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Blues Guitar For Dummies

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Blues Guitar For Dummies by Jon Chappell is a comprehensive guide for aspiring blues guitarists. It covers essential techniques, scales, and chords, offering step-by-step instructions aimed at helping you understand the nuances of blues music. The book is designed to take you from basic skills to more advanced playing, unlocking the secrets behind the soulful and emotive sound of blues guitar.
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You might appreciate this book if you're enthusiastic about learning to play the blues on guitar, regardless of your skill level. It's perfect for those eager to explore the rich history and techniques of blues music, with step-by-step guidance from an experienced musician.

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Blues Guitar For Dummies

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Want to become the coolest possible version of yourself?

Time to jump into learning the blues guitar. Even if you don’t read music, Blues Guitar For Dummies lets you pick up the fundamentals and start jamming like your favourite blues artists.

Blues Guitar For Dummies covers the key aspects of blues guitar, showing you how to play scales, chords, progressions, riffs, solos, and more. This hands-on guide is packed with musical examples, chord charts, and photos that let you explore the genre and play the songs of all the great blues musicians. This accessible how-to book will give you the skills you need to:

  • Choose the right guitar, equipment, and strings
  • Hold, tune, and get situated with your guitar
  • Play barre chords and strum to the rhythm
  • Recognise the structure of a blues song
  • Tackle musical riffs
  • Master melodies and solos
  • Make your guitar sing, cry, and wail
  • Jam to any type of blues

Additionally, the book comes with a website that shares audio samples of all the examples covered in the lessons. Go online to practise your riffs and chords and develop your style as a blues musician.

Order your copy of Blues Guitar For Dummies today and get ready to start shredding!

P.S. If you think this book seems familiar, you’re probably right. The Dummies team updated the cover and design to give the book a fresh feel, but the content is the same as the previous release of Blues Guitar For Dummies (9780470049204). The book you see here shouldn’t be considered a new or updated product. But if you’re in the mood to learn something new, check out some of our other books. We’re always writing about new topics!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119695639

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Jon Chappell has jammed with countless blues musicians at Chicago's blues clubs. He is an award-winning guitarist and composer as well as past editor- in-chief of Guitar Magazine and Home Recording Magazine. His other books include Guitar For Dummies, Guitar Exercises For Dummies, Classical Guitar For Dummies, and Rock Guitar For Dummies

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