Product Description
A Hands-On BeginnerÕs Course In Acoustic Country Blues Homespun Listen & Learn Series Take a lesson in fingerstyle blues guitar from one of the worldÕs most respected teacher/performers. All you need to know is how to play a few basic chords to get started playing along with this user-friendly book/audio package. Beginning with the most basic strumming of a 12-bar blues pattern. Happy gradually starts adding fills, runs, turnarounds, bass rhythms and Õboogie woogieÕ walking bass patterns that make the basic blues progression come alive. All of these elements are notated in both notes and tab.
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Popularity: 2%
December 13th, 2009 at 9:23 am
i really liked this book when i was looking for a book in this category i saw this book and i really liked it..
Rating: 4 / 5
December 13th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Happy Traum is a good teacher. I have several teaching books and CD’s and find this book and Happy easy to understand. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 13th, 2009 at 10:12 am
An excellent introduction to blues guitar geared towards the beginner to intermediate guitarist, who wishes to play fingerstyle acoustic blues. The CD and the tabulature is easy to follow, and Happy is a capable teacher. Note that this instructional book and accompanying audio CD assumes you have some knowledge of basic blues chords.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 13th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I am very pleased with this book; it assumes some basic knowledge of chords, which worked perfectly for me. I could start right in on learning something new without going over a bunch of old stuff. What I like most about it is the way it’s structured: it will take a song at its simplest (just strumming the chords) and gradually add in some turnarounds, fills, bass, etc. in a way that is very doable and not overwhelming. I find it very satisfying. I definitely would recommend this book/CD for an intermediate guitarist who wants to add some new skills to his or her playing.
Rating: 4 / 5
December 13th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
This book has a lot of good material. I picked up some new tricks from it. On the other hand, it isn’t anywhere near a complete course in beginner acoustic blues. Now, it’s always a mistake to expect too much from a single book. Some people seem to think that a single book should turn you into Stevie Ray Vaughan. I won’t make that mistake; but it seems like the book ends just as it’s really beginning. Three or four more songs would have made me happier and given my review a fourth star.
Nevertheless, the material that *is* here is good. I figure, for the price I paid, if I learn just one really good chop, it’s worth the price. I got more than one chop from this book. The book is aimed at beginners; it hits its target fairly well. None of the stuff is terribly hard. Keep in mind that if you’re a beginner at guitar, as well as a beginner at acoustic blues, then this stuff will seem impossibly hard at first. But I’ve bought a ton of books, and I can tell you that there are beginner books that are really aimed at beginners, even if they’re tough for a novice to pick up, and then there are books with the word “beginner” in the title that are so stinkin’ hard that they still sit on my shelf, and I’ve been playing for four years. This book is truly aimed at the beginner. In short, there are better choices for beginner acoustic blues, but if you’re like me, and you snag just about every available title on acoustic blues you can find, this book is worth getting.
Rating: 3 / 5