Learning licks is great, but you need to go deeper. The common common chord progression is simply known as a 12 bar blues, which looks like this. Many blues lovers strongly associate delta blues with acoustic blues. The following are mostly examples of common licks which act as the backbone for almost every great blues guitarists vocabulary. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. You can also try play the f form of the lick over the f7 chords, and the g form of the lick over the g7 chords.
Blues guitar 101 classic licks sample jazz guitar online. 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. How to play simple delta bluesstyle riffs in the key of e. 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. More on the guitar blues shuffle rhythm ideas on a intermediate level. Register on the site still free get pdf downloads for many lesson. Tbone walker showcased similar hot licks in his description blues and alimony blues. Hurt could be viewed as a bach of the delta blues due to his flowing syncopation. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3 in this lesson. 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.
Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. While there are other styles of acoustic blues piedmont blues, you cant ignore the shear grit of the delta sound. Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. So lets look at how you can become more creative with different scales and licks to radically improve your overall blues guitar soloing. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Aug 17, 2017 some slide blues licks in open g that son house and robert johnson and other delta guys used to great effect in open g tuning. Each riff will be played for you at a fast speed, then a slower speed and then in most cases, at an intermediate speed. By working jazz guitar licks, you increase your fretboard knowledge and build a strong connection to the jazz tradition at the same time. These are some more delta blues licks in open g tuning that are fun to play and compose songs with. I have done this with the files i had in original format i did not have all of them. Here is a blues in c jam track that you can use to put your new eric clapton lick into practice. Jan 30, 2018 these are some more delta blues licks in open g tuning that are fun to play and compose songs with. Before you start, though, be sure to sign up for my free mini course accelerate your jazz skills. In this lesson i am going to go over 5 examples and some exercises to help you get started exploring this.
A blues is not common in jazz, although it is in rock and traditional blues. Hello, i used to have an account here last year, but ill be darned if i can remember what it was. Today, delta blues is a melting pot of traditional blues, a bit of pop and a good pinch of cajun spice. After you learn these licks learn this five minute blues guitar solo. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. This guitar lick is actually constructed using a simple system that i teach in my guitar lick factory course.
They can be played with finger picks or with a flat pick or no picks. I seem to remember back then somebody posted a link to a cool free pdf full of blues licks. Guitar lovers licks riffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Artists like tony joe white, john fogerty, eric clapton and tab benoit have certainly put their spin on delta blues. The licks presented here are classified according to genre ternary or binary licks, 128 licks, intros, turnarounds, riffs etc. So bars 1 and 3 contain chords and bars 2 and 4 contain blues scale licks. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated. Learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre.
Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. Easy blues volume 1 blues licks, solos improvisation. More delta blues licks that will make you sound great. The second lick in bar 4 is a only descending blues scale with a common jazz rhythm pattern. How to play more intricate licks over a steady bass. This printable method is available as a pdf file containing 40 easy dominant jazzblues guitar lines with tabs, standard notation, analysis, audio files and scale. Advanced guitarists dont use one single scale to play blues solos, but use a combination of many different scales, which makes their sound more advanced and highly personal. Dec 20, 2016 many blues lovers strongly associate delta blues with acoustic blues. Mastery of finger picking techniques will also help you to move on to study other delta blues artists that will follow in lessons to come in the future. In this lesson i am going to look at 5 licks that do that and talk a bit about how. If you think tabs will help i have a bunch of tab books on my blog you can have s. Delta blues lessons how to play blues guitar burninguitar. Top 100 blues songs pdf zipped top 100 blues power tab zipped download individual songs alberts alley by albert king pdf.
Pedal ideas always lend themselves well to blues scale licks. 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. 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. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. All of these ideas use the c minor blues scale 1,b3,4,b5,5,b7. Mixing blues phrasing and melodies with jazz chromaticism and harmony can give. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians. E blues, position 1 12th fret easy blues guitar coach magazine more details. Ill show you 4 different variations of todays lick. Pioneers like howlin wolf and muddy waters paved the way for many british artists who created a pop influenced blues style. In this lesson, well dig deep into the grit and somewhat dirty sound of delta blues. Moonchild by rory gallagher pdf ptb my home is the delta by muddy waters.
This article contains 5 blues scale licks to help expand your jazz guitar vocabulary and soloing skills the blues scale licks are presented in a 12 bar blues etude in conjunction with chords. Even though the lick and lefthand are written out as eighth notes, they are really played with a triplet feel. As well as playing the lick, also try out the notes of that c major pentatonic scale form as well. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. This next level guitar blues masters dvd course comes complete with seven dvds and three audio jam track cds. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. A handpicked collection of licks and grooves covers virtually every style of blues. Blues scale licks guitar study jamie holroyd guitar. Practicing blues in a will help you develop your ear better and create stronger command of blues language. So lets look at how you can become more creative with different scales and licks to. Chord charts include bebop blues changes, aka bird blues. Play the hammer on and mute the last note of the triplet. 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. John lee hooker relocated to detroit and invented the boogie, which has resounded in blues, rock, and pop styles ever since.
Blues progressions the following blues progressions are covered in this lesson. While you may know that its important to practice jazz guitar licks, finding the right lines to work on can be a daunting task. The first roman numeral i is the root or key that the progression is in. Even though it may seem like theres a lot to this guitar lick, its really just a few lead guitar building blocks that are put together like legos. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all keys. Monday morning blues is a twelve bar blues piece in the key of a using the alternating bassline which is common to john hurts songs.
Jazz guitar lessons online, printable pdf ebook methods with tabs and audio files for beginners and advanced players. Easy acoustic blues lick in e, is a continuation of a series of lessons on micro licks. So in this lesson, im giving you 25 easy iivi licks. In this video guitar lesson from youtube user deltabluestips, youll learn how to play a number of simple delta blues style riffs and runs, all in the key of e.
To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. 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. The formula for this etude is always one bar of a shell voicing using the charleston rhythm followed by one bar of single line playing using the blues scale this type of call and response playing. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. Pentatonic blues licks 15 pattern 3 in a click graphic to play audio deactivate arrows on your keyboard for page navigation with alt k. Masters of delta blues guitar blues licks ideas in e blues. Learn a complete blues solo based on the pentatonic scale, written and recorded by francesco cagnacci. Language sitemap guitars licks pentatonic blues 15. He just directed me to the website to buy more stuff that may be similar.
Some slide blues licks in open g that son house and robert johnson and other delta guys used to great effect in open g tuning. I7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 v7 iv7 i7 v7 so what does this mean. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. The best acoustic blues guitar lessons to learn how to play in the style of the greatest bluesmen such as robert johnson, big bill broonzy, son house and many others. In the licks i can then easier explain where we are pulling the different parts from. Micro licks, like this one and the lick in the lessons for micro lick 1 and micro lick 2, are tiny lick fragments that become great building blocks for longer licks. Most of these ideas are also phrases which can be repeated to create repetitious fast bluesrock playing. Free guitar lesons w pdf tab masters of delta blues guitar. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar with. 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. Jazz guitar lessons pdf methods with audio files online. Blues guitar minor blues lesson 1, part 1 if we write the similar progression as a type 2 progression, it would be like this. Aug 27, 2010 a blues is not common in jazz, although it is in rock and traditional blues.
Another easy acoustic blues lick in e blues guitar. Blues licks ideas in e blues guitar ideas lesson with pdf tab. In this lesson i am going to look at 5 licks that do that and talk a bit about how they are constructed and how you can make lines like that. Five pentatonic licks in pattern 3 for electric guitar solos in the styles blues, rock and pop with music notes, tab tablature and sound guitar. Beginning finger picking for the delta blues guitar. If we would play over a minor bluesprogression with for instance the chords am7, dm7 and em7 we cant use the major pentatonic scale. For more melodic blues phrases check back for my next lesson on major blues licks.
Make sure you click on each sound file to hear the lick played. Be careful in how you resolve these ideas though more on that in future lessons. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high. Both of these blues scale licks are from the kenny burrell school of phrasing.
Well learn how to extend the blues and pentatonic scales out past the open position to cover some of the other licks in down to the station. In this video guitar lesson you are going to learn a fun cool sounding rockblues lick in the key of a. Chicken pickin mp3 albert collins style blues guitar lick. I emailed the producer to see if the tab was available.
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. Im assuming a little bit of basic knowledge and ability on the guitar. Conclusion the lessons presented in this ebook will undoubtedly solidify your foundation in understanding and playing delta blues music. Top 100 blues guitar songs download area guitar alliance. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and. This is a classic albert king style lick used by many blues masters. They are optimized for printing rather than viewing on screen. Before the solo starts, the track plays through the rhythm part for several measures tab included at the bottom of this page. Aug 07, 2008 monday morning blues is a twelve bar blues piece in the key of a using the alternating bassline which is common to john hurts songs. 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. 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 can make some really great lines by mixing things from blues and jazz. In this video guitar lesson from youtube user deltabluestips, youll learn how to play a number of simple delta bluesstyle riffs and runs, all in the key of e. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3.
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