SKU: MB.31008M

ISBN 9781513467016. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Blind Lemon Jefferson was a trail blazer, both as a singer and guitarist, but also as a commercial phenomenon, for he was the first blues musician to establish the tremendous appeal that blues, as played and sung by rural African American folk, had for the record-buying public. It is no exaggeration to say that the sales of Lemon’s records paved the way for a host of other solo rural blues musicians to record in his wake and made the record companies more willing to give other musicians a chance, in the hopes of achieving similar success. 

Lemon’s record sales weren’t what made him a great musician, though - that could only be attributed to his startlingly virtuosic guitar - playing and soulful singing, developed over years of busking, building on his natural gifts with a great deal of practice and work. In the Guitar of Blind Lemon Jefferson author John Miller presents transcriptions, in standard notation and tablature, of 22 of Lemon’s greatest performances, with an additional essay examining Lemon’s senses of time and phrasing and his picking techniques. Also included is a download link to all the original recordings. 

To present a picture of Lemon the man, noted blues researchers Alan Governar and Kip Lornell have contributed an essay focusing on Lemon’s early life, the origins of his music, and his time spent in a musical partnership with Lead Belly. Links are provided to downloadable performances of the songs in the book from which the transcriptions were made, so that you can have Lemon’s sound in your head as you learn to play his songs.

Blind Lemon Jefferson was remarkable, even in a style that abounded in great musicians, and some measure of his influence can be seen in the fact that musicians recorded in the 1960s, more than thirty years after his death, were still covering his songs and stealing guitar licks from him. The Guitar of Blind Lemon Jefferson gives you the resources needed to learn what was so special about Lemon’s music, and to experience his musical excellence from inside the music itself.

Titles include: One Dime Blues, Got The Blues, Dry Southern Blues, Big Night Blues, Rabbit Foot Blues, Shuckin' Sugar Blues, Where Shall I Be, Wartime Blues, Black Horse Blues, Prison Cell Blues, Piney Woods Money Mama, See That My Grave Is Kept Clean, He Arose From The Dead, Beggin' Back, Broke And Hungry, Bad Luck Blues, Matchbox Blues, Lemon's Worried Blues, That Crawlin' Baby Blues, Easy Rider Blues, Stocking Feet Blues and Right of Way Blues

Level 2/3 • 160 pages • Direct download link to audio files. 

SKU: BT.RSK200072

ISBN 9781789360080. English.

Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals. Rockschool Classics Guitar Grade 4 contains eight of thebiggest rock tracks from the past five decades arranged for you to play in your Grade 4 Exam. You can choose two pieces from Rockschool Classics to play in your Grade Exam or three to play in your Peformance Certificate.

Featuring:

• Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls
• Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
• Joe Satriani - Ice 9
• Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
• AC/DC - Whole LottaRosie
• Black Sabbath - Iron Man
• Eric Clapton - Edge Of Darkness
• Razorlight - Before I Fall To Pieces

Plus:

• Band and artist fact files with recommended listening
• In-depthwalkthroughs of every track
• Easy-access downloadable audio
• Example tests and exercises
• Amp settings and tone advice for each track

SKU: HL.156024

ISBN 9781495057670. UPC: 888680603267. 9.0x12.0x0.856 inches.

24 note-for-note transcriptions spanning Vai's career, including: The Attitude Song • The Audience Is Listening • Bad Horsie • Big Trouble • Building the Church • The Crying Machine • Die to Live • Eugene's Trick Bag • For the Love of God • Gravity Storm • Hand on Heart • Head Cuttin' Duel • I Would Love To • Jibboom • Juice • K'm-Pee-Du-Wee • Lotus Feet • Now We Run • The Story of Light • Tender Surrender • Touching Tongues • Viv Woman • Whispering a Prayer • Yankee Rose.

About Hal Leonard Guitar Recorded Versions

Guitar Recorded Versions are note-for-note transcriptions of guitar music taken directly off recordings. This series, one of the most popular in print today, features some of the greatest guitar players and groups from blues, rock, and heavy metal. Guitar Recorded Versions are transcribed by the best transcribers in the business. Every book contains notes and tablature.

SKU: HL.14046627

ISBN 9788850704606.

Roberto Fabbi's anthology of songs for the Guitar, Chitarra boasts 14 tunes from the jazz, pop, cinema and classical genres, allowing guitarists to learn to play some wonderful melodies. The accompanying CD allows you to play along, while the easy transcriptions with tablature will get you playing as quickly as possible.

SKU: HL.14045389

ISBN 9788850709717.

SKU: HL.14046620

ISBN 9788850704217. Italian.

SKU: HL.14047157

ISBN 9788850717842. Portugese.

SKU: HL.14045279

ISBN 9788850703395.

SKU: HL.14047145

ISBN 9788850717484.

SKU: HL.14045272

ISBN 9788850702077.