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Beyond The Blues Scale

The first scale most guitarists learn is the Minor Pentatonic, usually in the E form. Then of course they learn the blues scale, which makes sense. After all it’s only one more note, right? All that is well and good, but the problem is that many guitarists stop really learning scales at that point. But [...]

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3 Cool Blues Licks

Many blues guitarists are stuck in the E form of the pentatonic scale (If you don’t know what I mean by the E form read this post on CAGED Guitar). Of course that makes sense because it’s easy to see the root note on the 6th string, and that is the scale pattern that most [...]

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Better Blues Licks: Question…Repeat…Answer

Image via Wikipedia “I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above, have mercy now, save poor Bob if you please” -Robert Johnson What Makes A Great Blues Guitar Solo? The blues is about telling your stories. It’s about baring [...]

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