The scale pattern is a little different than the movable version because of the open strings, so watch out. They can be played with finger picks or with a flat pick or no picks. Copy them, rip them apart, turn them around and make them your own. Sometimes the best approach is the most direct approach such as the diatonic arpeggios, and christian used this approach often in his solos to finish the line, and to break the arpeggio up a bit, christian uses a c the 9th, as the second last. In this lesson, we will explore the use of open d tuning while playing with a slide. Open d major tricks slide guitar is a lot of fun to play, partly because it is so different from how youd normally play a guitar, and partly because it can be so expressive. Lessons scales blues licks in am tab ultimateguitar. Like blues licks, country licks use minor and major pentatonic sounds with mixolydian shadings, like the classic openposition runs in figures 5ab, occurring in the key. King or albert collins really dont play much rhythm guitar at all, but have a large band and just sing and play some lead guitar licks.
Some slide blues licks in open g that son house and robert johnson and other delta guys used to great effect in open g tuning. In this mandolin lesson well take a look at nine hot licks that are built with the major blues scale. Robert johnson died at the age of 27 and today known as the master of the delta blues one of the earliest styles of blues music. Before we dive in, lets take a look at three blues scale patterns that form the basis of our 12 licks.
Here are 12 easy slide licks for openg tuning for you. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar with. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3. Moving on, this lick uses a passing note the b in bar 1, as well as a bb7 arpeggio in the next segment of the line. Basically, if there is a note in your melody that can be played open, you do it.
To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. Unlock the guitar mysteries of the delta blues great. You will soon discover that modal playing will open up all kinds of new lead guitar avenues. This blues guitar lick in e works great over a triplet feel, or in this case i have notated it in 128 time. The 3 blues licks are free and for you to use in your own improvisation.
In this lesson youll learn the one scale that is responsible for about 95% of all the blues licks you hear the minor pentatonic and minor blues scale. In this first single strings guitar lesson, we look at the e minor pentatonic scale in open position which mean it uses open strings. The common common chord progression is simply known as a 12 bar blues, which looks like this. 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. Were playing along with the open string friendly and country favourite key of g major. Each jam track includes a full band playing minus the lead guitar. Country licks in country music, there are tons of cliched licks worthy of assimilating into your improv arsenalphrases appropriate for either acoustic or electric guitar. Its using the e shape scale pattern in the open position.
If you are just starting out in blues you should definitely check out this video. I perform these licks using hybrid picking, holding a pick between the thumb and index fingers and using. Well learn how to extend the blues and pentatonic scales out past the open position to cover some of the other licks in down to the station. Because of this, you need to make sure youre prepared with enough riffs and chords to be creative and interactive with your.
Some of the songs interpreted as open g or open d may have in fact been performed in open a or open e, respectively. As a side note only one of these is mine, that is number three. Practising this cell in isolation will make the lick easier to execute. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. Here are 12 easy slide licks for open g tuning for you. G open and d open and a series of blues with several riffs and turnarounds to learn how to use the slide the best acoustic blues guitar lessons to learn how to play in the style of the greatest bluesmen such as robert johnson, big bill broonzy, son house and many others. In any form of music, some melodic ideas sound more at a home than others. Then you just keep repeating that same 12bar pattern over and over for the length of the song. How to play blues slide guitar lessons burninguitar. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords. Easy soloing guide layout 1 free online guitar lessons.
The four example licks are designed to show some of the trademarks featured in the solo in a breakdown format. A lick contains a few notes which belong together like words in a sentence and have special meaning or express a certain feeling. Blues in d introduction to open tuning open d blues in g bottleneckslide guitar blues in c minor blues jazzier blues. If that sounds like fun you gotta learn this scale 1st octave lowest e. Solo guitar blues licks and solos 12bar blues guitar. E blues licks for open e major tuned lap steel and bottleneck slide guitar. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. There are many new possibilities here, especially in the harmonic sense.
You can drop any of these into a bluesbased progression and come out smiling. Banjo players live and breathe by the slight variations that separate one version of a lick from another. At this stage of your lead guitar journey, there is no substitute for practicing the right things, learning scales, studying the sounds and. Blues guitar by olav torvund olav torvunds guitar pages guitar lessons book of the month january 2005 happy traum. Play the open a string, the first fret of the a string, and finish off with the second fret of the a string. Oct, 2010 this months lesson will be exploring licks using open strings. Other common blues progressions include the 8 bar, 16bar, and 24bar blues. Aug 17, 2017 some slide blues licks in open g that son house and robert johnson and other delta guys used to great effect in open g tuning. New lessons open c tuning silent night in open c tuning minor blues reading music. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. Sep 11, 2019 some of the songs interpreted as open g or open d may have in fact been performed in open a or open e, respectively. The licks on this page are created using one of these basic scale patterns.
Try hitting it hard enough so that the fifth string vibrates as well. His blues chops and turnarounds are a really nice asset. Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on musescore you can transpose them into any key you want. Take this first turnaround blues lick slowly as you connect the dots for the whole thing. Were in the key of g for this lesson, with licks over the g, c. These licks are inspired by the song ramblin on my mind by robert johnson.
Here is a little piece that is like alot of slide blues. This one features a different movement for the picking hand. First thing, you must tune your guitar strings down to match the open d tuning. These are more generic licks and would be played, not just by albert, but any country guitarist worth his salt. E minor pentatonic scale in open position andy guitar. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3 in this lesson. This technique is very important for developing a full sound and the right. Both are slack tunings achieved by lowering the pitch of three or four strings if starting in standard tuning. This is a slightly longer lines using double stops. Now that you have the two parts worked out separately you bring them together for a call and response type rhythm part you play the riff in odd bars 57911, and the chords in even bars 24681012.
The 12bar means that the song or jam is divided into 12 parts or measures. I7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 v7 iv7 i7 v7 so what does this mean. His music has been a great influence on guitar players like keith richards, eric clapton and many others. Lessons scales blues licks in am tab ultimate guitar. Mar 12, 2010 the pentatonic scale is the most often used scale for soloing and improvising in blues and rock. In this lesson colin daniel from teaches how to play a few slide riffs in between the rhythm. All examples are taken from my new ebook an easy guide to open tunings for blues guitar, which contains many more. Were playing along with the open string friendly and country favourite key of. Learn blues guitar from hawkeye herman with an intermediate guitar lesson for open d slide licks. Turnaround blues guitar licks blues guitar lessons.
In slide guitar lessons are two of the most famous open tunings. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. Watch the video to see me play an example of how it will sound. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. Here i will demonstrate a few licks in open d tuning.
A blues turnaround lick is a lick that is custom made to fit over the chords in the last two measures of the standard 12bar blues progression. When you start playing solos and thinking of the architecture of a solo, how to build up and release tension and all these things, you need a basic set of blues licks to start with. Or you can play them in sequence over a standard 12bar blues to create one very hip solo, as well do for the very last step of this lesson. Trying taking your favorite country or blues licks and see if any of them lend themselves to this concept. The object of both is to create the sound of a major chord with all six open strings. Lets start with standard tuning, which is the tuning johnson used for the recordings kind hearted woman blues, im a steady rollin man, love in vain and sweet home chicago. Lick 2 is a lot like lick 1 with the addition of a fourth. The two most popular open tunings in blues are open g and open d. Remember that open d tuning or any tuning for that matter is not just limited to playing blues with a slide. Open a tuning wcapo at 2nd fret 0 0 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 00 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 12 12 11 12 12 12 11 12.
Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. This rock licks course comes complete with three dvds, and an audio cd with ten full on audio jam tracks. This tuning was made famous by elmore james, and is commonly used amongst many slide guitar players. Hawkeye herman teaches some open d slide guitar licks.
But, the reality is that we spend most of our time playing rhythm guitar when jamming with fellow blues musicians. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar. A few lessons ago, we talked about how to make your licks fit with the chord youre playing over. This is a technique that is not only rooted in country guitar playing but also has a history in classical guitar. In the following series of articles i answer these questions,and also show plenty of great sounding riffs and licks for the most important open tunings that you can incorporate into your own blues guitar playing immediately. Now strike the open string and vary the force of your attack. Open string country licks fundamental changes music book. Sometimes they sound better at faster tempos, as the slower tempos tend to expose the dissonance too much. Blues guitar overview introduction 12 bar blues in emajor 12 bar blues in amajor emajor revisited.
Print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks. Licks built around the open e chord 8 licks guitar. Traditional blues rhythm guitar chords and riffs tabs. A s guitarists we love to solo over the blues, its exciting, creative, and theres something about digging into a blues solo that just feels right. If we would play over a minor bluesprogression with for instance the chords am7, dm7 and em7 we cant use the major pentatonic scale. Heres another open string country lick idea thats a little bit more exciting, using notes from the a blues scale a, c, d, eb, e, g, and descending rolls across the neck to create a lick that can be played quite quickly with practice.
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