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by Brent C. Robitaille (Author)
Master the Blues in Open D Guitar Tuning
101 Blues Riffs & Solos in Open D Guitar Tuning is a comprehensive instructional guide for guitarists who want to develop a strong foundation in DADF#AD tuning. Suitable for beginners through advanced players, this book presents a structured approach to learning blues vocabulary, technique, and fretboard knowledge in Open D.
The material covers a wide range of blues styles, including traditional blues, Delta blues, blues rock, funk blues, and jazz blues. The book begins with 40 stylistic riffs in several keys, followed by 25 practical one- and two-bar riffs, rhythm guitar studies, fingerstyle patterns, and longer riffs and solos.
Players will work with slide, fingerstyle, and pick technique while developing both lead and rhythm skills in Open D. The book also includes scale diagrams for blues, major, minor, modal, and pentatonic sounds, along with chord shapes, arpeggios, and variations on essential blues progressions in multiple keys.
Whether used as a step-by-step course or as a long-term reference, this book offers a substantial collection of playable material for building fluency, technique, and musical understanding in Open D guitar tuning.
From Brent Robitaille, author of a large catalog of practical instructional books for guitar, open tunings, and related instruments.
Audio tracks and a companion page are available on the author's website.
185 pages.
