Crème de la Crème Blues

Electric blues from the 12-bar and the A minor pentatonic to BB-box bends, major and minor mixing, turnarounds and dominant-chord devices.

What you will be able to play

• Play a 12-bar blues in E with E5, A5 and B5, the shuffle walking pattern and a turnaround.
• Solo in the A minor pentatonic by connecting licks with scale runs and finding every A root on the neck.
• Bend a half step, a whole step and a minor third in tune with three fingers supporting the bend.
• Improvise in the BB box, switching between major pentatonic on the I chord and minor pentatonic on the IV.
• Play open-position and rock-blues turnarounds in E and A, including E13 and E7#9#5.
• Use a double-stop device and a dominant 7 arpeggio to target the chord tones of D7, G7 and C7.
• Add the major third and major sixth to your blues box over a B7 groove.
• Play high triads and double stops over C7, E7 and A7 in blues rhythm and fills.

Is it for you?

Electric players who know a handful of open chords, can play an E-shaped barre chord and want to sound like a blues player rather than a scale runner. The first module brings in players who are new to soloing and the 12-bar, so you only need the main A minor pentatonic shape or the optional first-scale lesson. The later modules suit intermediate players stuck in one box. Not for complete beginners who cannot yet change between open chords, and not a song course: it teaches devices, licks and grooves, not full songs.

What you get

• 33 video lessons in teaching order
• Taught by Marty Schwartz, David Taub
• Level: Beginner to advanced
• Watch on the web or in the GuitarJamz app, on any device, with your progress kept
• Yours to keep: one payment, no subscription
• Backed by our money-back guarantee

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