Chicago Blues: Guitar Solo: Instrumental Tutor

A very special intimate guitar lesson with the late Son Seals as the no-nonsense star of the Chicago Blues sound shares the details of his distinctive style.Filmed in 1999 Son's explanations are as direct as his playing - an inspiring teacher as well as an awesome performer! His demonstrations include shuffles slow blues funk blues and minor keys. The lessons are interjected with anecdotes and practical advice for guitarists and blues fans at all levels of experience.Son's solos display how he was a master of the up-tempo grooves showing clearly how to build pace and power. By observing his technique in such an intimate setting you'll discover that the secretto great blues playing lies beneath the fingers rather than with excessive amplification.

In this DVD filmed in 2001 guitarist Shun Kikuta teaches you the guitar styles and techniques you need to play Chicago blues. You'll learn: rhythm patterns for 12-bar blues basic solo techniques 53 essential blues guitar licks phrasing ideas chord voicings minor blues eight-bar blues and turnarounds. You'll also learn the techniques of the masters as Shun guides you through examples in the styles of such blues legends as B.B. King Albert King Albert Collins T-Bone Walker Elmore James and Muddy Waters. As an added bonus you will see and hear Shun demonstrate all the concepts demonstrated throughout the DVD in five live performances with J.W.Williams and other great Chicago blues musicians at the world famous club Buddy Guy's Legends.

Deluxe Guitar Play-Along Volume 5-The Deluxe Guitar Play-Along series will help you play songs faster than ever before! Accurate easy-to-read guitar tab and professional customizable audio for 15 songs. The interactive online audio interface includes tempo/pitch control looping buttons to turn instruments on or off and guitar tab with follow-along marker. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online using the unique code inside. The tracks can also be downloaded and played offline. Now including PLAYBACK a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio change pitch set loop points and pan left or right - available exclusively from Hal Leonard. This volume includes 15 songs: Baby What You Want Me to Do · Crosscut Saw · Double Trouble · Every Day I Have the Blues · Going Down · I'm Tore Down · I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man · If You Love Me Like You Say · Just Your Fool · Killing Floor · Let Me Love You Baby · Messin' with the Kid · Pride and Joy · (They Call It) Stormy Monday (Stormy Monday Blues) · Sweet Home Chicago.

Few Guitarists today can legitimately lay claim to the title 'living legend' but David 'Honeyboy' Edwards certainly qualifies. He is one of the last links to the classic Delta blues era of the '20s and '30s and the harrowing conditions that helped produce the music. Born in Mississippi in 1915 Honeyboy grew up with future bluesman like Tommy McClennan and Robert Johnson while developing his own razor-edged Guitar style. In 1942 he made field recordings for Alan Lomax and the Library Of Congress. In th e'50s he moved to Chicago to become a vital part of that vibrant scene. Honeyboy has written several blues hits including 'Long Tall Women Blues' and 'Just Like JesseJames'. This DVD is much more than an in-depth lesson on Delta blues. Taped in 1999 this is a personal visit with a truly unique individual in the history of American music. Honeyboy imparts his wit and wisdom on his life and times and the fascinating larger-than-life men and women he has met in the blues. Foremost among these is the immortal Robert Johnson whom he met in 1936. In an absolutely remarkable viginette Honeyboy gives his first person account of the death of the King of the Delta blues. Surrounding this riveting moment of living history are detailed demonstrations and thrilling performances of solo country blues slide Guitar boogie bass lines and lead Guitar. Taken all together you have the original source for Delta blues Guitar that cannot be obtained anywhere else. This package includes a detailed booklet that contains key musical examples from the DVD.

One of the greatest blues albums ever recorded by one of the greatest guitarists ever to have lived every note of Live At The Regal by B. B. King is presented here in staff notation and Guitar tablature so that now you can learn all the details of this legendary performance.Recorded in 1964 at the Regal theatre in Chicago guitarist B. B. King and his Guitar Lucille took to the stage and unleashed one of the most powerful performances in living memory. Blasting through a set of original compositions like Please Love Me and You Upset Me Baby mixed in with covers of blues standards like Every Day I Have TheBlues King brought his uniquely expressive way of playing to the masses. Now with this edition of Live At The Regal you can learn from the greatest following every sublime lick and expert bend until you’ve nailed the entire performance.Featuring staff notation and tablature this book is ideal for the blues-loving guitarist who already knows the basics and wants to sharpen their lead-playing and what better example to learn from than the King of Blues? The detailed instructions tell you every nuanced technique such as every time King employs vibrato and sometimes even which pickup to use. At the back of the book there is a useful chart to explain the tablature notation for specific techniques that are used throughout the songbook. To view the complete list of songs included here please scroll down to the song list.Guitarists like Eric Clapton and John Mayer say that they often listen to this record before their own performances so if you’re looking to follow in the footsteps of the King don’t Worry Worry check out Live At The Regal and learn how to get the blues.

34 blues-rock tunes transcribed note-for-note: Bad Love - Black Hearted Woman - Blue on Black - Boom Boom - Couldn't Stand the Weather - Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) - Hide Away - The House Is Rockin' - Killing Floor - Love Struck Baby - Move It on Over - Piece of My Heart - Statesboro Blues - Train Kept a Rollin' - Tuff Enuff - more.