Song List:
About the Author
Introduction
Reading Music: A Quick Review
Reading Tablature (TAB): A Quick Review
Common Chords
CHAPTER ONE: THE TWELVE-BAR BLUES FORMAT
CHAPTER TWO: THE EIGHT-BAR BLUES FORMAT
CHAPTER THREE: BLUES TECHNIQUES
Hammer-ons
Pull-offs
The Finger Slide
The Trill
Bending
Bend & Vibrato
Pre-Bends---The Crying Bend Sound
Release Bends
CHAPTER FOUR: BASIC IMPROVISATION
The Blues Scale
Thinking Outside the Box
Pentatonic Scales
Chapter Five: Minor Blues
Natural Minor Scales
Chapter Six: Arpeggios
Dominant 7 Arpeggios
Minor 7 Arpeggios
CHAPTER SEVEN: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN E
Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in E
Licks in the Style of Freddie King
CHAPTER EIGHT: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN A
Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in A
Licks in the Style of Mike Bloomfield
CHAPTER NINE: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN G
Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in G
Licks in the Style of Eric Clapton
CHAPTER TEN: IMPROVISING OVER I7-IV7-V7 IN C
Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in C
Licks in the Style of Muddy Waters
CHAPTER ELEVEN: IMPROVISING OVER i7-iv7-v7 IN A MINOR
Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in A Minor
Licks in the Style of Albert King
CHAPTER TWELVE: IMPROVISING OVER i7-iv7-v7 IN E MINOR
Twelve-Bar Blues Solo in E Minor
Licks in the Style of Robert Cray
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER GOSPEL BLUES CHANGES IN D
Eight-Bar Blues Solo in D
Licks in the Style of B.B. King
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER GOSPEL BLUES CHANGES IN A
Eight-Bar Gospel Blues Solo in A
Licks in the Style of Otis Rush
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER A BLUES IN THE STYLE OF "STORMY MONDAY"
Twelve-Bar Stormy Solo in G
Licks in the Style of T-Bone Walker
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: IMPROVISING OVER ALTERATE BLUES CHANGES IN B FLAT
Solo Over Alternate Twelve-Bar Blues
Changes in B-flat
Licks in the Style of Tiny Grimes
Scales
Arpeggios
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