Lista utworów:
Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley) Bumblebee Blues (Luann Carman) Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) I Got You (I Feel Good) (James Brown) In The Mood (Ernie Field's Orchestra, Glenn Miller & His Orchestra) Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley) Jump, Jive An' Wail (Louis Prima, The Brian Setzer Orchestra) Night Train (Buddy Morrlow) Shake, Rattle And Roll (Arthur Conley, Bill Haley & His Comets) Tutti Frutti (Little Richard, Pat Boone)

Spis treści:
Preface Part I: What is the blues? Blues Styles Three Common Blues Characteristics The 12-Bar Blues Progression The Repetitive Bass Pattern, or "Walking Blues" The Forms of Blues Lyrics and Blues Melodies Straight Eights, Swing Eights Part II: Classic Blues Tunes and Worksheets Bumblebee Blues Shake, Rattle And Roll Hound Dog Blues Suede Shoes Jailhouse Rock Tutti Frutti In The Mood Jump, Jive An' Wail I Got You (I Feel Good) Night Train Part III: An Introduction to Improvising the Blues Exercise 1: Black-Key Improvisation Exercise 2: White-Key Improvisation, the D Dorian Scale Exercise 3: Improvising a Right-Hand Melody in D Dorian Exercise 4: The D Minor Pentatonic Scale Exercise 5: Improvising a D Blues on the Minor Pentatonic Scale Exercise 6: The D Blues Scale Exercise 7: D Blues for the Right Hand Alone Exercise 8: D Blues for the Left Hand Alone Exercise 9: Hands Together D Blues Improvisation D Blues Improvisation Model Exercise 10: Keep The Beat Exercise 11: Improvisation Exercise 12: Let's Improvise More Melodies Exercise 13: Improvisation Sample Improvisation, Analyzed Exercise 14: Practice Those Riffs Exercise 15: You're Ready For The Blues Exercise 16: Expanding Your Improvisations Some Final Words About Blues Improvisation Glossary of Terms Answers