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Best of blink-182: A Step-by-Step Breakdown of Tom De Longe's Guitar Styles and Techniques | 
| Author: Blink-182
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 827213
Media: Paperback
Pages: 56
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0634046993
Dewey Decimal Number: 787
EAN: 9780634046995
ASIN: 0634046993
Publication Date: December 1, 2002
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Product Description
Get off your skateboard and pick up that guitar! This book/CD pack teaches the unforgettable riffs and licks of the kings of modern punk/pop! Includes thorough analysis of a dozen tunes: Adam's Song * All the Small Things * Anthem Part II * Dammit * Don't Leave Me * Dumpweed * First Date * Man Overboard * Pathetic * The Rock Show * Stay Together for the Kids * What's My Age Again?, plus an introduction and info on Tom's gear.
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 incredibly flawed September 24, 2005
Batboy189 (FPO, AP United States)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
its odd because the writing itself in the book is very good. The Introduction is surprisingly entertaining to read. But after that the book falls short
Pros:
Good Writing
Cons:
Where is the bridge to "Dammit"?
What is up with the interlude for "Stay Together for the kids"?
Where is the second half of the main riff for "adams song"
Where is the second guitar part on the end of "dammit"
Its called a "tabliture" book for a reason. dont write how the music is played in scentences and paragraphs.
Its funny because, whats there is good.
Theres just not enough there
 Great for beginning guitarists, or any for that matter March 23, 2005
Christopher Beard (Hobbiton, Shire, Middle Earth)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is the tablature for most of Blink 182's singles throughout the years. I will tell you that this book is very very fun to play, even if you don't like Blink 182's music. It is quite simple, and it has that catchy sound to it. When I got this book I was quite amateur on guitar (pretty much still am), but it didn't take long to master all of these songs. Basically, all the songs contained in the book are jam-packed with easy-to-play power chords and any intros involving picking are for the most part simple.
I also enjoy the fact that as you go through a song, there will be a paragraph labeled "Performance Tip" and it will give you a hint on the fingering for a certain part of a song which is so helpful and makes things so easy. This book really advanced my skill on guitar by that one feature alone because when I try to play a lot of other songs I will remember the fingering on a Blink song and it helps with it. It's a good thing.
Another great thing about this book is that it comes with a CD featuring a breakdown of each song in the book. Most of the tracks played on the CD have a faster version and they slow it down so you can catch everything that goes on. This is also a very helpful feature. It is nice to be able to hear it slowed down because on the tabs some things look kind of confusing or don't sound right the way you try to play it and then you just pop in the CD and away you go, and if that still doesn't help, you can slow it down and take it all in.
One other neato thing about this book is that it has some background info on the songs. I learned some interesting stuff about the band and the writing of a few of the songs. It is always fun to learn trivial things.
So, in all, if you are beginning at the guitar and would like to learn some simple "punk", get this book. If you'd like to learn some classic Blink 182 songs, perfect. If you'd like to impress your friends with all those songs they used to sing along with on the radio, there you go.
Most of all, if you want to have some good old fun, get this book, I hope you aren't disappointed.
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