Author Topic: Chord based blues solos. (Read 4580 times)

badgermark · « **on:** October 04, 2007, 05:09:35 PM »

After watching Patrick Bateman play some blues on youtube (alright it was sushi from the players forum) I've decided I'd love to learn the basics of the little cliché blues chordal run down, specifically at the 1 minute mark in sushi's video.

I've heard this alot, and I'd love to learn how it's done, so I can add it to my improvising around a blues scale.

Is it found in any specific songs I can find a tab for? I am pretty hopeless learning stuff 'blind' by ear. Give me the chords to a song and I'm fine working basic stuff out, but for this a nudge in the right direction would be snazzy.

Also any cool blues based chords that can be shifted around the fret-board would make me a happy guitarist. Help me learn new things, I've been in a rut for too long learning simple chord based songs that are fun to sing along to.

Elliot · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2007, 05:34:33 PM »

Are you talking about the Robert Johnson style triplet descent at 1.05?

Try alternating the e and G string in a triplet (e string, G string, e string) using a D or D7 shape chord from the 5th fret until the 3rd (D#) and then strum the D7 shape.

badgermark · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2007, 05:36:30 PM »

Yes? The little descent at 1:08 is the run I'm thinking of, I've heard it loads but not known where it's from or how it's done.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2007, 07:42:48 PM »

Its known in the trade as a blues turnaround and the classic one is that which Elliot described-very effective and there are variations that you can do. If you were playing a 12 bar blues in E, say, you could use the "D7" shape but played on the 4th fret ( so you'd be playing in effect an E7 except that you are just using the G and E strings-though you can play the whole triad too for that matter) and then drop it by a fret at a time til you get to the second then play the first fret on the G ( G# note) in time with the open E string and then go to a B7 or even a B9. Far easier to show you than describe.

808 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2007, 08:45:13 PM »

I hope this helps ya bro! I learned some licks from these videos.

http://www.guitarworld.com/articles/Blues+Power

badgermark · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2007, 09:25:02 PM »

Thanks Mr 38th and 808, I shall get my blues on to these hints later when I am less tired and less full of the cold. You people are great.

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2007, 10:34:42 PM »

Wow - that was fun to watch!

Great tone!

808 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:45:18 PM »

No problem!

Kieth Wyatt is great! I have one of his Blues instructional dvds.

I agree Feline!

gwEm · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2007, 02:37:08 PM »

nice :) i love chord based solos.

808 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2007, 02:57:02 PM »

I always look for dvds or books to help out with my guitar playing. I'm just tired of sitting and learning songs. I find it more concentrated this way. I just look for licks and tricks to help with my phrasing when I jam on Wednesdays.

Not to plug my own vid; but, this is a Texas Blues lesson I learned from a MI bookw\cd I picked up at Guitar Center. It has chord shape solos and turnarounds galour. This is a Stevie Ray\Johnny Winter type solo.

I used some of these licks this past Wednesday. Even though I didn't play it note for note at the jam, it helped out with my phrasing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4ywaGCsjhI

lulusg · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2007, 04:25:51 PM »

That was fun 808....cheers

38thBeatle · « **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2007, 06:44:32 PM »

Nice stuff indeed my fellow numerically named friend.

808 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2007, 02:51:18 PM »

Thanks 38th!

I found this vid on youtube that's pretty cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5L7ZlyDskI&mode=related&search=

808 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2007, 03:00:47 PM »

This vid is good!

He plays different turnarounds in the Key of A.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdHkCnDpEOQ&mode=related&search=blues%20turnaround%20back%20porch

badgermark · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2007, 09:27:04 PM »

808 that video you posted was awesome, you really inspired me to learn some proper blues licks.

Since I started soloing I've learned the scales and very little else. Trying to work out myself some cool little licks and riffs, but I've always wanted to learn some 'standard' licks.

I shall get practising for when I get BKPs for my strat and blow you mother$%&#ers away. Yes.