The newest addition to Backbeat BooksÂ’ Fretmaster series, this book teaches players both the history and technique of slide guitar masters such as Brian Jones, Lowell George, Bonnie Raitt, and Robert Johnson. While exploring their musical lives and legacy, the book provides lessons that give readers the skills and encouragement they need to emulate their musical heroes. The accompanying CD offers specially recorded backing tracks in blues, folk, country, and rock, allowing readers to play along in their favorite style and explore new sounds.
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Buy this book... cuz you couldn't be here in person.,
This review is from: Slide Guitar: Know The Players, Play The Music (Book & CD) (Spiral-bound)
For anyone with an interest in slide or alternating bass thumb picking, Pete's your man. He knows his stuff, and this book is as much a tour of the style and his personal tastes, as a primer on playing. Pete is a great player, and the guy any sane person would want as a teacher. The book is full of the types of explanations, exercises, and song titles you could expect as his student. If you aren't where he's at, this book's the next best thing.
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Over the past six months I've purchased a half dozen books and DVDs in order to learn slide guitar, but this is the book I return to over and over again. The book and helpful CD begin with exercises that help develop basic slide technique and then progress from simple songs and riffs to more complex, full length songs. Madsen includes many of his own original compositions in several different styles that really give you a flavor for this great musical art form. Highly recommended.
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This review is from: Slide Guitar: Know The Players, Play The Music (Book & CD) (Spiral-bound)
The accompanying CD begins naturally enough with the author introducing himself by showing off his slide chops. His intonation is off and his playing is sloppy. Unfortunately the book and package are just as inept. For starters, the CD tracks don't match the numbers that are given in the book. A completely different system of numbering is used for the CD tracks making it hard to pick out the tracks you want to hear. Also, the notation of the examples is constantly in error. It is as if the author was not familiar with music notation. There are errors in rhythmic notation throughout in addition to improper notational conventions. Also, with all of the excercises in G tuning, B flat is written as A sharp which will drive any educated musician crazy. For instance; the C7 chord is spelled C-E-G-A#. How did that get past the editors? The first part of the book is a survey of slide guitar players from the past to the present which is informative. But on page 40 he talks about Jimmy Page, and the photo that goes with Jimmy Page? None other than Syd Barrett! (Pink Floyd). This makes me question the veracity and accuracy of the information within. I plan on seeking out other materials.
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IN 1919, a 17-year-old Hawaiian boy named Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai stowed away on an ocean liner bound for the United States. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robert Johnson, Son House, Charlie Patton, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Duane Allman, Tampa Red, John Lee Hooker, Black Ace, Brian Jones, New York, Skip James, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Jimmy Page, Leo Kottke, New Orleans, Tuning Exercise, Blind Willie Johnson, Bob Brozman, Eric Clapton, Mississippi Fred, United States, Gibson Les Paul, Jeff Beck New!
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IN 1919, a 17-year-old Hawaiian boy named Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai stowed away on an ocean liner bound for the United States. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robert Johnson, Son House, Charlie Patton, Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Duane Allman, Tampa Red, John Lee Hooker, Black Ace, Brian Jones, New York, Skip James, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Jimmy Page, Leo Kottke, New Orleans, Tuning Exercise, Blind Willie Johnson, Bob Brozman, Eric Clapton, Mississippi Fred, United States, Gibson Les Paul, Jeff Beck New!
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- Luck of the Draw by Kandice King on page 53
- The Nick of Time by Francis King on page 53
- The History and Artistry of National Resonator Instruments by Bob Brozman on page 63
- Bessie Smith by P. Oliver on page 16
- A Thing Called Love by Marilyn Lee on page 53
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