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Here I show you THE slow blues guitar riff played with a drop D tuning. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Reflective Blues Here you can learn one of my originals - a reflective blues kind in the style of " Paris - Texas " or similar movies. I played it with fingerpicking but it works also with normal picking technique. Reflective Blues in D.pdf

Blues Lick in E Here you can learn a cool orchestral blues lick in the key of E. One part is in the John Lee Hooker style. Blues Lick in E.pdf

Dark Minor Blues Here you can learn a cool " Dark Minor Blues " in the key of Ab Minor which is a great sounding key for this genre. dark minor blues.mp3 dark minor blues.pdf

Sad Blues Rock Balade Here you can learn a nice slow and sad blues rock balade which works great in a trio formaiton ( Drum, Bass & Guitar ) Sad Blues Rock Balade.pdf sad blues rock balade.mp3

Slow Jazzy Minor Blues Here you can learn how to play a cool slow jazzy minor blues by using extended chords - such as minor 9 chords and alternations. This is how the chords now look like : A-7 / A-7 / A-7 / A-7 Aalt / D-9 / D-9 / A-7 / A-7 / F9 F913 / E7alt / A-7 / E7alt Jazzy Slow Minor Blues.pdf slowy jazzy minor blues.mp3

Country Rock Blues Riff Here I show you 2 Country Rock Blues Riffs which you can use in any 12 bar bluesform : G / G / G / G / C / C / G / G / D / C / G / D Country Rock Blues Riff.pdf country rock blues riff.mp3

Here you can learn the Theme and the guitar part of the theme of " Peter Gunn " composed by Henri Mancini and featured in the movie " Blues Brothers ". Peter Gunn Theme.pdf peter gunn.mp3

Tasty Licks ( Miss You - Roling Stones ) Here some cool licks which you can use of the song of the Rolling Stongs - Miss You or any other similar song. Tasty Licks ( Miss You ).pdf miss you.mp3

Smokestack Lightning by Howlin Wolf is one of the real Blues classics. So that's no brainer to do a guitar tutorial how to play the guitar riff which is played in the original recording to got the vibe of Mississippi Blues into your guitar playing. Since the riff only has two easy parts I decided to also make a little tutorial in the second part how to play bottleneck Blues in Mississippi Blues style. Check the chapters below to find what you wish to learn in this tutorial here. inIf the end of this tutorial I going to play a version of myself to give you some inspiration how you can play really great cool music blues music with a bottleneck to this song in session.any blues jamsession. 0:00 Instroduction 1:42 Guitar Riff 5:07 Bottleneck Guitarsolo 10:40 HP's Solo smokestack lightning.pdf Smokestack Lightning.gp smokestack lightning.mp3

Dynamic Minor Blues Concept A minor blues is often a musical form with three chords and a dramatic shift in the music itself. In this case we have a little riff which is made out of two bars with A minor and in the second bar F and G. The trick to create an amazing minor blues is to have dynamic shifts in your playing and your expression on the guitar. You can compare it to storytelling. You want to make the story simple but interesting and it's the same in music. You have simple chords but you want to make it sound interesting. And that's exactly the point where this tutorial comes into perfect place. I am showing you how to make variations in sound, in playing and in expression of those three chords A minor, F and G which are used often in minor blues or other minor balade settings. One essential trick is your dynamic attack on the strings which gives you variations in your distorted sound. By adding vibrato to the chords you can make them sound more dramatic and more expressive. Different types of fingering of the cords of the attacking and of the expression is the main topic of this guitar tutorial and will help you to get your unique individual guitar sound in a minor blues. Dynamic Minor Blues Concept.pdf Dynamic Minor Blues Concept.gp dynamic minor blues concept.mp3

Misery Blues Riff Here you can learn a very cool and punchy blues riff over a 12 bar blues in A. Misery Blues Riff.pdf misery blues.mp3

Peter Green was one of the most iconic guitar players of the 60s. He started his career as replacing the Eric Clapton with John Mayall & the bluesbreakers. Later he founded Fleetwood Mac. He wrote quite a few songs which became quite famous such as Black Magic Woman which was played by Carlos Santana and became a world hit. Due to several health problems with drugs and mental problems he left Fleetwood Mac and started his own career. Now he passed away in July 2020 at the age of 73. Let's honor his work with his song “ I love another woman “ This blues was played by many guitar players such as Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa or Snowy White. In this tutorial I show you the first 12 bars of his guitar solo which is the most iconic part of this song and explain you the song is built with the chords and give you some ideas how you can solo on your own and how to play those chords in combination with some soloing parts. The song is basically a minor blues in the key of D minor and has the following form : Dm7 / Dm7 / Dm7 / Dm7 Gm7 / Gm7 / Dm7 / Dm7 A7#9 / A7#9 / Dm7 / Dm7 I love another woman.pdf I love another woman.gp i love another woman.mp3

Acoustic Blues Guitar Solo Performance Tutorial In this tutorial I talked about how to play a great acoustic blues guitar solo performance. Think about the blues guitar player in the streets of New Orleans or a similar scene where you just sit there with your acoustic steel-string guitar and you want to play blues without any band. That's what this tutorial is about. This tutorial is divided in three parts, first I show an easy theme which is played in the key of A, then I play a simple blues guitar rhythm guitar and show you how to improvise by using the a minor pentatonic and the simple chords which I showed you and at the end I going to give some instructions how you really put things together correctly. Here you find the standard blues form which is very important to know by heart : A / A / A / A D / D / A / A E / D / A / E Pay really closed attention of my final notes at the end about timing, rhythm and form. Acoustic Blues Guitar Solo Performance.pdf Acoustic Blues Guitar Solo Performance.gp

The Sky Is Crying ( Gary B.B. Coleman ) - Guitar Lesson Here you can learn the minor blues " The Sky Is Crying " as played by Gary B.B. Coleman. I talk about the chords and the rhythm guitar which is played in his recording. I also analyze his playing style and talk about it then show you how he is doing his signature style and then show you 2 licks which are always used in minor blues and then talk about playing a minor blues in general. The Sky Is Crying ( Gary B.B Coleman ).pdf The Sky Is Crying ( Gary B.B. Colman ).gp the sky is crying.mp3

Here I show you a cool straight minor blues guitar riff and give you some ideas for sound shaping and improvisation with modes. Here you find the files associated to thit tutorial :

Crazy Minor Blues Guitar Pentatonic Licks You want to get some really fresh and crazy ideas how to improvise in a slow minor blues guitar solo ? Here are 3 crazy minor blues guitar pentatonic licks which I created for you. I first show them to you and then show you how you can put them into your regular minor blues guitar licks. This is a " Must Have " tutorial because it opens up your mind to brand new ways of playing blues guitar. Crazy Minor Blues Guitar Pentatonic Licks.pdf Crazy Minor Blues Guitar Pentatonic Licks.gp cold cold feeling.mp3

CRAZY Pentatonic Blues Guitar Licks Tired of your standard pentatonic blues guitar licks ? Then this tutorial is for you. I have created some cool pentatonic blues guitar licks for you which are not too hard to play and connect different positions of your minor pentatonic and make your blues guitar solo sound fresh because nobody else is playing such licks. It’s worth checking them out. Crazy Pentatonic Blues Guitar Licks.pdf Crazy Pentatonic Blues Guitar Licks.gp crazy pentatonic blues guitar licks.mp3

Smoking Blues Rock Guitar Here you can learn some real smoking blues rock guitar. First I show you the 2 rhythm guitar parts of this track I created. It's really easy to play and you have to tune your guitar to a Drop D tuning. Then I show you some really smoking blues rock lead guitar ideas based on 4 licks which I show you. I also give you advice on how to really get your guitar sounding smoking hot with pinch and reverse pinch harmonics. Smoking Blues Rock.pdf Smoking Blues Rock.gp smoking blues rock guitar.mp3

Jumping At Shadows ( Peter Green & Fleetwood Mac ) - Guitar Lesson Here I talk about the song " Jumping At Shadows " live in Boston 1970 and the guitar work of Peter Green in detail. I show you the chords and how they are probably played and give you some ideas how Peter Green worked out his solo on this magical night. Jumping At Shadows.pdf Jumping At Shadows.gp jumping at shadows.mp3

Become A Better Blues Rhythm Guitar Player Playing a solid and precise Blues Rhythm guitar in a slow tempo is not as easy as many of you might think. Even if you are a very talented player and you would never have done with exercising before I really recommend that you take to this guitar tutorial here and learn the really basic exercising of Blues Rhythm guitar. To be precise and creative in Blues Rhythm guitar you need to have the basics together and feel them and not just play them. With these exercises I'm showing you can master the requirements of feeling blues rhythm guitar and this opens the door to become creative in any kind of Blues Rhythm guitar. 3 exercises I'm showing you teach you how to play precise quarter notes to understand the shuffle groove and to play proper triplets. With these three rhythm elements you can play any kind of a rhythm guitar, makes variations and at the end being created in any key. The blues form I am using here is : A / A / A / A D / D / A / A E / D / A / E Become a better blues rhythm guitar player.pdf Become a better blues rhythm guitar player.gp become a better blues rhythm guitar player.mp3

Dark Blues Rock Shuffle - Guitar Lesson Here you can learn a really cool blues rock shuffle guitar riff played with a drop D tuning. Probably one of my best riff's ever. Dark Blues Rock Shuffle.pdf Dark Blues Rock Shuffle.gp dark blues rock shuffle.mp3

Creative Minor Blues - Guitar Lesson In this guitar lesson I talk about creativity on the guitar in minor blues. The guitar minor blues is probably the most demanding genre on lead guitar because it is so slow and you have a lot of time to make wrong notes, wrong moves - basically just too many notes. So simplicity is the key to success in this genre. In this tutorial I show you a simple theme and how to develop it from scratch and how to really develop your own creativity and your own expression with very simple tricks and motives. This type of minor blues I am showing you goes in the ballpark of Gary Moore, Rose Tattoo and Rory Gallagher. creative minor blues.pdf creative minor blues.gp creative minor blues.mp3

Sad Blues Rock Riff Here's a simple but great sounding blues rock riff in the key of D. sad blues rock D.mp3 sad blues rock D.mp3 Sad Blues Rock Riff.pdf