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GUITAR PACKS; INDIVIDUAL LESSON CONTENTSBlues Guitar Pack ; 4, 8 or 12 Lessons
Lesson nº 1 to nº 4
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Classic blues theme (ex: John Lee Hooker’s “Boom Boom” and “BoogieChillen”, BB King’s “The Thrill Is Gone” and “Everyday I Have The Blues”,Buddy Guy’s “The Way You Been Treating Me” and Hello San Francisco andfinally Delta Blues/Slide Guitar Legend Robert Johnson’s “Cross Road Blues”and “Sweet Home Chicago”-Listen to various songs and take a quick look at the history of each artist andtune.-Go through the basic structure (chord form) of the chosen tune.-Play melody (on instrument or “hum” )-Analyse harmony for proper use of scales and chord voicings.-Transcribe guitar solo to instrument.-Play tune from beginning to end.Lesson nº5 to nº 8
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 Taking a closer look at the history of “The Blues”
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Origins; African/American slaves mainly from West-Africa (Mali, Senegal,Gambia and Ghana) are shipped to America. The blues becomes a musicalstyle based on both European Harmonic structure and the African call-and-response tradition, transformed into an interplay of voice and guitar.
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Prewar; Ragtime, Memphis Blues, St. Louis Blues, Delta (Mississippi) Blues,Urban Blues, Boogie Woogie, Big Band Blues and Jump Blues.
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Early Post-War Era; After World War II Electric Blues became very popularintroducing “Chicago Blues” which had a huge influence on mainstreamAmerican popular music. In the late 50’s there was Californian Blues (atransition between Chicago/Jump Blues and Swing with some jazz guitarinfluence) and Swamp Blues.
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1960s and 1970s; British Blues Movement (UK artists such as; FleetwoodMac, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirdsand Cream. Music of Civil Rights and Free Speech Movements, WestsideBlues, Texas Rock-Blues.-Common “Open Tunings” used in blues, mainly for slide-guitar-Pick new tune to work on.-Go through the basic structure (chord form) of the chosen tune.
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