Tag: blues

Minor Blues

Quick lesson on Minor Blues:  I play mostly on a Am blues similar to this

| Am       | Dm       | Am        |Am      |

|Dm         |               |Am         |             |

|Em          |Dm        |Am         | E7      |

The obvious  choice for soloing is the Minor Pentatonic in A…but I also add the 9th here and there (the not B in this case) and often use the Dorian modes from each single chord.

MrG Blues Backing Tracks Vol 3 Rock Blues

MrG Blues Backing Tracks Vol 3

Prepare for a journey through classic rock, heavy blues and funk rock: these tracks are guaranteed to get you rocking whilst you improve your instrumental skills. Vol 3 includes 12 tracks to cover all keys, tempos ranging from very slow to very fast, in the most popular Rock Blues styles. This set is now available in a bundle in my shop page HERE

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Larry Carlton lesson on Diminished scale


The last lesson I posted was about the Diminished scale…I stumbled onto this great video where guitar player guru Larry Carlton Talk about the diminished scale. He is one of my favourite guitarists of all times …if  had to suggest any records, just check out ‘Sleepwalk’ or ‘Strike twice’ or any of his work with Steely Dan. Notice not only the notes he plays, but HOW he plays them…notice how sometimes he put a much more dramatic accent on notes that might sound ‘out’, like a b9, to make them stand out. Just listen to how he plays in the next video and notice the dynamic (soft/loud) and the way he attacks each note.

How to use the Diminished Scale Pt 2

Continuation of the diminished scale video…in this Pt2 I show how to incorporate triads into phrases or altered chords voicings.

If we take a C half step/whole step scale C, Db, Eb, E, F#, G, A, Bb we see that four triads can be found within the notes of this scale: C major, Ebmajor, F#major, A major. In the video I show you how to add this new ‘flavour’ to your phrases.