BLUES LEAD GUITAR SOLOS. CD TABLATURE
By Wayne Riker. For Guitar. Guitar Method or Supplement. Blues. Book & CD. 96 pages. This book teaches how to organize all your great ideas into power-packed leads by providing a complete analysis of 16 full-length solos. Each one is discussed in detail, covering everything from the particular blues form to the structure and techniques used. Styles include Chicago blues, Delta blues, rock blues, slow blues, "Stormy Monday" style and the minor blues. All 16 solos are performed on the accompanying CD.
Welcome to Blues Lead Guitar Solos. This book pravides a great opportunity for
you to learn how to better structure and shape a blues solo by studying 8- and 12-
bar solos in a variety of keys. Some of these solos extend through two and three
choruses, creating 16-, 24- and 36-bar scenarios. In solos with more than one chorus,
the end of each chorus is marked with a double bar. Eleven blues solo styles,
including Chicago, Delta, rock, slow, "Stormy Monday," minor, funk, jump, jazz and
gospel, are analyzed harmonically, rhythmically and melodically to help you learn to
create a strong musical solo. Make sure to use the accompanying CD to hear the
rhythmic feel, tempo and chord voicings for each example. The CD also includes a
backing track for each solo, allowing you to practice jamming along with the band. At
the back of the book there is a scale glossary and an arpeggio glossary as references
for many of the licks used in these solos and for creating your own.
This book assumes that you are familiar with:
• Reading standard music notation and/ or tablature
• Scales: major, minor, pentatonic and the modes of the major scale
• Blues techniques such as bending, slides, vibrato and so on
• Music theory, including chord construction and diatonic harmony (using
Roman numerals to describe chord progressions, such as I-lV-V)
• Chord extensions and alterations, such Cg or C749
• The most basic blues form, the 12-bar blues.
There is a quick review of reading standard music notation and tablature on the
following four pages (6-9). For basic information about music theory, check out any
or ali of the following books from the National Guitar Workshop and Alfred:
Beginning Blues Guitar (Alfred #8230)
Intermediate Blues Guitar (Alfred #8233)
Creating a solo is like writing a story. You want to present a thoughtful beginning,
middle and end that tell a tale that will capture the audience's attention. Many of
these solos are compilations of ideas l've generated by listening to players in ali
styles of music. As you compile your own vocabulary of licks, make sure you are
always aware of what chord the lick is being used against. A lick that works well on
the I chord may not work as well over the V chord, and so ono
Apply the ideas in this book along with information fram other sources, such as the
Blues Licks Encyclopedia (Alfred #18503). If you haven't already, start playing with
other musicians. Learning to play strang, musical solos is difficult unless you jam with
other musicians and hear the dynamics of your solo in a graup setting. Jam with a
friend, join a group, attend jam sessions or play along with backing tracks.
About the Author .
Dedication .
Introduction .
Reading Music Notation and Tablature (TAB)
-A Quick Review .
Pitch .
Time .
Triplets .
Swing 8ths ,
Tablature (TAB) .
Chapter 1 -Chicago Blues .
Chicago Blues Shuffle .
Analysis .
Three Nights in Chicago .
Analysis .
Chapter 2 -Delta Blues .
Slow Delta Shuffle .
Analysis .
Chapter 3 -Rock Blues .
Three that Rock .
Analysis .
Chapter 4 -Slow Blues .
Two Slow .
Analysis .
Blue Three Times .
Analysis .
Chapter 5 -Blues in the Style 01 "Stormy Monday" .
Stormy .
Analysis .
Chapter 6-Minor Blues .
Minor Blues in A .
Analysis .
Eighths Straight, No Chaser .
Analysis .
Chapter 7-Funk Blues .
In a Blues Funk .
Analysis .
Chapter 8-Jump Blues .
Jump! .
Analysis .
Swing, Jump 'n' RolI .
Analysis .
Chapter 9-Jazz Blues .
Two Jazzy .
Analysis .
Chapter 10- 8-Bar Shuffle Blues .
Big Bill 's Changes .
Analysis .
Chapter 11-Gospel Blues .
Preachin' the Blues .
Analysis .
The Chapel of Blues .
Analysis .
Scale Glossary .
Arpeggio Glossary ,
A compact disc is included with this book. Using the CD will help make learning more enjoyable and the information more meaningful. The symbol below appears at the top of the first page of every solo. If will help you find the track on the CD.
With Solo, Track 02
Backing Track, Track 03
The CD provides recordings of the author performing the solos in this book and backing tracks for you to practice with. Track 01 will help you tune to the CD. For the sake of musicality, an intro has been added to each solo on the CD. The solo as transcribed in the book begins several bars into each track.
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