Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog When you’re soloing over a blues, you may know that there is a time and place for the major blues/pentatonic sound… And a place for the minor pentatonic/blues sound. While you might know that, being able to *do it* is a whole ‘nuther thing, so here’s a good approach that I … Continue reading Slow Blues Major To Minor Lick
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog Most guitar players I see feel like they need to go all over the fretboard to be good… But BB King knew that the secret to sounding amazing wasn’t in how much fretboard real estate you could cover… It was in how well you could outline the chords and create melodies … Continue reading BB King Knows This Better
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog If you ever get tired of your “same old” Pentatonic Minor or Blues Scale, have I got just the thing for you… This is something I originally stole from Robben Ford, but later learned he stole it from BB King (who probably stole it from Lonnie Johnson, but I can’t back … Continue reading The Pentatonic 6 Sound
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog It seems all I’ve heard about lately from other guitar teachers and students alike are triads… But, what are triads? Do you need them? Will they help you in some way? Why do you feel compelled to learn them (or should you?) I’ll try and answer all of these questions in … Continue reading Triads, What’s The Big Deal?
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog It’s one thing to learn your 5 boxes of the pentatonic/blues scale… It’s another to be able to navigate between them effortlessly. And one of the best ways I’ve found to visualize the connections between the boxes are something I call pentatonic “hinges.” If you can see the connecting notes between … Continue reading Pentatonic Hinges
GUITARHABITS August 24, 2024 by Klaus Crow For guitar players and musicians alike, Damien Rice stands as a masterclass in the art of songwriting with songs like Cannonball and The Blowers Daughter. He’s definitely one of my favorite artists. Damien goes to the deepest core of his soul and you hear it right away. The … Continue reading Top 10 Best Damien Rice Guitar Songs
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog Aside from the basic 5 boxes of the pentatonic scale, this pattern is one of the more powerful patterns I know of… I use this a lot just in day-to-day blues and rock soloing, but it’s a particularly great way to get from one box to another, or from one fretboard … Continue reading 2+3 or 3+2
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog Since we did one of these lessons with an ascending idea, I thought I’d give you a descending idea that you can either play by itself, or bolt on to the last one. Pretty cool, right? Dig it: Read More This article is from an external source and may contain external … Continue reading Descending Slurs And Sixteenth Notes Licks (CRSB)
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog This a faster, classic rock ascending lick focused on sixteenth notes, slurs (hammer-ons and pull-offs) and using the minor pentatonic scale (in C minor.) You could also use this over a straight feel blues tune, but it’s the type of thing I hear more in rock music. Wanna play the faster … Continue reading Ascending Slurs And Sixteenth Notes Lick (CRSB)
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog This is more how I would do a lesson in private, where instead of just putting the chords down in front of you, I want you to play along with me and we’ll start simple and then start bringing in more of the parts as we go. Obviously it’s a video, … Continue reading How To Play Layla (Acoustic)
