Ultimate Play-Along Guitar Trax Blues: Book & CD

Robben Ford does 4 solos ranging from 1 to 2 minutes with only one, 'Deja Blue' clocking in at close to 2 minutes. He's hands down the best player represented here. He even makes a boring progression like 'Ship Captain & Crew sound good. It's just timing, phrasing and classy chops that do it for him along with alot of God given ability. You have all these solos tabbed out,(I can't vouche for the accuracy but I'm assuming they're fairly accurate) and the remaining 3 to 5 minutes of the tune to jam to. Steve Trovato does 3 solos and he's just a notch down from Robben. His Stevie Ray Vaughan pistache 'Never Ending Blues' is a stand-out. Scott Henderson has just 1 solo and it's very energetic but his playing is best represented in Tribal Tech recordings. He uses his whammy bar alot in subtle ways but to my ears he needs more interesting progressions to jam to to bring out his outrageous musical personality to best effect. Nevertheless, the best of luck trying to decipher his solo,(even with the transcription !) The rest of these solos are good but not great. If you like country, the very last song, 'Sunset Saloon' has B bender Tele phrases for you to try and emulate by Pedro Wyant. Not my cup of tea. This is a good value at 14 bucks because you get instructional material, performance notes, tabs and at least 7 expert blues solos,(4 by Robben Ford-perhaps the very best player in the genre). If you can play some,(know your blues and pentatonic scales), and have the motivation you could get pretty awesome at blues lead guitar with this book/CD package.

For some reason, the tracks are poorly organized and the music does not lend itself to the play-along concept.

I knew the solos would be over my head, but I bought it anyway. No problem, because when the solos drop out, there is plenty of time to play along with some excellent blues. The solos at the beginning start me off just right. I haven't really played in years, and after getting this book and CD today, now my playing fingers have blisters, and my thumb, too (I finally found a pick, thank God). BTW, I found this under a search for Robben Ford, but he does maybe three solos on the CD, but no matter, it's all good.This is a great tool to play your own unique style along with the backup band. You really only need knowledge of the blues scales and a facility with bending notes. Hey, if any music book and/or CD gets you up off the couch and playing that thing, then it's good!!

I like the format of the book. Definitely need experience in playing blues and the guitar. The book is dated 2001 and I tried different ways to play the last 6 tracks on the cd but unable to do so. However, I was able to use a sound file converter on the cd and changed all the tracks to MP3's and now I can play everything in itunes. I was going to go to the publisher for the unplayable cd but the website is no longer valid (Alfred.com). Rated a 3 for CD probems.Rose

I had a copy of this one, bought it way back. I lost it and now have bought it again. I'm not trying to memorize the solos, but every time you go back to this little gem you find something - tips on phrasing, accenting notes etc. If you're a blues fan, this is an excellent resource.

The book includes a CD with demonstration solos. On each track the solo drops out and the background continues so the user can play lead. Really good background tracks in a variety of blues styles. Though the book includes complete tabs and notation, the solos are fairly advanced. Actually duplicating them is for reasonably experienced players, though others can pick up some of the licks.

A good colection of songs to learn how to play and get the feel of playing the blues. However this for the more advance players who know a little about the penetonic and blues scales. If your new at playing lead it may take awhile to get the feel of playing but the time and sweat is well worth it.

I liked the CD very much. I really just needed some backing tracks to play leads over, and this course provided that for me.

A good selection of top players feature on the tracks and their playing is very tasty. Having tabs is always nice but some of the suggested fingerings are very awkward. If you know your notes on the fretboard then it shouldn't be a problem to rearrange to notes to more a comfortable place. Just be aware of this before you buy the book!Overall the book is good quality and the backing tracks are well recorded.

good but would like it minus the lead guitar

Ultimate Play along Blues Guitar bietet 12 z.T. hochanspruchsvolle Blues - Gitarrensoli von namhaften Gitarristen wie Steve Trovato, Scott Henderson. Robben Ford u.a. Die Noten bzw. Tabulaturen sind sehr gut und stellen das Gespielte sehr gut dar. Man muss viel Zeit mitbringen um die einzelnen Spieleigenheiten und die Chops der Solisten, in sein eigenes Spiel einzugliedern. Dann allerdings wird das eigene Spiel sehr bereichert.Fazit: Nichts für Anfänger, definitiv nur für Fortgeschrittene. Tracks sind ok. Sound ist gut. Hervorragendes Lehrwerk.

Sono presenti delle partiture particolari e introvabili. L'ho preso per le trascrizioni delle canzoni di Steve trovato e sono ben fatte. Consigliato per un livello intermedio che vuole esercitarsi, ma non come manuale di studio.

schöne blues stücke und gute Erklärungen, was wie wann --- mit griffdiagrammen !!!!!!!! also eine kaufempfehlung - am besten mit cd.