My New Screamer
It's gear day here at BGU, and I want to tell you about a new pedal I've been using in place of my tried-and-true tube screamer...
Now then, here's the cool
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Turning Blues Chords Into Blues Solos
In this video I'll show you how I take the same basic chords that I always use and turn them into soloing tools.
This is a style of soloing I really
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5 Blues Sounds From 1 Position
BB King was the MASTER at getting a ton of great sounds out of 1 small area of the fretboard...
And, personally, I think you'd be better for learning how to
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3 Cool Moves Turned Into A Lick
Many times licks are far too complex...
It's easy to miss the small moves that get repeated in dozens, or maybe hundreds of licks over your lifetime as a guitarist.
So today
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Pentatonic Vs. Blues Scale
I often call the blues scale and the pentatonic scale "functionally equivalent," but what does that mean, exactly?
Today I'll tell you about it and why you might want to keep
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How Do You Solo If You Can’t Find The Key?
When we solo over a blues progression, we have a "key" that we use...
t's always a "blues in E" or a "blues in A," and we go with that, even
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What’s The Difference Between The Major And Minor Pentatonic Scales?
We talk a lot about boxes and patterns of the pentatonic and blues scales on guitar...
But what is the actual difference between the major and the minor pentatonic and blues
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Do Pentatonic Scales Have Modes?
A lot of people see the "boxes" of the pentatonic scale as modes...
But they really aren't used that way and would not be considered modes.
So here's a quick discussion of
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Double Stop Acoustic Moves Out Of Box 1
When you "build your own blues" tune out of different elements, it can be a challenge to "find" anything outside of your normal open position "box 1" pattern that you're
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What’s The Best Electric Guitar For Blues?
While this is FAR from a comprehensive list of the kinds of guitars you could use for blues playing...
I did my best to give you a little taste of some
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