Fingerstyle Guitar Volume 5 - Part B
The Blues equivalent of "Pulse" bass is called "Dead Thumb".
The kind of counterpoint bass played in Blues is called "Walking Bass". Then "blues-Style" string bending is introduced. 32 song arrangements. 57 song arrangements. (80 pages) Notation edition.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to Pulse Bass - pages Vb-1 to Vb-8
- Blues-Style "Dead Thumb" Bass Lines
- Introduction to "Dead Thumb" Bass - pages Vb-9 to Vb-14
- "Dead Thumb" Bass Song Arrangements
- "Motherless Children" - page Vb-15
- "Motherless Children - II" - page Vb-16
- "Momma Don't "low" - page Vb-17
- "Wild About My Lovin'" - page Vb-18
- "PB & J Blues" - page Vb-19
- "East of East St. Louis Blues" - page Vb-20
- "Backwater Blues" (Bessie Smith, 1927) - page Vb-21
- "St. James Infirmary Blues" - page Vb-22
- "St. James Infirmary Blues - II" - page Vb-23
- "Things About Comin' My Way" - page Vb-24
- "Rollin' an' Tumblin'" - pages Vb-24 to Vb-25
- "Things About Comin' My Way - II" - page Vb-25
- "Baby Please Don't Go" - page Vb-26
- "Key to the Highway" - page Vb-27
- "Broke and Hungry" - page Vb-28
- "Told My Captain" - page Vb-29
- "Big Road Blues - II" - page Vb-30
- "Big Road Blues" - page Vb-31
- "Sportin' Life - II" - page Vb-32
- "Black Snake Moan" / "Drain Snake Loan" - page Vb-33
- "Trouble in Mind" - page Vb-34
- "Betty and Dupree" - page Vb-35
- "St. Louis Blues" - pages Vb-36 to Vb-37
- "Crossroads Blues" - page Vb-39
- "Sweet Home Chicago" - pages Vb-40 to Vb-41
- "Whirlpool Fool" - page Vb-42
- "Dead Thumb" String-Bending
- Introduction to String Bends - pages Vb-43 to Vb-48
- "Dead Thumb" Song Arrangements with String-Bending
- "How Long Blues" - page Vb-49
- "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" - page Vb-50
- "Walking Blues" - page Vb-51
- "Hey, Hey" - pages Vb-52 to Vb-53
- "Duncan and Brady - II" - page Vb-54
- "I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down" - page Vb-55
- "Bender Blues" - page Vb-56
- "See See Rider" - page Vb-57
- "Sportin' Life" - page Vb-58
What's Inside
Advanced Techniques
Master sweep picking, tapping, legato, and other professional guitar techniques.
Video Demos
Access to exclusive video demonstrations showing proper technique and execution.
Complex Rhythms
Learn odd time signatures, polyrhythms, and advanced rhythmic concepts.
Practice Exercises
Hundreds of exercises designed to build speed, accuracy, and musical expression.
Available Formats
Physical Book
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