Blues gig in a box is very straightforward there are 5 tunes in 5 classic blues styles midtempo shuffle, slow blues, funk blues, uptempo shuffle, and an 8 bar blues. The empress of the blues, bessie smith was a genuine superstar in the 20s and a force of nature all her life. Free lesson friday over 200 free blues guitar lessons. The licks are heavily influenced by stevie ray vaughans playing. The minor blues scale is fundamentally a pentatonic minor scale root, b3, 4, 5, b7 with a 5b added. Solid double blues cd from the essential blues series. First off, watch this introduction video, the tab is below. For years the rooster has been meaning to completely revise and update that list for the cd era, but little things like starting and running a magazine have always gotten.
A hallmark of each of these lesson series is anthonys attention to detail and quality. The 5 blues boxes refers to the minor blues scale in 5 positions. Some of anthonys other lesson series include essential fretboard, essential theory, the 5 essential blues boxes, 5 boxes essential licks, essential techniques, among others. For example, his most recently released premium lesson series covers the techniques employed by one of stevies greatest influences, albert king. Bear in mind that there are no set rules on which chords you can play, but there are staple chords that have defined the blues sound for over century. It leaves more of your brain power available to decide what to play when you dont have to think about how to play it. The woodshed lessons 5 boxes essential licks download. Its influence was spread across the southern states by travelling shows and wandering songsters like lead belly and blind lemon jefferson, who sang blues songs along with folk ballads, spirituals and ragtime ditties, and both used blues forms in their own. Various artists essential chicago blues various amazon.
Thats because he didnt study or play scales to get his sound. Txba locals join us join the locals find out what it takes to become a local at txba. Dave celentano brings you a handy guide to playing blues guitars and takes care to emphasize the essentials of this emotive style. The 5 blues boxes i have included neck diagrams and explanations for what these are.
Bb box blues guitar lesson how to play lead scales, techniques. The only difference between this scale and the minor pentatonic is one added note, called the flat five, or blue note. You will use the 5 blues boxes for this solo, and there are several licks that will show you how to go from one box to the next. Essential blues piano spans generations, styles, and record labels. These suggested practice ideas should be incorporated into your. This scale produces an interesting flavor youll hear not only in kings music but also in the licks and riffs of jimmy page, stevie ray vaughan, billy gibbons, and eric clapton. Replicate a jam session situation with a real soloist. Blues scale and box patterns in e free guitar school. Mga where guitarists learn, improve, excel and have fun with lessons by robert renman. He includes sections on chord changes, scales, rhythms, turnarounds, phrasing, soloing and more.
A masterful sampler and a great listen, this is mustown music for the blues piano fan, and a great starting place for the newbie. From her first recordings as a blues diva in 1923 to her final sessions, this fully rounded collection of 36 tracks includes collaborations with louis armstrong, coleman hawkins and benny goodman. This lesson introduces the concept of the 5 essential blues boxes, doing a brief. There are 5 notes plus the octave in the blues, or pentatonic scale. The blues originated as a style of local folk music from around the mississippi delta as the 20 th century began. The 5 essential blues boxes diagrams free download as pdf file. Classic blues singersfour cd set no box,muddy waters. Many of the licks he played can be captured in 5 simple shapes. Aug 25, 2017 here is a selection of content for learning the blues scales all over the fretboard. Youll never sound like stevie ray vaughan using blues scales. The problem with this approach is that many players get stuck in those minor pentatonic boxes and never escape. Blues guitar chords comprehensive blues chord chart. This should be a good starting point for those who wan. Know blues boxes and are ready to expand your soloing skills are ready to explore new colors in your blues solos have heard of modes but dont know where to start learned mode fingerings but dont know how to use them in solos.
Love playing the blues but dont want to only play traditional blues. For any minor key, the relative major is 3 frets up the neck. I would really appreciate if you guys could point me towards the essential blues recordsartists i need to be spinning. Busting out of the same old blues box this course will immediately help you to stop playing the same blues licks over and over again. First off, watch this introduction video, the tab is. There are tabs to follow and also scales boxes, which can help visualise and remember the shapes of the scales. Read testimonials read what our members have to say about the locals.
Using the house pattern for major and minor blues scales duration. Please take 30 seconds to register your free account to remove most ads, post topics, make friends, earn reward points at our store, and more. This album is exactly what the title says it is the best of the best of blues piano. Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks. This first module in blues lead guitar called essential blues lead guitar will take you through the techniques, vocabulary, scales and concepts youll need to start improvising and jamming the blues. She put the blues on stage and proceeded to knock em in the aisles. The essential blues album list compiled summer 1996 back in 1985, in response to requests from listeners to our blues from the red rooster lounge radio show, we compiled our essential blues album list. The boxes are groups of these notes in that can be easily accessed from one position on the neck of the guitar that rock guitarists often use. Just get it i dont know anyone who doesnt like this album, b. Courses premium blues guitar courses for players of every skill level. Blues is a language and learning to communicate and its very easy to learn the basics and get talking right away.
Aug 30, 2011 some of anthonys other lesson series include essential fretboard, essential theory, the 5 essential blues boxes, 5 boxes essential licks, essential techniques, among others. Jan 14, 20 the minor blues scale is fundamentally a pentatonic minor scale root, b3, 4, 5, b7 with a 5b added. Jazz up your blues playing with this essential video course. You want to play all 5 boxes in the key of x major. There are different opinions as to whether or not there are 2 blues scales, major and minor, or 1 blues scale fairly equivalent to what i call a major blues scale but with a flatted 3rd added. Taught in notebynote format at a speed you can follow. The main feature of this lick is the roll between strings 2 and 3 and the blues curl on the note c f5. You can go through the tunes in any order youd like and the songs are divided into sections so you can learn them in bitesized pieces because thats how you eat an. Eleven years ago i published a course called 5 boxes essential licks which i advertised with a simple, but very direct slogan. In this lesson, we are going to learn the 5 positions of the a minor blues scale. I am very pleased with the house of blues essential series.
Most people learn the boxes first, and thats a good thing. These are different from the 5 essential blues boxes that i teach. The same 5 boxes we used for c minor are also the 5 boxes of eb major because c minor and eb major are what we call relative. Blues scale for guitar in a the a blues boxes blues. A few are great, with artists like muddy waters, tbone walker, and john lee hooker contributing some classics.
Essential albums all about blues musicyour online blues. They will be presented as 5 boxes that ascend up the fretboard. The woodshed lessons the 5 essential blues boxes download. Covering classic grooves from chicago blues to heavier blues rock and blues as it is lived today, blues essentials brings ten new styles to the libraries of groove agent 4 and groove. Blues essentials condenses the sound and spirit of one of the most influential musical genres that has inspired generations of singers, songwriters and rock bands. Various artists essential delta blues various amazon. Styles include blues, funk, rock, country, licks, theory, technique and more.
Here is the blues boxes for the caged system and i have tabbed out five boxes for each key. This course is designed for guitarists looking to move past blues boxes in their solos and expand their knowledge of modes its for guitarists who. The 5 essential blues boxes diagrams string instruments. S3 shorthand for fret 5, string 3 and its amazing how much getting a good curl makes the lick sound awesome well be looking at curls in more detail later in the module. Again all 5 boxes fit together the same, no matter what. As your soloing gets more sophisticated, the less you have to hunt for the box patterns the better off youll be. If you learn blues the traditional way, you will be taught minor pentatonic scales.
It will also show you how to easily create new musical ideas when soloing so that you dont feel stuck and will never sound boring again. Blues guitar modes essential starter kit matt warnock. This series is a musthave for people wanting to add more licks to their. Essential shoebox full of blues album for sale the title means the girl catcher. I want to share with you these essential blues guitar skills and provide enjoyment in the practice room with this 5day challenge. The a minor blues scale box 1 just like the baby learning to talk analogy, this is your first real sound when it comes to blues lead playing. This is undoubtedly one of the finest blues albums ever recorded. For years the rooster has been meaning to completely revise and update that list for the cd era, but little things like starting and. Sweet, lyrical, brazilian feeling, yet with italian words reflecting vickis study of hypnosis and life coaching work, practicing forgiving the past and being here now. This is a huge collection of blues and bluesy licks matched with my 5 essential blues boxes. The only difference between this scale and the minor pentatonic is one added note.
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