Tag Archives: blues

Solo Idea to use with Pentatonic Scale, Blues Scale, Minor Scale, Pentatonic Major Scale, etc

Do you play acoustic or electric?

We Be Jammin’

I found this Dude on Youtube and just had to share. There are other places you can get backing tracks to play to and most of them are popular songs. I like this guy’s stuff because it sounds great AND YOU get to play what YOU want without any preconceived ideas floating around your little [...]

Break the Barrier

Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.
Jimi Hendrix

This is SOOOOO true!!
In it’s basic and pure form blues is just 3 chords (I-IV-V) and 6 notes played with an attitude. But like Jimi says, sooo hard to do really well.
I am sure if you have been to any number of jams, you have [...]

Long Guitar Riff Lay-Got-Toe style

This is a very cool riff that is versatile and sounds KILLER when played fast or slow. I did more of a legato style here, but you can also pick these to give it more chunk.
Only go as fast as you are clean – no sloppy guitar playing!!
Also, Remember, these patterns are moveable and [...]

The Need for SPEED!

I believe that we tend to play the same way we talk.
Some people talk…….real…………..slow……………..and……….deliberate. And it shows in their playing (think B.B. King)
Some people talkrealfastandtheycanhardlygetthewordsoutfastenoughohmygawd!! (Think of all the 80′s shredders)
Some people talk…..inspurts…..and…..havea……..real……staccatostyle…..(Think of Santana)
And we tend to play the same way. Which is COOL! I LOVE IT!!
As for myself? You may notice that [...]

Thumbs UP!!!

I´ve got a question. Why does he hold the top string with his thumb all the time? I thought you were supposed to keep it behind the neck!
This is more of a traditional practice and really used predominantly when playing Classical or Flamenco music where you are mainly playing runs and not bending strings. Anyway, here is [...]

Wonderful Tonight

Man, I am soooo blessed!!
I am so glad that I took the time to learn to play guitar -and it did take time, especially in the beginning.
I know, I know…I always say stuff on here that “you can do it”, “it’s doesn’t have to be hard”, “just a little time”…etc, etc. and..
all of those [...]

Mirror….Mirror…

Do you EMOTE!

“Don’t Fight IT…Feel IT“!
I just heard this song by Sam Cooke and I think it is appropriate for my little rant here.
I am returning to my talk about American Idol because something that one of the judges said struck me. I don’t remember who said it or which singer that person was saying it to, [...]

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