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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A More Traditional Lonnie Johnson Lick
This is a great traditional blues lick from Lonnie Johnson in the style of him playing, "See See Rider."
What I love about this lick is how it shows the mashing
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Gary Moore Stormy Monday Turnaround Lick
This lick is super fast... I won't lie... but you don't have to play it that way.
I stole it from Gary Moore fair and square, and it's even right up
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Hammer-ons And Pull-offs Better (or at all)
Hammer-ons and pull-offs, known by their official name as "slurs," are super cool...
They help you sound better, play faster, and can allow you to do things you could not do
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How To Handle Chord Changes In A Blues
Let's have a live Blues Lesson about how to best handle chord changes when you're soloing...
This, like many of my topics, comes from a student question... and it's not a
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