This work is licensed under the creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivatives 4. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. The fundamentals of music are pitch and rhythm which are placed in a grid of five lines and four spaces called staff. They are the foundation on which a solid house of blues is built. Additionally, a fender stratocaster or telecaster was played for the electric slide licks. Easy blues guitar lesson lead with just 6 notes phrasing. The guitar licks in this app would be perfect for guitar solos in blues and rock music. Check out some of the licks slow versions by clicking on these links. Rock guitar uncaged fundamental changes music book. The reason i called it bar blues, is that each lick spans 2 bars. Slow blues solos by rich severson over professional. In this weeks guitar lesson, youll learn about phrasing by learning a simple b. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material.
High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Blues chord licks after learning blues chord shapes on guitar, you can learn a few phrases that use chords in a soloing situation. Like blues licks, country licks use minor and major pentatonic sounds with mixolydian shadings, like the classic openposition runs in figures 5ab, occurring in the key. These blues and blues country style tracks give you a perfect landscape to try out those new lead lines and classic blues licks. This is a collection of thirty different blues licks ranging from beginning through advanced. There are only three basic chords, namely, e, a 7 and b7. The mississippi delta region spawned a great wave of country blues artists in the 1940s. Masters of delta blues guitar blues licks ideas in e blues. Blues progressions the following blues progressions are covered in this lesson. Great blues riffs for guitar pdf free download epdf.
Description master the neoclassical speedpicking system. Like blues licks, country licks use minor and major pentatonic sounds with mixolydian shadings, like the classic openposition runs in figures 5ab, occurring in the key of g. Lessons blues blues licks beginner blues guitar pro tab with free online tab player, speed control and loop. Were going to start of with simple singlenote lick ideas, and then we will introduce other intervals into the licks like minor and major thirds. Thanks everyone, i hope this is a really fun and achievable lesson for players starting out on their blues adventure. Blues guitar minor blues lesson 1, part 1 if we write the similar progression as a type 2 progression, it would be like this. My first experience of acoustic blues was in a uk folk club in the 60s. It is a pdf file that you can download immediately so you can get to work. Now lets take our study of the blues scale further and use the notes of the minor blues scale, the major blues scale and the extended blues scale to create different types of blues licks of riffs. They are optimized for printing rather than viewing on screen. Start by learning the licks as written, then experiment with them in your solos, and finally create your own licks using the same concepts. Classic blues licks for guitar free download as pdf file.
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. You can drop any of these 12 classic phrases into a bluesbased progression and come out smiling. I have also included two sample mp3s of the g7 lines in the book. Classic guitar licks teaches a technique for memorizing licks, and even more important, recalling licks while improvising. Each one is built on a theme and uses lyrical, melodic lines rather than finger memory and also incorporate space to make them more soulful and effective. Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. Presented here for your edification are 12 classic blues phrases, each with a certified pedigree. The videos show the licks in c, but you can download sheet music which has the licks in nearly all keys.
You can use this program to improvise lead guitar solos for rock, metal or blues. Each of the 5 scale patterns for each mode is taught around the caged system. Another early 2008 video tutorial originally done for expert village. Type name latest commit message commit time failed to load latest commit information. King style lead thats played with just 6 notes 4 fretted notes and 2 bends. Grab a copy of blues guitar 101 classic licks today, crank your amp, and youre on your way to playing killer blues solos in no time. A definitive study of speed techniques and biomechanics for shred guitar a systematic guide to fast picking and stringchange strategies master the 9 principles of speedpicking as theyre dissected, analysed and applied complete technical development through over 90 reallife musical examples and in the.
Five classic blues guitar riffs, transcribed by pete farrugia ba hons, diplcm, dipmus. Neoclassical speed strategies for guitar is about breaking barriers, systemising strengths, and helping you overcome the common hurdles of speed picking by analysing a true icon of shred guitar. Blues shuffle rhythm guitar lesson learn an easy shuffle. Classic blues tunes like how long blues, keys to the highway, baby what you want me to do, blues with a feeling, hesitation blues. Theres so much information out there, so many riffs to learn, so. Print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks. Masters of delta blues guitar blues licks ideas in e blues guitar ideas lesson with pdf tab. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and. Blues licks beginner blues interactive tab by lessons. If we would play over a minor bluesprogression with for instance the chords am7, dm7 and em7 we cant use the major pentatonic scale. Dont wait another day to get your blues soloing chops together. Learn each phrase in a few keys, then take these lines and concepts into your own solos to see how they fit into your soloing vocabulary. Learn how to create killer blues guitar solos with these classic licks taken from.
Every developing guitarist wants to know how to produce the licks so familiar to us all the awesome solos and guitar virtuosity, the signature riffs of the most memorable songs. Each of these classic blues lines uses chords in different ways. Blues solos, licks and accompaniment styles of lightnin hopkins, big bill broonzy, jimmy reed, mississippi john hurt and others. Angus young licks are often blues licks played a little faster and a lot louder. King, he is the master of maximising guitar licks and particularly blues guitar licks. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues groovewindow. Hoochie coochie man, written by willie dixon, recorded by. Country licks in country music, there are tons of cliched licks worthy of assimilating into your improv arsenalphrases appropriate for either acoustic or electric guitar. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues transcription and bass arrangements. Blues guitar 101 classic licks matt warnock guitar. Each of these licks has been chosen because it uses essential concepts, scales, arpeggios, and other blues devices. Im assuming a little bit of basic knowledge and ability on the guitar. The migration of southern blues players northward in the postwar years generated a motherlode of blues guitar licks.
Dec 21, 2016 thanks everyone, i hope this is a really fun and achievable lesson for players starting out on their blues adventure. For those willing to pay their dues and play the blues, these licks are a rite of passage and a continuous source of inspiration. Rich severson created five, slow, 12 bar blues solos that include some classic blues licks. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. Remember that you should now practice each lick in other keys too and then deliberately use the lick in improvisations over backing tracks and mix them in with licks that you already know. Term used to describe a short musical idea on guitar, can be melodic or harmonic.
May 05, 2020 in this microlesson, youll learn how to play a classic blues shuffle in the key of a, with fill licks. There are some classic delta blues style licks in both arrangements and this lesson will certainly give you all sorts of ideas on how to improve your bluesy fingerstyle playing. Mastering the blues scale volume 2 dominant chords has 127 great blues licks in all 12 keys. The first roman numeral i is the root or key that the progression is in. You will learn 4 licks over bars 12, another 4 licks over bars 34, and so on. Download the tracks, work on your phrasing, and become a better lead player. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Even though the lick and lefthand are written out as eighth notes, they are really played with a triplet feel. Blues guitar 101 classic licks sample jazz guitar online. I have done this with the files i had in original format i did not have all of them. This is a collection of thirty different blues licks ranging frombeginning through adv. These videos dont really need to be watched in any particular order. Zip file includes licks in pdf and guitar pro download. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians.
John lee hooker relocated to detroit and invented the boogie, which has. The progression is essentially a 12 bar blues in the key of a. More on the guitar blues shuffle rhythm ideas on a intermediate level. Apr 27, 2020 type name latest commit message commit time failed to load latest commit information. Typically the artists were acoustic solo performers who were raised on the.
I recommend printing this pdf and placing the pages in a three ring binder so you can add or remove material. Rock guitar uncaged fundamental changes music book publishing. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. In this lesson i take you through 6 classic angus licks. Each riff will be played for you at a fast speed, then a slower speed and then in most cases, at an intermediate speed. 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.
To download the tab pdf file and access the onscreen tab viewer for this lesson, visit. Slash signature licks download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Blues guitar 101 classic licks gets right to the point, giving you the licks, scales, arpeggios and more that you need to master blues soloing today. This is the ideal book for anyone who cant get enough of.
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. Many great solos were played with just 1 simple or easy guitar lick which varies throughout for the solo. Hendrix, clapton, trower, page, jeff beck, and more. 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. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated. Neoclassical speed strategies for guitar fundamental. Download my how to play acoustic blues guitar pdf pdf guidelines file here i dont think you should have to pay a lot of money to get the best acoustic blues guitar lessons these video lessons show anyone how to apply everything learned over the past 40 years by a working blues man everything you need learn to play old style blues guitar. In this lesson, we are checking out three guitar licks in the style of the iconic. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. Well be using a steady thumb in the bass and playing all across the fretboard. The pack includes an a4 sized 30 page pdf ebook which contains guidelines on how to use the. Of course, there are inversions and hybrid variations, but if you stick to the basic chords and many classic blues men did, then its sometimes tough to make it interesting. Digital download of pdf file ebook and mp3 files really useful blues solos is available to buy via digital download from payloadz. We are also throwing a free pdf and associated guitar pro and tab files download and enjoy now.
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