Acoustic Blues Guitar teaches blues chord forms, stylistic licks and patterns, blues scales, turnarounds, solo country blues style guitar, independent bass line and melody ideas, and more. The book includes a full-color photo section showing all types of slides. Written in standard notation and tablature.

Introduction

3

(1)

Tuning notes

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUSTIC BLUES

4

(30)

Preface

5

(1)

Open Position Chords

6

(1)

The E Chord

6

(1)

The E7 Chord

6

(1)

The A Chord

7

(1)

The A7 Chord

8

(1)

The B7 Chord

8

(1)

Combine All Three Chords

9

(1)

D & D7 Chords

10

(1)

C7

11

(1)

F7

11

(1)

G and G7 Chords

12

(2)

Blues Progressions

14

(4)

Bass-Chord Pattern

14

(1)

Blues Progression In E

14

(1)

Blues In A

15

(1)

Blues In C

15

(1)

The Quick-Change Progression

16

(2)

Rhythm

18

(4)

The Shuffle Groove

18

(1)

Left-Hand Embellishments

19

(1)

A7 Embellishment

19

(1)

Whole Progression

19

(1)

E7 Variation

20

(1)

Quick-Change in E

21

(1)

Bass-Lines

22

(8)

E7 to A7 Bass-Line

22

(2)

A7 to E7 Bass-Line

22

(1)

Another A7 to E7 Bass-Line

22

(1)

B7 to A7 Bass-Line

23

(1)

The Whole Bass-Line Progression

23

(1)

The Jimmy Reed Progression

24

(1)

Up-Strokes and Accents

25

(1)

Blues Rhythm Lick

25

(1)

Full Progression

26

(1)

27-28

27

(2)

Blues in E Turnaround

29

(1)

Blues In A

30

(4)

A7 Embellishments

30

(3)

D7 Embellishments

30

(1)

Blues In A

31

(1)

E7 to D7/F#

32

(1)

Blues In A

32

(1)

Blues In A Turnaround

33

(1)

SECTION II: SOLO ACOUSTIC BLUES GUITAR

34

(1)

Blues Licks

35

(1)

E7 Blues Lick

35

(1)

A7 Lick

35

(1)

B7 Lick

36

(1)

E7 Lick

36

(1)

A7 Lick

37

(1)

Turnaround Variation

37

(1)

Whole Progression

38

(1)

More Blues Bass-Lines

39

(2)

Blues Chord Soloing

41

(1)

E7 Inversions

41

(1)

Chromaticism

42

(1)

Blues Chord Solo I

42

(1)

A7 Inversions

43

(1)

A7 Inversions with Chromatics

43

(1)

Chord Solo Turnaround

43

(1)

Blues Chord Solo 2

44

(1)

Blues Chord Solo 3

45

(2)

The Blues Scale

47

(4)

E Blues Licks 1-9

51

(1)

Fingerstyle Blues

52

(1)

39A-39H

52

(4)

Muddy Waters Progression

56

(1)

Muddy Waters Turnaround

57

(1)

Putting It All Together

58

(4)

Examples 40-42

62

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Acoustic Blues Guitar

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