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Feeling down about your blues guitar jams? We'll show you how to solo over a 12-bar progression
The minor pentatonic scale is a fantastic scale to jam over a 12-bar blues with, but by adding a few more notes you can infuse your blues with the slick sounds of virtuoso blues-meisters such as Joe ...
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Joe Bonamassa explains how to get into a slow blues jam – and, crucially, how you can get out of it
One of my favorite things to play is a slow blues song, which is something I include in every performance. Each time, without really thinking much about it, I’m faced with two questions: 1) How ...
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The “train beat” is a staple of country and blues music – and learning to play over it will hone your hybrid picking and timing
The examples in this column are illustrated ... Figure 1 illustrates a standard I - IV - V (one - four - five) 12-bar blues form in the key of A. In this key, the I (one) chord, or tonic, is ...