Swing Guitar (Paperback)

by Fred Sokolow (Author)

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Product Description
Learn to play swing rhythm and lead guitar in the style of the masters! With this book/CD pack you get: transcriptions of 15 original hit recordings from the classics of the 1930s and '40s to the revival of the '90s; performance notes to help you understand the solos; instruction in comping patterns and chord embellishment; a history of swing guitar; and more. Songs: Choo Choo Ch' Boogie * Go Daddy-O * Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody * In the Mood * It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) * Jersey Bounce * Jump, Jive An' Wail * Route 66 * Sentimental Journey * Since I Don't Have You * A String of Pearls * Take the "A" Train * Tuxedo Junction * Zoot Suit Riot. The accompanying CD includes full-band demos of all the songs, with guitar parts isolated.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0634026283
• ISBN-13: 978-0634026287
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #809,207 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars swing away, November 29, 2003

By A Customer

Few guitar instructional books warrant five stars, but this is one of those rare exceptions. Sokolow gives guitarists a lot to work with in this book, ranging from old school swing and jazz to newfangled 1990s swing-knockoff stuff. The tab is accurate, and the CD allows the listener to fade out the background music to focus solely on the guitar parts, which is big time useful. Plus, the solos and chord work in this book are tasty and worth learning, if only to sprinkle into your own guitar style. Definitely worth the cover price if your interested in swing guitar. Another great book to check out is Swing Guitar Essentials by the boys from Acoustic Guitar magazine. These two books rank among the ten best guitar books currently available for intermediate/advanced guitarists who want to get beyond boring old pentatonic/diatonic scale patterns.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not that helpful, August 30, 2007

By	Adrian Wulff "Telefan" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I normally love the books that Fred Sokolow puts out and have several (his rockabilly and western swing book are especially informative). This book however is just a bunch of tunes that aren't what I think of as standards of swing using six note chord voicings-which isn't accurate to the style of swing guitar.