Does anybody know of any really, really good Blues instructional books or DVD's out there? I have always loved the Blues but since I got my new Strat it seems that's all I want to play. It just feels right playing the Blues with a Strat. I know the minor blues scales so I'm looking for something more advanced like blues chords, turnarounds, licks and solo ideas. I'm a huge fan of SRV, Clapton, Mayer, Hendrix, Page, Pearl Jam and so on.

Thanks

dude im right there with you i know the scales and want to advance but i cant find any books so it sucks. I to am a fan of srv,clapton and mayer

i wish there were more books on blues

we should make one lol imagine how that would turn out

hey ,
why don't you give www.steviesnacks.com out. He has some pretty good SRV instruction.
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Guys, There are a bunch out there. Check Amazon or even Musicians Friend. I have used the Hal Leonard books as well as others. Remenber the books can show you the tunes and the scales, the bends and pull offs.... but what it cant show you is the "feeling"

Hopr this Helps

Bill

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The blues series by John Ganapes is fantastic!

- Blues You Can Use
- More Blues You Can Use
- Blues Licks You Can Use
- he also has a book on Blues Chords I believe

Check out http://www.bluesyoucanuse.com

Have you tried th "Blues You can Use" series? Its a rea;;y excellent place to start and it goes from simple to harder.There are also great instructional dvds by Greg Koch who teaches SRV songs and really breaks them down.Also there is a website called "Steviesnacks.com" too.

You could also look at taking lessons from someone who specializes in Blues.

I'll have to see if I can find the name of a great book I borrowed years ago that really laid out the whole blues style for me, and had some odd tab in it. That was my introduction to Albert King, and my guitar playing has never been the same since--of course i sound nothing like Albert King, but that book made a big impact.

If you can find a blues expert that can teach, that would be good, as longhorn suggested.

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I know it's not much help, but if you know the basic scales already, why don't you try learning by ear? Most of the tastiest licks are not always the fastest and can be easily picked out. The tab for most well-known blues stuff is now easily garnered free from the internet - which wasn't the case when I started learning! - so combine the two and you have a great start!
That's basically how I did it, and although I tried lessons and instructional videos (no DVDs back then!), it was the stuff I 'taught' myself which really stuck and gave me the most satisfaction.

Good Luck

Eddie

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http://www.musicforte.com/shop/lyrics-and-sheet-music/product/694915/ElectricBluesGuitarGiants/

this is a good start, then anything else that has that triangle logo with the words "Guitar Recorded Versions" on it.

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I have these and like them ...




Also check out these guys on youtube, lots of instructional videos ...
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=roc ... uery=blues

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keith Wyatt has several good DVDs on blues basics. Rocking the Blues is a very good one.
Keith does the instructional videos for Fender. And he plays guitar for the Blasters - check out their clip on the 2009 NAMM show on this forum site.

You can sample Keith's lessons on youtube.

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I have a book called It's Easy to Fake...Blues Guitar by Joe Bennett. It takes kind of a light-hearted approach, but it does contain some very useful and usable information. Oddly enough, my copy has the word "fake" on the cover, but the picture on Amazon has the word "bluff" instead. I guess it's out there with two different names.


http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Fake-Blues-Guitar-Bluff/dp/071198008X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234962098&sr=8-1

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Thanks pjrocks for starting this thread. I have been in search for a while now for instructional blues and haven't found what I was really looking for, except stumbling on Steviesnacks.com.

I use to have the attitude of its all about feeling and I don't want to copy someone else. That is only half the truth, music is a language and you have to know the words and how they can be used to express ideas, feelings, etc... For example, why some notes don't sound right in the middle of a riff. Besides, how do you think all those great blues legends learned?
So now I copy everything I can and after I have learned it, I tinker with it to suit my tastes.

I have the Robert Johnson (Guitar Signature Licks series) taught by Scott Ainslie. But I'm just not fast enough to catch what he is doing before I have to rewind pause, play & try to play along, rewind pause, play... etc. Its going on the bottom of the pile for later, it just gets frustrating. That or I need to drink more coffee before starting the DVD!!!