Category: Blues Basics

• Standard 12 Bar Blues

  1 Dec 2025Guitar Mojo
• Anatomy Of A Turnaround

  19 Nov 2025Guitar Mojo

  We’re going to dive deep into what makes a blues turnaround a blues turnaround. Watch the video below. It will …

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  How To Play 12 Bar Blues

  17 Nov 2025Guitar Mojo

  The vast majority of contemporary blues music is based on what is termed a 12-bar format.  That is, the main body …

• 6/9 Chords

  15 Nov 2025Guitar Mojo

  When you get tired of play 9th and 7th chords you can use this one! It’s technically an inversion and …

• Better Bends

  14 Nov 2025Guitar Mojo

  Lesson Tab: Better Bends PDF

• Blues Chords: 9th Suspended 4th

  12 Nov 2025Guitar Mojo

  Here’s another chord that “breaks the rules” by using the thumb. It’s not much different than a previous 9th chord …

• Blues Jam Cheat Sheet

  10 Nov 2025Guitar Mojo

  Fig. 1: Primary Lead Pattern The “R”  is the pattern’s root. You can use the root to determine where to …

• The B.B. Butterfly And Other Vibrato Techniques

  21 Oct 2025Guitar Mojo
• Blues Chords: 7th Sharped 9th

  12 Oct 2025Guitar Mojo

  This strange chord is perfect for when you want to funk it up. The root is on the 5th string. …

• Blues Chords: 6th Chords

  10 Oct 2025Guitar Mojo

  6th Chords Sixth chords sound super jazzy and are fun to throw in every once in awhile. It’s really easy …