Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Blues Series : First Lessons Number of pages : 40 Written for the beginning guitarist who loves the blues, this text will guide any student through the basis of playing guitar by using blues melodies and blues chord progressions. Students will learn open chords, common strumming patterns, power chords, blues scales, and how to read standard notation, and tab. An effective method for writing original blues lyrics is also provided. This text has lessons on correct posture, caring for the guitar, proper right and left-hand technique, and tuning the guitar to its self, a pitch pipe or a piano. The accompanying CD provides students a professional recording of tunes and exercises that should be used as a practice tool. - Written for the beginning guitarist who loves the - blues. - Will guide any student through the basis of playing - guitar by using blues melodies and blues chord - progressions. - Learn open chords, common strumming patterns, - power chords, blues scales, and how to read - standard notation, and tab. - Lessons on correct posture, caring for the guitar, - proper right and left-hand technique, and tuning the - guitar to its self, a pitch pipe or a piano. - Accompanying CD provides students a - professional recording of tunes and exercises that - should be used as a practice tool.

This beginning guitar method is unique in that it teaches the basics of playing guitar while focusing on the style of folk guitar. Designed to teach students the fundamentals of playing chords and melody on guitar First LessonFolk Guitar also provides lessons on correct posture caring for the guitar proper right and left-hand technique and tuning the guitar to its self a pitch pipe or a piano. Subjects covered include strumming chords accompaniment patterns fingerstyle basics reading standard notation reading tab and alternating bass strum patterns. Time tested folk standards with lyrics are included to teach playing fundamentals. Accompanying CD and DVDprovides students a professional recording of tunes and exercises. â?¢

Description In this book, six of Rev. Davis' Holy Blues are presented-- gospel songs with a taste of the blues. The accompanying three CDs of lessons teach these arrangements phrase by phrase as well as presenting the original recordings. These lessons are for the intermediate to advanced fingerstyle guitarist. All of the music is in notation and tablature. LESSON ONE: Rev. Davis played many gospel songs with a blues feel. These are referred to as Holy Blues. Death Don't Have No Mercy is an excellent example of a Holy Blues in the key of Em. Let Us Get Together follows, and is played in the key of G. This is a difficult arrangement illustrating Rev. Davis's control over his right hand. LESSON TWO: Rev.Gary Davis's religious arrangements in the key of C: I Belong to the Band and Tryin' to Get Home. LESSON THREE: For ragtime playing Rev. Davis would approach his guitar as if it were a piano. For gospel songs the guitar takes on the role of a full Baptist church! In this lesson we study two gospel arrangements, Pure Religion and I Am the Light of the World. Both are played in the key of C and have become popular in today's pop world.