Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: MB.31094M
Saddle-stitched.
Technique. Book and
online audio. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#31094M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.31094M).
ISBN
9781513473062. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
This
electric blues guitar
approach to playing roots
music dives deep into
gear, right and left-hand
technique, and advanced
soloing and rhythm
accompaniment concepts,
including partial
chords that can be used
creatively while a bass
guitarist supplies the
missing primary chord
tones.The author provides
unique insights on
harmonically intense
chord voicings as well as
a fresh look at phrasing
and thematic soloing
ideas. A pragmatic
approach to comping
includes custom-built
voicings for blues and
roots styles, a section
dedicated to Freddie
Green chord forms, 12-bar
maps with various
turnarounds, and an
introduction to the
concept of layered rhythm
parts.The section on
soloing delves into
applying chord tones for
more expansive ideas; it
contains fretboard charts
illustrating pentatonic
scales, the blues scale
and the Mixolydian mode
and suggests
opportunities for tension
and release by applying
diminished and altered
dominant subterfuge.The
books excellent
play-along guitar, bass
and drums companion
recordings in jump and
funk blues, rockabilly,
Latin, and Cajun styles
will be useful not only
as rhythm guitar examples
and backup tracks for
lead playing, but also
for songwriters who want
something more than a
metronome or drum track
for lyric inspiration and
phrasing accuracy.Musical
examples are shown in
standard notation and
tab, extended fretboard
diagrams plus the
Nashville numbering
system, making it easy to
play chord backup in any
key like a pro.
Roots
