Fig. 1: Primary Lead Pattern The “R” is the pattern’s root. You can use the root to determine where to …
Category: Blues Basics
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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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Ascending Turnaround
An ascending turnaround has a shifting melody that travels to higher notes. The ascending turnaround in our example below is …
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Better Bends
Lesson Tab: Better Bends PDF
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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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Double Stop Turnarounds
A double stop is a fancy term used to describe the act of playing two notes simultaneously. Imagine it as playing a …
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Pentatonic Scales
The pentatonic scale is a 5 note scale that is widely used in rock, blues, country, and other genres. It’s …
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Bluesy Double-Stops
Would you like to learn a cool trick that you can implement into your blues guitar playing that will liven …
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Blues Chords: 6th Chords
6th Chords Sixth chords sound super jazzy and are fun to throw in every once in awhile. It’s really easy …
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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 …