100 Killer Licks And Chops For Blues Guitar (Music Bibles)

. Phil Capone studied guitar at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music in London. Phil is a regular performer on the London music scene. He teaches at the Contemporary Institute of Music Performance, London, and is a regular contributor to Total Guitar magazine and Guitar Techniques. His many years of experience as a professional guitarist and teacher have given him a unique understanding and knowledge of the world of the contemporary guitarist

Here are 100 classic blues licks and chops, perfectly transcribed, in every key and every mode, over all the most important progressions. Comes complete with a CD, so you can first hear the lick, then play it back yourself over a professional backing track.

100 KILLER LICKS & CHOPS / BLUES GUITAR To start this review, a description of the book itself. It is a 6 1/2" X 8" SIZE. Smaller than I imagined but a handy size for the music stand. It has a hard rounded spiral binding cover and it is a hard book cover that lays flat open. This actually reminded me of a recipe book in its design, and it is in a sense since you'll use it to cook up some new licks and chops. The book has four sections. The first section is the intro, with a brief history and quick "CAGED" DESCRIPTION WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INFO. The second section has the KILLER LICKS LAYOUT. It is layed out in this way: Each Lick ha. "Attractive little lick book" according to theRangel. The book's format is not like other music books. It is in hardback with a comb binding. it is actually rather attractive though its 8x5 or so size puts it at odds with other music books on my shelf. Its unique and attractive enough to warrant a comment. I agree with another poster that the sheet music / tab are a bit on the small size. I think they sacrificed beauty for clarity. These are not just a bunch of licks tossed at you like other books which limits the use. Capone tells where the lick sits in a song and in a key. This way you can use it in other songs and transpose it to a different . I love this little book R. W. Milyard I have both the blues and the rock versions of this loose ringbinder book and love them both.What they do that others fall short on is:First, they are small and open up and sit flat so you cansee what the F you are looking at; try that with the other books!Second, they are Riff books only, but give you a very good feel forthe song/songs (Like green onions) that they come from.Third, the accompanying CD is very easy to understand and locatethe Riff portion you are looking for as long as your CD player hasa digital read out (which most do).I would recommend both of these books for anyone just g

About the Author Phil Capone studied guitar at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music in London. . His many years of experience as a professional guitarist and teacher have given him a unique understanding and knowledge of the world of the contemporary guitarist and an insight into the pitfalls and frustrations that the aspiring guitarist can be faced with. Phil is a regular performer on the London music scene. He teaches at the Contemporary Institute of Music Performance, London, and is a regular contributor to Total Guitar magazine and Guitar Techniques