What you will learn?
How to play acoustic guitar licks and electric guitar licks
How to play guitar licks using pentatonic scales and blues scales in various forms over the entire fretboard
All the fundamental techniques of blues guitar playing including hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, release bends, slight bends, vibrato, muting, rakes, trills, tremolos and trail offs
Guitar theory for learning how to read guitar music and how to read guitar tabs
Blues guitar tips and guitar tricks that every player should know when learning guitar
Shortcuts for how to learn guitar fast by getting the most from guitar practice sessions
About this course
Perfect for absolute beginner blues guitar licks players.
Contains over 120 Blues Guitar Licks and Solos. Includes sections on turnarounds, intros and endings, call and response, dynamics, and learning from other instruments. This dynamic course features step-by-step guidance with real music examples, and comes complete with audio and video resources to make learning easy and enjoyable. Explore exciting topics like Combining Blues Scale Forms, The Release Bend, Major Pentatonic Scales, The Pull-Off, with recognizable tunes and upbeat practice tracks.
Blues guitar licks and solos from legendary artists including BB King, Albert Collins, and Stevie Ray Vaughan are covered.
This course in a printable PDF format
Understanding fretboard diagrams is crucial for grasping scale patterns and fingerings.
Tablature notation is introduced, featuring six lines representing strings and indicating guitar fretboard positions.
Tablature symbols covered include hammer-on, pull-off, slide, bend, release bend, and vibrato.
Guitars and amplifiers commonly used in Blues music, along with their distinct features and characteristics.
The minor pentatonic scale is covered, including its five forms and their application in Blues guitar.
Introduces swing e blues licks incorporating hammered and pulled notes.
Introduces techniques for playing minor pentatonic licks with slide guitar playing, focusing on mastering the D form.
Covers techniques for controlling bends and releases in lick-based improvisation.
Introduces the minor pentatonic scale and explores lick variations with a focus on trail-off techniques.
Techniques for creating expressive sound through vibrato and other effects are explored.
Covers advanced blues guitar techniques using the whole fretboard.
Expands techniques for creating 12-bar blues solos through lick development and fretboard exploration.
Covers the five fundamental forms of the Blues scale, featuring the characteristic b5 interval.
The Open Position Blues Scale in E is introduced, covering the foundation of creating authentic Blues licks.
Covers application of the moveable E Blues scale with four new licks and techniques.
Blues licks using rakes and trills are demonstrated in the D and C forms of the Blues scale.
Applies A and G forms of the Blues scale for effective guitar playing.
Covers various blues scale forms and their applications in creating melodic phrases.
The Blues scale is applied to create a solo in a minor key, using a specific chord progression.
The major pentatonic scale is explored, covering its fundamental concepts and applications in music.
Combines different scales like Blues and Major Pentatonic to produce distinctive tonal variations.
Introduces the 12-bar blues solo in G, blending Blues and Major Pentatonic scales with various techniques.
The five forms of Dominant 7th arpeggios are introduced, including exercises that apply them to guitar playing.
Introduces the 12-bar blues progression Movin' Around and applies arpeggio techniques to create a realistic solo.
Introduces techniques for combining E mixolydian and E Dorian scales through use of 6th and 3rd intervals.
Introduces techniques for incorporating 6th chords into guitar playing to enhance musical expression.
Applications of 3rds in Blues licks cover their versatility and impact on improvisational techniques.
Introduces the 12-bar Blues solo structure using 6ths and 3rds in the context of Sam's Shuffle.
Turnaround techniques in Blues music are introduced, covering ways to signify the end of a progression.
Covers the art of ending musical compositions with a sense of resolution, emphasizing the use of chord I to conclude pieces effectively.
Crafting effective opening tracks explores iconic Blues album introductions, offering insights into setting the tone.
Blues music features a call-and-response structure where vocalists and instrumentalists engage in a question-and-answer exchange.
The origins and application of call-and-response patterns in Blues music are examined.
Call-and-response techniques are applied to create a solo in 12 Bar Blues style across multiple octaves.
Borrowing techniques from piano and harmonica can enhance guitar playing.
Dynamics and accents are used to add expression and interest, creating varying degrees of loudness and softness through contrasting musical elements.
Playing over stops in Blues songs, exploring dramatic and interesting techniques.
Introduces techniques for playing a 12-bar blues solo in the style of Peter Green, emphasizing dynamic control and G minor key concepts.
Minor and major pentatonic scales, blues scale, and dominant 7th arpeggios are covered.
