Swing & Jump Blues Guitar

Version 2.0 is out !

Howdy Partner,

March 2009; version 2.0 of the Swing and Jump Blues Guitar
E-book / mp3 's is out !

Examples from the book : Text Sample (pdf) Text Sample Version 2.0 (pdf) PowerTab Sample Brian Setzer Solo Audio Examples: Brian Setzer Style Solo   Charlie Christian Style Solo   Freddie King Style Solo   T-Bone Walker Style Solo   Full Jump Blues Solo   (Click Arrow for mp3's) Purchase E-Book & mp3's

After having worked with the material for a number of years I decided to write a load of extra material to complete the course.

Aside from all the material on this website (62 page book/82 mp3's), the extra package contains:

- An additional book of 30 pages with solo's in the style of   Brian Setzer (2x), T-Bone Walker (2x), Freddie King (2x) and   Charlie Christian (2x plus a big chapter on   Charlie's solo principles) - A comprehesive style analysis of these players and their influence on Jump Blues - An additional theoretical explanation of II-V-I progressions, major pentatonics and straight time feel and the use of these principles in Jump Blues with examples - All examples of Version 1.3 and the Extra Package 2.0 in PowerTabs ! (that's over 100 tabs) *** - A full cd worth of mp3's with up tempo music-minus-one, so you can solo and improvise in the Jump Blues style with a backing track. Want a taste of what you'll get: click here !

This site is the result of a whole lotta years of playing, three years of collecting, six months of writing and three months of web designing.

The only rule: 'There are no rules.'

Ronnie Earl: 'Music is not a sport, there's no competition'

Happy Playing!

Matthieu Brandt