Blues You Can Use의 후속편인 이 책은 블루스 기타리스트들이 솔로와 리듬 연주를 향상시키기 위한 방법들을 종합적으로 소개하고 있는 레슨북입니다.
펜타토닉 스케일, 싱글 노트 트레몰로, 더블-스트링 벤딩, 리버스 벤딩, 셔플 리듬, 6th와 9th 코드, 부기 패턴, 대리 코드, 비브라토 테크닉, 코드 액센트, 보이스 리딩, 아르페지오, 레이크(rake), 블루스 런 등 다양한 내용들이 수록되어 있습니다.
온라인으로 제공되는 음원에는 23곡의 풀밴드 반주트랙이 실려있습니다.


- Contents -

How to Use This Book
Tuning

Lesson 1
Playing the pentatonic scales along the neck; Using partial chord forms in rhythm playing; Using notes from chords in leadlines
"Chord-on Bleu" Rhythm part
"Chord-on Bleu" Lead part

Lesson 2
Blues runs; More partial chords (fragments) in rhythm parts; More notes from chords in lead melodies
"Drivin' Blues" Rhythm part
"Drivin' Blues" Lead part

Lesson 3
One-position runs; Sixth and ninth chord combinations; One-position runs in the lead
"Cheap Runs" Rhythm part
"Cheap Runs" Lead part

Lesson 4
Pentatonic scales on single strings and string pairs; Variation of the spread rhythm; Chord punctuation in lead guitar solos
"Blues a la Chord" Rhythm part
"Blues a la Chord" Lead part

Lesson 5
String-bending technique and exercises; Syncopated shuffle rhythm and embellishing chords; Jump-style shuffle
"Jumpin' Blues" Rhythm part
"Jumpin' Blues" Lead part

Lesson 6
Single-string tremolo, pedal tone, and string skipping; Minor blues, use of the bVII chord, and codas; Double-string bends and revers bends
"Big Bends" Rhythm part
"Big Bends" Lead part

Lesson 7
Intervals of a third over the whole fingerboard; More sixth and ninth chord combinations and altering the ninth; Tremolo in a guitar solo
"True Trem Blues" Rhythm part
"True Trem Blues" Lead part

Lesson 8
Intervals of a sixth over the whole fingerboard; Blues-rock rhythm guitar styles; Double-stop tremolo
"Tremblin' Tremolo" Rhythm part
"Tremblin' Tremolo" Lead part

Lesson 9
Dominant seventh arpeggios: Sixth chords and voice leading: Sixths in a lead guitar solo
"Groovirf Easy" Rhythm part
"Groovin' Easy" Lead part

Lesson 10
Minor seventh arpeggios: Boogie rhythms, IV chord substitution, and embellished spread rhythm: Playing on the open strings
"Eight-Bar Boogie" Rhythm part
"Eight-Bar Boogie" Lead part

Lesson 11
Left-hand technique, approaching scale and arpeggio tones by a half step; Secondary chords, mixing chord types, more voice leading; Playing through chord changes, Using arpeggios in a lead guitar solo
"Makin' Changes" Rhythm part
"Makin' Changes" Lead part

Lesson 12
String rakes, ascending and descending; Sparse rhythm playing and chord accents: Using half steps in solos
"Half-Steppin' " Rhythm part
"Half-Steppin' " Lead part

Lesson 13
Vibrato techniques - “butterfly” and classical types; Rhythmic repetition in accompaniment; Rakes in a funky lead guitar solo
"Rakin' in the Funk" Rhythm part
"Rakin' in the Funk" Lead part

Where to Go From Here?

Guitar Notation Legend