eMedia Blues Guitar Legends Educational Software (Macintosh and Windows)

eMedia's Blues Guitar Legends interactive/walkthrough demo thoroughly explores all the features of this breakthrough CD-ROM. Along with the narrated slideshow, you can break into the demo and try out four separate song lessons. Enjoy!

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.

10 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… read more 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.

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.

Artist Biographies and Photos

Gain insights into the lives of the legends.

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 instructor's guitar.

Automatic Tuner

Visually tune your electric or acoustic guitar by playing into a computer microphone. Includes custom tunings for specific songs when needed. Also provides audio reference notes for each string.

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.

Recorder

Record and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings with the originals, fine tune your skills and store musical ideas. read less