

One on One Interview with Johnny Hiland “I think Johnny Hiland is the most versatile guitar player I’ve ever heard. A smaller note indicates the note where the slide begins and the larger note indicates the note where the slide ends. SLIDES Slides are notated as a straight line between two notes. A “P” by the line indicates for the second note to be played as a pull-off. An “H” by the line indicates for the second note to be played as a hammer-on. HAMMER-ONS & PULL-OFFS Hammer-ons and pull-offs are notated with a curved line between two notes. If a note is being bent from then the tab finger number will appear with parenthesis around it. On the tab staff only the note bent from is shown.

A smaller note indicates the note bent from and the larger note indicates the note bent to. BENDS Bends are notated with a curved line and arrow either bending up or down indicating the direction of the bend. Sometimes a suggested fingering in a fretboard diagram is given. CHORDS Chords are shown above the line of music as the chord name. Many times an example will include the music staff with the tablature staff below it. The numbers represent on which fret the notes are to be played. The top line corresponds to the 1st string of the guitar (High E) and the bottom line corresponds to the 6th string of the guitar (Low E). TABLATURE (TAB) Guitar tablature is written on a tablature staff with six lines that represents the six strings of the guitar. SLASH NOTATION Slash notation is used to indicate that a chord is in effect for a specific length of time but the rhythm to be played is up to the player’s discretion. RHYTHMIC NOTATION Rhythmic notation is used to indicate the rhythm that a chord is to be played. MUSIC NOTATION Standard music notation is used to display the notes and rhythms. Here are the types of music notation and guitar notation used. Music Notation Music Notation ExplanationĮxamples in this book will use a variety of types of musical notation. We, Legacy Learning Systems, grant permission to print and copy the Blues Guitar Book as needed for personal use only.ġ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22ħ6 77 78 79 80 81 83 85 86 87 88 90 92 93 94 96 98 100 101 103 104 105ĭVD Relaxed Shuffle Medium Shuffle Slow 12/8 Country Shuffle Half-Time Feel James Brown Funk Fast Boogie-Woogie DVD Medium Swing Up Country DVD Minor Blues Slow 12/8 Medium DVD Slow 12/8 DVD Relaxed Shuffle Rock Slow Rock Stevie Ray Vaughn Shuffle DVD Up Shuffle James Brown Funk Up Rock DVD Medium 12/8 DVD Fast Boogie-WoogieĪround the World Blues Blues Track Bluesy The Cats Meow Curbside Shuffle Fatboy Grind and Flail Jazz Blues Memphis Express Minor Blues Mojo One Armed Bandit Really Slow 12/8 Blues Shuffle in A Slide on Over Slow Burn Triple Threat Up Shuffle Working the Beat 12-Bar Brawl 12/8 Blues 50s Boogie-Woogie
