Mel Bay First Lessons Blues Guitar Book/CD/DVD Set

Have you ever wanted to learn to play the blues? Written for the beginning guitarist who loves the blues, this text will guide you through the basis of playing guitar by using blues melodies and blues chord progressions. You will learn open chords, common strumming patterns, power chords, blues scales, and how to read standard notation, and tabs. 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.

Accompanying CD provides students a Professional Recording of tunes and exercises that should be used as a practice tool

Companion DVD included: 98:29 minutes

Contents include: Parts of the Guitar

Holding Position

Tuning

Reading the Music Diagrams

Music Fundamentals

Strum Bars

First Chords

Blues in the Key of D, 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, 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