The Anthology of Blues Guitar

By Woody Mann

Book Overview

These transciptions are a loosely chronological collection of recordings of artists from the Delta to Chicago. The songs include tunes that were the blues 'hits' in their days - such as Robert Johnson's Traveling Riverside Blues - and well-known classics - like Baby What You Want Me to Do, by Jimmy Reed. In addition, there are undiscovered (but no less brilliant) rarities like South Carolina Rag, by Willie Walker, and Lonnie Johnson's Away Down in the Alley Blues. Together, the songs offer a sampling of blues history. Some of the techniques covered in this collection including playing in five tunings and nine keys, bottleneck playing, syncopated picking styles, and a wide range of harmonic and melodic ideas.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825603153
• ISBN13: 9780825603150
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Oak Publications
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 11.9"