GENUINE ROCKABILLY GUITAR HITS. Contiene 24 canzoni: -American music (the Blaster) -believe what you say (Rick Nelson) -bluejean bop (Gene Vincent) -boppin' the blues (Carl Perkins) -boppin' the blues (Rick Nelson) -everybody's tryin to be my baby (Carl Perkins) -good rockin' tonight (Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore) -holly hop (Buddy Holly) -Marie, Marie (The Blaster) -my baby thinks he's a train (Rosanne Cash) -Oh bay babe (Johnny Burnette) -put your cat closes on (Carl Perkins) -rock around the clock (Bill Haley and the comets) -rock billy boogie (Johnny Burnette) -Rock this town (Stray cats) -rockabilly music (Ray Campi) -skinny Jim (Eddie Cochran) -strollin guitar (Eddie Cochran) -summertime blues (Eddie Cochran) -Susie-Q (Dale Hawkins) -tear it up (Johnny Burnette) -train kept a rollin' (Johnny Burnette) -twenty flight rock (Eddie Cochran) -wake up little Susie (the Everly brothers). TABLTURE
Most of the world first learned about rock and roll in the second half of the '50s when Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Carl Perkins had their first hits. The rockabilly guitarists of this period - Scotty Moore, Eddie Cochran, Cliff Gallup, Carl Perkins, Paul Burlison, James Burton, Buddy Holly and the rest - became the idols of '60s, '70s and '80s rockers, and their music will always be the touchstone for rock guitar. You'll find their solos and backup playing transcribed and their style analyzed in the pages that follow. There are also some transcriptions of music from their disciples - contemporary players like Albert Lee, Dave and Phil Alvin of the Blasters, and The Stray Cats. Rockabilly started when white Southern performers began playing electric rhythm and blues. They recorded "covers" of R&B hits, like "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Wynonie Harris' version was the biggest R&B record of '48). They also wrote their own tunes and covered country and bluegrass songs. In all cases, they borrowed the flavor and styles of African-American artists, whose music was unlikely to reach white audiences. Naturally, the rockabilly players brought their country, bluegrass and gospel music roots to R&B. The new music that emerged was ROCK AND ROLL. To Alan Freed and other disc jockeys who promoted it, the formula was clear: get white musicians to play popular '50s race music.
One of the ways rockabilly differed from R&B was that the guitar was more prominent. The early rockabilly band consisted of an upright bass, electric guitar, a singer and a drummer. Rhythm guitar (often acoustic) and piano were optional, horns were rare; some two-guitar bands even lacked a drummer. Nearly all solos were played on electric guitar. The lead guitar borrowed heavily from the single and double-note styles of Chuck Berry and T-Bone Walker, the up-the-neck fingerpicking of Merle Travis, and the more basic fingerpicking blues styles of acoustic blues guitarists like Lightnin' Hopkins and Big Bill Broonzy. A little Les Paul-style jazz added to the brew.
THE TWELVE BAR BLUES. Most of the early rockabilly hits were twelve-bar blues tunes, or were based on that form. In this book, "American Music," "Boppin' The Blues," "Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby," "Holly Hop," "My Baby Thinks He's A Train," "Put Your Cat Clothes On," "Rock Around The Clock," "Oh Baby Babe," "Rock Billy Boogie," "Skinny Jim," "Tear It Up," "Train Kept A-Rollin" and "Twenty Flight Rock" are all twelve-bar blues tunes and five others are only slight variants of the blues format! Here's the twelve-bar form, expressed in terms of I, IV and V chords (tonic, subdominant and dominant) in the key of E. The final bar of this twelve-bar form is often called a "turnaround," because the V chord "turns the progression around" and leads the ear back to a repeat of the whole twelve bars or to an ending.
Series: Guitar Recorded Version TAB
Artist: Various
Over 20 classics, including:
INTRODUCTION
AMERICAN MUSIC (The Blasters - Dave and Phil AlvIn)
BEUEVE WHAT YOU SAY (Rick Nelson - James Burton)
BLUEJEAN BOP (Gene Vincem - Cliff Gallup)
BOPPIN' THE BLUES (Carl Perkins)
BOPPIN' THE BLUES (Rick Nelson - Joe Maphis)
EVERYBODY'S TRYlN' TO BE MY BABY (Cart Perkins)
GOOD ROCKlN' TONIGHT (Elvis Presley - Scotty Moore)
HOLLY HOP (Buddy Holly)
MARIE, MARIE (The Blasters - Dave and Phil AlvIn)
MY BABY THINKS HE'S A TRAIN (Rosanne Cash - Albert Lee)
OH BABY BABE (Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio - Paul Burlison)
PUT YOUR CAT CLOTHES ON (Cart Perkins)
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK (Bill Haley and The Cornets - Danny Cedrone)
ROCK BILLY BOOGIE (Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio - Paul Burlison)
ROCK THIS TOWN (The Stray Cats - Brian Setzer)
ROCKABILLY MUSIC (Ray Campi - Richard Bennett)
SKINNY JIM (Eddie Cochran)
STROLLIN' GUITAR (Eddie Cochran)
SUMMERTIME BLUES (Eddie Cochran)
SUSIE-Q (Dale Hawkins - James Bunon)
TEAR IT UP (Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio - Paul Burlison)
TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN' (Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio - Paul Burlison)
TWENTY FLIGHT ROCK (Eddie Cochran)
WAKE UP, UTTLE SUSIE (The Everty Brothers - Chet Atkins)
NOTATION LEGEND
152 pages
American Music Performed by The Blasters, Dave and Phil Alvin
Believe What You Say Performed by Rick Nelson, James Burton
Bluejean Bop Performed by Gene Vincent, Cliff Gallup
Boppin' The Blues Performed by Carl Perkins
Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Performed by Carl Perkins
Good Rockin' Tonight Performed by Elvis Prelsy, Scotty Moore
Holly Hop Performed by Buddy Holly
Marie, Marie Performed by The Blasters, Dave and Phil Alvin
My Baby Thinks He's A Train Performed by Rosanne Cash, Albert Lee
Oh Baby Babe Performed by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio, Paul Burlison
Put Your Cat Clothes On Performed by Carl Perkins
Rock Around The Clock Performed by Bill Haley & the Comets
Rock Billy Boogie Performed by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio, Paul Burlison
Rock This Town Performed by The Stray Cats, Brian Seltzer
Rockabilly Music Performed by Ray Campi, Richard Bennet
Skinny Jim Performed by Eddie Cochran
Strollin' Guitar Performed by Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues Performed by Eddie Cochran
Susie-Q Performed by Dale Hawkins, James Burton
Tear It Up Performed by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio, Paul Burlison
Train Kept A-Rollin' Performed by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio, Paul Burlison
Twenty Flight Rock Performed by Eddie Cochran
Wake Up Little Susie Performed by The Everly Brothers, Chet Atkins
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