This lesson goes over how resolving to the third of the chord of the moment can imply the sound of that chord without ever changing scales.  This is the first step in moving towards playing the changes of a blues.  Download the PDF file so that you can follow along with the video!

The exercises in this lesson will get you started on resolving your lines to the 3rd of the chord of the moment.  Be sure to download the PDF file so that you can work on these exercises even after the video is done!

This lesson describes the role that the mixolydian mode can have in outlining the changes of a blues.  Make sure that you download the PDF file so that you can follow along with the video!

The exercises here are meant to help you to get your fingers around the mixolydian mode so that you can incorporate it into your blues playing in a way that sets you on the right path in terms of your technique.  Please remember to download the PDF so that you have access to these exercises even after the video is over!

This lesson explains the role of the diminished chord when it comes to the blues, and how implying diminished chords can allow you to explore some new sounds.  Check out the PDF for this lesson so that you're able to follow along with the video!

The exercises in this video will help you to get the sounds and shapes of the diminished chord under your fingers in specific spots of the blues form.  Please remember to download the PDF file so that you can work on these exercises even after you're done watching the video!

This lesson explains some ways that you can get some altered sounds into your blues playing.  Remember, download the PDF file so that you can follow along with the video!

The exercises in this video will help you to incorporate some altered sounds into your blues improvisation.  To keep working on these exercises well after the video is over, make sure you download the PDF file!

This video goes over some of the ways to address a VI II V I turnaround in a blues.  In order to keep up with the video, make sure you download the PDF file!

The exercises in this video provide some practical examples that you can work on to get some of the approaches discussed in the lesson video under your fingers and into your ears.  Please don't forget to download the PDF file so that you can work on these lines even after the video is done!

This lesson introduces the slightly more complex changes used to play a blues form in the context of many (but not all) jazz performances.  By working on these changes, even over a simpler blues form you will have an increased vocabulary because even if these changes are not being played by the band you are performing with, you can imply their existence and still sound cool.  Be sure to download the PDF file so that you can follow along!

The exercises in this video take a look at some ways to play the additional changes that make up a jazz blues form.  The books mentioned in the beginning are "Chord Chemistry" and "Modern Chord Progressions" by Ted Greene.  Download the PDF file to work on these exercises away from the video!

This video is an introduction to the omnipresent II - V - I progression.  Not only is this a common progression in the blues, but this progression is a monumental component for anyone looking to improvise over a jazz standard.  Download the PDF file so you can follow along with the video!

The exercises in this video provide some practical examples of how to approach II - V - I progressions in a variety of ways.  Download the PDF file so that you can work on these exercises well after the video has ended!

This lesson describes some of the more modern ways to use pentatonic scales in the context of a blues.  Download the PDF file to follow along with the video at home!

The exercises in this video will help you get the different dissonant sounding pentatonics under your fingers in a way that will make it easy to slide between dissonant sounds and consonant sounding pentatonics.  Download the PDF so you're able to work on the exercises in this video after the video is over!

This lesson talks about some more advanced approaches and vocabulary that can be used over dominant chords that are not functioning as altered dominants.  Be sure to download the PDF file so you can follow along to the video!

These exercises will help you to get some of the approaches outlined in the lesson on non-altered dominants under your fingers and into your ears.  Make sure that you download the PDF file so that once you're done watching the video you're still able to work on the exercises!