eMedia Blues Guitar Legends
Learning blues guitar songs
Our Price: $29.95
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eMedia's Blues Guitar Legends is the ultimate way to learn how to play classic blues songs. Music notation is highlighted as songs play, while an animated fretboard displays fingerings in real-time, so that you don't even have to read music. You'll learn to play ten blues classics, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's Crossfire, Robert Cray's Smoking Gun and B.B. King's The Thrill is Gone from the original master recordings. Includes variable-speed MIDI tracks - so you can slow down the playing, simplified chord versions ideal for beginners, full note-for-note transcriptions and biographical material.
Learn how to play classic blues songs from the masters themselves! Blues Guitar Legends can be enjoyed by guitar players of all skill levels. Simplified chord versions of the songs are ideal for beginners, while experienced players can learn note-for-note from the full transcriptions of both lead and rhythm parts. The animated fretboard shows you the fingerings in real-time, so you don't need to read music. Original recordings and variable-speed MIDI tracks let you learn at the tempo you choose. Looping lets you select and repeat tricky sections of a song.
Ten Original Artist Recordings
- "Statesboro Blues" performed by The Allman Brothers Band
- "Smoking Gun" performed by Robert Cray
- "Early In The Morning" performed by Buddy Guy, with Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton
- "The Thrill Is Gone" performed by B. B. King
- "Hide Away" performed by Freddie King
- "Boogie Chillen" performed by John Lee Hooker
- "Cherry Red Wine" performed by Jonny Lang
- "Crossfire" performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan
- "Hoochie Coochie Man" performed by Muddy Waters
- "Back Door Man" performed by Howlin' Wolf
Full and Simplified Versions of Each Song
Learn to play the song note-for-note or choose the simplified chord version for beginners! Additional MIDI tracks for each version allow you to adjust song tempo to your skill level. Looping feature allows you to highlight and play only a selected portion of the song.
Enhanced CD-ROM
As an enhanced CD-ROM, Blues Guitar Legends can be played either on an audio CD player or on your computer.
Music Notation Or Tablature
Chord Notation:
Standard Music Notation:
Every screen can be displayed in either guitar tablature or standard music notation with an easily accessible menu option.
Playing Tips
Instructional material presents the chords and tips needed to master the song and also helps you emulate the tone and technique of the blues guitar greats.
Animated Fretboard
Watch the fretboard come alive with real-time display of notes, including bends, vibrato and slides! Includes both right- and left-handed views from both the perspective of looking down at your guitar and across at an instructorÍs guitar.
Automatic Tuner
Tune your guitar quickly and easily. A precision gauge allows you to play into your computer's microphone and immediately get feedback to see if you're too high or too low. Full audio reference notes are also provided.
Digital Metronome
Allows you to set your own tempo and work on your picking speed, rhythm and timing. Provides both visual cue and/or audio tick. Full range of tempi, from largo to presto.
Variable-speed MIDI
Slows down the audio to any tempo, while the Animated Fretboard shows song fingering as the music plays. Learn at the pace best suited to your skill level!
Digital Recorder
Record and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings with the instructor's version, fine tune your skills and store musical ideas.
Audio Tracking
Highlighting of the music and lyrics as they're heard makes it easy to follow along on guitar.