Category: Blues Basics

• Blues Chords: Dominant 7th

  11 Jun 2026Guitar Mojo

  Dominant 7th chords are another favorite of blues players everywhere. They are labeled with a 7. For example, C7. Our …

• Blues Chords: 9th Suspended 4th

  6 Jun 2026Guitar Mojo

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

• Better Bends

  2 Jun 2026Guitar Mojo

  Lesson Tab: Better Bends PDF

• Contracting Turnaround

  28 May 2026Guitar Mojo
• Blues Chords: 7th Sharped 9th

  25 May 2026Guitar Mojo

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

• Pentatonic Scales

  17 May 2026Guitar Mojo

  The pentatonic scale is a 5 note scale that is widely used in rock, blues, country, and other genres.  It’s …

• Ascending Turnaround

  16 May 2026Guitar Mojo

  An ascending turnaround has a shifting melody that travels to higher notes. The ascending turnaround in our example below is …

• The B.B. Butterfly And Other Vibrato Techniques

  10 May 2026Guitar Mojo
• Bluesy Double-Stops

  5 May 2026Guitar Mojo

  Would you like to learn a  cool trick that you can implement into your blues guitar playing that will liven …

• Double Stop Turnarounds

  4 May 2026Guitar Mojo

  A double stop is a fancy term used to describe the act of playing two notes simultaneously. Imagine it as playing a …