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Playing ‘Out’

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Post published:November 2, 2012
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Playing 'out' is very common in jazz and fusion circles, as it adds tension-resolution to your phrasing. In the video I show a few examples of this and of how…

New eBook: Contemporary Blues Chords and Comping, Out now!

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Post published:August 1, 2011
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Contemporary Blues Chords and Comping Buy ‘Contemporary Blues Chords and Comping’ E-book securely with Paypal $19.95 An in-depth exploration of the twelve bar blues, from classic R&R grooves to the…

Great lesson on Pentatonics from Scott Henderson

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Post published:May 13, 2011
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Great to find stuff like this online, in a few minutes, Scott Henderson explains how to use the old pentatonic shape and create new sounds. To summarize, here he uses…

Minor Blues

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Post published:February 14, 2011
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Quick lesson on Minor Blues: I play mostly on a Am blues similar to this | Am | Dm | Am …

The Guitar Kit Pro – Blank Music Templates and Guitar Templates

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Post published:September 9, 2010
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If you enjoyed the free version of 'The guitar kit', 'THE GUITAR KIT PRO' is an even bigger collection of music and guitar templates, that I personally use to teach,…

Advanced Blues stuff Pt 2 – Solo Explained

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Post published:November 10, 2009
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In this video I explain the solo I play in Advanced pentatonic stuff (Pt1). It is pretty self explanatory...download the PDF file of the transcribed solo below: Download PDF file…

More Advanced Blues stuff (the Miles/Robben thing)

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Post published:November 10, 2009
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Advanced pentatonic stuff. There are when times you can get bored of playing just the pentatonic on a blues, or maybe you've heard more contemporary blues players like Robben Ford,…

Basic pentatonic major-minor

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Post published:November 10, 2009
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Basic Pentatonic stuff I will not get too much into pentatonics as you can find stuff all over the net. Too much has been said and done on the famous…

3 simple 12 bar blues forms

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Post published:November 10, 2009
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I am quite a big fan of the blues, and I definitely advice studying no matter if you like it or not, as the majority of modern music originates or…