Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. By andyblackard in forum rock n roll saxophone replies. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. Slide guitar licks with derek trucks fundamental changes. Think of how your favorite blues tune starts youll most likely think of a characteristic lick. About corey congilios 50 texas blues licks you must know crucial phrases. Learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and.
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. The blues is one of the simplest styles of music of the 19th century. All in all, youll stoke up your vocabulary with 40 new texas blues licks, along with a solid understanding for where that lick works best in a 12bar texas blues. Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on musescore you can transpose them into any key you want. Full course of blues guitar lessons absolute blues guitar. Heres an easy way to tell if my course is right for you. Il contient les chapitres licks et riffs pour guitare. Think of this 50 licks course as a tribute to your favorite texas born guitar players. Three classic texas licks three classic texas licks important. Using the key of e major, john explains the blue notes and music theory.
After browsing our selection of free guitar tab pdf, view our video lessons to help you get started learning your favorite songs from start to finish. You can do this by moving each lick down towards the headstock a whole step skip two frets. Guitar lovers licks riffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Texas blues guitar fanatics come home to texas blues alley because we have a ton of blues guitar lessons, courses, gear demos, and backing tracks. The 12bar means that the song or jam is divided into 12 parts or measures. A fun and easy way to play bass licks in the style of your favorite artist whether you read music or not. Lick 01 is a tbone walkeresque technique that combines major and minor pentatonic.
The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. Blues guitar solo heatmap with pdf download youtube. Downloadable tabs available at patreon support me at. Texas blues guitar a genre which is also commonly known as blues rock is geared toward the player who is looking to play blistering lead lines, licks, and solos which can also be used in various other genres and styles of music. John falstrom, author of eadg 4, discusses and demonstrates the blues scale and blues rock chord progression. In this lesson, ill show you a bunch of small 2note chords that you can mix with your blues licks, and which chord of the progression each can be used over. This chicago blues lick takes its roots from texas born tbone walker. Oscar peterson plays duke ellington piano piano artist transcriptions. Stevie ray vaughan was born on october 1954 in dallas, texas.
Tbone walker showcased similar hot licks in his description blues and alimony blues. The first roman numeral i is the root or key that the progression is in. Aside from of course an extensive knowledge of blues standards and grooves. The second trucks slide lick here is pretty straight forward. To learn more minor blues scale riffs, check out blues guitar 101 classic licks. John falstrom, author of eadg 4, and bob wille provide a tremendous fretboard chart pdf format that they created last month. I highly recommend you buy guitar pro its the best software i have found for learning guitar. 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. It was originated by african american in the deep south of america. Im assuming a little bit of basic knowledge and ability on the guitar. While you may know that its important to practice jazz guitar licks, finding the right lines to work on can be a daunting task. Yes, many blues and rock licks are cliches, but theres a good reason for. Blues progressions the following blues progressions are covered in this lesson. Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks.
On beats two and three he uses a albert king move by sliding from the 4 th to the 5 th and back. Texas blues guitar licks pentatonic tricks youtube. 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. Click this link for instant access to the 17 page pdf filled with scales. Any chance of covering some lightnin hopkins blues in e or trademark licks and runs, and maybe his boogie playing a well.
Pdf complete with chord and scale diagrams, easy to read tablature, examples, completely transcribed solos, 46 redhot texas blues licks each lick is. The iivv 145 the 8 bar blues the 12 bar blues a variation of the 12 bar blues roman numerals are used to show which chord or key changes are used in a progression. Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. As a self taught musician ive been making a living as a blues bass player for more than twenty years.
To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. If we would play over a minor blues progression with for instance the chords am7, dm7 and em7 we cant use the major pentatonic scale. To help you take minor blues scales into your lead guitar studies, here are three licks that use this scale over different chords and progressions. All in all, youll stoke up your vocabulary with 40 new texas blues licks, along with a solid understanding for where that lick works best in a 12bar texas blues progression. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians.
Inspired initially by his older brother jimmies guitar playing. Playing and improvising acoustic blues doug young acoustic blues workshop notes q 96 our goal is to be able to play a simple, but effective solo blues guitar piece, hopefully with some improvisation. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. An introduction to blues turnarounds, intros and endings. This is the advanced blues licks collection of free blues guitar lessons from texas blues alley. This is a huge collection of blues and bluesy licks matched with my 5 essential blues boxes. How to transform your basic blues riffs one of the features that makes the blues so fun to play is that the basic structure of a standard blues progression the socalled twelve bar isnt all that complex.
Mix play all mix guitar mastery method youtube steve stine guitar lesson learn to solo in 5 minutes 6 note soloing technique duration. A turnaround is the group of chords that take you back to the beginning of the form. The 30 licks riffs idea is brilliant for blues because you can really experiment and mix things up. Culled from the a blues scale acdebeg, this lick illustrates a chromatic approach to the 5th e that starts measure 2 and a jazzy, doublechromatic approach playing the note chromatically on either side of a target note to the. Everything here is created for texas blues guitar fans because thats the sound we love. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. By working jazz guitar licks, you increase your fretboard knowledge and build a strong connection to the jazz tradition at the same time. Stevie ray vaughan guitar licks fundamental changes music. All of our guitar tab pdf files are printable and downloadable so you can enjoy them for years to come. Other common blues progressions include the 8 bar, 16bar, and 24bar blues. Another early 2008 video tutorial originally done for expert village. Ive found that expression and feel is what a bass player needs to bring to the gig and to the jam. New lessons open c tuning silent night in open c tuning minor blues reading music.
Print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks. Click here to gain instant access to pdf filled with blues pentatonic scales. Texas blues alley home for texas blues guitar fans. Bass guitar books pdf download music lessons download. Our final slide lick comes at the very end of trucks first solo. Taught in notebynote format at a speed you can follow. Finger picking, gaining thumb and finger independence, keys, chords, scales, tabs and exercises. In this lesson i will share some licks i have in my arsenal that i have learned from many srv songs such as texas flood and couldnt stand the weat.
The easiest blues on acoustic guitar easy blues for. Free guitar tabs printable, downloadable pdf guitar tabs. Today i want to show you how to play an easy 12 bar blues on your acoustic guitar using fingerstyle technique in this guitar lesson, we are going to combine chords and melody. Free blues guitar licks 96 free blues guitar licks une. In a 12bar blues form, the turnaround is the last four measures. Easy blues on acoustic guitar for beginners combine chords and melody. Each volume in the bass tab licks series contains over 90 essential licks riffs for live and studio performance as well as a brief. This lick has become a part of the blues vocabulary with bends and slides. Similar threads blues incredible source of traditional blues licks. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts.
Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. In the second section, youll learn ten full 12bar solos that constructed solely from the licks that you learned in the first section. Our collection of tabs, guitar chords, and video lessons is constantly growing, so check back often to find your favorite songs. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated. So you scour tabs on the internet, dig through guitar magazines, but you.
How to play blues rhythm guitar like the blues masters. Advanced blues licks txba free lesson friday texas blues alley. Note the use of the odd b2nd f in an otherwise e minor hexatonic line e minor pentatonic with an added 2nd. Ill cover licks from tbone walker to stevie ray vaughan to eric johnson. The licks are heavily influenced by stevie ray vaughans playing. This is a collection of thirty different blues licks ranging from beginning through advanced. You ll need to move them down to the key of gm pentatonic in order to play them over the texas tinpin backing track. Tab book texas blues guitar masterclass by youtube. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar. John lee hooker relocated to detroit and invented the boogie, which has resounded in blues, rock, and pop styles ever since. Theres also some history, featuring profiles and biographies of some of the biggest and least known blues musicians. This series is a musthave for people wanting to add more licks to their arsenal. Thanks chris this is a great lesson for us advancing beginners. Then you just keep repeating that same 12bar pattern over and over for the length of the song.
This simplicity makes this structure perfect to embellish the chords and riffs we play. Texas blues guitar licks guitarjamz premium lessons. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords. The videos show the licks in c, but you can download sheet music which has the licks in nearly all keys. Crucial phrases, concepts and texas blues guitar techniques you must know.