The unmistakable voice of the mandolin has been heard from the earliest incarnations of blues to the contemporary roots music revival. Now learn the essentials of the style by playing 13 classic tunes! Covers: tuning & basic technique; blue notes & tremolo; songs in G; changing keys; moving to A; open tuning & slide mandolin; and so much more. Songs include: Corrina · Dupree Blues · Florida Blues · Short'nin' Bread · Trouble in Mind · and more. Great for guitarists who want to learn to double on mandolin, or mandolin players who want to add blues to their repertoire. The complete set of accompaniment audio tracks for the musical examples and songs in the are available as a free download to those customers who have already purchased that book. Follow the directions in the book to obtain the files.