Dust My Broom on Guitar: Open D Tuning and Slide Blues
Dust My Broom is one of those songs that sits at the roots of electric blues. Elmore James wrote it, and that slide riff has…
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Blue Jean Blues on Guitar: A 10-Bar Blues Study in A Minor
Most blues songs follow the standard 12-bar pattern. Blue Jean Blues doesn’t. ZZ Top wrote it as a 10-bar progression, which gives the song a…
Tush by ZZ Top: How to Play This Classic Blues Rock Riff
Tush might be the most fun you can have with three chords and a bad attitude. ZZ Top built this riff on G pentatonic minor,…
Born Under a Bad Sign: Learn the Classic Blues Riff on Guitar
That opening riff from Born Under a Bad Sign is one of those riffs that grabs you by the collar. Albert King wrote it, Cream…
Chromatic Passing Notes: Add Color to Your Blues Guitar Solos
Your pentatonic scale has five notes. The fretboard has twelve notes per octave. What about those other seven notes? Most guitar players treat them like…
Finding I-IV-V Chord Tones in Your Pentatonic Scale
Once you know where the notes are in your pentatonic scale, the next step is connecting them to the chords you’re playing over. That’s where…
Understanding Minor Pentatonic Notes: Find Your Tonic and Never Get Lost
You know the minor pentatonic scale pattern. You can climb through those three positions. Your fingers know where to go. But here’s the thing most…
Minor Pentatonic Scale: The Foundation of Every Blues Solo
If you want to sound like you know what you’re doing when you solo, you need to know this scale. It’s the foundation of blues…
Blues Chord Substitution: Add Color to Your Blues Chords
You’ve learned how to play dominant 7th chords and how to use them in the I-IV-V progression. That’s the foundation. But if you want your…
12 Bar Blues Chords: Master the I-IV-V Progression in Any Key
For more on blues chords, check out the full lesson series. If you’re exploring guitar chords, this is a great place to start. You’ve learned…