5 Reasons you MUST learn the Blues Scale.

By John Tuggle on September 29, 2008 Leave a Comment

If you're looking to really start playing blues guitar like the masters, then you are going to have to learn the blues scale.  Simply put, the blues scale is the most popular scale for playing the blues.  It is just as popular as the minor … [Read more...]

Duane Allman: A Legend speaks on life, Dickey Betts, and playing blues guitar.

By John Tuggle on August 25, 2008 20 Comments

I recently discovered an audio interview with the legendary guitarist of the Allman Brothers, Duane Allman. In this interview, you can hear Duane speak candidly in an informal setting on Dickey Betts, creating the Allman Brothers Band, and about … [Read more...]

Blues Guitar Lesson: The Minor Pentatonic scale

By John Tuggle on August 6, 2008 1 Comment

Do you want to learn how to play like Eric Clapton, SRV, and Johnny Winter?  In this blues guitar lesson I will show you how to play the Minor Pentatonic Scale, the key ingredient used by these blues guitar legends. So what is the pentatonic … [Read more...]

Blues Backing Tracks: Start practicing with a band.

By John Tuggle on July 15, 2008 Leave a Comment

If you want to dramatically improve your blues guitar playing, then one surefire way to do that, is to practice with a band.  You say you have no band?  Well, you're in luck, because if you have some blues backing tracks to practice with, you can … [Read more...]

Playing Blues guitar licks: Are you playing guitar like a singer?

By John Tuggle on March 24, 2008 2 Comments

Do you want to take your blues guitar playing to the next level? Are you tired of playing nonstop scale-type blues licks? If you said yes, then this blues guitar lesson is for you. So how do you start playing vocal-like blues guitar that makes … [Read more...]

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