Al’s Blues Lick #5
Today I stole a little snippet from my new, 5 Easy Blues Songs course...
It's a lick from the solo of "Al's Blues," which just happens to be one of my
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Lots Of Sounds In One Place
Most guitar players... and it seems especially blues players...
Have this goal of "mastering the fretboard," which sounds really cool, until you try to work out how that's going to be
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Digging In To “Follow The Chord”
The other day I did a post about different approaches you can use when the chord progression you are soloing over is not a blues...
And by FAR the question I
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How To Solo Over Bluesy Tunes
I get a lot of questions about "blues" tunes that aren't actually blues...
Sure, they are really "bluesy," but they aren't an actual "blues," so the blues soloing approach doesn't actually
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How To Change The Key Of A Lick
One of the best thing about being a guitar player is not having to care what key you're in!
Seriously, in this short video I'll show you how you can take
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Rockin Around The Christmas Tree Lick
Sure... you could just watch the video, and play the lick...
But you'd be missing out on something SO cool that you can use over so much non-blues stuff (but if
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Dickey Betts 3 Beat Phrase Over 4 Beat Measure
This is such a great lick, but it can be a real brain teaser because of how it's a 3 beat phrase, over a 4 beat measure.
As always, counting is
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How To REALLY Play Mustang Sally
So... yeah... from some folks I can hear the groans now...
But, when you dig into this tune a little bit, it's got some cool stuff, and it's worth your time
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Why You Don’t Change Keys Over A Blues
This is a question I hear all the time...
"If I'm playing in A, using A minor blues, and the chord goes to D7, shouldn't I change to D minor blues?"
The
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T-Bone Walker “Strolling With Bones” Style Lick
This is a lick I stole from T-Bone Walker from the tune, "Strolling With Bones," and I noticed something interesting about it...
If you're familiar with the general shape that T-Bone
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