Starting from ground zero, Fred Sokolow teaches you how to accompany yourself while singing the blues. You'll learn to play melodies and solo in several keys, throughout the neck. This book will help build the foundation for your understanding of blues guitar techniques and styles for both acoustic and electric guitar. Addresses the simple blues form in E,G, and C, gradually expanding on concepts. Includes simple first position blues scales needed for soloing (both fingerpicking and flatpicking) in the keys of E,G, and C. Songs and solos are presented in standard notation and tablature with lyrics. Includes access to online audio.
Contents
Fred Sokolow: Lesson One
Fred Sokolow: Blues Accompaniment in E
Fred Sokolow: #2: Tuning the Guitar
Fred Sokolow: #3: Chords for the Key of E
Fred Sokolow: #4: Early Morning Blues (Slow Blues)
Fred Sokolow: #6: Airport Blues
Fred Sokolow: #7: 0:50 : Turnaround
Fred Sokolow: #8: Boogie Bass (for That's Alright and Airport Blues)
Fred Sokolow: #9: Boogie Bass (for That's Alright)
Fred Sokolow: #9: That's Alright
Fred Sokolow: #10: Boogie Bass (also used on Early Morning Blues)
Fred Sokolow: #11: Early Morning Blues (more verses: with boogie bass lines)
Fred Sokolow: #12: Boogie Bass for Twelve Bar Blues
Fred Sokolow: #12: Twelve Bar Blues
Fred Sokolow: #12: 1:15: Twelve Bar Blues
Fred Sokolow: #13: 0:54
Fred Sokolow: #15: Moveable Chords
Fred Sokolow: #16: Early Morning Blues
Fred Sokolow: #18: 1:12
Fred Sokolow: #18: 5:00
Fred Sokolow: #18: 5:25
Fred Sokolow: #19: That's Alright
Fred Sokolow: #19: 1:35 : Early Morning Blues (additional verse)
Fred Sokolow: #20: Notes for Fills
Fred Sokolow: #20: 2:39: That's all Right
Fred Sokolow: #21: 0:53: Airport Blues
Fred Sokolow: #21: 2:30: Twelve Bar Blues
Fred Sokolow: #22: 0:50: Another Turnaround Fill
Fred Sokolow: #22: 2:40: That's All Right
Fred Sokolow: #22: 3:48: Twelve Bar Blues
Fred Sokolow: Lesson Two
Fred Sokolow: Blues Accompaniment in C and G
Fred Sokolow: #3: Chords for the Key of C
Fred Sokolow: #4: Basic Fingerpicking Patterns
Fred Sokolow: #4: Hesitation Blues
Fred Sokolow: #5: Patterns with Alternating Bass
Fred Sokolow: #6: Bass Runs (Repeat each 2-bar phrase over and over)
Fred Sokolow: #6: 1:41
Fred Sokolow: #7: Turnaround
Fred Sokolow: #8: Cocaine
Fred Sokolow: #9: 0:30: Airport Blues
Fred Sokolow: #9: Airport Blues
Fred Sokolow: #9: 3:40: Airport Blues
Fred Sokolow: #10: Early Morning Blues
Fred Sokolow: #10: Early Morning Blues (Key of C)
Fred Sokolow: Boogie Bass Lines (That's Alright pattern)
Fred Sokolow: #11: That's Alright (Key of C)
Fred Sokolow: #11: 1:05: That's Alright
Fred Sokolow: #11: Twelve Bar Blues (Key of C)
Fred Sokolow: #12: 1:35: Worried Blues
Fred Sokolow: #12: Worried Blues
Fred Sokolow: #13: New Chords for the Key of G
Fred Sokolow: #13: Hesitation Blues (Key of G)
Fred Sokolow: #13: 2:40 (Turnaround Lick)
Fred Sokolow: #14 Variations of the Basic Fingerpicking Pattern