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Blues by the Bar: Cool Riffs That Sound Great over Each Portion of the Blues Progression | 
 enlarge | Creator: Chris Hunt
Publisher: Cherry Lane Music
Category: Book
List Price: $9.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 9057
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.7 x 0.3
ISBN: 1575604795
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
UPC: 073999929782
EAN: 9781575604794
ASIN: 1575604795
Publication Date: June 1, 2002
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Product Description
If you're a guitarist who's learned the pentatonic scale up and down the neck but still asks, "During a solo, how do I know what to play and when to play it?", then this book is for you. Its goal is to give you a variety of great blues licks that you can put together bar by bar to create a complete blues solo. Covers: the 12-bar blues progression, cool riffs, complete solos and more. The CD features "Music Minus Me" tracks that let you play along as the featured soloist.
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 " I FOUND SOME GEMS IN THIS BOOK " August 18, 2008
I liked this book because the author gives you all the elements of creating leads on your own. If you are an intermediate level guitar player you will find some of the riffs pretty basic; however,as you move through each example you will "catch up" to your own personal skill level.The reason I sought out a book of this sort was to learn some new riffs; I found some real gems in this book that I can infuse with what I know already. One thing I really enjoyed was that each riff had an audio example with the tablature.Even though I read music and tablature, I play basically by ear.The tablature really comes in handy to make sure it is being played on the same strings or frets. Overall,I was pleased with this book and found it a very useful tool.
 Entry level July 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well for all the stuff I read about it and thought it might turn out to be... this turned out to just about ok. I was looking for licks and this has licks that can be memorised and reissued and re used. But it stops at just phrases and at time is actually monotonous...
If you want to get a quick bunch of licks that are at best average, get this book and CD.
Else you're better off with some of the other tutorials which are more intelligent.
My favorite blues guitar book July 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have bought dozens of blues guitar self-instruction books over the years, and this one is by far my favorite. The format is simple but extremely effective. Mr. Hunt gives about a dozen examples of great licks to play in each of the six main segments of a 12 bar blues progression. And what great licks they are! All are very effective without being particularly difficult or fancy.
He provides a wide range of approaches to playing blues licks- sparse and open, driving and repetitive, on the beat, on the back beat, behind the beat, etc. The examples have really helped me get out of the rhythmic ruts I have been in.
Beyond the licks themselves, he shows you how to put together an effective 12-bar blues arrangement: open simple, build tension, find the peak, and come back down for another round. This is where the true artistry of blues playing comes in, and I've never seen any book explain it so well.
The CD has tracks for every lick, but the most useful tracks are the six jam tracks at the end of the disc. These tracks have no guitar, just a backup band for you to play over. There are 2 blues arrangements each in the keys of G, A, and E.
To practice, I put on a jam track and play the licks I am learning over and over again. You can't really "get" the licks without playing over backing tracks to give them context. I usually practice like this for an hour or so, and it extremely fun and enjoyable. After a short while, I can really get the feel of the solo, and start making little variations. It sounds like the "real deal" and not some stripped-down exercises.
All in all, a terrific book that has given me a massive library of licks to choose from, and a much improved feel for playing the blues.
Excellent book!!!! July 11, 2008
I have been playing guitar for over three years and despite constant efforts to come up with my own soloing ideas, I always seem to sound like I am just playing up and down scales. This book has really helped me get past this stumbling block and start making my solos sound like solos!!!! Definitely recommend this book!!!
wish I'd had this 20 years ago June 25, 2008
this is the book and cd I wish I'd had 20 years ago. My favorite music is blues, especially Allman Brothers, BB King, Muddy Waters. This cd and the book teach in baby steps (literally a bar at a time) and in the first five examples i've already learned licks I've tried to play for years. I'm an intermediate player.
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