Description
Want to become the coolest possible version of yourself?
Time to jump into learning the blues guitar. Even if you don't read music, Blues Guitar For Dummies lets you pick up the fundamentals and start jamming like your favorite blues artists.
Blues Guitar for Dummies covers the key aspects of blues guitar, showing you how to play scales, chords, progressions, riffs, solos, and more. This hands-on guide is packed with musical examples, chords charts, and photos that let you explore the genre and play the songs of all the great blues musicians. This accessible how-to book will give you the skills you need to:
- Choose the right guitar, equipment, and strings
- Hold, tune, and get situated with your guitar
- Play barre chords and strum to the rhythm
- Recognize the structure of a blues song
- Tackle musical riffs
- Master melodies and solos
- Make your guitar sing, cry, and wail
- Jam to any type of blues
Additionally, the book comes with a website that shares audio samples of all the examples covered in the lessons. Go online to practice your riffs and chords and develop your style as a blues musician.
Order your copy of Blues Guitar For Dummies today and get ready to start shredding!
P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you're probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Blues Guitar For Dummies (9780470049204). The book you see here shouldn't be considered a new or updated product. But if you're in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We're always writing about new topics!Author: Jon Chappell
Publisher: For Dummies
Published: 07/21/2020
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.30w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781119695639
ISBN10: 1119695635
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Genres & Styles | Blues
- Music | Musical Instruments | Guitar
About the Author
Jon Chappell has jammed with countless blues musicians at Chicago's blues clubs. He is an award-winning guitarist and composer as well as past editor- in-chief of Guitar Magazine and Home Recording Magazine. His other books include Guitar For Dummies, Guitar Exercises For Dummies, Classical Guitar For Dummies, and Rock Guitar For Dummies