VIDEO: "Rendezvous" from the Instructional CD Heart-of-the-Blues Performed Live-in-the-Studio

Live-in-the-studio performance of "Rendezvous" from an upcoming musical album, but is only availalbe as an example song for the Heart-of-the-Blues instructional CD. You can download the jam-mix tracks for Rendezvous for free, from GuitarMedia--just click on "Downloads" at the top of the page.

VIDEO: "Never Give Up" from the Album "Stand Back" Performed Live-in-the-Studio

Live-in-the-studio performance of "Never Give Up" from the Stand Back musical album, which is also used as and example song for the Heart-of-the-Blues instructional CD. You can download the jam-mix tracks for Rendezvous for free, from GuitarMedia--just click on Jam-with-Downloads at the top of the page.

0-MUSIC BOOKLET: Includes Fretboard Diagrams, Guitar Tablature and Tradtional Notation

Print out this PDF file with the sheet music, and put it on your music stand before listening to the other tracks from this free preview of the Heart-of-the-Blues--out entry-level volume number one series for guitarists.

1-INSTRUCTIONS: How to Use BluesGuitarist.Org's Introduction to Mastering the Fretboard

Here is track 1 from the Heart-of-the-Blues where you will master the entire fretboard just by playing the song SingleShot. Print-out "0-MUSIC BOOKLET..." above and put it on your music stand so you can follow along. The music staves printed in the music booklet have both traditional music notation and guitar tablature showing a six-line staff picturing all six strings of the guitar with little numbers written on the lines to indicate which frets to hold down. Your basic strategy will be to follow along with the printed music in the music booklet while listening to the guitar part, then practice playing it yourself by jamming along with our guitarless jam-mix tracks. The next track to listen to after this is "2-Music_Theory" if that interests you, otherwise go straight to "3-Whole_Band" where you can listen to the entire band playing the song--this what you will sound like after mastering Single Shot.

2-MUSIC THEORY: Note-for-Note Theory Behind Alure of the "Minor Blues" in our Song SingleShot

Here is track 2, which has the music theory behind the minor-blues sound you'll master in the Heart-of-the-Blues series. The minor-tone blues is the most common way of playing blues solos in rock, blues and jazz. Every American musician has a slow blues in their repreatoire, and after the Heart-of-the-Blues you will too. Each volume gives you another minor-tone lick, and here in volume number one the Music Theory track explains--note-for-note--how the first lick in Single Shot illustrates the minor blues sound. The next track to listen to is "3-WHOLE BAND" which is the most important track, since it has the whole band playing this SingleShot lick. This is what you will sound like (jamming with our backup band) after mastering Single Shot in the Heart-of-the-Blues.

3-WHOLE BAND: Single Shot Melody With the Whole Band, Shows What you Will Sound Like

Here is track 3, which is the most important track on the Heart-of-the-Blues since it has the whole band playing the SingleShot melody. Try to pick out the guitar part and follow along in the printed music while it plays--but don't worry if you can't master it, because the next track "4-Slow Guitar" is going to make it easier by playing the guitar part by itself in slow motion.

4-SLOW GUITAR: Guitar Part Played Slowly here at 60 BPM So You Can Hear What You Should Play

Here is track 4 from the Heart-of-the-Blues, which is the guitar part by itself in slow motion at 60 beats-per-minute (BPM), so you can follow along with the printed music more easily, and so you can hear clearly just what you should be playing on the guitar. Follow along by printing the "0-MUSIC BOOKLET" above, while you listen, then try out playing it for yourself on your own instrument while listening to the next track, "5-SLOW JAM," which is a bass/drums-only jam mix also at 60 BPM.

5-SLOW JAM: Guitarless Rhythm Track at 60 BPM--Get Your Ax & Play the Guitar Part with the Band

Here is track 5 of the Heart-of-the-Blues, which is a guitarless, bass/drums/vibes-only "jam mix" rhythm track in slow motion at 60 BPM (always set your player to "repeat one track" before playing a jam mix track so you can play it over and over until you get your part right). This guitarless track lets you practice the guitar melody on your instrument while the rhythm section plays along in the background. Set this track to repeat while you add the guitar part with your instrument. Once you have mastered the melody in slow motion, go to Track 6 and listen to the guitar part at full speed.

6-GUITAR: Guitar Part Alone Played at a Full Speed of 90 BPM, This is How Your Part Should Sound

Here is track 6 from the Heart-of-the-Blues, which is the guitar part by itself at a full speed of 90 beats-per-minute (BPM), so you can hear what your guitar part will sound like when played fast. After listening, try out playing the guitar part yourself while listening to the next track, "7-JAM MIX," which is a bass/drums/vibes-only jam mix also at 90 BPM.

7-JAM MIX: Guitarless Rhythm Track at 90 BPM--Get Your Ax & Play the Guitar Part with the Band

Here is track 7 of the Heart-of-the-Blues, which is a guitarless, bass/drums/vibes-only "jam mix" rhythm track at a full speed of 90 BPM. This guitarless track lets you practice the guitar melody on your instrument while the rhythm section plays along in the background. Set this track to repeat while you add the guitar part with your instrument. Your guitar part plus our rhythm section should make you sound like the "3-WHOLE BAND" Track.

8-ENTIRE SONG: Whole Band with Guitar Parts from All Six Volumes of the Heart-of-the-Blues

Here is track 8, which is what you will sound like after completing all six volumes of the Heart-of-the-Blues. The whole band is playing SingleShot including the melody and the leads for all five verses--six guitar parts that enable you to master the entire fretboard while playing over the same rhythm track.

VIDEO: "Upward Spiral" from the Album "Stand Back" Performed Live-in-the-Studio

Live-in-the-studio performance of "Upward Spiral" from the Stand Back musical album as well as and example song for the Heart-of-the-Blues instructional CD. You can download the jam-mix tracks for Upward Spiral for free, from GuitarMedia--just click on Jam-with-Downloads at the top of the page.