Blues Guitar Inside and Out

All the fundamentals of the Blues wrapped up in a sweet story of an old Blues man passing on his substantial knowledge of the art to the next generation. A worthy read for anyone aspiring to learn Blues guitar, and lots of history and music theory for those that already have. Highly recommended!

This book is invaluable! I had piano lessons and guitar lessons as a kid but I never "got it." I read this book, and now I "got it." For the first time ever I know where chords come from, and I know the basics of how notes are chosen for the songs on the radio. This books focuses on Blues, but the theory part will apply in principal to other styles of music. As for the Blues -- this book is one-stop shopping! Besides the theory from which scales, chords, and songs are made, all the notes for E and A across the entire fretboard are presented. More chords than you want are in there. Drills in E and A are in there. Numerous 12-bar and 8-bar Blues patterns are in there. Fifty little licks are in there. And the history of Blues music is in there. Invaluable.

It's a, it's a, you know, a! Damn! It's a book! A real fine book. I bought it to study the blues guitar thing. I was looking for some help to improve my blues playing. However, in the first three pages, I was stuck to this story that's going on in the book. Imagine that, a story in a blues guitar book. Well, as I read the book (which took three days), I found myself avoiding the reach for my guitar to practice what I was reading. I did not want to interrupt the story in which I was enthralled. So, after I read the book (story) I went back and studied the book - It worked! Everything I read is now engraved in the pages of my mind, and I play much better blues than I ever would have thought possible. If you play guitar, or want to play guitar, get this book (or borrow it if you can) - it's an experience.

Unlike any other music book I have ever seen. Rather than simply showing you various licks and techniques to memorize, Daniels goes deeply (really deep) into the theory behind the Blues, chord construction, major, Blues and relative scales, etc. In fact he gives a thorough background into music theory in general. (Though it is strictly via TAB, no standard notation here.)The information is presented in the form of a story about and Old Man (called "Old Man") who teaches a young boy (called, you guessed it, "Boy") how to swing his axe. It sounds a bit hokey, but it's fun and it works. I guess that's what I like about this book. The info sticks in your brain and in your fingertips.