Blues Style Guitar

This lesson covers power chords in the open position and 12 bar blues chord pattern. Power chords are easy two finger chords prominent in rock and pop music.

This lesson will cover the 12 bar blues in further detail with an added finger technique and simple turnaround. A turnaround is a passage at the end of a section which leads to the next section.

This lesson will teach you how to apply riffs to the 12 Bar Blues pattern. You will also be working on right hand picking technique.

In this lesson we will extend on the 12 bar blues riff we already know and work on a different picking technique with our right hand.

In this lesson you will learn how to apply dominant 7 chords to the 12 bar blues pattern. We will also cover a way to end the 12 bar blues with a single note riff.

In this lesson we will cover several ways to play Dominant 7 chords as barre chords and movable chords

In this lesson you will learn ways to embellish the 12 bar blues and powers chords using your pinky finger. Several examples are demonstrated

In this lesson we will learn and study the Blues scale.

In this lesson we will study ways to apply the Blues scale in your lead playing.

In this lesson we will stylize our chord with a blues favored riff.

In this lesson we will learn some ways to stylize your blues shuffle.

In this lesson we will learn the Quick Change 12 Bar Blues Progression. In this progression we switch to the IV chord after the first bar.

In this lesson we will study Mixolydian blues licks in the style of B.B. King.

In this lesson we will study blues improv in the style of Chuck Berry combining Mixolydian and Blues scale

In this lesson we will study some blues licks in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

In this lesson we study some blues lick in the style of Dickey Betts from the Allman Brothers Band.

In this lesson we will study the basic 3 chord 12 bar blues changes using the I, IV, and V chords of a key.

In this lesson we will study a couple of common ways to embellish the 12 bar blues changes.

In this lesson we study some ways to use Augmented and Diminished chords in Blues progressions.

In this lesson we will study chicken pickin licks in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

This lesson is a basic introduction to improvising over a 12 bar blues pattern. Use of pentatonic major and minor are discussed.

in this we will continue with concepts on soloing over blues changes.

In this lesson we will go over 2 useful Dominant 7 arpeggios that you can incorporate into your blues improvisation. Applying arpeggios and targeting notes of the chords in the progression will make your sound more melodic and sophisticated.

In this lesson we will apply 2 Dominant 7 arpeggios to Ragtime chord changes.

In this lesson we will study 4 examples of blues turnarounds you can use for your blues.

In this lesson we will take a look at a different voicing for a dominant 9 chord that you can use to jazz up your blues.

In this lesson we will examine some common blues intros using a new voicing for a dominant 7 chord. You can use these intro to spice up your 12 bar blues.

This is a technique commonly used in Texas style blues ala Stevie Ray Vaughan. It is in the key of E and involves playing a walking bass line while adding rhythm with an upstroke of the upper notes of an E chord.