BLUES GUITAR BK/CD INTRODUCTION TO ACOUS Format: Softcover with CD

Introduction to Acoustic Blues by acoustic blues guitarist Kenny Sultan is a guitar instructional book with accompanying audio recordings focused on traditional acoustic blues techniques, rhythm patterns, lead playing, and fingerstyle performance. Combining instructional text with complete musical examples and songs, the collection explores blues in five different keys and positions while demonstrating how classic blues ideas can be adapted across the fretboard. Written in standard notation and guitar tablature, it provides guitarists with practical examples for studying phrasing, accompaniment, melodic movement, and expressive blues vocabulary.

The included audio recordings feature every example and song from the book, with many performances presented at both slow and regular tempos to highlight rhythmic feel, timing, articulation, and groove. The material covers fingerstyle blues approaches using alternating bass and monotone bass techniques, while also introducing open tunings and bottleneck guitar styles commonly associated with traditional acoustic blues performance.

Kenny Sultan also examines stylistic elements connected with influential acoustic blues players, offering insight into phrasing, tonal character, and rhythmic interpretation heard throughout the blues tradition. The combination of written instruction, musical examples, and recorded demonstrations supports individual practice, private lessons, repertoire study, and ongoing exploration of acoustic blues guitar techniques.

The structured presentation allows guitarists to revisit concepts over time while expanding their understanding of rhythm playing, lead ideas, fingerstyle accompaniment, and blues improvisational vocabulary. The included recordings reinforce timing and musical interpretation while helping players hear how individual techniques function within complete performances and song settings.