Getting Into Guitar Styles is the guitarist's guide to playing different musical styles. The styles that are covered include Blues, Rock, Country, Funk, R & B, Latin, Reggae, Fingerstyle, and Classical as well as different styles of Jazz such as Traditional Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, and Fusion. The musical elements and techniques that are used in different styles of music are looked at. The book not only looks at and demonstrates different musical styles, but in the process it shows the practical application of scales and other musical elements. Many of the examples on the companion CD are played with the written guitar part and also without the written part so you can play the written part with the rhythm tracks or improvise your own part. The book has standard notation and tablature as well as fingerboard diagrams. The companion audio CD is included.
Contents:Introduction
Blues
Blues soloing - Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock
Rock Techniques
Rock Rhythm Playing
Country, Country Rock, and Bluegrass
Traditional Country and Country Rock Soloing
Double Leads
Bluegrass Soloing
Country, Country Rock, and Bluegrass Rhythm Playing
Funk and Rhythm & Blues
R & B Fills and Lead Lines
Funk Soloing
R & B and Funk Rhythm Playing
Latin
Latin Soloing
Latin Rhythm Playing
Reggae and Ska
Reggae and Ska Rhythm Playing
Jazz
Jazz Soloing - ii - V, Jazz Blues, Traditional Jazz, Minor Key Jazz,
Jazz Bossa Nova, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion
Melodic Patterns
Playing Over Altered Dominant Chords
Chord Melody
Jazz Rhythm Playing
Fingerstyle and Folk
Fingerstyle Patterns, Travis Picking, and Solo Fingerstyle
Folk Strumming
Classical
Single Line Studies, Arpeggio Studies, and Solo Arrangements
Product Number: 20759BCD
Format: Book/CD Set
ISBN: 0786661941
UPC: 796279079624
ISBN13: 9780786661947
Series: Getting Into
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published: 4/25/2005