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Learn the language of The Blues Scale and get those fingers moving! In this lesson, I demonstrate using the Blues Scale to create great blues licks you can use in your own playing. From slow Blues, to fast Funk, to Rock and Roll. I show you how to go about getting your blues vocabulary together Read More…
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The dominant chord is one of the most important and frequently encountered chords in all styles of music. From Jazz to Rock, from Funk to Pop, learning to play over the Dominant Seventh chord is an essential requirement for any player.
In this lesson, I show you 12 great blues licks using the Blues Scales you’re Read More…
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“Play the blues scale” “Just play the blues scale” All across the country, you hear this advice given in every band room. Students sit with a blank looks on their faces as band directors tell them to use this or that blues scale on their solo. The advice never goes much farther than that and Read More…
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One of the things I do most often with students is to trade two’s. Trading two’s means that one person plays for 2 measures and then the next person plays. They go back and forth and play off of each others ideas. This is a great way for a teacher to interact with a student. Read More…
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One of the things I do most often with students is to trade two’s. Trading two’s means that one person plays for 2 measures and then the next person plays. They go back and forth and play off of each others ideas. This is a great way for a teacher to interact with a student. Read More…
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One of the things I do most often with students is to trade two’s. Trading two’s means that one person plays for 2 measures and then the next person plays. They go back and forth and play off of each others ideas. This is a great way for a teacher to interact with a student. Read More…
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One of the things I do most often with students is to trade two’s. Trading two’s means that one person plays for 2 measures and then the next person plays. They go back and forth and play off of each others ideas. This is a great way for a teacher to interact with a student. Read More…
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This is a pretty cool solo on how to use what I call the double blues scales over a dominant tonality. I go into detail on how use two blues scale over a dominant chord. For example, if you are playing over A7, I show you how to use the F# blues scale going up Read More…
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One of the questions I get asked most often is how I play those fast lines on pop tunes. People will hear my live clips and email me asking what notes or line I was playing in the 4th measure. 90% of the time I am playing something based off the blues scale. In this Read More…
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How many times has a teacher or band director just told you to play the blues scale over a simple tune? You play all the notes in that scale and do the best you can but it just doesn’t sound that good and you have no idea why. In this lesson I take you through Read More…
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