Country players often play these types of runs. Works great in blues too of course, and most of the roots based music – R&B, Gospel, Folk-rock, Americana, etc. Mixolydian? Isn’t that an oriental dish? Nope, it’s a mode of the major scale. If you are not familiar with this mode, allow me to explain. The […]
Today, I have a 12 bar blues solo in G for you. It’s not too hard, and there are few must-know licks in here, especially that 2nd lick. Recognize it? I hope you notice that I often come up with lines and licks that connect well with the underlying chord? That’s my style. Often, I […]
Playing guitar should be fun. Too much difficult material can be discouraging. Sometimes, we just want to jam along and make something easy sound nice. If you have been wanting a fun, simple blues lesson, today’s lesson is for you. This is a beginner level lesson, where you learn two simple blues licks, and then […]
Take a look at this minor pentatonic lick by Angus Young. Simple (depending on how fast you play it), yet extremely useful! It works wonderfully over blues songs as well.
I had some fun with this one! It’s a 80s style rock tune, with some bluesy, shreddy licks on top. Just what the doctor ordered. It’s the kind of thing I was into when I was 19. I wanted to be the new Yngwie Malmsteen! Let’s have a look?
Learning the notes on the fretboard is something we all need to learn at some point. It can be a frustrating experience, I know. So, I’ve provided you with a method that I believe will really help with this. The method is using Octave Patterns. Go check out this lesson now!
Gary Moore was an early influence on me. He was incredibly tasteful in his playing. I wish I could have seen him live. If you haven’t listened to Gary Moore, please do. He left us way too young. Let’s take a look at this solo. It’s not easy, but I still think you can learn […]
Chord Tones. I get a lot of question about this topic, and that’s okay! I love this topic. Let’s take a look at how we can find them for a blues in E. I’m deliberately staying close to the Minor Pentatonic Box 1, just make it as simple as I can. I decided to use […]
This is why you often hear blues players add THIS specific note to the usual minor pentatonic, when playing over the V chord. It’s just a very sweet note for this chord, and that’s because it’s part of the chord itself – it’s a chord tone; it’s part of the V chord triad. BB […]
Let’s learn and practice the Minor Blues Scale. I think it’s the most universal scale there is, because you can use it over any chord, even though it’s sometimes the “wrong” scale! I have added a detailed breakdown and Soundslice practice version.