By Dave Rubin R&B Guitar Method: Learn to Play Classic Rhythm and Blues Guitar with Step-by-Step Lessons and 31 Gr (Pap/Com) [Paperback]

by Dave Rubin

The Hal Leonard RandB Guitar Method is your complete guide to learning rhythm and blues guitar. This book uses real RandB, funk and soul songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead RandB guitar in the styles of Steve Cropper, Cornell Dupree, Curtis Mayfield, Jimmy Nolen, Billy Butler and many others. Songs But It's Alright * Honky Tonk * I Can't Turn You Loose * In the Midnight Hour * Knock on Wood * Mustang Sally * Papa Was a Rollin' Stone * Papa's Got a Brand New Bag * Soul Man * Stand by Me * What'd I Say * and more. CD features full-demo and play-along versions for each track.

Unknown Binding

First published June 1, 2008

About the author

Dave has played with Son Seals, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin, Billy Boy Arnold, Johnny Copeland, Chuck Berry, members of James Brown’s JBs, The Drifters, The Marvelettes, The Coasters, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Campbell Brothers and many others. In addition, he has performed on the Blues Alley TV show in Philadelphia and New York Now in Manhattan and has made commercials for Mountain Dew and the Oreck company.
Dave has been an author for the Hal Leonard Corporation for over 30 years with over 150 books to his credit. Included are 11 titles in his ongoing Inside the Blues series to go along with numerous Signature Licks, Guitar School, and others such as book/CD collaborations with Honeyboy Edwards, Son Seals, Cornell Dupree, Jerry Jemmott, Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Duke Robillard, boogie woogie pianist Arthur Migliazza and The Black Crowes guitar tech Doug Redler. He was the musical director and bassist for the Cherry Lane-Johnny Winter DVD, the musical director for the Star Licks DVD series Legends of the Blues, as well as being featured in the 12-Bar Blues accompanying video for his book nominated for a Paul Revere Award in 1999. He is a featured teacher on the Hal Leonard Guitar Instructor site.
As a journalist, he has written for Guitar Player, Guitar World, Guitar School, Guitar One, Guitar Edge, Living Blues, Guitar Shop and Blues Access magazines. Currently he writes the column “Nuggets” for the online Guitar Tricks Insider. He was the recipient of the 2005 Keeping the Blues Alive Award in Journalism from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee.

Reviews

[Stefan Keck · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for learning R&B-Guitar. Learn rhythm guitar and licks of big R&B hits in the styles of Steve Cropper, Jimmy Nolen, Curtis Mayfield and so on. Dave Rubin made a great job. One of my favourite guitar books.