
Ready - Set - Go !!
Explore the open e minor pentatonic and open e blues scales, with the B.B. King box on top, then practice slowly to build a crisp foundation for blues lead guitar.
This lecture will show you how to play the most used and loved scale pattern in lead guitar playing.
This gives you a closer view to aid your study.
You will be able to add "The Blues Note" to the minor Pentatonic at the completion of this lesson.
This gives you a closer view to aid your study.
This will enable you to play the BB King pattern in Minor Pentatonic and Blues scale guises.
This gives you a closer view to aid your study.
After completing this section (3) you will have all the must have techniques covered to play authentic electric blues solos.
How to play in the right location for that perfect note.
Adding different levels of vibrato to notes for the various emotions needed in music.
How to slide perfectly between notes.
How to sound notes without the need to re-pick the string adding a smoother style to your lead playing.
Reversing the hammer on to create downward movement, smoothly in note pitch.
Combining hammer on and pull offs to create flowing note changing and assist in the faster sounding licks and solos.
Perfecting 1- 1/2 and 1/4 tone bends. A must for great guitar playing.
If you want to play great blues and blues/rock then you need to known the 1-4-5 system, its as simple as that.
This lesson will fully explain how it is related to your lead playing and using it to real effect.
Getting ready for licks ending on the "1".
A lick ending on the "1".
A lick ending on the "1".
A lick ending on the "1".
Getting ready for licks ending on the "4" .
A lick ending on the "4" .
A lick ending on the "4" .
A lick ending on the "4" .
Getting ready for licks ending on the "5" .
A Lick ending on the "5" .
A Lick ending on the "5" .
A Lick ending on the "5" .
The 1-4-5 in practice.
The 1-4-5 in practice.
Soloing with the 1-4-5 knowledge.
Soloing with the 1-4-5 knowledge up close.
Taking you from picking the guitar up for the first time to playing cool " Blues Based Lead Guitar ". This course is the perfect next step after my “ Blues Based Foundation Course " or as a stand alone course for the beginning "Electric Blues & Rock Lead Guitar Player".
All the must have techniques and knowledge needed are covered in depth and thoroughly explained but the course moves you forward towards your goal efficiently so you wont get bored or bogged down by endless pointless exercises.
The art of Electric Blues Based Lead playing is studied in detail using all the must have techniques such as vibrato, bends, slides, hammer on and pull offs . You will also learn how to inject the emotion and feel of the blues into your playing, good blues needs to be felt as well as heard.
With this in mind pattern 1 with attached BB King shaped box will be the only scale shapes used in this course allowing you to concentrate on playing authentic blues to a high standard and not just running through numerous scale patterns. That is covered in other courses.
You will be shown how to improvise your own solos and will soon have the ability, knowledge and confidence to make up solos on the fly and be able to attend Jam nights and be up to "Band Performance" levels.
Specially written solos in various styles of blues in 2 different keys are included and come with full backing tracks for you to play along to or improvise your own ideas over.
My " Blues Based Guitar Courses" are a large and extensive look at electric blues based guitar playing and have been split into various parts, all parts work together or can be used as stand alone units to assist you in different aspects of your playing.
This course is the perfect place to start your " Blues/Rock Guitar Lead Playing" journey and will have you playing cool blues flavoured lead guitar in no time at all (as long as you practice).
I hope you enjoy it.
Best wishes .
Craig..