Acoustic Blues Lead Variations

Course: Level 8 Intermediate Acoustic | Intermediate Acoustic

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Let's expand your Blues vocabulary with a variation on the 'Blues Turnaround', used by masters like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Clapton.

The use of chromatic notes and 1/4 bends adds the spice we need for sophisticated Blues lead. Plus the a Stevie Ray approach of building intensity through repetition.

Interactive Tab below shows a variation on the Blues Turnaround lick used in our solo piece

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Interactive Tab below shows SRV style repeated 'sliding' line

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Key learning points:

• Advanced turnaround variations using chromatic patterns - great for Jazz and Blues!

• Strategic repetition techniques with speed for building musical intensity (quite Stevie Ray Vaughan-esque!)

• F9 to E9 chord progressions for awesome sounding Blues endings

• When and how to use different variations for maximum impact

Level 8 Intermediate Acoustic

Solo Acoustic Blues & Solo Fingerstyle Methods

Demo & Introduction to Advanced Solo Acoustic Blues

Bars 1 to 4 and Variations

SRV Style Rhythm

E Minor Pentatonic Superhighway

12 Bar Blues Chord Embellishments

Bar's 5 - 8, The KEY to Acoustic Blues Soloing!

Acoustic Turnarounds for a 12 Bar Blues

Acoustic Blues Lead Variations

12 Bar Blues in E Solo Piece

Fingerstyle Piece Playthrough & Introduction

Rudiments of Fingerstyle in C Major (w C, F, G & Am)

Rudiments with All Chord in Key of C

Solo Fingerstyle Piece in C Major

Practice Routine & Songs for Intermediate Acoustic Level 8

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