Stevie Ray Vaughan: Guitar Play-Along Volume 49 (Hal Leonard Guitar Play-Along) [Paperback]

Stevie Ray Vaughan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hal Leonard Guitar Play-Along | Publication Date: August 1, 2006

The Guitar Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the guitar should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are also included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and Mac computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch! Songs: Couldn't Stand the Weather * Empty Arms * Lenny * Little Wing * Look at Little Sister * Love Struck Baby * The Sky Is Crying * Tightrope.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634074520
• ISBN-13: 978-0634074523
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good sheet music/tab combo with backing tracks, March 19, 2010

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Paul Cyphers - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stevie Ray Vaughan: Guitar Play-Along Volume 49 (Hal Leonard Guitar Play-Along) (Paperback)

This Leonard Guitar Play-Along book was done very well. The music and tab is accurate, it provides a disc with 2 tracks for each song(one with all instruments and one without the guitar), and a program that will allow you to adjust the tempo the tracks play at.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but not for Kindle, April 3, 2011

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H. Bogart "jerryjags" (Mill Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stevie Ray Vaughan Vol 49 (Hal Leonard Guitar Play-Along) (Kindle Edition with Audio/Video)

My low rating is only for the Kindle version. The book/cd seems very good.
This was my first trial of a music book on Kindle for iPad. I just don't like the way it's organized and how the music tab and notation shows up.
For myself, I find that it's much easier to maneuver through an actual book and also have the options to make notes, scan or copy sections for students, etc.
While I love Kindle books, I definitely won't be purchasing any more music books for my iPad Kindle.
That being said, if you own an iPad you may want to give it a try and see how it works for you.

Additionally, there was a missing audio track, and two others that were in the wrong place. I don't know if that's the case with the book/cd or just an error in formatting for the Kindle.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it be able to slow down SRV licks!, March 11, 2011

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C. Twining (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stevie Ray Vaughan: Guitar Play-Along Volume 49 (Hal Leonard Guitar Play-Along) (Paperback)

I have to say I wasn't expecting the tablature or backing tracks to be that great because the book doesn't say recorded version on it. But I have been very pleasantly surprised! The tab is truly excellent. The backing music is just like having studio musicians for your own personal practice. Yeah its not going to sound 100% like double trouble. Its not the same musicians its not the exact same musicians, amps, pedals, or SRVs fixation with the perfect tone. But its pretty darn close.

Even the guitar lead is technically played very well. Of course its not actually SRV; lacks the tone, the heavy string sound, his specific articulation etc. But again its pretty darn close.

The backing tracks and full (with guitar) tracks start out with a click track which is cool because that's most people record lead guitar anyway. But the "Amazing Slowdowner PA" software is awesome. I wish I had had it years ago. It allows you to take any track on any cd and slow it down or speed it up considerably without altering the tone. You can also change the tone as well if you want to.

This slowdown feature is invaluable for unpacking some of SRV's amazingly fast and intricate licks. It has 50% 70% 80% 90% 100% and 125% settings. This is awesome because you can start out going as slow as possible and then gradually increase the speed. I wish technology like this had been available when I was first learning guitar years ago!

I wish the software would allow you to clip down the song into little riffs or licks and then set it on repeat. Apparently the full version ( paid) version of the software from Roni Music will allow you to slow down any cd or mp3, and clip the riffs. Its pretty steep at $49.99 but I think I might spring for it.

But seriously this software is awesome and supremely useful for someone getting used to playing in time with other musicians. And it sort of does the job of a teacher allowing you to have the licks slowed down and played for you like my guitar teacher does!