RIP Chuck Berry
While he's considered one of the architects of Rock And Roll, we blues lovers all know that Chuck Berry was a force of nature that took the blues to places
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How to play blues rhythm (in a shuffle)
Let's say you're going to an open jam, or you want to play with some friends, and someone says, "Hey, let's play Matchbox in C."
Do you know what to do?
What
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A Blues Turnaround With The Blues Half Step Ending
This is something fun you can use either by yourself or with a band...
This is the TAB for the version where you use the V chord to start the form
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Listening Party With Bernard Allison
It occurs to me that I haven't done a "listening party" in a while, and I was listening to some Bernard Allison today and thought I'd share with you.
Bernard Allison
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Start A Tune Otis Rush Style…
Nothing but fun today - it's a great way to start a tune and it ain't that hard to play. Dig it!
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By the way,
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How To End Your Blues Licks
One of the things I hear the most from less experienced soloists is the tendency to let the ends of your licks just sort of "hang there..."
No "sugar" on them,
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Easy Blues In E With Variations
At some point in every blues guitar player's life, you are going to play "Blues In E..."
So you might as well have a little fun with :)
If you're new to
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What is this “or” you speak of…
In my house, the word, "or," doesn't come up very often...
"Do you want cake 'or' a brownie..."
"Are you having the french fries 'or' the baked potato..."
This sort of thing just
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How Do They All Go Together? [Infographic]
Today I'm going to attempt the almost impossible... (drum roll please!)
Over the last several weeks I've been working with my "graphics people" (that's Chris, my drummer, because I can't draw
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Blues Rock Minor 7th Chord
The Minor 7th chord is a blues-rock staple as you'll see in this video.
You might be familiar with it in a more traditional fingering, but for the blues-rock thing you
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