Play Like Your Blues Heroes, Volume 2. Some of the finest blues features from Guitar Techniques magazine, all packed into a fantastic walleted issue. You get all this and more: play the Blues Shuffle feel (made famous by T-Bone Walker, Freddie King and Clapton); Power Trio ideas - Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, etc; Acoustic blues and Electric blues (four ability levels each); and seven individual style studies (Clapton, Peter Green, Michael Bloomfield, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Hubert Sumlin, Gary Moore); rounding off with 25 amazing licks that every blues-rock player needs to know!
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Tab user guide • You can get more from this magazine and DVD-ROM by understanding our simple musical terms and signs...
9 Bluesy Scales... ...you’ll want to know! • The range of scales you can use in blues is almost endless, but here are some of the most important; play them on their own or in combination, but always aim to use them to make music, and not to sound like exercises.
35 Blues Chords... ...you’ll want to know! • Chords are great! Having a good chord vocabulary is essential when accompanying other soloists or singers. These shapes will help set you up as a knowledgeable rhythm guitarist and make you a popular choice when it comes to playing with others.
The Blues Shuffle • The shuffle has been a staple of blues and jazz since the birth of these musical forms in the early 1900s. Here we examine this vital groove from its birth to the present day.
Blues-Rock Power! • Looking to beef up your parts and fill out the sound? Well, this could be the feature you’ve been waiting for, as we examine how great power-trio guitarists make their bands sound huge.
Four Levels Of Acoustic Blues • Armed with a trusty flat-top and lots of tasty ideas, let’s look at the ingredients used to cook up some authentic acoustic blues. We begin nice and easy but then gradually turn the heat up.
Four Levels of Electric Blues • Here’s another quartet of lessons, this time aimed at electric guitarists. Each example is set at a different technical level and designed to improve your playing, regardless of ability.
The Guitar Genius Of Eric Clapton • Let’s take an in-depth look at the playing and composition style of one of the greatest blues guitar heroes of all time, with fulllength example solos, backing tracks and technical tips.
Peter Green • One of John Mayall’s best finds, Peter Green was a musical giant and a trailblazer in the British blues boom, and his influence still resonates.
Mike Bloomfield • Extraordinary talent saw this multi-faceted but tragically-starred musician bring authentic Chicago blues feel to a range of genres.
Otis Rush • Name-checked and imitated by British blues greats Peter Green and Eric Clapton, Otis Rush’s extraordinary legacy is still going strong.
Gary Moore • The most technically advanced of our style studies, here we explore the extraordinary power behind an Irish blues-rock guitar giant.
Hubert Sumlin • Here we explore the playing style of Howlin’ Wolf’s main man and the guitarist who laid down the template for electric Chicago blues.
Buddy Guy • Buddy Guy has influenced everyone from Jeff Beck to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton to John Mayer with his anarchic blues guitar style.
25 Classic Licks You Need To Know • We round off this issue with a countdown of 25 blues-rock licks that all electric guitarists should have under their fingers. You can even change them around to make them your own!
Six Jam Tracks • Use these top-quality tracks to practise what you’ve learnt, or try out new ideas!