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Summary: An excellent introduction to playing lead guitar
Review: Progressive Lead Guitar by Turner & White is an excellent way to get started on playing rock and blues lead guitar. Those familiar with basic open chords, root 6 and root 5 bar chords as well as basic music theory should have little difficulty understanding the material presented (if not, check out Progressive Rhythm Guitar by the same authors). The lessons are carefully planned, with all of the exercises on CD so you can hone your playing. There are three main sections to the book - the first deals with 12-bar blues riffs, the major scale and alternate picking. This section provides you with plenty of tricky fingerings, so you get chance to build up your dexterity. I frequently use this section as a basis for my own warm-up exercises before practicing. Section two deals with improvisation, introducing the "Blues" scale (otherwise known as the minor-pentatonic, five-tone, scale), the "Country" or major-pentatonic scale, slurring techniques (hammer-on's, pull-off's, slides, bends, vibrato), major & minor key progressions, as well as several fingering patterns for the major/blues/country scales. This section allows you to get to grips with the basics of all rock & blues improvisation, and the tricks-of-the-trade. The last section expands upon second, with a focus on using additional notes, passing notes and harmony notes with the scales already presented. There is also a short but sweet introduction to modes. What makes this book true value for money is the excellent appendices that cover music theory as it relates to the scales covered in previous sections, tips for soloing, chord formula charts, modulation, ear training, harmonics, as well as 21 full-backing tracks in a variety of rock & blues styles for you to practice improvisation. For the price, quality and depth of the material presented, no beginning lead guitarist should be without Progressive Lead Guitar.
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Summary: An excellent introduction to playing lead guitar
Review: Progressive Lead Guitar by Turner & White is an excellent way to get started on playing rock and blues lead guitar. Those familiar with basic open chords, root 6 and root 5 bar chords as well as basic music theory should have little difficulty understanding the material presented (if not, check out Progressive Rhythm Guitar by the same authors). The lessons are carefully planned, with all of the exercises on CD so you can hone your playing. There are three main sections to the book - the first deals with 12-bar blues riffs, the major scale and alternate picking. This section provides you with plenty of tricky fingerings, so you get chance to build up your dexterity. I frequently use this section as a basis for my own warm-up exercises before practicing. Section two deals with improvisation, introducing the "Blues" scale (otherwise known as the minor-pentatonic, five-tone, scale), the "Country" or major-pentatonic scale, slurring techniques (hammer-on's, pull-off's, slides, bends, vibrato), major & minor key progressions, as well as several fingering patterns for the major/blues/country scales. This section allows you to get to grips with the basics of all rock & blues improvisation, and the tricks-of-the-trade. The last section expands upon second, with a focus on using additional notes, passing notes and harmony notes with the scales already presented. There is also a short but sweet introduction to modes. What makes this book true value for money is the excellent appendices that cover music theory as it relates to the scales covered in previous sections, tips for soloing, chord formula charts, modulation, ear training, harmonics, as well as 21 full-backing tracks in a variety of rock & blues styles for you to practice improvisation. For the price, quality and depth of the material presented, no beginning lead guitarist should be without Progressive Lead Guitar.
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