Category: Blues Basics

• Expanding Turnaround

  20 Oct 2026Guitar Mojo

  The expanding turnaround has a moving melody line that moves away from a static note. This one is shades of …

• Blues Chords: 9th Suspended 4th

  19 Oct 2026Guitar Mojo

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

• 6/9 Chords

  16 Oct 2026Guitar Mojo

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

• Blues Chords: Dominant 7th

  14 Oct 2026Guitar Mojo

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

• Finding The Key

  8 Oct 2026Guitar Mojo

  Lesson Tab: Finding The Key PDF Most of the time  a song will begin and end with the chord that is the song’s key …

• Call And Response

  6 Oct 2026Guitar Mojo
• Blues Jam Cheat Sheet

  2 Oct 2026Guitar Mojo

  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

  30 Sep 2026Guitar Mojo

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

• Ascending Turnaround

  28 Sep 2026Guitar Mojo

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

• Better Bends

  6 Sep 2026Guitar Mojo

  Lesson Tab: Better Bends PDF