Acoustic Blues Guitar (The Ultimate Beginner Series) PDF
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BEYONBDA SICS K ITHWYATT EditAoarr:oS nt ang Additionanadl MuTsexitEc x ampleCso:lga nB ryan Ar1JsPth o!Ogrcaopuhryt esEyb eotRf o berts Art DesignK:l uJcaro seph WARNER BROSP.U SUCATlONS-THEGL OBAL LEADER PIRNI I>IT us"" •5BOO r<W A"M1..v .. ...l-tiaml , R. 3:.>014 ....... � �] t &:� .. ...._..,..._..,.,.,.,��II.._..�0,I. .....Q.lbtle.....,._.IIl:r ..-lrwo .ll _ i.. •..I.U�..t ��arc;IUI"�_rriW r.._J..r .. ..,.�..._, ...... �...., _ ..�.... IMI .:lII....II..-'1IU\ •ra ' l"'*"-,.�.. �II..l.i..IUMIl..,.i�I.,..,. r.I� ..••'Ul'"'no.aL..-r ll• l'lal�ilrl�""'"'lt'llrJ,ACr··�ttllOHCI)I_.•lII.. WI I..-....1.r... .. .... � ..� �· 1114..- ·�'l .... ·'-"""" ,....,..9'all�"!€aii& C 1 9W9A7R NER BROSP UBUCATIONS AlRli ghRtess erved Anyd uplicaatdiaopnt.a toirao rrna ngemeonllth eco mpositions contaiIned nt hioosllect iOn requ res theco nwsnenonefttn h eP ublisher. Nopa rto llhbolos k maypho bet ocopied or reproducIedn a nyw aywi thoupte rmlss.! on Unaulhorizusesed arean Infringement ofS .tCo pyhrei gUh.At ctand are punisbyh awlbl.ae CONTENTS Page# CD Tra#c k Introdu.c..t..i..o....n.... .......................................................................................................3.. .. .......................................).. Tuninngo t..e...s.... ........................................................................................................................................................2 .... SECTIO1N: I NTRODUCTIOTNO ACOUSTIBCL UES. ..................................�... .. Prefa.c...e.. ..............................................,.. ...........................,.. . .......................... BASISC:O pen PositiCohno r.d..s... ..........................................6... ... ............. �!t�!�:::H: :.:�.;r::ssLs i ::�J Example6 :C ombinAelT lh reCeh ord.s. .........................................9.. .................................. ...-... ..8.. .. Example7 :D & D7 Chord..s.... .............................................................l...0 . .......................................9. .. =��:w�: ��:: �:�:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::�::::::::::::::::�:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : : :? � ::::::::::::::::::�::::::::::::::::::::: ExamplI0e :G andG 7 Chor.d..s..... .. ....................................................l. l.... .....................................l 2 CHAPTER I: BLUESP ROGRESSIO.N..S... ..........................................................1.4.. ... ExampIlIeB: a ss-ChPoartdt .e.rn. ................l..4.. ............................................................................... .1. 3 Example1 2B:l uePsr ogresIsniE .o ..n.. ...................................l..4.... .................................... .................1 4 ���:: ���·:� :: :::::::::::::L: ::::::::::::::::�:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::�:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: ��:: l Examp1l5eT: h eQ uick-ChaPnrgoeg res...s...i..o...._ n. . .........................1 6.. .....................................1. 7. CHAPTER2 :R HYTHM .......................................................................................1...8.. ... .. Examp1l6eT :h eS hufflGer oove. ............................I..B......... ................................ ...-........1...9.. .............. Example1 7L:e ft-HaEnmdb ellish..m...e...n...ts.. ..................................1. .9... ............1. 9. .......................... Example1 8A: 7E mbellis.h.m.e.n.t. ..............1.9.. .............................................2...0... ..... ............................ Examp1l9e: WholPer ogres.s...i.....o...n... ............................................1. 9.. ..........................2...1.. ............ Examlpe2 0E:7 V arfa.tl.o.n... ................................................................2..0.. . ..................................2..2.. ...... Exampl2e1 Q:u ick-ChaInnEg . e.... ........................................................... 21.. ..................................2..3. .. CHAPTER3 :B ASS-LI..N..E..S.. ...................................................................................2.2. Examp2l2eA E 7t oA 7B ass-..l...l....n...e... ................................................2 2.. .......................................2 .. Examp2l2eB :At7o E 7B ass-.l...l....n...e... .................................................2 2... .................... ................2..S Examp1l2eC :Anot:herto AE77B ass-.l.l.n.e. .........2.2.. ......................2..6.. ................................... ......... Examp2l2eD 8:7 t oA7 Bass-..l..i.n.e. ..................................................2...3.. .............2.7. .......................... Examp2l2eE T:h Weh oleB ass-lPirnoeg res.s..i..o..n. ......2.3......... ..................2..8.. .............. ................. Examp2l3eT: h eJ immRye edP rogres.s..i.o.n. ............................2...4. __ . .........................................2..9 ExampleU p2-4S:t roaknedsA ccen.ts. ...................................................2.. 5.. ............................3..0.. . ...... Example2 5: Blues URckh.. .y....t...h...m._. ..... .........................................2. 5... .....................................3.1 2 1��.�.�� ��::-:::::�::::::::::::::::::::::::::::�:::::::::::::::::i::::7":�:�:t:::::::::::::::::::::::::3:::·j�:u:·: :::: ��l:s f7:2:J Examp2l9eB: l ueIsnE T umarou.n...d.... ...............................................2 .9.... ........................................3 S CHAPTER4 :B LUEISN A .............................................................................................3 0 Ex;�mpl3e0 A:A7E mbellish.m...e..n.....ts... .............................................. 3.0. ........................3...6... .. ........ ExampJlOe BD:7 Embellish..m...e..n..ts... ..............................................3..0. . ............3.7. .......................... Ex.:lmple 30CB:l ueIsnA . ............................................................................3 .1.. ........... ........................... .38 ����g:�:= �:,�r�:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::�l::::::::::::::::::�:::::::::::::::::::::� Examp3lI e:B lueIsnA Turnarou.n.d. ....................3..3... ...................-...... ............ ..........4.. .1... ............... SECTIOINI S:O LOA COUSTIBCL UEGSU ITA.R. ....-......................3..4.. ....... ....... CHAPTESR: B LUEUSC KS. .........................................................,.... ... .....................3 .5. . �!!H�lHE¥:I: !I :� : : ::: Exapml3e2 F:TumaroundY.a...rl..a..t..i..o..n.. ....................................3....7... ... ................4..7.. .................. Examp3l2e� :WhoPloerg relosn...s. .........................................................3 8. ...........4.8. ........................... Ex<lmple3 3.M oreB luseBa ssl-nle.s. ..............................................3 ..9.... ......................................4..9.. .... CHAPTER6: S LUECSH ORD SOLOIN.G. ..............................4...1... ........ .................. Examp3l4eE: 7 l nvers..l..o...n....s... ...................................................4...1.... ...... ..........5.0. .......................... Example3 5:C hromati.c.i.s.m. ....................................4...2..... ........................................................5.....1.. .. Exampl3e6 B:l ues CShoolrIod. ...........................4.2............... .............................5...2... ........ ................. Examp3l7eA; A7I nvers..i...o.n.s. ...........................................................4...3 .... ......................................5 3 Examlpe3 7B:AI7n vresiowinths Chromacts.1. ....................4.. 3... ..................... _. .......................5-4... .. .. Examp3l7eC :C horSdo lTou rnarou..n...d.. ........................................4..3..... .............- .................5...5 . .. Examp3l7eD B:l ueCsh orSdo l2o. ..........................................................4 4. ....................................5.6. .. Exampl3e7 EB:l uesC hordS ol3o.. . .............................. ". .......4.5... ................................................5...7.. ... CHAPTER7 :THE BLUES .S.C.A.L.E. .................-..........................4....7. . ...................... Exampl3e8sA -3E8 1B:l ueUsc ks1- .9.. ............................-.... ........4..71 ..- ..5.........5.8.-.6.6. ................... CHAPTE8R: F INGERSTYBLLEU E.S.. ..........................................................-...... .5.2. .. E:lapmle3s9 A-3.9.H. .................................5..2..-...5....5... .............................6.. 7....-...7...4.... ................. .... Exampl3e91 M:u ddWya terPsr ogres.s-.l..o..n..................................5..6.... ......................................7. 5 Examp3l9eJ M:u ddWya ters Tumar.o.u.n.d. .............5..7.... ..................... ..........................7....6 ... ............ CHAPTER9 :P UTTINGI TA LLT OGETHER. .......,.. .................................5. .8.. .......... Examp les4 0-24. ...................................................................................... 58-.6..2.. .............................n. .79 Introducti3o n INTRODUCTION Welcomet oA coustBilcu eGsu itar. Int he1 920'asn d1 930's,t herwee res omeg reaptl ayerssu,ch as LonJnoihesn on.B lind LemonJ effersoann dR oberJto hnsoTnh.e s tylaen din fluence oft hespela yers esta bilshed a tradition thatto t hidsa ys tialplpe alst oe veryonfer omc asulasitle nertsop rofessional mus1c1ans. Thibso okp resenttrasd itio.nr aolotosr ientbeldu ewsi tcho ntemportararinyni g methods thawtil la lloywo ut oim mediatleyu nderstaanndda pplyt hesues eful. versatcionlcee pttso yousrt yle. SectiIoc no verasl tlh eb asicyso uw ilnle edt ok nowr egarditnhgea coustbilcu essty le: chorsdh apesp.r ogressicohnosr,ed m belislhments.str um patterns.b assin-els.t hes huffel groovaend turnarounSdecst.io n IfIoc useso ns olo-style bluegsu itard,e monstragt in musiceaxlam pless,c alemse.l odipca tterlnisc,ka sn df ingerpicking. Iyfo ul ovteh eb luesh,a vea na coustgiuci taanrd t woh ands.t heny oua rer eadtyo g ot o wor.k KEITHW YATT co SECTIO1N: 0 INTRODUCTITOOAN C OUSTIBCL UES Thisse ction is dteosp irgonveiydd oeu w itthh ef udnamentatlo olasn dt echniqnueeesd ed fort hea coustbilcu esst y.l Meakes urey out akteh et imeto leartnh ee xampleosfb asic chorsdh apes,r hythpma tterpnrso,g ressieomnbse,l lhmiesnt.sb ass-liannedts u rnarounds int hisse ctiboenf ore sytoauro tn t hen exts eciotn:S olAoc oustBilcu eGsu it.a r Takea dvantaogfet hei ncludreedc ordiIntwg i.l ble y ourgu idteo i nterpretthiemn ugs ic examplecso ntainientd h eb ook.R ememberto t uney ourg uittaort rac2k o nt heC Db efore youp lawyi tthh er ecord.i ng PREFACE Onen icteh inagb ouatc oustbilcu eisst hayto ud on otn eede xpensiavnedc omplicattoeodl s ord eviceTsh.em aint hinygo un eedi sa guittahra its s etu pw ellT.h eraer ea fews imple toosl andd evictehsa yto um ighlti kteok eepi ny ourg uirt caasee:xt ras tringpsi,c kssl,i des (glaosrsm etala)n da capo. StringIstis: a mazinwgh ata fresshe to fs trincgans dot ob rinogu tt heb essto und ofa guitarI.fy ou plarye gaurllyt,ry nott ol eavteh es ames eto fs trinognsa nyl ongetrh ana mont.h Youm ighwta ntt ou sel igohrte xrta-lisgthrti ntgosr educmeu sclfea tigauned s ore fingipes.rtL ate,rl ighters trinwgisle ln ablyeo ut ol eartnh ev aluabtleec hniqouf"e b endiinng pitcha" l osto oenr.A ftery oul eartnh itse chnicqourer ectyloyum, i ghwta ntt oe xperiment wituhs inhge avisetrr ingDsi.f fergeanutg e(st hikncess)o fs trinhgasv ea differseonutn d qualiatyn,d y ouw ilnle edt oe xperimeunntt yiolu fi ndt hes oundy oul ike. PickiTnegc hniquTehser:ae r ed ifferetnetc hniqfuoers strikisntgr inttghhsea yto us hould experimewnitta hs y oul eartnh ee xampleisnt heb oo:k • Playifnign gers(tywliet hoau ptic k)p roducae sw arms oundb,u ti t'nso ta sc leaarn dy ou havet ow ork hartod eprr oducae w ider angoef v oluem.T hitse chniqiusbe e ttefro rs olo stylweh erey ouc ombinbea ss-liannedms e lody. • Usinag p icwki lgli vyeo ua widerra ngoef v olumaen di ti se asietrop lasyi ngle-lniontees andm elodieAs p.i cgki veyso ut heo ptioonfp laying singmleel-ondoiwteiest yho ufri ngers andb ass-liwnietsyh o urp icbku,ty ouh avet ot raiwne akefirn gertso p lafyi ngerstyle melody-liPnleasy.if nign gerswtiytla e f lat-ipsio cfkt ecna llheydb riidkc-nipg. • A thumb-pciki sp rimardielsyi gnfeodrd own-strotkope ls afyi ngerlse tbyass-libnuetst ,h ey area littalwek warfdo rp layisnign gle-mneoltoed ies. • Finger-pairceak lss aov iaalbl,et ob ec ombinewdi tthh et humb-ptiocg ke ta b righter soun.dT hitse chniqiusue s edm ore forb anjtoh ang uit..a r Them osti mportatnhti ntgoc onsiderw henc hoosian tge chniqiuste h es ound.W hile you mighfti nodn eo ft heset ehcniques easietrh ant heo theryso,u s houlsdt iplrla ctei tche techniqtuhea wti lgli vyeo ut heb ests ounde veni fi tt akeas l ittlloen ge.rF lat-pciocmkesi na varieotfsy i ezs.s hapeasn dm ateritalhsaa tf fetchte s ounad ndf eeWlh.e n usinag fl atic-kp, experimewnitt dhi ffertehnitc knesasnedsd iffermeantte riato llse artnh eierf feocntt he sound. BASICS: OPENP OSITICOHNO RDS Acousct giuitaprly aersi.na nys tyles,p endm osto ft hiert imein o pen positino (close tot he nutt)o m akeu seo ft heo pens tringTsh.eo penst rings resonamtoer et hanf rettneodt es andb rinogut t her icehsnso ft hein sturment. CD 0 Example1 :T he EC hord Thef irscth orid sa nE majocrh oradn di sa triabde causteh eraer eo nltyh redei fferent noteis nt hec hor:d G# E:E B MajoTrr iad: 1 3 5 E 0 0 0 4t 4 .t4 2 3 1 �" t) n u ........ Make suret haatl slt rinagrse r ingicnelga rlbyyp alcintgh efi gnertirpigsh ta ganistth e fret. Bec arefnuoltt ot ocuh theo penst rnigsDo not pussohh a rd that ayroeuc rmapingy our . hand.T hem ored evelopyeodur calluasreest, h el esyso uw ilnle edt op usht og ett heri ght sound. CD 0 Exampl2e: T he E7 Chord Inb ulesa. fourthn oteis a ddedt ot heb asitcr iatdoc reatea dominancth o7r (di ndatiecd E7). 7 E. as The foutrhn otei s0 ,w hicihs t heb intervalo f G# BD E7:E Dominan7t: 1 3 5 b7 Thef ollowfiinngg erianrgets h em ostc ommonE 7f ingeritnhgasat p pltyo t heb lues: E7 E7 E7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 •• 4• 4t 4t 4• 2 2 I 4 2 3 I 4 �" tJ :H: H: n u u u " ,. ! A _ft g ....... CD 0 Example3 :T heA Chord Thef oolwlinga red ifferfeinntg erifnogtrsh eA chorEdv.e nt hougthh en oteasr et hes ame, thec hoicoeff ingeriinsdg fisf er.e nt A:A C# E MajoTrr iad: 1 3 5 A A A A X 0 0 X 0 0 •- �- t� 2 I 3 l - 3 l 2 I I l � ' t. - - - - -& -e -& -e 'T" ;:; .., :. :. .0. ;;;; " .... ;;: ;;: g ...... 0CD Example4 :T he A7C hord (7b) . Tot urtnh eA choridn tao d ominan7tt hc horda,d dt heG There aretw o placetsoa dd a G tot heo penA chorde:i thteark ae f ingero ff t3hreds tritnoge xposteh e opGe,no r addt heG tot hef irssttr ing. A7:A c� E G Dominan7t: 1 3 5 b7 A7 A7 A7 )( 0 0 0 X 0 0 X 0 4t 4• 4t t• 4. 2 J 2 3 4 I I I 2 -'" 0 0 1-(· � ::::::... � ::::::... & -& -e- " ... ;:; .� � � " � � ;::; � -.-. (j)CD Example5 :T he 87C hord Therei so nep rimarfyi ngeruisnegi dn a coustbilcu :e s 87: BD � F� A Dominan7t: 1 3 5 �7 2 I 34 r-'"1\ .fl.� tJ � 'T' " � A :.- ..... .;. g co G) 6: Example CombineA llT hreeC hords Now that hwaev et hreceh ordswe, canp laay lubes.P racticchea ngifnrgo mo nec hortdo theo thetro g etu sedt om akintgh et ranitsio.nL sate.rw e wilble l earnisnogm er hythm pattertnhsa itn voltvhee sceh ords. �7 A7 87 E7 0 0 X 0 X 0 0 0 2 3 I 4 I I 1 2 2 I 34 2 3 I 4 �� 0 J.l.. J.l. H � - n: ..,.. ffl- n u u ,. I � .... .., "" Theb luepsr ogressiisao snp ecipfaittce ronf c hords tharte latot ea key.I fy oup laay blueinst hek eyo fE .t heI c horwdi lble t heE 7.T woo thecrh ords,A 7a nd8 7,a ret heI V and V chorodf t hek eyo fE .T heR omann umeralIs,I V a ndV identtihfery e lationosfth hiep chordtso t hen oteosf t hem ajosrc ale: A B C# D� E F# G# E II Ill IV V VI Vll TheI c horids b uiolntt hef irnsott eo,r r ooto,ft hem ajosrc alTeh.e A ist heI Vc horodf E becausieti sb uiolntt he4 thn oteo ft hEe majosrc al,ea nd8 7i st heV chorbde causieti s buiolntt he5 thn oteo fE major. Theraer es everdailf ferbelnute psr ogressitohnasat r ep opulr,ab utt heo net hatt'hse m ost populiasr t he"1 2-barb"l ueTsh.e I ,IV a ndV chordasr ea lwayasr rangiendt hes ame sequencwei thtihne stew elvbea rs. E BLUES t ��bE7 I 177 I II .f'.I III I.f'. I.f'. II I:1 II I.f'. II II.f'. I:1 II II ��# # A7 E7 I FIV7.f'. -� I I:1 I I I I1 7 :1 I I I I .f'. 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