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Blues Solo Practice — Call and Answer Riffs

We’re on day three and we’re getting deep into this now. I’ve got one question for you — did you put in the time I…

If you’ve been working your scales like I asked in Part 1, you’re ready for this. Today we learn the chord progression and the first…

You want to learn a full 12-bar blues solo? Good. I’ve put together a five-part challenge that’ll get you there — inspired by Peter Green…

Every blues tune needs a finish, and there’s one ending that’s been standard for as long as anyone can remember — the semitone slide. You’ve…

The turnaround is what makes a 12-bar blues feel like it never ends — in the best way. It’s a small phrase at the end…

You’re 11 bars into a 12-bar blues, the groove is solid, and then what? Without a proper turnaround, the whole thing just sort of… stops.…

Every blues player hits that moment — you’re cruising through a 12-bar, the groove is locked in, and then bar 12 comes along. What do…

You know those two-note riffs that you hear driving the rhythm in pretty much every blues, rock, and country song? That’s the boogie pattern. Colin…

If there’s one riff that sounds like the blues, it’s the boogie. That walking, bouncing bass pattern you hear in every juke joint and roadhouse…

The shuffle strum is one of those things that separates blues guitar from everything else. It’s that lopsided, bouncy rhythm you hear in pretty much…