Learn Blues

Learn blues soloing techniques with Neville Marten. This excellent DVD will get you improvising like the professionals. The blues greats don't think technically, so to teach blues in too technical a fashion tends to miss the point. This DVD will show how, by using and embellishing basic fingerboard patterns with string bending, finger vibrato and other essential skills, you can quickly start to become a more musical sounding blues player.

In this comprehensive Blues Guitar program designed by renowned guitarist John McCarthy, you learn techniques, scales¦and tricks¦to¦take your blues guitar playing to the next level. You'll develop lead techniques like bending, vibrato, hammer-on's, pull-offs and more. Learn Blues turn arounds, the shuffle feel, Jazzy blues and fast Blues progressions. There are entire blues riffs, leads and rhythms that you will apply over the full band backing tracks that give you the feel of playing in your own band.

The 12-Bar Blues: The Complete Guide for Guitar Value Pack includes a book, 2 audio CDs, and a DVD solely devoted to providing you with all the technical tools necessary for playing 12-bar blues with authority. The term “12-bar blues” has become synonymous with blues music and is the basis for an incredible body of jazz, rock 'n' roll, and other forms of popular music. You'll learn blues styles like Chicago, minor, slow, bebop, and more, while focusing on boogie, shuffle, swing, riff, and jazzy blues progressions. 49 full-band tracks are included on the accompanying CD, and the DVD includes a complete one-hour course!