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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Do This – Play Better
Anyone, playing any style of music, needs to either improve or maintain their technique...
I don't think it matters how long you've been playing, you can always use a refresher.
I stole
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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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A Little Valentine’s Day Story…
Laura, my wife, had a fantastic idea and posted the following on the BGU Facebook page:
Totally not blues related, but since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun
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One Of The Best 4 Note Solos Ever
I often get asked where I came up with the original "4 Note Solo" idea...
And, truth be told, it's the original recording of "Texas Flood," by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
One of
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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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