Bob Brozman is the contemporary master of bottleneck blues guitar. In this book, he guides you from basic licks and techniques through the subtle complexities of country blues rhythm. All music is written in standard notation and tablature, including complete transcriptions of Terraplane Blues, Moon Goin' Down and Rhythm In The Blues.

• CD included
• Turnarounds
• Bottleneck techniques
• Blue notes
• Open G tuning
• Right hand techniques
• Blue licks and phrases
• Authentic blues rhythm
• Harmonics
• Robert Johnson, Willie Brown, and Son House Styles
• Standard Notation and guitar tablature

Contents

NOTATION GUIDE
GETTING STARTED
TURNAROUNDS
BOTTLENECK TECHNIQUES
THE "BUDDY" (BLUES) NOTE
RIGHT HAND TECHNIQUES
REVIEW OF PICKING TECHNIQUES
SPECIALITY STOKES
CREATING BLUES VERSES
ANALYTICAL BREAKDOWN
RHYTHMIC EXERCISES
CHORDS
INTRO TO TERRAPLANE BLUES
TERRAPLANE BLUES
G DOWN THE STAFF
HARMONICS
CODA: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
RHYTHM IN THE BLUES