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Summary: Not a textbook - Not a novel...
Review: It's a, it's a, you know, a! Damn! It's a book! A real fine book. I bought it to study the blues guitar thing. I was looking for some help to improve my blues playing. However, in the first three pages, I was stuck to this story that's going on in the book. Imagine that, a story in a blues guitar book. Well, as I read the book (which took three days), I found myself avoiding the reach for my guitar to practice what I was reading. I did not want to interrupt the story in which I was enthralled. So, after I read the book (story) I went back and studied the book - It worked! Everything I read is now engraved in the pages of my mind, and I play much better blues than I ever would have thought possible. If you play guitar, or want to play guitar, get this book (or borrow it if you can) - it's an experience.
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Summary: Very thorough and enjoyable
Review: Unlike any other music book I have ever seen. Rather than simply showing you various licks and techniques to memorize, Daniels goes deeply (really deep) into the theory behind the Blues, chord construction, major, Blues and relative scales, etc. In fact he gives a thorough background into music theory in general. (Though it is strictly via TAB, no standard notation here.)The information is presented in the form of a story about and Old Man (called "Old Man") who teaches a young boy (called, you guessed it, "Boy") how to swing his axe. It sounds a bit hokey, but it's fun and it works. I guess that's what I like about this book. The info sticks in your brain and in your fingertips.
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