Blues Guitar Lessons

Beginner

• 12 Bar Blues Structure
• Pentatonic Scales
• Blues Scales
• Blues Phrasing
• Blues Rhythm Guitar
• Introduction To Blues Leads
• Introduction To Blues Repertoire (B.B King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Albert King, Etc)
• Turnarounds
• Introduction To Classic Blues Solos
• Development Of Blues Styles (Texas, Chicago, Delta, Gospel, Acoustic, Etc)

Intermediate

• Expansion Of Dominant 7th Chords
• Combining Major And Minor Pentatonic Scales
• Rhythmic Styles (12/8, Shuffle, Straight, Etc)
• Introduction To Transcribing (Ear Training)
• Precision And Intonation (Bending, Vibrato, Hammer-On, Pull Offs, Slides)
• Development Of Improvisational Skills
• Targeting Of Chord Tones (Arpeggios)
• Influence Of Blues On Other Guitar Styles (Rock, Folk, Country, Metal)
• Ensemble Blues Playing
• Call/Response Technique

Advanced

• Slide Blues And Open Tunings Associated With Slide Guitar Playing
• Acoustic Fingerstyle Blues Playing
• Chord Voicings And Inversions
• Introduction To Jazz Blues
• Introduction To Mixolydian Mode
• Guide Tones
• Minor 7th Substitutions On Dominant 7th Chords
• Learning Solos From Other Instruments
• Playing In The Pocket (Rushing/Dragging/Locking In)
• Walking Bass Lines And Comping