Guitar Essentials - Lesson 13: Playing the Blues


Guitar Essentials Part 13 - Playing The Blues Lyle: Over the next few weeks of lessons you will learn several different styles of music. Tonight is the Blues! gtrplyr: cool Lyle: It is "essential" that you learn to play several styles of music on your guitar so you can be a better all around musician. Lyle: Most blues progressions have three chords, the 1 - 4 - 5 chords of any key. chords Lyle: The blues progression you'll learn here is in the key of E. chord chart Lyle: The first rhythm pattern I want to show you uses all upstrokes on the "upbeats". Lyle: This means you count 4 beats per measure and count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & and strum up on the &. Lyle: Try to mute or muffle the strings during the down beats, which are the 1 - 2 - 3 - 4. Lyle: Playback the TAB so you can see and hear the rhythm riff with the music. Lyle: Here's a video: zz: can we throw some 9th chords in to spice it up? Lyle: Yes! zz: cool gtrplyr: ninths are a lot cooler zz: can you give us some forms of 9th chords to sub Lyle: Try these: Lyle: Here's a looping jam track of this three chord progression: Lyle: Here's a few more 9 chords: Lyle: Here's another rhythm riff to learn: gtrplyr: can you play the A9 and the B9 higher or closer to the E9 on the 12th Lyle: Yes: gtrplyr: great punkin: Those up strokes are harder than they look Lyle: If you want to play blues riffs over the rhythm, you'll need to know a couple common scales to use. Lyle: Since we are in the key of E, the E minor pentatonic scale is the best scale to use: Lyle: Second best scale to use to play blues riffs with is the E major pentatonic: Lyle: Here's a scale I like to use. Not too sure what to call it because it combines a couple scales: Lyle: Here's a solo that has many blues riffs in it. Lyle: It repeats the intro riff 4 times before it changes to the minor pentatonic . Lyle: Notice the place where the solo changes to the minor pentatonic. This is during the first chord change, when it goes to A. Danny: but you still play Em scale? Danny: instead of A or something? Lyle: Yes. zz: looks like you are using part of Dorian mode? Lyle: The major 6th is there from the Dorian, yes. dan: What scale are you playing before the minor pent - the mystery one you mentioned earlier? Lyle: This blues solo and rhythm riffs are from one of the lesson series called Jam Sessions - All Blues Styles. If you like this lesson you will like those too. Lyle: Yes, you can play the Em pent over the A9 chord in this case. Lyle: At least learn the rhythm riffs so you know how to play the blues for the next time you get a chance to jam with someone. Lyle: That's about it for this lesson. zz: thanks Lyle....what's up for next week Lyle: Next week I'll show you a different style of music to learn and play. Danny: great, thanks allot gtrplyr: thanks Lyle: I don't know what style it will be, I'll have to see what I feel like jammin' on! zz: coool dude.........sleep well. Over and out ScottK: try to feel funky Lyle: thanks zz gtrplyr: I'll try to make it next week :-)	<< load notation from left
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