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Doug Puls Harmonica and Guitar Instruction CDs and Tapes
Sold exclusively through Coast to Coast Music, my instruction CDs and tapes are based on over 30 years of experience as a performer, playing and teaching blues harp, and guitar. I have designed these CDs and tapes with students in mind, focusing on their specific needs and musical problems.
The harmonica CDs and tapes include cool riffs you can steal, valuable information and advice about blues harp technique, playing skills and equipment. They also include guitar rhythm tracks so you can practice the material on each CD and tape with a rhythm background.
The guitar tapes cover essential "must know" topics for the beginning and intermediate blues student, including: creative rhythm guitar, lead guitar and the blues scale, slide guitar.
Consider me your personal instructor! You can e-mail me with your specific problems and I will be glad to help.
Benefits of using my CDs and tapes include:
1. No books to buy!
2. Save money on lessons.
3. Listen to my CDs and tapes in the car.
4. Rhythm tracks to practice with.
5. E-mail me for advice and answers.
6. I will walk you through each lesson.
"Doug.....Received my tapes yesterday and I thank you very much..!! I have been trying for a year to play this damn harmonica with the books I have. The tapes are great. I will highly recommend them to anyone wanting to learn to play blues harp. I have listened to tape one, and every question I had was answered. You do a great job...Thank you very much....Walt
PS..... I even got the old guitar out after many many many years and started playing it....Thanks again...Walt"
Click on the title of any of the CDs
to purchase. If you prefer cassette tapes click on
the word "tape" at the bottom of each
description.
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Puls Harmonica CD # 1 - Learn the Basics and to
Improvise. CD #1 is my "Learn the Basics & Improvising Tape" contains instruction and tips for learning to work within the 12 bar blues structure, breaking up rhythm, how to improvise, and how to use target notes to build solos. The CD also contains a number of guitar music jam tracks, each at a different tempo (all in the key of G, so you can use your C harmonica). The CD also includes how to practice with a metronome to improve your sense of rhythm.
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Puls Harmonica CD #2 - Learn to Bend Notes.
CD #2 is my "Learn How to Bend Notes" CD. I have given all of the tricks and tips to help you bend notes that I have picked up in my years of teaching. This CD also includes an introduction to the blues scale, a number of different guitar jam tracks for practice, and tips on improvising and building solos. This CD is also done in the Key of G, so you can use your trusty C harp with it. My partner gave it to his 15 year old son to try. He couldn't even get a decent note from draw 2 before listening. Within 15 minutes he was getting a full deep bend on hole 2 draw whenever he wanted to, and then moved this new skill to holes one, three, and four within minutes!
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Puls Harmonica CD #3 - What Key Are We In?
CD #3 is the one I like to call "Hey, What Key Are We In?" I give you some review tips on cross harp and soloing, 15 guitar rhythm tracks in different keys with tips for finding the key, and an introduction to third position with some tips on finding the target notes and harp to use. The guitar rhythm tracks range from slow to fast in a whole variety of blues styles, and are played in the six most common keys used for blues music. I recommend John's famous "Harp Kit" for this one!
The kit contains the 6 most often used harps and a chromatic pitchpipe to help you find keys. (See Harmonica "To Do List").
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Puls Harmonica CD #4 - Roadmap to the Blues.
CD #4 combines lessons on a number of topics that my students have asked for over the years. It includes an introduction to the Eight Bar Blues in three keys with rhythm tracks and suggestions for improvising within the eight bar structure. The CD also includes tips on playing and phrasing behind a vocalist. There is an introduction to amplified harmonica playing with demonstrations of various amps and mics, and tips on developing your own unique harmonica sound.
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Puls Harmonica CD #8 - Duets With Doug.
CD #8 is my rhythm guitar CD with 10 tracks to put harp players through the paces!
Each track is at least 5 minutes long and is in the style of several classic blues. It is a real chance to work out your riffs. I have given you the guitar song key and the corresponding harp to use so you can dive right in! I suggest you listen to each track first to get the "feel" of the rhythm pattern to help you get an idea how you will play your solo. A must for beginners and intermediates! Great for advanced players who want to warm up before the gig!
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Puls Guitar CD #5 - Blues Guitar Basics: Rhythm.
My first blues guitar instruction CD covers the basics of rhythm guitar for blues, an often ignored subject, but a must for a well rounded background in music. This CD is recommended for beginning and intermediate students. Good rhythm guitar skills are very much in demand on the professional level, and if learned properly, will virtually guarantee you a job in a band. The CD covers topics such as basic chord forms, applying these chords to the 12 bar blues pattern, and metronome practice to develop a good sense of time. The CD also covers chord layering and methods to learn a variety of rhythm patterns. The package includes the CD and two pages: the 12 Bar Blues Pattern, and accompanying chord diagram sheet.
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Puls Guitar CD # 6 - Blues Guitar: Rhythm &
Lead. My second blues guitar CD covers the essential "Boogie
Woogie" rhythm pattern and an introduction to the Blues Scale. I also include my personal method for making the scale sound musical, and a method to show you how to transpose keys and apply the examples to other rhythm patterns. This CD continues from my first guitar CD (CD #5) and is recommended for beginning and intermediate students. Both CDs together cover what I feel are essential and authentic sounding ideas and patterns to build up and enhance your blues guitar playing.
These CDs will increase your understanding and functional musical knowledge of the great music form, the Blues!
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Puls Guitar CD # 7 - Slide Guitar. Recommended for beginning and intermediate students, Doug Puls Slide Guitar CD #7 covers two popular slide tunings, G and D. CD features tuning method, tips for using slide, examples of Chicago Style and Delta Style. Also includes picking methods for best effect and recommended listening.
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Duets
With Doug: The Ultimate Jazz Fakebook Series for
Harmonica - CD Version - CD101
I have created a new duet series with chromatic
players in mind. I have been asked at harmonica
seminars and festivals to create a series of CDs/tapes
of rhythm guitar accompaniment for standards, pop
tunes and jazz tunes.
I asked chromatic players for advice on
developing the series and making song suggestions.
As a result of their input, John Watts and I
searched for a book that would contain a majority
of the requested tunes. John contacted and
received permission from Hal Leonard Publications
to use The Ultimate Jazz Fakebook as the source
for the series. The series will give you an
opportunity to:
1. Play duets with Doug as your rhythm
guitarist.
2. Sight read melodies.
3. Improvise choruses
I'll be your personal rhythm guitarist
accompanying you on the above tunes selected from
Hal Leonard Publications' The Ultimate Jazz
Fakebook, C Edition. I'll back you up on guitar so
you can play the melody and improvise. I will
provide page number, song title, song key and
starting melody note and count you in for each
tune. Tape Listen to a
Sample Here | Duets
With Doug: The Ultimate Jazz Fakebook Series for
Harmonica - CD Version - CD102
I have created a new duet series with chromatic
players in mind. I have been asked at harmonica
seminars and festivals to create a series of CDs/tapes
of rhythm guitar accompaniment for standards, pop
tunes and jazz tunes.
I asked chromatic players for advice on
developing the series and making song suggestions.
As a result of their input, John Watts and I
searched for a book that would contain a majority
of the requested tunes. John contacted and
received permission from Hal Leonard Publications
to use The Ultimate Jazz Fakebook as the source
for the series. The series will give you an
opportunity to:
1. Play duets with Doug as your rhythm
guitarist.
2. Sight read melodies.
3. Improvise choruses
I'll be your personal rhythm guitarist
accompanying you on the above tunes selected from
Hal Leonard Publications' The Ultimate Jazz
Fakebook, C Edition. I'll back you up on guitar so
you can play the melody and improvise. I will
provide page number, song title, song key and
starting melody note and count you in for each
tune. Tape Listen to a
Sample Here
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