Famous Blues Bass Lines

With Online Audio-Blues music is a sturdy adaptable music that reflects many shades of emotions and lends itself to numerous stylistic interpretations. This 5 1/2 by 8 'Qwikguide' is designed to help the bassist become more versatile. Eachblues Bass pattern in this book is played over four bars of C7. By practicing all 50 licks over the same chord progression students can learn the basic concept of improvisation: how to play a variety of musical phrases over thesame chord or chord changes. Each example is written in both notation and tablature exactly as it is recorded.The accompanying online audio featuring Larry McCabe's Heat-Seeking Missile Blues Band is recorded instereo with Drums and rhythm Guitar in the center bass Guitar on the left and lead Guitar on the right. The licks are recorded at a moderate tempo for ease of learning. The rhythm Guitar parts heard on the CD are taught in MelBay's 101 Bad to the Bone Blues Guitar Rhythm Patterns. The lead Guitar parts are taught in Mel Bay's Famous Blues Guitar Lines.

A Beginner's Guide To Improvisation - Dvd 2-David Cohen continues his expert instruction in blues piano taking you beyond the beginner's level and firmly into intermediate territory. Again the heart and soul of this lesson is in your ability to improvise and David gives you all the tools you'll need to make up your own solos completely by ear.Starting his lesson with various kinds of 'slow blues' the emotional and dramatic form that is the basis for so many great songs David demonstrates variations in the basic chord progression as well as an array of bass lines chord voicings turnarounds and familiar-sounding riffs.You'll then get the 'New Orleans Rumba' with its infectious rhythms and funk-based soundsmade famous by Professor Longhair Dr. John and many other Crescent City Players.

Robert Johnson Signature Licks and Rory Block Teaches the Guitar of Robert JohnsoN-This budget-saving bundle pack includes:Robert Johnson – Signature Licks (Book/CD Pack)Explore the music of one of the greatest acoustic bluesmen of all time with this book/CD pack. Blues expert Dave Rubin provides an introduction on Johnson's place in musical history and extensive notes on his tunings arrangements fingerstyle technique and guitars. Features in-depth lessons and audio examples of 15 of his most famous songs: Come On In My Kitchen • Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) • Hell Hound On My Trail • I Believe I'll Dust My Broom • I'm a Steady Rollin' Man (Steady Rollin' Man) • If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day• Kind Hearted Woman Blues • Love In Vain Blues • Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) • Ramblin' On My Mind • Stop Breakin' Down Blues • Sweet Home Chicago • Terraplane Blues • 32-20 Blues • Walkin' Blues.The Guitar Styles of Robert Johnson (DVD)Robert Johnson's unearthly singing and intricate Mississippi Delta style slide guitar have inspired innumerable players in the decades since his untimely death in 1938. On this jam-packed DVD lesson the award-winning contemporary blues singer and guitarist Rory Block completely demystifies the licks runs strums bass lines turnarounds and other important guitar elements that combine to make up the unique Robert Johnson sound. Includes music and tab. Early intermediate level. 1 hr 53 min.

David Bromberg has toured around the world. He has performed and recorded with some of the biggest stars of the last decades. His guitar playing started with folk music and then migrated to the country blues. From here his musicalinterests traveled to city blues old-time music country music and bluegrass. He is a master of many styles and techniques.In this intimate DVD lesson David presents some of his most popular arrangements. They vary fromthe folk blues Delia to the popular gospel song Just A Closer Walk With Thee to Bob Dylan's It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes a Train To Cry to Jerry Jeff Walker's Mr. Bojangles (featuring David's famous guitar solo). Nine greatarrangements that will expand your repertoire as well as guitar playing skills. David teaches fingerpicking and flatpicking techniques. Vibrato single string runs cross-picking the alternating bass counterpoint lines andfinding the groove are all discussed. Each phrase is taught note by note and clearly illustrated on a split screen. A printed tab/music booklet is included as well as being on the DVD as a PDF file.