Blues Guitar Chords and Accompaniament is the ultimate guide for learning how to play guitar accompaniament in one of the oldest and most popular forms of American music! Starting with such basics as tuning, music notation and theory, the book guides you step by step through a variety of basic open chords, strumming patterns, and accompaniment styles, along with numerous techniques involved in blues rhythm guitar. Throughout the book, you'll find easy-to-follow diagrams, ample music examples and exercises, and various blues riffs and sample songs.

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Introduction A Brief History of the Blues Equipment You'll Need Chapter 1 Basics Part of the Guitar Holding Your Guitar How to tune Your guitar Basic Music Notation Major scales Chords Chapter 2 Basic Open Chords Chord Diagram Slash Notation Holding a Pick Major Triads Major 6 Dominant 7 Minor Triads / Minor 7 Augmented Triads Diminished 7 Chapter 2 Review Chapter 3 12-Bar Blues The Basic 12-Bar Blues Blues in E Blues in A Blues in C Blues in G Chapter 3 Review Chapter 4 Barre and Movable Chords What is a barre chord? Names of the barre chords E-form Barre chords A-form Barre chords D-form Barre chords Shifting Techniques Putting it together Chapter 4 Review Chapter 5 Power chords and Boogie-Woogie Style Tab Power Chords Power Major 6 Chords Boogie-Woogie No. 1 Power Dominant 7 Chords Boogie-Woogie No. 2 Movable Power chords Boogie-Woogie Variations Chapter 5 Review Chapter 6 Fingerstyle Blues Right - Hand Letters Basic Right - Hand Position Thumbpicks and Fingerpicks Basic Fingerstyles Finger - Painting Blues Alternating Bass Back and Forth Blues Fingerpicking Toothpick Blues Left - Hand Techniques Hammer-on Pull-off Slide Bend Vibrato Hammer-on Blues Chapter 6 Review Chapter 7 Various Blues Accompaniment Styles Alternative & New Chord Forms Shufflin with Newbies Slidin' Nine Single - Note Riffs Lonesome Boogie Double - Stop Riffs Double-Pleasure Blues Small - Chord Riffs Small But Good Other Blues Forms 8-Bar, 16-Bar, and 24-Bar Blues 12 Bar Blues Variations More Turnarounds Other Considerations Open Tunings Using a Capo Closing