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    Blues Chord Buster
    Blues Chord Buster
    Blues Chord Buster
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    Blues Chord Buster

    By Rick Payne

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    Bust into the chords that form the basis of great blues playing. You will learn the essentials of blues chord playing through eight different styles which include Traditional Shuffles, R & B, Delta, Ragtime Blues, Jazz Blues and contemporary blues. Loads of exercises and examples all
    supported by video (with on screen chord diagrams)
    'I've played many blues styles and am constantly amazed how the humble 12 bar can produce so many variations of chord shapes and sounds.
    Each style has it's own unique twist to the way you might play the three chord trick of the blues progression'

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRick Payne
    Release dateMar 3, 2014
    ISBN9781311288202
    Blues Chord Buster
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    Rick Payne

    Rick Payne is an established acoustic blues guitarist with many national and international tours to his credit. He has become especially well known for his authentic acoustic blues finger picking, in the many traditional styles of the blues including delta blues, piedmont, ragtime and slide and has recorded several albums of this kind.Often compared with Ry Cooder, slide guitar maestro Rick Payne’s performances have taken him to prime time TV, to festivals and theatres throughout the UK and on tour to Europe, USA, Scandinavia and Greek Islands. He has provided music to a number of major TV productions, for programmes on Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. He has also featured on The Paul Jones and Mike Harding's show on BBC Radio 2.Rick has recorded a number of CDs, including the noted ‘Blue River Blues’ for Bennett House Records California.New CD - Radio City Blues now available CD or downloadReviewers have described his sound as: heart wrenching and passionate, delicate and scorching, seriously brilliant, totally absorbing and spellbindingly evocative with raw and fiery vocals to match.As a teacher he has written and facilitated many courses and guitar workshop style sessions, teaching the art of Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Rev Garry Davis, Django, Ry Cooder and many more.

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      Book preview

      Blues Chord Buster - Rick Payne

      Table of Contents

      INTRODUCTION

      TECHNIQUE AND TIPS

      BLUES SHUFFLE CHORDS

      SMALL IS COOL!

      R&B AND FUNKY BLUES CHORDS

      DELTA AND COUNTRY BLUES CHORDS

      RAGTIME BLUES CHORDS

      MINOR CHORDS IN THE BLUES

      JAZZ BLUES CHORD BUSTER

      CONTEMPORARY BLUES CHORDS

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      MORE FROM RICK PAYNE

      INTRODUCTION

      Hi and welcome to my 'Blues Chord Buster' course. I've played many blues styles over the years and am constantly amazed how the humble 12 bar can produce so many variations of chord shapes and sounds. Each style has it's own unique twist to the way you might play the three chord trick of the blues progression.

      In this course I'll be sharing with you some of the ways you can 'bust' into different blues styles and build a library of chords and patterns to use in your own blues playing. You will learn the essentials of blues chord playing through eight different styles ranging from traditional shuffles through to contemporary blues. All exercises are supported by chord diagrams, and of course the all important video guides so you can see and hear how it's done. So, let's 'bust down the blues' and check out the chords.

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