This book and CD has been carefully prepared for guitarists who are starting to learn blues fingerpicking-and yes, the book can actually be used by an ambitious total beginner. The arrangements, written in tab and standard notation, include new blues songs, standards, introductions, turnarounds, and more. All songs are recorded note-for-note on the companion CD, making this unique set the perfect teacher for the emerging fingerpicker.Check out the
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Joe Shott
Format:Sheet music|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you are a beginner there are, I'm afraid, better books out there... if you are not a beginner then this tutor will probably be too easy for you. So it's hard to see who this book would be right for...
I've learnt fingerstyle blues mainly via Kenny Sultan's near faultless series... but his style is a bit ragtime for me and I had hoped this book would take me back to Mississippi. But it's pretty thin, with only about ten real pieces included and, while quite a few have got that deep south bluesy sound to them, they are all very simple and pretty short and I doubt they'll hold my interest long. The accompanying text is adequate, but not much more than that. So, overall my hopes weren't really met and I'm still left looking for that elusive intermediate fingerpicking book in the delta style, as most seem to be either for beginners or for players much more advanced than me. There are some possibilities on Amazon, but few with reviews so I think, afer this gamble, I'll play safe and revert to Kenny Sultan for a while, even though, excellent though he is, he's not quite taking me where I want to go.
Back to this book and who it might be right for... perhaps someone who's already done a beginner's book like Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar (Guitar Books) or the aforementioned Kenny Sultan's Acoustic Blues Guitar (which are both great introductions) and wants to consolidate what they've picked up from either of these, whilst adding a few easy tunes to their repertoire. This would definitely do that. Other than that however... well, it's not been a waste of my money and there's nothing really bad about it, but I think you are better off looking elsewhere.
I've learnt fingerstyle blues mainly via Kenny Sultan's near faultless series... but his style is a bit ragtime for me and I had hoped this book would take me back to Mississippi. But it's pretty thin, with only about ten real pieces included and, while quite a few have got that deep south bluesy sound to them, they are all very simple and pretty short and I doubt they'll hold my interest long. The accompanying text is adequate, but not much more than that. So, overall my hopes weren't really met and I'm still left looking for that elusive intermediate fingerpicking book in the delta style, as most seem to be either for beginners or for players much more advanced than me. There are some possibilities on Amazon, but few with reviews so I think, afer this gamble, I'll play safe and revert to Kenny Sultan for a while, even though, excellent though he is, he's not quite taking me where I want to go.
Back to this book and who it might be right for... perhaps someone who's already done a beginner's book like Beginning Fingerstyle Blues Guitar (Guitar Books) or the aforementioned Kenny Sultan's Acoustic Blues Guitar (which are both great introductions) and wants to consolidate what they've picked up from either of these, whilst adding a few easy tunes to their repertoire. This would definitely do that. Other than that however... well, it's not been a waste of my money and there's nothing really bad about it, but I think you are better off looking elsewhere.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Highly recommended if you are new to fingerstyle blues.
It is progressively planned and each piece has a focus, broken down in digestible steps.
Important areas are covered in a user friendly manner.
Some real pieces make playing interesting and they are not hard going.
Furthermore, it covers 7 official RGT Acoustic Guitar Playing Exam pieces :
Mississippi Delta Blues Fingerstyle Solos (inc. tab and CD) by Larry McCabe
G3 - Backwater Blues
G4 - Red Pineapple Blues
G4 - Mississippi Moan
G4 - Salty Dog Blues
G4 - Saint James Infirmary
G4 - Careless Love
G4 - Midnight Special
[...]
It is progressively planned and each piece has a focus, broken down in digestible steps.
Important areas are covered in a user friendly manner.
Some real pieces make playing interesting and they are not hard going.
Furthermore, it covers 7 official RGT Acoustic Guitar Playing Exam pieces :
Mississippi Delta Blues Fingerstyle Solos (inc. tab and CD) by Larry McCabe
G3 - Backwater Blues
G4 - Red Pineapple Blues
G4 - Mississippi Moan
G4 - Salty Dog Blues
G4 - Saint James Infirmary
G4 - Careless Love
G4 - Midnight Special
[...]
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Donvad
Format:Sheet music
As a musician and teacher, I came across this book as one of my students had bought it. I must sadly say that it is probably the worst attempt of a tutor blues book I have ever seen.
Don't waste your money on this!
I can instead warmly recommend this little gem of easy blues guitar instructions, that really is genuinely good solid blues stuff - you can also get that here on Amazon:
Blues Solos for Acoustic Guitar (Guitar Books) by Johnny Norris.
Don't waste your money on this!
I can instead warmly recommend this little gem of easy blues guitar instructions, that really is genuinely good solid blues stuff - you can also get that here on Amazon:
Blues Solos for Acoustic Guitar (Guitar Books) by Johnny Norris.
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