FIRST LESSONS

BLUES GUITAR

Guitar TAB Book with DVD and CD

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, common strumming patterns, 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, proper right and left-hand technique, and tuning the guitar to its self, a pitch pipe or a piano. The accompanying CD and DVD provides students a professional recording of tunes and exercises that should be used as a practice tool.

• Written for the beginning guitarist who loves the blues.
• Will guide any student through the basis of playing guitar by using blues melodies and blues chord progressions.
• Learn open chords, common strumming patterns, power chords, blues scales, and how to read standard notation, and tab.
• Lessons on correct posture, caring for the guitar, proper right and left-hand technique, and tuning the guitar to its self, a pitch pipe or a piano.
• Accompanying CD provides students a professional recording of tunes and exercises that  should be used as a practice tool

• Introduction.
• Parts of the Guitar
• Holding Position
• Tuning
• Reading the Music Diagrams
• Music Fundamentals
• Strum Bars
• First Chords
• Blues in the Key of D
• Blues in the Key of E
• Ain't No Cure
• Strum Patterns
• Baby Don't Love Me
• Ain't Got a Nickel
• Building the Blues
• Set Me Free
• Minor Blues
• Sun Won't Shine
• How to Read Standard Notation
• Standard Notation in First Position
• Notes on the First String
• Notes on the Second String
• Mama's Cookin'
• No Time to Practice Blues
• I Got No Money
• Notes on the Third String
• Notes on the Fourth String
• Seven Minus Three
• Dark Side of a Dream
• Freezing Point
• Notes on the Fifth String
• Double Trouble
• Notes on the Sixth String
• Long Road Home
• Cry, Baby
• Things Ain't the Same
• Power Chords
• Add the Sixth
• Tablature
• Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scales
• Blues E
• Blues A
• Moveable Minor Pentatonic Scale
• Summer Blues, Summer Not
• I Know What You Mean
• Writing Blues Lyrics
• Writing Your Own Blues Song
• Common Blues Chords