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BB King Guitar Licks: 1947-1953
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BB King Guitar Licks: 1947-1953

Volume I - The Early Years
Created byDavid Moore
Last updated 6/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • They will learn +75 BB King guitar licks and ideas from his earliest recordings.

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Course content

8 sections • 80 lectures • 4h 13m total length

  • Welcome & Course Overview2:52

    Welcome to my new course!  This short video will give you an overview of the lesson series! 

  • Tuning & Playing Positions9:23

    In this lecture, I will teach you the basic "playing positions" that B.B. King used on his early recordings.  That is, where on the neck did he play what he played - and why? 

  • BB King Techniques10:00

    This lecture is a review/introduction to a number of basic electric guitar techniques that B.B.King used on his early recordings - just to make sure you know what these are!

  • Basic Double Stop Licks9:46

    This lecture briefly reviews/introduces the basic double stops that B.B. King included in his song introductions, solos, fills, and end tags.  These are good to know! 

  • BB King Chords7:30

    You need to know the basic chords that B.B. used.  They are important for understanding where you can play on the neck! 

Requirements

  • They should have an electric guitar, amp, and beginner to intermediate guitar skills.

Description

     BB King is perhaps the best-known of all the great electric blues guitarists.  His career spanned 8 decades during which he recorded hundreds of songs.   This first course (part of a planned 3-course series) focuses on his earliest recordings - those made between about 1947 and 1953. 

     In this course, I will explain and demonstrate the overall "style" and "methods" BB used on these early recordings and then teach you 75 specific licks and ideas taken note-for-note from the original recordings.  I will teach you a variety of licks featuring single string runs, bends, double stops, fills, and even a few chord licks. 


This course includes:

- 5 Lessons explaining, demonstrating, and teaching the Basic BB King Style: chords, playing positions, tuning, and fundamental licks.

- 75 individual lessons covering specific licks and ideas heard on his early recordings (TAB for each).  Each lick and idea is               explained in detail and demonstrated clearly - with suggestions for how/when to use in your own playing.

- More than 4 hours of instruction! 


BONUS

You also get TABS for:

(1) 7 Intros from BB King songs (1947-1953)

(2) 5 End Tags


These can be found with the resources for Lecture #80! 


If you want to learn to play like BB King or just adapt some of his licks to your own playing, this is the course for you!   


Planned Courses in This Series

- BB King Guitar Licks: Volume II - The Middle Years (1955-1964)

- BB KIng Guitar Licks: Volume III - The Later Years (1965-  )




Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to play like BB King or learn some old school electric blues guitar.

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