30COOLMi i BLUES : CONTENTS Page Track Introduction 2 Scale Syllabus 4 Southern Rock W 1 : 3/4 Jazz 12 2 ZZ. Rock 13 3 Slow Rock 4 4 = 18 Bar Traditional 15 5 | : Jazz/Rock Fusion 16 6 Minor Jazz 7 7 F Advanced Minor Jazz 18 8 : iV Jazz 19 9 | : 6/4 Funk 20 10 | Reggae 21 uN : Brazilian Jazz 22 12 : Techno 23 13 tydion Minor Jozz 24 4 : Diminished Medium Rock 25 15 Detroit 26 16 Slow Texas Rock 7 17 Mississippi Style 28 18 Deadhead Blues 29 19 6/8 Rock 30 20 Chicago Style 31 21 ‘San Francisco Rock 32 22 Funky ‘60s Psychedelic 33 23 “No V" Contemporary Jazz 34 24 Shuffle Rock 35°» 25 Couniry/Bluegrass 36 2% Slow Rock 37 7 Gospel 38 28 Salsa 39 29 The Author's Blues 40 30 Tuning notes 31 (Concert F, Bt, A) ; - ‘ i :ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | wish fo express my sincere appreciation for the assistance of Josh Buswell-Charkow in assem- bling the contents of this text. | also hope to pay tribute to the multitude of talented blues artists who have so enriched our lives with their wonderful music. Blues music is hot! You can hear it played on radio stations, in movies and in many TV themes. The 12 and 16 bar blues forms, as well as some less frequently used variations, are found in all different types of music, from acid rock to zydeco. 30 Cool Ways to Play the Blues is not really a book about how to play the blues, though I'll make some suggestions about scale options after the tunes. Within these pages you'll find some of the great blues chord changes ofall ime. These blues chord patterns are from the blues, rock, coun- try ond jazz idioms. Several tunes require some jazz. chops, but many can be played by those players fa th only the minor blues scale. Tired of the same old unadorned I-IV-V patterns you've been improvising over? You'd be amazed ct how far composers have departed from the basic I-IV-V blues pattern in their compositions; substituting chords, adding chords, adding extra measures and the like. You won't find any melodies here; just unique and challenging ways to make you a better improviser. I also hope to add a lot more fun and variety to your jam sessions. On the accompanying CD you'll find record- ed versions of each tune for you to solo over when working alone or with another person. I've picked a variety of different grooves but you can certainly choose your own when jamming with the whole band. Now you've got an all blues “fake” book and CD you can use over and over again when you're in the mood to play the blues!ee SCALE SYLLABUS Minor Blues FH/Gb \e Ip Eb Instruments