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5 Reasons you MUST learn the Blues Scale.

September 29, 2008

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 pentatonic scale but with a far more sophisticated sound. It [...]

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

August 25, 2008

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 life in general. The young guitarist seemed to have a very determined attitude, and to me [...]

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Blues Guitar Lesson: The Minor Pentatonic scale

August 6, 2008

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 scale? Simply put, the minor pentatonic scale is made up [...]

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Blues Backing Tracks: Start practicing with a band.

July 15, 2008

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 get a similar effect. So why should you practice [...]

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