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by Joseph Alexander (Author), Tim Pettingale (Editor)
Go Way Beyond Traditional Guitar Lick Books
This guitar lick compilation is different to every other guitar lick book available. It's not simply a cold list of licks, it is a breakdown of the playing styles of the world's most important guitarists. You won't just copy lines verbatim, you'll internalize the language of the guitar masters and incorporate it into your everyday playing.
Along with extensive biographies and equipment advice, the musical style and the guitar licks and language of the 60 greatest players is discussed and analyzed, with 5 defining, "in the style of" licks for each legend broken down note by note.
You will learn guitar licks in the style of:
Blues:
Elmore James Albert King B.B. King Albert Collins Freddie King Otis Rush Buddy Guy Roy Buchanan Jimi Hendrix Mike Bloomfield Johnny Winter Eric Clapton Peter Green Rory Gallagher Gary Moore Robben Ford Stevie Ray Vaughan Joe Bonamassa Derek Trucks
Rock:
Jimmy Page Angus Young David Gilmour Billy Gibbons Brian May Keith Richards Carlos Santana Tomi Iommi Ritchie Blackmore Duane Allman Paul Kossoff Jeff Beck Lindsey Buckingham Michael Schenker Joe Walsh Eric Clapton Jimi Hendrix Peter Green Gary Moore Tom Scholz
Jazz:
Django Reinhardt Charlie Christian Herb Ellis Tal Farlow Johnny Smith Wes Montgomery Barney Kessel Jimmy Raney Joe Pass Jim Hall Kenny Burrell Grant Green Lenny Breau John McLaughlin George Benson Pat Martino Larry Carlton John Scofield Mike Stern Pat Metheny
