Lean to play the blues on the violin learn to play the. You can drop any of these into a bluesbased progression and come out smiling. Alright theres another kind of bluescalled the minor blues and it uses all minor chords. The jam track consists of a piano, bass, and drums and itll be up to you to fill in both rhythm and lead parts. Playing our minor blues scale in the key of a today. Learning to play the guitar an absolute beginners guide. Learn the guitar scale shape these pentatonic blues licks come from,how to play them and pick up loads of performance and playing tips to help you take your. But this book can also be used on its own as a stand alone reference guide to scale diagrams, lead guitar soloing strategies, modal playing, learning to play over chord changes, and much more.
Delta blues giant robert johnson may 8, 1911 august 16, 1938 is one of the most fascinating and mysterious performers in music history. Be sure to keep the 2nd and 3rd fingers b and c natural together. Full course of blues guitar lessons absolute blues guitar. Understand how to combine the minor pentatonic scale with arpeggios to create a more interesting sound. Form of the minor blues the i, iv, v, and v7 chords are typically used in the most simplistic form of the minor blues. This page includes notationtabs and scale diagrams for each position. Using the minor pentatonic scale to improvise over blues chords is the approach that almost every beginner blues guitar student learns.
Learn to play major and minor pentatonic scale patterns and licks all over the neck play guitar in 14 days book 2 kindle edition by nelson, troy. This is particularly true of blues, a style loosely based upon musical cliches that have survived generations. Although i found this book called the art of shuffle that is really cheap to strengthen your rhythms chops. Minor blues progression 1 guitar lesson by tom quayle okay, here we go. The major ii v i for bebop guitar minor ii v mastery for jazz guitar the caged system and 100 licks for blues guitar complete technique for modern guitar the practical guide to modern music theory for guitarists rock guitar uncaged. The book contains a theorybased intro to chord progressions and a thorough listing of various groups of chords that go. A major 7th chord, for example cmaj7, is a major chord plus a major third on top.
Or you can play them in sequence over a standard 12bar blues to create one very hip solo, as well do for the very last step of this lesson. The most important thing, right now, is that you know how to find it and how it sounds. Several examples are included in jamey aebersolds playalong cd and book volume 2 called nothin but blues. In this lesson youll learn the one scale that is responsible for about 95% of all the blues licks you hear the minor pentatonic and minor blues scale. Joseph alexander has helped over 500,000 guitar players to improve their skills with his bestselling guitar guides and his blues guitar books are among his most popular far more than just a book of licks, this guitar course will help you learn the language of the blues soloing and speak it fluently with a minimum of theory learn to speak the language of blues fluently with. In this jazz guitar lesson, you will learn 11 variations of the minor blues chord progression and 2 guitar chord studies over the minor blues. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. We will, also, be using the 12 bar blues so get ready.
Minor blues chord progressions free jazz guitar lessons. My blues lead guitar series will teach you all about using the minor pentatonic, the blues scale, the major pentatonic, dorian and mixolydian modes. For a complete lesson on the minor blues scale, read this lesson. Beginner blues guitar soloing youll learn to play meaningful blues guitar solos from the ground up and begin. As soon as you pop in any dvd the main menu screen appears and there will be music playing and pictures scrolling across the screen. Every scale determines a key,that is an harmonic combunation of tones based on that scale. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords.
The thrill is gone is a hugely influential work in blues guitar. It contains 3 primary chords, is generally 12 bars long and doesnt follow our standard ideas of music theory in other words its more of a feeling or sound than a theoretical musical idea. The book contains a theorybased intro to chord progressions and a thorough listing of various groups of chords that go together in a minor blues. Practice and perfect the first five notes of the a minor dorian scale for the second lesson. In this lesson, you will learn all the guitar scales needed to improvise over a minor blues in c. Blues minor blues scale guitar patterns chart, key of a. Dec 15, 20 joseph has written twelve books for guitar students, and has sold over 40,000 books worldwide fundamental changes in jazz guitar i. In this lesson, you learn how to build major and minor blues scales, apply them to soloing situations, and study classic blues scale licks. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar. In this lesson, were going to look at the minor blues scale.
In any form of music, some melodic ideas sound more at a home than others. E minor blues scale positions along the fretboard online. The product description for this book isnt accurate. Pentatonic licks are a key characteristic of authenticsounding blues. Though this scale is relatively easy, and often left behind in place of more complex scales, over time the blues scale becomes. A regular 7th chord, also called a dominant 7th chord, for example c7, is made from a major chord plus a minor third on top.
Taught by dj phillips in blues guitar with dj series length. It is the only difference between the blues scale and the minor pentatonic scale. As the e minor pentatonic e g a b d phrases in figure 1ab illustrate, blues licks are typically inflected with frethand pitch bends, frethand vibrato, and legato moves like hammerons and pulloffs. Though closely related in form and harmonic movement to its major blues cousin, the. Only one note different from a major scale it has a b3 interval, the melodic minor scale is effective when soloing over tonic minor chords, such as the im7 chord in a minor blues progression. Blues music is often described as the rock guitarists fast ticket to understanding chord progressions and basic scales thanks to its simple harmonic structure. One of the most common sticking points with people learning to solo in blues is this concept of switching between the major and the minor blues sounds. Yet this approach is only one of the many possible ways we can use and if overused it may appear to the listener that you play the same solo in every song. Click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation. In this jazz guitar lesson, you will learn the most common chord progressions used when playing a minor blues.
Dont think you have to understand the names and numbers like the bvichord. That would make the thirds stacked like this from the bottom and up. The minor blues scale is perhaps the most popular scale for guitarists and indeed other. Beginner blues guitar soloing fundamental changes music. Blues minor blues scale guitar patterns chart, key of a by.
Pentatonic blues licks must know minor pentatonic licks. In the following we will do everything in the key of am, but the same patterns and licks will apply in all keys. The major ii v i for bebop guitar minor ii v mastery for. In the key aminor, a 12bar blues type 1 would be like this. Before we dive in, lets take a look at three blues scale patterns that form the basis of our 12 licks. Learn 3 great minor pentatonic blues guitar licks in the styles of masters like jimi hendrix, stevie ray vaughan, jimmy page, eric clapton and others. In this lesson, will explores the song and the style of bb king, and shows you how to expand your blues playing some more. The main scales of western music are major and minor scales. Combine simple phrases to create space and movement. Joseph has written twelve books for guitar students, and has sold over 40,000 books worldwide fundamental changes in jazz guitar i. Well lets check out how the one, four, and five chordsare altered just by going to all minor chords. A minor pentatonic scale 3rd position 9th fret comparing the major and minor pentatonic scales, the minor scale just gets first prize as the most versatile. Watch out for the bend followed by the release to the 8 with the curl no seagulls.
You dont even need to know the name of the chord at this point. There is however, another scale that is very similar, but much more bluesy. Each lesson will introduce you to an essential concept or technique that will help you take the next step as a player. Learn what it takes to create the distinctive sound of the blues, including basic chords and scales, blues melodies, improvisation, turnarounds and intros. The first mode that you will explore in this lesson outside of the minor blues scale is the melodic minor scale. Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks. This easy stepbystep method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through.
This dvd set contains seven dvds and three audio jam track cds. Only one note different from a major scale it has a b3 interval, the melodic minor scale is effective when soloing over tonic minor. In this lesson we are gonna explore the sound of the minor blues. If we were to play an a minor blues scale over two octaves, starting on the 5th fret, it would look like this. But there is very little explanation of how to actualy use the material. Learning to play the guitar an absolute beginners guide by. This page includes notationtabs and scale diagrams for each position along the fretboard. The chord progression of the minor blues is similar to the one of the dominant blues we have already seen, but with one important difference. Acoustic blues guitar unleashed playing on the porch style blues. With lesson 32, dj introduces the minor form of the 12 bar blues progression. Slow, minor key blues in a both rhythm and lead guitar.
I have yet find any book that is really could teaching the blues. In this blues guitar lesson, youll learn how play along with a slow, minor key jam track that is missing any guitar tracks. Though this scale is relatively easy, and often left behind in place of more complex scales, over time the blues scale becomes like an old friend. After breaking down the basic chord structure of the 12bar minor blues form, i will show you how to play it with barre chords. Slow, minor blues guitar lesson i am now offering guitar lessons, via skype. Keep that in mind as you nail this, and all future licks in this ebook. Bebop, as digested by a classical musician duration.
My goal with this report, and the accompanying videos, is to hopefully help you with your mental model of. Blues sites blues guitar minor blues lesson 1, part 1 cmajor diddie has something there minor blues lesson 1, part 2 you can subsitute all major chords in a 12bar blues with the parallel minor chords, and voila. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. Cool lick this, and and great practice for rolling finger 3. The licks audio and the backing track are included.
Apr 18, 2015 the blues scale is is both historically and theoretically the foundation of all of three genres and their subgenres. Since it contains a flatted third and a natural fifth, the minor blues. This is the scale you see in the guitar scale chart. In this lesson, you learn how to build major and minor blues scales, apply. These free video lessons cover rhythm concepts and soloing techinques for traditional and modern blues guitar. Complete mandolin method breaks the ageold dilemma of dry, intimidating, and confusing method books to provide a stepbystep and enjoyable way to play. I have a dvd and download called master the major scale which goes into a detailed practical approach to learning to use that. The blues scale is is both historically and theoretically the foundation of all of three genres and their subgenres. There are many types of blues rhythms but the most common is the iivv 12bar blues. The e minor blues scale contains the following notes.
The minor blues scale online guitar books online guitar books. If you are not familiar with the numbering system of the chords then please check out the lesson on chord construction on pages 2829. The 12 bar blues and the minor blues scale online guitar. Damon ferrante, guitar instructor and music professor, guides you through 100 stepbystep lessons and 18 streaming videos that are designed to improve your guitar technique, musicality, and give your playing and songwriting more power, color and expressiveness. This is very similar to the chord findertype books out there. Licks are memorable musical phrases that can be strung together to create a solo, fill in behind a vocal phrase or simply spruce up the end of a tune. The minor blues is much like our beloved standard blues in many ways. This interactive book and video course is all that you will ever need for learning guitar scales. Well work our way through our a minor blues scale without shifting today and jam on it a bit at the end. In this lesson were gonna adapt what youve learned so far to a couple of different keys.
Far more than just a book of licks, this guitar course will help you learn the language of the blues soloing and speak it fluently with a minimum of theory. Anyone with basic keyboard skills equivalent to alfreds basic piano, lesson book 2 can dig right in and begin learning blues right away. The book concludes with advanced concepts like advanced harmonies, 12bar blues, rhythm changes, chordmelody playing, modes, improvisation, and much more. Below is a listing of each dvd and listings of the lessons within each one. Yet this approach is only one of the many possible ways we can use and if overused it may appear to the listener that you. Minor blues introduction guitar lesson by tom quayle hi everyone. As always, commit the pattern to memory because we will be using the pentatonic scale, the blues scale, and the mixolydian mode in the next lesson. If you already know about the minor blues scale and would just like to know how to play it in five positions as well as the open position of a, read on. Comping over a minor blues tune is an essential skill for any jazz guitarist, as minor blues tunes are some of the most commonly called songs on jam sessions.