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What Is Blues Improvisation?
A majority of blues guitar solos are improvised. An improvised solo is not pre-written. It’s composed at the time of performance. The “Blues Improvisation” course will show you how to perform your own improvised blues leads. In the video below I explain a little about “what is improvisation”:
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How To Play A Blues Turnaround
In music, the V-IV-I turnaround, or blues turnaround is one of several cadential patterns traditionally found in the twelve-bar blues, and commonly found in rock and roll. Most turnarounds can also be used as intros or endings. This is because the turnaround in bars 11 and 12 takes us back (turns around) to the start of…
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“My Friends” by The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Difficulty: Easy – Intermediate
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“Houses Of The Holy” by Led Zepplin
Composer – Page / Plant Where to find this song – Physical Graffiti track # 4 Release Date – February 1975 Led Zeppelin was the definitive band. It wasn’t just their interpretation of the blues — it was how they incorporated mythology, mysticism, and a variety of other genres, into their own unique sound. Led Zeppelin had…
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“Money” by Pink Floyd
Riff Rundown Difficulty: Easy Main Riff Guitar Bass Riff Resources Complete Transcription To “Money” (PDF) Complete Transcription To “Money” (Power Tab)
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Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intro And Verse This intro riff is composed of open chords and a couple of E style barre chords at the end. Set your metronome at 116 beats per minute to play it up to speed. Slow: Up To Speed: Verse The D above the eight notes tells you what chord to play. The slanted…
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G Shape Barre Chord
This can be the trickiest barre chord shape to play. To play it, you may want to just omit playing the high E string. This is how I play it. It makes it much more practical to use.
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“Comedown” by Bush
Difficulty: Intermediate In this riff you will be working with both the verse and the chorus. The riff is set at a moderate 72 bpm (beats per minute) so you should have no trouble understanding the parts. The bass line is tricky in the verse, though, so give it a try on your guitar if you don’t happen…
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Guitar Tab in Power Tab Format
Did You Know? Here at Guitar Alliance you can download guitar tab that are in Power Tab Format, so you will need the Power Tab Editor to view them. It’s a totally free software program. If you do not have the PT Editor, click here to get it. Unfortunately, Power Tab Editor does not run on Mac,…
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How to change strings on an acoustic guitar
There are thousands of types of guitars and many of them need different methods of changing strings. Use this guide as just an example.