Basic Blues for Guitar

by Fred Sokolow

(Guitar). The most thorough blues guitar book yet. Over 35 blues tunes covering electric blues, blues rock, country blues, fingerpicking and bottleneck blues, B.B. King and Chuck Berry styles, jazzy blues, and more. Plus positions, scales, chords, discographies and an overview of styles from Robert Johnson to George Benson. Written in music tablature with chord grids. All tunes are played on the 42-minute recording that comes with the book.

Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

Reviews

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 3 out of 5]

Look, Basic Blues for Guitar: Book/CD Pack is the best case I've seen for not trusting your first impression of anybody. Fred Sokolow takes ten ordinary people and slowly shows you the messy, contradictory stuff under the surface, and the chapter on the "perfect" neighbor with the immaculate lawn is a quiet punch. A couple of the profiles feel like filler. Good for people who like human-nature stories. Not for anyone looking for a big, unifying thesis.

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Look, Basic Blues for Guitar: Book/CD Pack is not trying to be subtle, and I kind of loved that. Fred Sokolow swings big, and when it lands, it really lands. When it misses, it misses loud. Good for readers who like bold over polished, skip it if you want something careful and quiet.