You start off by learning how to practice each lick in this book. Their licks remain as the common language of the blues guitar solo style. For example, a short pattern that is played on two strings could be played on strings 12, 23, 34, 45, and 56. For more melodic blues phrases check back for my next lesson on major blues licks. After you learn these licks learn this five minute blues guitar solo. Most of them are discussed on the page for that certain song. John lee hooker relocated to detroit and invented the boogie, which has resounded in blues, rock, and pop styles ever since. The 12bar means that the song or jam is divided into 12 parts or measures. Chicken pickin mp3 albert collins style blues guitar lick.
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. In any form of music, some melodic ideas sound more at a home than others. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. The 30 licksriffs idea is brilliant for blues because you can really experiment and mix things up. This rock licks course comes complete with three dvds, and an audio cd with ten full on audio jam tracks. In this lesson, you will learn 12 rock guitar licks in detail, as well as the rhythm guitar part used for the backing track. 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. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here.
They are optimized for printing rather than viewing on screen. The first roman numeral i is the root or key that the progression is in. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated. Neste modulo blues i abordaremos o blues tradicional slowchange na tonalidade maior. King or albert collins really dont play much rhythm guitar at all, but have a large band and just sing and play some lead guitar licks. Thanks chris this is a great lesson for us advancing beginners.
Blues progressions the following blues progressions are covered in this lesson. Guitar coach jamming in the em pentatonic overview. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar. Here is the list of the printable pdf methods with audio files available for download. These 5 licks use only notes from the minor pentatonic, and incorporate string bending as most blues licks do. Take a one or two bar phrase and transpose it to all 12 keys. Hello, i used to have an account here last year, but ill be darned if i can remember what it was. Im assuming a little bit of basic knowledge and ability on the guitar. Blues tradicional o objetivo deste material e trazer os principais conceitos do blues, falando um pouco da harmonia, escalas, riffs e frases caracteristicas do estilo.
To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to. Play the hammer on and mute the last note of the triplet. Its always good to have plenty of blues guitar licks in the key of e in your arsenal. You have found the right book if you are looking to expand your jazz guitar vocabulary and emulate your favorite jazz guitar players. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. Mar 12, 2010 the pentatonic scale is the most often used scale for soloing and improvising in blues and rock. Blues guitar minor blues lesson 1, part 1 if we write the similar progression as a type 2 progression, it would be like this.
The following terms and their abbrevi ations are used to define these specific elements at work in the licksthey are used to diagram the blues sentences, so to speak. All of these ideas use the c minor blues scale 1,b3,4,b5,5,b7. I have done this with the files i had in original format i did not have all of them. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high. Copy them, rip them apart, turn them around and make them your own. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords. Presented here for your edification are 12 classic blues phrases, each with a certified pedigree. The 3 blues licks are free and for you to use in your own improvisation. Below youll find some often used blues licks in various keys. Thanks everyone, i hope this is a really fun and achievable lesson for players starting out on their blues adventure.
P1 flat 5 slide starting my new weekly blues lick series is a great lick from stevie ray vaughan. Most of us learn have learned to play blues licks along the way. Be careful in how you resolve these ideas though more on that in future lessons. I7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 v7 iv7 i7 v7 so what does this mean. 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. This unique ebook contains sheet music and audio files of licks examples, from which we show you how to implement them in the blues.
This is particularly true of blues, a style loosely based upon musical cliches that have survived generations. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar with. Most of these ideas are also phrases which can be repeated to create repetitious fast bluesrock 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. 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. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and. In this video guitar lesson im going to show you a blues lick in e that uses some triplet pulloffs. Theyre all very very common licks that youll find most blues players using, so you want to put these in your bag right away. There are a lot of blues licks out there that sound a little ordinary so here are some cool blues ingredients to make your improvisation sound more alive. The common common chord progression is simply known as a 12 bar blues, which looks like this. 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 music and guitar tab are from blues guitar band that teaches blues guitar the way its meant to be played in a blues band.
Solo guitar blues licks and solos 12bar blues guitar. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. Try to play the phrase on as many sets of strings as possible. Part of learning, understanding, and master ing a language involves studying the basic parts of speech. For those willing to pay their dues and play the blues, these licks are a rite of passage and a continuous source of inspiration. The licks are all derived from the a minor pentatonic scale, so you can play the licks over an a blues chord progression or a song in am.
In this ebook, you learn everything you need to understand, play, and build classic blues licks. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians. Licks are the musical sentences of the blues language. Blues guitar 101 classic licks sample jazz guitar online. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player.
High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. In this section, you will explore a wes blues solo, constructed using common concepts and phrases found in wes soloing output over this commonly. King got his start in the early 1950s as the beale street blues boy, but rapidly became a national figure with an approach too broad to be pigeonholed by a particular geographic location. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. An essential part of the repertoire of every blues guitarist is a collection of turnaround licks. I seem to remember back then somebody posted a link to a cool free pdf full of blues licks. Then you just keep repeating that same 12bar pattern over and over for the length of the song. Styles run the gamut from straightforward bluesrock cliche licks, licks in the style of some of our favorite guitarists, to some fairly unorthodox ideas. All of the licks are written in the key of e minor, so that you can easily master them in this popular key. 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. Blues in e is one of the most common keys to play in, so you can never have enough e blues licks. With its 200 licks and phrases, conceived by the most famous guitarists, this coursebook is a veritable blues cyclopedia imperative for everyone working on blues. Learn a complete blues solo based on the pentatonic scale, written and recorded by francesco cagnacci.
The following are mostly examples of common licks which act as the backbone for almost every great blues guitarists vocabulary. If we would play over a minor bluesprogression with for instance the chords am7, dm7 and em7 we cant use the major pentatonic scale. Part of learning, understanding, and master ing a language involves. 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. Blues licks one of the aspects of wes playing that many guitarists explore in their studies is the blues, as wes was a master of bluesinspired phrases and soloing over the 12bar blues form. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. The pentatonic scale is the most often used scale for soloing and improvising in blues and rock. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes.
The licks presented here are classified according to genre ternary or binary licks, 128 licks, intros, turnarounds, riffs etc. Before the solo starts, the track plays through the rhythm part for several measures tab included at the bottom of this page. Guitar lovers licks riffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all keys. By studying and working with the licks in this ebook, you will not only learn how to improvise over different chord types and progressions, but be able to construct your.
Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. They are the foundation on which a solid house of blues is built. This usually means playing pentatonic blues phrases which is what is the. With its 200 licks and phrases, conceived by the most famous guitarists, this coursebook is a veritable bluescyclopedia imperative for everyone working on blues. You will find here licks from the major and minor blues scales, in different rhythmic patterns and much more contains 30 piano sheets and audio samples of improvisations based on blues licks. Jazz guitar lessons pdf methods with audio files online. This printable method is available as a pdf file containing 40 easy dominant jazz blues guitar lines with tabs, standard notation, analysis, audio files and scale.
If you are just starting out in blues you should definitely check out this video. Each jam track includes a full band playing minus the lead guitar. Other common blues progressions include the 8 bar, 16bar, and 24bar blues. Blues turnarounds, by pete farrugia ba hons, dip mus.
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