"The book is clear and concise better than others I have seen and to the point covering the elements one needs to solo/improvise without being too technically boring." 5.0 out of 5 stars - Amazon

A great blues guitar solo can express the full range of human emotions. Easy Soloing for Blues Guitar will give you everything you need to get started on this path of self-expression. So many guitarists love the blues but have never learned how to improvise or take a solo. This book shows you that it's easy and fun! It teaches soloing strategies like tension and release, and call and response, plus easy technique-building warm-ups and exercises. You'll also find tunes in the style of B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and other great blues artists. Best of all, everything is explained in simple terms and demonstrated using actual examples, with every solo featured in standard music notation and TAB. Every blues guitarist should be able to improvise a solo, so let's get started! A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included.

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The Legendary Licks series presents the music of a band or artist in a comprehensive play-along package. Each book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks, fills, riffs & solos complete with recorded demonstrations. The CD also features slowed-down versions for the fast and tricky passages. Teaches 9 hits from Derek Trucks: All I Do * Anyday * Desdemona * Down in the Flood * Dreams I'll Never See * Joyful Noise * Maki Madni * So Close, So Far Away * This Sky plus info on his gear setup.

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Play Blues Guitar: Getting Started is a complete DVD and book package designed for beginning guitarists who'd like to learn the blues. Instructors Jeff Bihlman and Scott A. Smith teach everything you need to groove your way through a 12-bar blues. You'll learn how to play the 12-bar blues in different keys, the dominant 7th chord and variations to make your playing more interesting, "diads" and how they can make you a better rhythm guitarist, and the difference between eighth-note and shuffle rhythms. You'll also learn proper playing technique and practical music theory, like mapping a major scale, numbering intervals and construction chords.