First Lessons Blues Guitar
COMPOSER:
Mike Christiansen
PUBLISHER:
Mel Bay Publications
PRODUCT TYPE:
Book and CD
INSTRUMENT GROUP:
Guitar
Written for the beginning guitarist who loves the blues, this text will guide any student through the basis of playing guitar by using blues melodies and blues chord progressions. Students will learn open chords, commonstrummingpatterns, power chords, blues scales, and how to read standard notation,
Specifications
Composer | Mike Christiansen |
Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
Instrumentation | Guitar |
Text language | English |
Product Type | Book and CD |
Instrument Group | Guitar |
Genre | Tuition |
Style | Blues |
ISBN | 9780786627974 |
Series | FIRST LESSONS |
No. Pages | 40 |
No. | MB99822BCD |
Description
Written for the beginning guitarist who loves the blues, this text will guide any student through the basis of playing guitar by using blues melodies and blues chord progressions. Students will learn open chords, commonstrummingpatterns, power chords, blues scales, and how to read standard notation, and tab. An effective method for writing original blues lyrics is also provided. This text has lessons on correct posture, caring for the guitar,properright and left-hand technique, and tuning the guitar to its self, a pitch pipe or a piano. The accompanying CD provides students a professional recording of tunes and exercises that should be used as a practice tool. •
Songlist
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1. Introduction.
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2. Parts of the Guitar
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3. Holding Position
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4. Tuning
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5. Reading the Music Diagrams
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6. Music Fundamentals
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7. Strum Bars
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8. First Chords
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9. Blues in the Key of D
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10. Blues in the Key of E
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11. Ain't No Cure
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12. Strum Patterns
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13. Baby Don't Love Me
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14. Ain't Got a Nickel
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15. Building the Blues