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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Blues Guitar Lick #2 – Slow Blues Intro – B.B. King Style
Blues lick #2 is an intro to a slow blues in the style of B.B. King, although I think my tone in the video has a bit more gain than B.B. would use. This lick is in the key of G, and it incorporates a whole step bend and release. To put the lick in [...]
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Learn The Guitar Notes In 3 Simple Steps
This topic certainly applies to the blues guitar, but no matter what style of music you play it is important to know all the notes. It takes a lot of effort and determination to play guitar well, and learning every note on the guitar fretboard is essential. So in this post I am going to [...]
Blues Guitar Lesson – Blues Guitar Chords – Part Two
So by now you have those 3 note dominant 7 chords down, right? If not be sure to check out part one of the blues guitar chords lesson. Be sure to watch the video guitar lesson. In part 2 of this lesson I’m going to show you some really cool chords built from these basic [...]
Better Blues Guitar Solos – 7 Ways To Play With Feeling
How do you play the blues with feeling? How do you get those blues licks to mean something when they come out of your guitar? The closest thing I have found to an actual “secret” is simply this: Learn to sing with your guitar. I don’t know if it’s true, but I once heard that jazz [...]
Blues Guitar Lesson – Blues Guitar Chords – Part One
One of the defining characteristics of the blues in a major key is the use of the Dominant 7 chord rather that Major 7 chords. When the root of the chord is on the 6th string of the guitar, (for example in a G7 chord the G note is on the 3rd fret of the [...]
Guitar Great Lonnie Mack – The Father of Blues Rock
I live in Cleveland, Ohio, which also happens to be the home of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and Museum. A few years ago I played in a local blues band that being fairly popular caught the ear of Terry Stewart, President and CEO of the Rock Hall. He used to come out [...]
Blues Guitar Lick #1: The Essential Blues Turnaround
If you are going to play the blues, there are a few standard licks you have to know, and this is one of them. You've heard this turnaround a million times. Go to a blues gig without this one in your bag of tricks and people are going to look at you funny.
Hell, a lot of people might look at you funny anyway, but don't worry about them. Just flash them a smile and say it with your guitar.
Of all the blues turnarounds this is probably the most standard, recognizable lick of them all. I can't even imagine "sweet Home Chicago" without it. It's not exactly what Robert Johnson played, but it's close enough.
The CAGED Guitar System – Learn The Guitar Fretboard