So bars 1 and 3 contain chords and bars 2 and 4 contain blues scale licks. Anyway, thanks for making the ebook and thanks for making all of your weekly youtube guitar lessons, they. Blues form, 7th chords, pulling riffs out of chords. Its a blues guitar method for beginners who can play a few chords or licks, but want to authentically learn the language of the blues. Except for a few bb king licks where hes playing a predominately ascending. Each free guitar riff lesson has guitar tabs to show you exactly what strings to play. Tbone walker showcased similar hot licks in his description blues and alimony blues. For those willing to pay their dues and play the blues, these licks are a. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. Blues guitar minor blues lesson 1, part 1 if we write the similar progression as a type 2 progression, it would be like this. Top 100 blues songs pdf zipped top 100 blues power tab zipped download individual songs alberts alley by albert king pdf. Top 100 blues guitar songs download area guitar alliance.
My guitar songbook chicago blues lesson 4 anders mouridsen. Its 106 miles to chicago, we ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark, and were wearing. These videos dont really need to be watched in any particular order. If we would play over a minor bluesprogression with for instance the chords am7, dm7 and em7 we cant use the major pentatonic scale. The second lick in bar 4 is a only descending blues scale with a common jazz rhythm pattern. Music is a language, its a perfect analogy actually, the licks can be thought of as words. The goal of this course is to help you learn how to speak the blues. A solo can be thought of as a complete sentence or paragraph. Cp69057 progressive blues guitar licks bookcd gelling, peter on. Learn how to construct compelling chicago blues solos. The chicago blues guitar method fundamental changes music. Blues in f upper register modern voicings blues chord forms for chordmelody playing. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues transcription and bass arrangements. The blues progression is actually follows a fairly static formula the trick is to keep it interesting.
Great blues riffs for guitar pdf free download epdf. Most of them are discussed on the page for that certain song. P1 flat 5 slide starting my new weekly blues lick series is a great lick from stevie ray vaughan. Chicago blues guitar lick solo chicago style with guitar tabs.
Apr 25, 2020 from classic minor pentatonic phrases to slick licks combining major and minor pentatonics. In this blues guitar lesson ill show you stepbystep how to play the blues lick including onscreen guitar tabs. Stinging licks in style of the best chicago blues players. This next level guitar blues masters dvd course comes complete with seven dvds and three audio jam track cds. Mix up your blues solos with these rockabilly licks. Oscar peterson plays duke ellington piano piano artist transcriptions. Waters is known for playing several key riffs that are staples in the blues of chicago, and in this lesson we will examine those to mimic his approach. Then you just keep repeating that same 12bar pattern over and over for the length of the song.
Save an extra 25% off your first order with code ignited and combine with truefire cash for max savings. Clapton sweet home chicago blues guitar unleashed blog. They fit perfectly in a blues solo and are great if you fancy something out of the ordinary in your playing. But this book can also be used on its own as a stand alone reference guide to scale diagrams, lead guitar soloing strategies, learning to play over chord changes, and more. Other common blues progressions include the 8 bar, 16bar, and 24bar blues.
The guitar licks in this app would be perfect for guitar solos in blues and rock music. Solo guitar blues licks and solos 12bar blues guitar. Class up your guitar solos with these 15 vintage blues licks. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues groovewindow. Well stick to the 12bar forms here because these are the ones you will most often hear played by blues musicians and our primary focus here is the blues turnaround. Below youll find some often used blues licks in various keys. There are also songs based on 8bar, 16bar and 24bar patterns. Pedal ideas always lend themselves well to blues scale licks. His delta background and raw approach to the instrument paved the way for the blues to come.
Theyre all very very common licks that youll find most blues players using, so you want to put these in your bag right away. I firstly would like to commend you on your instructional format and the clarity of your tuition videos, i have wanted to purchase you unleased cd sets for some time now however our finnacial situation has prevented me from doing so, im a carrer for my wife who suffered a fall some time back hence i. These instructional dvds, audio cds, and this book of written lessons is an excellent tool for the guitarist to develop and enhance their lead guitar playing. Muddy waters and howlin wolf developed the early versions of chicago blues by amplifying their rootsy delte licks in a combo setting with. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. Aug 10, 2014 theres lots of chicago blues jams in 68 and their licks seem really classic sounding. Another early 2008 video tutorial originally done for expert village.
One of the key figures to the sound of the chicago blues is muddy waters. Chicago blues rhythm guitar in the style of killing floor by howlin wolf the rhythm guitar plays a low repetitive line that nowadays would be considered a bass line. Otis plays a righthanded guitar lefthanded so the strings are effectively upside down. Blues guitar tab books blues guitar guitar blues jazz blues pdf guitar jazz blues guitar blues fusion guitar nothin but blues for guitar chicago blues guitar lessons guitar rock blues lesson 100 classic blues licks for guitar pdf modern blues guitar licks blues guitar notes for beginners guitar books pdf jazz guitar pdf books flamenco guitar.
Both of these blues scale licks are from the kenny burrell school of phrasing. Blues turnarounds exceptions blues is not limited to 12bar patterns. Chicago blues guitar lesson fundamental changes music book. Chicago blues guitar lessons blues guitar guitar blues nothin but blues for guitar jazz blues guitar blues guitar tab books blues fusion guitar jazz blues pdf guitar modern blues guitar licks guitar rock blues lesson blues guitar notes for beginners 100 classic blues licks for guitar pdf guitar lessons guitar lessons for amateurs jazz guitar. Perhaps the most used and common lick in the chicago blues style is the hammered 8th note. Apr 25, 2020 blues guitar licks and lessons in the style of players such as bb king, muddy waters, buddy guy, stevie ray vaughan, albert king, eric clapton and more. Learn 100 blues guitar licks in the style of the worlds 20 greatest players play blues guitar book 5 joseph alexander. Resolving to the root a of the i chord allows us the opportunity to follow with a lick that can chart an entirely new course, which is exactly what we see. These 5 licks use only notes from the minor pentatonic, and incorporate string bending as most blues licks do. I have provided below a video demonstration of a solo which uses most of these licks to illustrate how they can be worked into an authentic blues guitar solo. The chicago blues guitar method is an immersive guide to the style of the greatest blues guitarists like muddy waters, howlin wolf, otis rush, earl hooker and buddy guy.
Today ill show you 3 cool blues licks from the 50coolblueslicksimprovisation course. Jun 16, 2015 g,day griff, this is the first time ive put in a responce to your blogs pages. The following are mostly examples of common licks which act as the backbone for almost every great blues guitarists vocabulary. John lee hooker relocated to detroit and invented the boogie, which has resounded in blues, rock, and pop styles ever since. Theres lots of chicago blues jams in 68 and their licks seem really classic sounding. Blues scale licks guitar study jamie holroyd guitar. Blues guitar guitar blues jazz blues pdf guitar blues fusion guitar jazz blues guitar blues guitar tab books nothin but blues for guitar guitar rock blues lesson 100 classic blues licks for guitar pdf chicago blues guitar lessons modern blues guitar licks blues guitar notes for beginners the guitar handbook. Blues licks are an essential part of learning to solo and improvise on your guitar. Play solo pieces in the style of texas blues, chicago blues, bluesrock, slide guitar. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords. The 12bar means that the song or jam is divided into 12 parts or measures. Srv is for many people on of the finest blues players of all time and he has loads of awesome licks that are great to steal and work into your own playing.
Otis rushs sound is typical of west side chicago blues. Although all pentatonic licks can be played in the i, iv and v position you should find out where to use them by simply analysing which notes are important see above. Stone cray by buddy guy pdf ptb sweet home chicago by robert johnson. This lesson will inspire you to build your own vocabulary that you can use to improvise when playing the. Its 106 miles to chicago, weve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, its dark, and were wearing. Even though the lick and lefthand are written out as eighth notes, they are really played with a triplet feel. Muddy waters and howlin wolf developed the early versions of chicago blues by amplifying their rootsy delta licks in a combo setting with tunes little red rooster, and spoonful.
This is a collection of thirty different blues licks ranging from beginning through advanced. Learn to play blues guitar by practicing the greatest free blues guitar riffs of all time. Blues progressions keys of bb and g, 1976 blues progressions keys of bb and e, 1977 blues progressions key of g. The videos show the licks in c, but you can download sheet music which has the licks in nearly all keys.
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