When you get tired of play 9th and 7th chords you can use this one! It’s technically an inversion and …
Category: Blues Basics
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Standard 12 Bar Blues
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Blues Jam Cheat Sheet
Fig. 1: Primary Lead Pattern The “R” is the pattern’s root. You can use the root to determine where to …
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How To Play 12 Bar Blues
The vast majority of contemporary blues music is based on what is termed a 12-bar format. That is, the main body …
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Anatomy Of A Turnaround
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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Expanding Turnaround
The expanding turnaround has a moving melody line that moves away from a static note. This one is shades of …
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Returning To The Root
In this lesson, we’ll learn a little bit about “going home”. Lesson Tab Download The PDF: Returning To The Root
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Blues Chords: 7th Sharped 9th
This strange chord is perfect for when you want to funk it up. The root is on the 5th string. …
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I, IV, V Chords
The 12-bar blues is one of the most popular chord progressions in popular music, including the blues. The blues progression …
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Ascending Turnaround
An ascending turnaround has a shifting melody that travels to higher notes. The ascending turnaround in our example below is …