The 2+3 Pentatonic Minor Pattern
You may remember I did a video on what I call the "3+2 Pattern," so it made sense to add in the "2+3" version of the minor pentatonic pattern as
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The 3+2 Pentatonic Minor
This pentatonic minor pattern is one of my favorites for a couple of different reasons...
First, it's easy to remember because you play the same thing over and over again -
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The Comping Pattern
Playing blues rhythm is sometimes called "comping," especially when we talk about playing chords behind another soloist or a singer.
It's not really a "strum pattern," because you don't strum, but
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Another Sweet Home Chicago Intro – “Chord Soloing”
There are a lot of cool ways to play the first 12 of Sweet Home Chicago, but this one I heard from Luther Tucker struck me as a great use
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On Beat 1 Vs. Off Beat 1
If you've heard me say it once, you've probably heard me say it 1000 times - you don't want to start your licks on beat 1 of a bar.
Why? It
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Working Around Hard Chords
A lot of times when you are a beginning guitarist, you have that 'one chord' that gives you trouble. It's often different for each different person, but it's easy to
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Reverse Engineering A Blues Lick
A lot of people seem to think that classic blues licks just sort of fly out of great players, and no one really talks about the fact that those same
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The “Hendrix” Chord
Most folks know the 7#9 chord from Hendrix's famous song, Purple Haze, but if you don't already know it, here it is...
Likewise, if you do already know this chord, maybe
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3 Blues Moves To Know
There are certain finger movements that you tend to see come up over and over again in blues soloing...
So in today's video we'll talk about 3 licks that showcase some
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Voice Leading With 6th, 7th, and 9th Chords
Today's video is just a fun move where you use a 6 chord (in this case, A6) as the I chord, then D7 and E9 for the IV and V
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