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Mojo Blues Guitar Advanced Lesson Here I teach you an advanced mojo blues guitar riff in the key of E. First I will show you the riff in detail which is technically not too hard to play but in the trio situation with only drum and bass you have to play it well. In the second part of this tutorial I show you how to create a blues guitar improvisation with some chords, open spaces and feeling the music and the space and just adding a few notes. This is the truly advanced part of this tutorial even though it's technically not so hard to play. Music is about time and space and to feel and hear what you are playing. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you need any further professional guidance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

THE First Blues Guitar Riff This was my very first blues guitar riff I could play completely when I started guitar playing and I was very proud in showing the audience that I can play blues guitar. It is simple but already sounds the way blues guitar should sound and the best part of it is that even if you are an experienced blues guitar player you still can take out many things from it and sound great. You can download the files which are associated to this tutorial here :

Sophisticated Slow Blues Guitar Here I give you some tips on how to work out a sophisticated blues guitar solo by following the chords. In this case this 8 bar blues is quite uncommon but sounds great. I first show you the chords and then give you valuable tips and tricks to follow those chords. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further assistance you can book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

This is a spontanious recording of Snowy White's " Midnight Blues " - Somehow I was in the right mood for it. It's a first take recording and picked up the vibe of the moment. If you want to learn this track as well and download this backing track check this tutorial :

This is a cool slow blues guitar original which goes a bit along with the " From Dusk Till Dawn " vibe. The picture you can see is a church in North Italy which I saw during my summer travels 2022. It is also featured in the netflix series " Curon ". Somebody said it has a Link Wray influence and in fact it is true. Today I said to one of my students that I would call this genre either " Gothic Surf Sound " or " Dark Surf Sound " - so then it makes totaly sense. The tempo of the song is what makes it so special. I noticed on many recordings of other artists that the magic of a song often comes from the tempo of the song. A good example is " Loves Theme " by Barry White. Only the studio recording has that magic of that song which made it so famous. You can check it out. So my focus is often also on the tempo of a song.

It has in fact been quite a while since I did my last guitar performance. Due to the situation in the world I was not really motivated to practice my daily guitar skills and after practicing daily since my age of 20 the nealry one year break was nice. But now I felt it's time to pick up the guitar again and it's fun again and in fact even I practiced daily again it took me a few weeks to get back to a professional level again where I can play a one hour solo concert. I always say that it is a difference to just make some noise on the guitar or to instant create music - that difference is only possible when doing a professional guitar training. So with this performance I feel I am back again and the rest will happen with the further performances again because what you can not practice is to get into the playing flow during a performance. That is only possible if you do it. If you love this concert you are still free to pay Dr. Pink a drink here with a Guitar Night Donation : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/clients/donations/

This is my CD " Blues City " When I recorded this CD I wrote a little story in the style of Lucky Luke which is available as a premium content on iTunes. You can download that booklet here : Booklet_Blues_City.pdf

I want to share this recording I did in 2014. It was an extra ordinary moment where the blues just came out of my fingers and these are those moments one should keep recorded.

Mack The Knife - Jazz Guitar Here you can listen to my spontanious rendition of Ella Fitzgeralds " Mack The Knife " if you want to play the song yourself - check out this tutorial :

This is a cool recording in the " From Dusk Till Dawn Style " played with bottle neck guitar. Blues Rock with a distorted bottleneck guitar - kinda Johnny Winter Style.I think I will call this track " Vampire Moon " - Fits somehow. Here you can download the backing track : vampire moon.mp3 Do you already have your fan T-shirt ? ?

Hey Susan, ok I can do that a bit in future tutorials but the tabs are displayed in the videos.... so you might stop there where they are displayed or you can upgrade to premium membership and download the tabs. ?

Here you can learn all essential exercises for minor pentatonic. In this case it's in A minor pentatonic, but if you are really serious to learn it - go for more keys.

Here you can learn the essential technical exercises if you are beginner on lead guitar. Pay close attention to all my instructions and proceed as I explain.

Here you learn all basic techniques which you need to know if you want to have a dynamic and dramatic expression with your wah wah. I have been using a Dunlop Cry Baby.

Here you can learn some easy classical tapping. The song reminds a bit to " Ave Maria " by Johann S. Bach and is easy to play but also great for advanced Players.

Here you can learn an easy orchestral blues song ( arrangment ) from me. It sounds great and is pretty easy to play. I have played it with fingerpicking but you can also play it with your pic. The chords are : A7 / D7 / A7 / A7 D7 / D/ / A7 / A7 E7 / D7 / A7 / E7

Here some really cool and intense licks which work fine on distorted bluesrock lead guitar. The trick is to work with the tone to create intensity.

Here you can learn an epic rock version of the X-mas classics " Silent Night "

Here you can learn some easy - going country blues licks in G. Since you learn some let - ring licks you need to follow the chords and therefore need to know the chords of this track. It's a standard blues form in G : G7 / G7 / G7 / G7 C7 / C7 / G7 / G7 D7 / C7 / G7 / D7

Here you can learn some cool licks and runs which you can use in a mojo blues in E.

Here you learn some licks and tricks how to play an intense blues rock lead guitar. It's a bit in the style of Gary Moore on of my big idols. In this case the track is in Dm. The track is an original of mine which is called " Grand Ma's apple pie " - you can download it the backing track here : https://itunes.apple.com/album/grandmas-apple-pie-jam-100-d/id631681041?i=631681326 The track is from my CD * Blues City " - check it out here https://itunes.apple.com/album/blues-city-feat-hanspeter-kruesi/id631817871

Here a few ideas how to play a classic hard rock riff and add some cool fill ins.

Here some cool easy ideas how to play a solo on a blues track like " Midnight Blues " by Gary Moore or " The Trill has Gone " by BB King. You can download the backing track here : http://www.hpcrazy.com/downloads.html

Here you can learn a few very solid rock licks. With those you can play over the fretboard the easy way by just knowing 2 pentatonic positions. The cool hard rock track can be downloaded here : http://www.hpcrazy.com/downloads.html

Here you can learn some important and easy to understand basics how you work with modes in rock guitar. Listen to my full version of this song here : Download the related backing track here : https://itunes.apple.com/album/slow-rock-cm-80-feat-hanspeter-kruesi/id1205754237?i=1205755406 To understand minor modes in general please check this tutorial :

This is a complete beginners course for blues guitar. After this course you are able to understand, play and improvise blues. It is recommend that you go through all chapters : Introduction 0:05 Form 3:26 Rhythm 14:38 Scale 21:50 Riffs 30:57 Improvisation 40:42 Licks 55:58

This track reminds pretty much to Eric Claptons song " Old Love " - but still the main thing what you can learn is to become a much more expressive guitar player by using dynamic shifts and motions with a cool tube distortion. The setting with only bass drums and guitar reminds to Rory Gallagher.

Here you can learn the rhythm guitar a song of AC DC called " Ain't no fun waiting round to be a millionaire ". Also check the lyrics of the song - it's real fun. The rhythm guitar is a typical and easy blues pattern.

Here's a cool rock riff in the key of A. Reminds me a bit to Gozilla in the movie with Jean Reno - so thats the reason for the title. The backing track can be found on my website in the " files " section.

Here you find an exercise how you can work out an advanced blues improvisation by using the mixolydian mode, the pentatonic and by working with the simple question - anwser formula. If you are new to advance blues improvisation please visit this tutorial here : The backing track can be found on the Blues Backing Tracks Vol. 1 - Slow Shuffle C 80

Here some deeper insights what you can play to a typical vamp in latin rock. This one is Am7 / D7 . Some ideas are from Carlos Santanta and some are my personal findings. Download the backing track here : http://www.hpcrazy.com/downloads.html

Here 3 easy licks you can learn for any shuffle blues. They are based on repeating patterns. I show how to resolve the repeating pattern in different ways and how to work with the licks to make your own improvisation more interesting. The basic blues improvisation concept I am talking about during this video can be learned here if you have missed it :

I have been sick for nearly 3 weeks now - so this is my spontanious blues which I created now with my bronchitis voice LOL. The longest time ever I have been sick. If you want to learn a few licks similar to what I played here check out this tutorial : By the way I could not work for 3 weeks now because of my sickness - so now would be the perfect timing for a donation :-) http://www.hpcrazy.com/donation.html

Here you can learn the tricks how to work on the long notes in a rock balade. They are the key to a dramatic and emotional expression so pay close attention to my instructions. You can download the backing track here : https://itunes.apple.com/album/rock-balade-bm-70-feat-hanspeter-kruesi/id1205754237?i=1205755304