Beginner Blues Improvisation for Guitarists

Name: Beginner Blues Improvisation for Guitarists
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Learn to play the blues!

Created byDave Kirby

Last updated 1/2022

English

What you'll learn

Understand the Basic 12 Bar Blues Form
Be able to Play the Chords of a Blues
Be able to Solo over a Blues
Understand what the Minor Pentatonic Scale is and how it Applies to the Blues
Understand what the Major Pentatonic Scale is and how it Applies to the Blues

Course content

6 sections • 11 lectures • 57m total length

Introduction Video1:40
Welcome to the course! This video outlines what you can expect and what you will need. Please feel free to reach out to me at davekirbyguitar@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns about anything.

For those of you who don't know how to read guitar tab, here's a video that can help with that:
https://youtu.be/pvv87o1GV_Y

12 Bar Blues Form Lesson4:10
This lesson will teach you what a 12 bar blues is, and some conventional ways to play through one on your guitar. It's important to download the PDF file that accompanies this lesson so that you can follow along at home with the video!
12 Bar Blues Form Exercises4:57
This video outlines some exercises that you can use to try and get the basic 12 bar blues form under your fingers and into your playing. Download the PDF file so that you can work on these exercises after the video has ended!

Blues Comping Lesson10:18
Learn how to comp over blues changes, and understand the improvisational nature of chord playing. Remember to download the PDF file associated with this lesson so you can follow along with the video!
Blues Comping Exercises3:47
This video teaches some practical exercises that you can use to work on your comping over a blues form. Download the PDF file so that you can practice these exercises after the video is done!

Blues Soloing Lesson13:45
This lesson will introduce you to the concept of soloing over a blues. The tips in this lesson are intended to ensure you are focused on the right things early in your learning, so that you are able to sound as good as possible. Download the PDF file to follow along with the video at home!
Blues Soloing Exercises4:26
The exercises laid out in this video are intended to help you start the lifelong process of learning how to solo over a blues. Download the PDF file that accompanies this video so that you can practice these exercises after the video is done.

Major Pentatonic Scale Lesson4:24
This lesson will explain what the major pentatonic is, where it comes from and how to use it to improvise over a blues. Remember to download the PDF file so that you can follow along with the video!
Major Pentatonic Scale Exercises1:58
The exercises in this lesson will provide you with a means of getting the major pentatonic scale under your fingers while promoting proper finger technique. Download the PDF so that you're able to work on these exercises even after the video is done!

Minor Pentatonic Scale Lesson3:55
This lesson explains what the minor pentatonic is, where it comes from and how you can start to use it to improvise over a blues. Be sure to download the PDF file so that you can follow along to the video!
Minor Pentatonic Scale Exercises4:34
The exercises in this video are meant to help you get the minor pentatonic scale under your fingers. This will promote proper technique in your playing and it will also help you memorize the scale. Remember as always to download the PDF file so that you can work on these exercises whenever you want to!

Requirements

You will need a guitar. Some understanding of basic chords and playing is an asset, but not necessary.
A desire to learn to improvise.
You will need to love the journey, and not to expect immediate results.

Description

This course is for guitarists of any level who are looking for a way to start learning how to improvise. Using the framework of a twelve bar blues, this course will introduce you to some of the basic concepts behind how to build a solo, how to play and improvise chord voicings behind a soloist, and how to draw harmonic material from some widely used scales. This course consists of five sections:

-The 12 Bar Blues Form
-Blues Comping
-Blues Soloing
-The Major Pentatonic Scale
-The Minor Pentatonic Scale

Each section consists of a lesson video and downloadable PDF file to help you follow along, plus another video full of exercises that are intended to help you get the material from each lesson under your fingers and into your ears. The exercise video for each section is also accompanied by a downloadable PDF file so that you are able to work on the exercises long after you've watched the video.

This course is not like other guitar courses. The material is attainable yet fast paced, and is meant to provide you with enough material to direct your practice for quite some time. If you're willing to put the work in, this course will elevate your playing and give you what you need to feel confident while playing the blues.

If you're new to the guitar and you're interested in learning the blues, or if you've been playing for a while but have always been more of a chord strummer, then this course is just what you need!

Who this course is for:

Guitarists of any skill level who are new to improvisation and are looking for some direction.
Anyone who is interested in learning how to play over a blues.

Beginner Blues Improvisation for Guitarists

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Introduction1 lecture • 2min

the 12 Bar Blues Form2 lectures • 9min

Blues Comping2 lectures • 14min

Blues Soloing2 lectures • 18min

Major Pentatonic Scale2 lectures • 6min

Minor Pentatonic Scale2 lectures • 8min

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