Use repetition of a single riff, and pauses between these riffs. Besides the standard major and minor scales, there are two scales that are more common to playing blues and boogiewoogie. Create movement and interest with tritone substitutions. Blues riffs a riff is a slang term for a short musical phrase that is usually repeated or repeatable. This dvd set contains five dvds and three audio jam track cds. Learning these basic ideas first can make a world of difference to even super shreddy licks. This is a slightly longer lines using double stops. Before you start, though, be sure to sign up for my free mini course accelerate your jazz skills. The two blues licks we analysed in this article are on the other hand perfect to use over dominant seven chords such as the ones used in a standard 12 bar blues. Youll learn licks, scales, turnarounds, boogie backup, and how to. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians.
For the sake of brevity, ill only look at playing blues in the key of c. Many great solos were played with just 1 simple or easy guitar lick which varies throughout for the solo. The most basic chord progression of the 12 bar blues in c is. Some players have a memorised collection or repertoire of favourite licks that they will throw into a solo every now and then. You can play these progressions with the same lick, licks you may already know, or mix and match any of the licks in this package. Lessons blues blues licks beginner blues guitar pro tab with free online tab player, speed control and loop. Watch the video, learn the licks, and have fun putting them into your own blues guitar playing licksriffs. To finish off my top 5 blues guitar riffs, here is the classic tbone intro to stormy monday. James infirmary, stealin, nobody knows you, careless love and 8 more on the 5string, plus learn to jam in any key, in several tunings. This riff demonstrates some beautiful slow blues chords with an augmented triad. This comes from not being aware of the order of the notes in the scale. The best famous blues guitar licks to learn learn famous. For all you blues beginners out there, in this video i will teach you the a pentatonic scale and three basic blues licks that use this scale.
Understand basic variations of both major and minor 12bar blues forms. Insert the dvd into your player and the main menu screen appears. Easy blues on acoustic guitar for beginners combine chords and melody. The pentatonic scale is the most often used scale for soloing and improvising in blues and rock. Practising this cell in isolation will make the lick easier to execute. King, he is the master of maximising guitar licks and particularly blues guitar licks. Blues turnarounds are a really common feature of blues songs, and all the greats from robert johnson, to albert king, to eric clapton, and many, many more, use this technique in their blues songs. If you are just starting out in blues you should definitely. Blues progressions the following blues progressions are covered in this lesson. Simple blues riffs are perhaps the most common way for one to begin improvising on the diatonic harmonica. Learn how to emphasize the iv chord by using iiv progressions. Michael ochs archivesgetty images yes, many blues and rock licks are cliches, but theres a good reason for that they sound so cool that. If youre used to playing the minor pentatonic scale and try to copy your licks.
You can drop any of these 12 classic phrases into a bluesbased progression and come out smiling. After you learn your basic 12bar chord progressions, your next task is turning your pentatonic scales into musical phrases or riffs think of this as a kid going from just saying the alphabet over and over to actually turning it into words and sentences. The blues chord progression lasts 12 bars thus the phrase 12bar blues that move in a familiar pattern using those three chords. So in this lesson, im giving you 25 easy iivi licks. If you are not familiar with the numbering system of the chords then please check out the lesson on chord construction on pages 28 29. Each 4bar phrase can be divided into two 2 bar segments. Lick analysis and the lick legend licks are the musical sentences of the blues language. A riff or phrase is nothing more than a musical sentence. Theyre all very very common licks that youll find most blues players using, so you want to put these in your bag right away. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords. Blues guitar instructional material fred sokolow music. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material.
These may repeat exactly over and over if they fit any chord changes, but very. Michael ochs archivesgetty images yes, many blues and rock licks are cliches, but theres a good reason for that they sound so cool that listeners and. Lessons blues rhythm style guide sound samples tab. Blues guitar overview introduction 12 bar blues in emajor 12 bar blues in amajor emajor revisited. This first thing i go over is playing a minor pentatonic over a. After you are comfortable playing the lick with the key changes, pick another one to mix with the progression. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. In this fun and lead blues rock guitar lesson instructor ben zinn teaches 5 electric blues licks and how to phrase them over a jam track. Just find your i chord and build the first chord in the turnaround on it and base the rest of the turnaround pattern on it.
The first roman numeral i is the root or key that the progression is in. Then you can get familiar with common open and moveable chord forms and create your own blues guitar style. Easy soloing guide layout 1 free online guitar lessons. 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. Once your bag of guitar tricks is filled with these two very famous and important blues licks, it is essential that you start using. This one features a different movement for the picking hand. Essentially, the blues is a specific progression that uses the c7, f7, and g7 chords. It was originated by african american in the deep south of america. Click here to download this free printable guitar scales chart pdf to your computer.
Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. This is a 12 bar blues riff and is in triplets i do not take credit for this e. In this lesson, we will examine the righthand riffs and licks that make the boogiewoogie style so infectious. Top 5 blues guitar riffs jamie holroyd guitar jamie. Free printable guitar scales, ready to download and use. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. Learn to play great songs like aint nobodys business, st. These 5 licks use only notes from the minor pentatonic, and incorporate string bending as most blues licks do. I c for the blues in c the differences in harmony occur in the first two bars of each phrase. Enjoy this guitar lick, and i hope to help you develop your own arsenal of cool lead guitar licks in my guitar lick factory course. Next, try to play it in other keys not covered above. Part of learning, understanding, and master ing a language involves studying the basic parts of speech. This tbone lick is played at the turnaround of a blues progression, and can be used. To play blues guitar, first you have to know the basics of guitar in general, which means identifying the parts of a guitar and being able to translate a chord diagram.
This solo isnt very flashy, but its filled with a lot of great secrets to help develop your blues chops. Play the licks by yourself to the playalong, mind the chords on the right of the video or use the soundcloudfile. So as you are improvising with this lick, you might try mixing in some notes from the c major pentatonic scale. Minor chords only, iv chord in bar 2, no turnaround. Blues licks beginner blues interactive tab by lessons. Here is the same c major pentatonic scale in guitar tablature format. Licks are short musical phrases used in jazz, blues and rock improvising. Basics of reading music the fundamentals of music are pitch and rhythm which are placed in a grid of five lines and four spaces called staff. Here is the basic c major pentatonic scale form that this lick comes out of. The last two bars of each 4 bar phrase bars 3 and 4, 7 and 8, 11 and 12 are all harmonised by the same chord.
There are many types of blues rhythms but the most common is the iivv 12bar blues. Blues music is a shared language that can be learned if approached the right way. The blues is one of the simplest styles of music of the 19th century. These are fantastic, simple ideas composed by former ljs contributor camden hughes, and he packed these full of fantastic lessons. You can drop any of these 12 classic phrases into a blues based progression and come out smiling. Rocking the blues jimmy dillon is something of a blues legend and this 3 dvd. The easiest blues on acoustic guitar easy blues for.
Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated. Here are a couple of jam tracks to put your new guitar lick into practice. Learning licks is great, but you need to go deeper. Guidorist my top 30 phrases by guido bungenstock added 2. Riffs, on the other hand, are usually licks or phrases that are repeated as part of a tune or improvised backings. Click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation. Leigh fuge of mgr music digs into 10 interesting and helpful lead blues guitar licks, ideal for beginners or novice blues guitar players looking for an injection of practice ideas. The only 3 chords you need to master the blues on piano. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. The licks in this video lesson are all slow blues licks and easy to play, perfect for a beginner guitar player, but sound so good that even advanced guitar players will find great uses for them. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to.
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