teachers including Eldon Shamblin, legendary swing guitarist and arranger for Bob Wills. Deciding on freelance teaching as a music career, Larry received his degree in education from the University of Arizona in 1979. Since graduating from college, Larry has taught over 30,000 private music lessons. An experienced blues guitarist, he played in the Gulf Coast Blues Band, wrote a Living Blues magazine column called "Blues Box," and is currently on the nominating committee for the annual W. C Handy awards. Larry's vast experience in private teaching has given him a unique understanding of the educational needs of the typical music student. Beginning with Blues, Boogie and Rock Guitar in 1984, he has written a number of Mel Bay books on various subjects including guitar, bass, and song writing techniques.
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I was looking through Amazon for Blues Guitar material, when I came across this book. Only one review. I thought, " I think I've got this puppy", and I do. I bought it some years back, and never used it. I have a larger book on this subject by the same author. So, I found it and opened it up. It's really good. I was amused to see that a new one was six bucks and a used one a great deal more. Maybe the used one is signed. At any rate, for the money, it's a heck of a deal. Learn this, and then take a good look at what else this author, Larry Mccabe, has to offer. I've been teaching with his bass and guitar books for years.
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A small, inexpensive book/cd with tab. This is great for a beginner. I'm sure anyone will glean 1-5+ licks from it. For the price it is worth it.
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When Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds hit the #3 spot on the national record charts with their recording of "Crazy Blues" (1921), blues music had truly reached the forefront of the "legitimate" entertainment scene. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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When Mamie Smith and her Jazz Hounds hit the #3 spot on the national record charts with their recording of "Crazy Blues" (1921), blues music had truly reached the forefront of the "legitimate" entertainment scene. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hubert Sumlin, Junior Boy, Billy Butler, Elmore James, Peter Green New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Blues Band Rhythm Guitar by Larry McCabe in Back Matter
- Mel Bay's Famous Country Guitar Lines (QwikGuide) by Larry McCabe in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Mel Bay 101 Essential Rock 'n' Roll Chord Progressions by Larry McCabe in Back Matter
- Mel Bay 101 Three-Chord Songs for Guitar, Banjo, and Uke by Larry McCabe in Back Matter
- Mel Bay Famous Blues Bass Lines (QwikGuide) by Larry McCabe in Back Matter
- 101 Mississippi Delta Blues Fingerpicking Licks by Larry McCabe in Back Matter
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