The Things I Used To Do
The first 12 bars of what Guitar Slim plays over "The Things That I Used To Do" is a great example of 2 powerful concepts:
First - using both the triplet,
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Blues-i-fying The Major Pentatonic Sound And 7th Arpeggios
I've had a lot of questions lately about the Major Pentatonic Scale and using for different chords...
The thing is... you can use the Major Pentatonic scale a lot, and you
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Which Box Do I Use For Which Chord?
There is often confusion about which Pentatonic or Blues "Box" you should play over each chord...
The question, itself, implies some misunderstanding so in this live video I'll try and clear
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A Box 1 “Escape” Lick
The common "Box 1" pattern is a place where a lot of great music is made... so I don't mean to knock it at all...
But sometimes, you feel like you
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Simple Blues Solo For Beginners
There are a few common ailments I see with most new blues players (particularly when trying to solo)...
1. They play "in the basement" where they can't be heard above the
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[Live] BB King/House Pattern Shapes
The "BB Box" (I call it the House Pattern) tends to cause a lot of confusion, and today I thought we could look into it and why you want to
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Strange Brew = Crosscut Saw?
When I think of Crosscut Saw, a latin flavored blues feel, and Strange Brew, by Cream... I certainly don't equate them to having basically the exact same guitar riff throughout!
But
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BB King Thrill Is Gone Intro Solo
One of the most iconic and recognizable blues guitar solo on the planet is the first 12 bars of BB King's masterpiece, "The Thrill Is Gone.
Now, I'm no copyright lawyer,
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Playing The Blues In A Shuffle
In this blues lesson you'll see how we put together some of the things we've learned in the past...
If I take the simple "comping pattern," add in some little chords,
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Little Chords Made Me Stand Out…
I will admit that I am guilty of not sharing the successes of my students nearly enough...
But just the other day I got a message on the forum from Joe
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