Blues You Can Use (Blues You Can Use) |  | Authors: John Ganapes, John N Ganapes
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Category: Book
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Pages: 96
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Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0793542057
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
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ASIN: 0793542057
Publication Date: October 1, 1995
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Product Description
A comprehensive source designed to help guitarists develop both lead and rhythm playing. Covers: Texas, Delta, RandB, early rock and roll, gospel, blues/rock and more. Includes 21 complete solos; chord progressions and riffs; turnarounds; moveable scales and more. CD features leads and full band backing.
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 No more "Can't play the blues" blues! October 4, 2005
H. DEHAVEN (Houston, TX USA)
50 out of 53 found this review helpful
First, it should be said that you need a basic understanding of the guitar and know some open chord forms to jump right into this series of books. With that limitation, I can say without a doubt that this is the easiest, best organized, and best presented introduction to electric blues that I have found. The tunes in the lessons start out fairly simple and gradually become more complex, as you progress through the book.
Most books just toss you into the "centre of the swimming pool" and tell you to "SWIM!" This series systematically progresses you through the lessons, introducing theory and more complex chords and technique only at the point that you should be ready for it. This, of course, assumes you use good judgement and not rush things. Take your time (as the book directs you to do) and learn each lesson thoroughly before going on to the next one. At times, it may feel like you are moving too slowly, but by all chances you are not.
If I could change one thing about the CD, it would have one more track for each song/lesson that did not have the lead track included. Either that or it should have the lead track panned over to one stereo channel and the backing on the other stereo channel, as many other instructional CDs do. However, this is NOT a show stopper.
Is this everything you need to know about blues guitar? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Is this everything you need to get started with electric blues guitar? If you know your "basics" then the answer is ABSOLUTELY YES! Personally, I would still recommend (regardless of whether you are working with an instructor or not)that you go through a good method book (Hal Leonard, Mel Bay, whatever one you like) as well as ear training, separate theory book, and sightreading. This is not a "one stop shopping" book. It is an EXCELLENT book to get you playing blues tunes FAST, but you will need to go a good bit beyond this book to sound like Clapton or Stevie Ray.
The bottom line is that I HIGHLY recommend this book for the person that likes to get to the meat of things quickly and not go the slower academic route. This book teaches you about Pentatonic and Blues scales, but does not really concentrate much on knowing the NOTE NAMES. This is also important, so don't rely strictly on learning the scale patterns and not knowing the notes. Your phrasing should be based around the scales, chord tones, AND target notes, if you want to sound like a pro. However, you don't need to understand all that just to get going. This book will provide what you need to get going!
New Blues players... THIS is your starting line! It is the best of its kind that I have found! Even if you are completely new to guitar, you should be playing your first blues song in a month or so. If you have been playing a little while, you will have the first song nailed in a week or so. Now you have no more reason to have the "Can't play the blues" blues...
Roadhouse Blue
Practical and no nonsense - high recommendation July 17, 2002
Ron Bogdanoff (Redwood City, CA United States)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Should be considered a standard learning book for students of blues guitar. The material presented will enable you to have good understanding of a variety of blues styles. This book is not for the absolute beginner. If you are just picking up a guitar you might find the chord voicings presented too difficult to form. But if you can play even some basic chord forms and/or have any prior blues experience you will get lots out of this book. If you work the material presented you will be rewarded.
Learn to improvise entire neck, any key July 20, 2008
Kenneth R. Clark
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am 61 years old and finally I can play lead (any key) over entire neck after going thru this book and taking time on each lesson to fully understand it. I have taken private Jazz lessons for a year before but something was missing. This book made it clear,I now see lead patterns when i hit a chord and can jump anyplace on neck and still be playing lead in the right key.
Excellent Guitar Book February 18, 2006
A. Amendolare (NY)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This man is a supurb teacher. Shows how the different (5) patterns of the Major and Minor pentatonic scales (and blues scales) are connected so that you can play all over the neck in any key. Also, shows the most common blues chords with rhythm patterns, complete song studies and riffs, plus an audio CD. He presents this material is an easy to understand format.
Good Workbook May 12, 2007
D. MILLS (Manassas, VA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a good workbook for an advanced beginning guitar student. It's not for the pure beginner. Anyone just starting should learn the basics first: open position chords, bar chords, scales, etc. before they crack open this book.
As you can imagine the book starts off pretty easy with some simple rhythms and chords. It introduces different scales along the way and said scales are then used in the sample tracks on the accompanying CD. Some of the exercises are very easy. Those towards the end of the book are much more difficult.
There is not much in this book about chords. Most teaches and provides exercises for picking. The student will learn various scales, alternate picking, string bending, slides, shifts among other fundamentals. After having worked through this book, the student will have developed the skills necessary to do some awesome blues soloing.
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