Refer to the scale sheet (pdf). One advanced and one intermediate. 6 Killer Blues Licks (Key of E) This time, I’ve created a fun lesson for you who want to learn killer blues licks. Guitar tabs (Free pdf) and video below. To get a good impression of how turnarounds are played listen to blues guitar players like B.B King, Albert King, … Practice makes perfect! D harmonica. Play around with each position & put your own individual stank on it. Bb harmonica Clapton had already gone a long way toward mastering the blues by the time he joined the Yardbirds in 1963. Blues Guitar Solo #1 – Josh Smith Style. 1 file(s) 174.56 KB. Blues turnarounds are played at the end of a section of a blues progression which then leads to the next section or the end of the song. It’s always good to have plenty of blues guitar licks in the key of E in your arsenal. In this lesson we will take three different approaches to playing a blues solo in the key of E. Each solo will emphasize different techniques, however the framework will be the same: use of the minor pentatonic scale. Start with playing around the corresponding notes, for example in the key of E: They are great if you want to further develop your skills or if you want to fill up a 12-bar with nice licks great for anything you can think of. Blues guitar chords can be any major chords used to play blues in any key, but some, like E and A, sound more bluesy than others. Here are some practice positions for anyone that wants to learn the Blues Scale in the key of E. Each ( ) note lets you know you're playing the key/root note. Remember that when you are playing a Blues solo, you still use the I-IV-V chord progression (or in general the chord progression of the song). The 12 bar blues in the key of E is the most popular for guitar players because the key itself well to improvisation (the key of A being right up there). Pentatonic licks are a key characteristic of authentic-sounding blues. It is not only the basic structure for blues, but is also used extensively in rock, country, jazz and pop music. Blues in E is one of the most common keys to play in, so you can never have enough E blues licks. They are practical and I use them a lot in my playing. In this video guitar lesson I’m going to show you a blues lick in E that uses some triplet pull-offs. Now build up a “Blues lick starter kit”, using the following licks and taking more from the songs discussed on this site. Blues solo in the key of E, with some licks in the style of the great Josh Smith. The chord shape and guitar tuning plays a big part too. Each solo is more or less centered around a particular position. The harmonica will let you play in the key of A (also an easy key for guitarists). Folsom Prison Blues (key of E) chords by Johnny Cash with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. As the E minor pentatonic (E G A B D) phrases in FIGURE 1A–B illustrate, blues licks are typically inflected with fret-hand pitch bends, fret-hand vibrato, and legato moves like hammer-ons and pull-offs. In some ways, you are getting 2 lessons in one. For the purist, most blues chords add 7ths, but 9ths and 13ths can be used as well. This Version is just to help everyone with a couple licks they can use that sound great. FIGURE 1, similar to a lick from that band’s “Got to Hurry,” follows a classic blues formula, orienting itself around a repeated base pitch (A), which alternates with higher notes that form a gradually ascending sequence (from C to E). The A harmonica will let you play in the key of E (this is the easiest key for guitarists to play). fresh tabs top tabs lessons submit videos subscribe share tweet Download. They need less air to resonate then the lower key harmonicas. 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