Lesson 1: Playing the Blues in E

• Why Play the Blues?
• Typical Blues Song Forms
• Rhythm Guitar in Blues March in E
• E Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scales Open Position

Lesson 2: Blues in E—Varying the Feel, Minor Pentatonic Scales, and 8-Bar Blues

• Varying the Feel
• E Minor Pentatonic Scales, Six Positions
• 8-Bar Blues Progressions
• March in A

Lesson 3: Slow Blues with Sliding 9th Chords, Pentatonic Scales Part 2, and String Bends

• Barre Chords and Low-End Rhythm Parts
• Rhythm Hits
• Slow Blues in G—Sliding 9ths
• Shuffle in G: Low-End and Rhythmic Hits
• A Minor and C Major Pentatonic Scales—5 Positions
• Moveable Scale Fingerings Along the Neck
• String Bents

Lesson 4: T-Bone Style Blues with Sliding 9th Chords, and Chicago Shuffles

• Downtown and Uptown Shuffles with Sliding 9th Chords
• T-Bone Style Slow Blues with Sliding 9th Chords
• A Major and A Minor Pentatonic Scales—5 Positions
• "Country Girl"—Buddy Guy/Jr. Wells Style, with Sliding 9th Variations

Lesson 5: Flat Tire/Jump Chords and Feel, with T-Bone Walker's Soloing Style and Influences

• "Papa Ain't Salty," T-Bone Intro Chorus
• Locking In with the Backbeat and Metronome
• Locking In with the Bass
• Rhythm Guitar—"Flat Tire"/Jump Chords and Feel
• T-Bone's Influences on BB King, Clarence Holliman, and Others

Lesson 6: Minor Blues, Rhythm Guitar Variations, and Call Response Techniques

• Minor Blues Progressions and "Thrillin'" Rhythm Part
• Call/Response Techniques and B.B. King's Vocal Style Phrasing
• A Blues Scales—5 Positions
• A Blues Scales—Shifting between Positions
• B.B. King Intro Chorus—"The Woman I Love"

Lesson 7: Playing in the Pocket, and Magic Sam Style Blues

• Magic Sam's Intro Chorus to "Sweet Home Chicago"
• Playing in the Pocket—Rushing/Dragging/Locking In Exercise
• Blues in G: Rhythmic Hits, Part 2
• Reinforcing Rhythmic Skills
• Learning the Fingerboard

Lesson 8: Basic Slide Techniques and Open Tunings: Elmore James

• Basic Slide Techniques: Open G Tuning
• Setting Up Your Guitar
• Choosing a Slide
• Which Finger Do I Use for a Slide?
• Slide Placement and Intonation
• Elmore James Slide Style
• Turnarounds: Robert Lockwood Jr., "Worried Life Blues"
• C Pentatonic and C Major Scales—5 Positions

Lesson 9: Slide in G Tunning: Son House, Muddy Waters, and John Lee Hooker Styles

• More Slides Techniques: Open G Tunning
• Son House Style: "Death Letter Blues"
• Playing Melodies Along the Strings
• Muddy Waters Style, "Rollin and Tumblin"
• B Flat Blues: Walking Bass and Comping

Lesson 10: Blues Rock and Gospel Blues

• "San-Ho-Zay": Rhythm Part and Solo, as Played by Freddy King
• Gospel Blues Progressions
• Scales and Gospel Blues
• Same Old Blues: Gospel Blues
• Rhythm Guitar Shuffle in F

Lesson 11: Jazz Blues: Kenny Burrell, Comping Range, and Rhythm Guitar Along the Neck

• "Chitlins con Carne: "Kenny Burrell Solo
• "Don't Loose Your Cool"
• Comping Range: Rhythm Chords in Four Regions of the Neck
• Ear Training and Practice Techniques
• Learning Solos from Other Instruments

Lesson 12: More Jazz Blues

• Jazz Blues: Grant Green
• Guide Tones
• "Freddy Freeloader"
• Improvising Over Dominant 7th Chords: "Danny Downloader"
• Myxolydian Mode
• Minor 7th Substitutions on Dominant 7th Chords

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