1. BLUES GUITAR A: Blues Chord Progressions (8 bar, 12 bar) B: Blues Strum Patterns (Shuffle, 2 Strum) C: Blues Techniques for Style: (Pull-offs, Slide-ups, Hammer-ons, Bending, Vibrato)

2. Blues Introduction Video Clips A History Of Blues Pt1. – YouTube A History Of Blues Pt2 – YouTube A History Of Blues Pt3 – YouTube A History Of Blues Pt4 - YouTube History of the Blues - Video - 3 min. History of the Blues - Video - 3 min.

3. A:Blues Progressions: 12 Bar Blues = Blues chord progression that is organized into 12 bar’s of music. The basic concept of the 12-bar blues is the I-IV-V progression, where I, IV and V represent the chords or notes that you will be using. When you play a blues progression, you will only need to use 3 chords: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 – For the key of A we count: A b c D E f g – For the key of C we count: C d e F G a b The following is a chart of the 3 chords used in any key: A: A-D-E B: B-E-F# C: C-F-G D: D-G-A E: E-A-B F: F-Bb-C G: G-C-D The actual progression of the 3 chords varies:

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6. The most common is:I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-I/V.

7. Another progression pattern used in 12 bar blues is: I-IV-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-I/V

8. 8 Bar Blues = Blues progression that is organized into 8 bar’s of music. Progression Examples: Example A: | 1\\\ | 1\\\ | 4\\\ | 4\\\ | 1\\\ | 5\\\ | 1\4\ | 1\5\ | Example B: | 1\\\ | 1\\\ | 1\\\ | 1\\\ | 4\\\ | 4\\\ | 5\\\ | 1\\\ | Example C: | 1\\\ | 5\\\ | 4\\\ | 4\\\ | 1\\\ | 5\\\ | 1\\\ | 5\\\ |

9. Steal My Kisses – Ben Harper 8 bar blues sequence Chord Sequence: One strum pattern per bar slide up |--G#--|--C#-^|--D#--|--G#--| Strum Pattern: D U D U U U D 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a YouTube - Ben Harper - Steal My Kisses

10. B: Strumming Patterns for Blues: Strumming patterns are what make the very basic chord sequences interesting! 1. The Shuffle = All notes written as 8 th notes but played unevenly (the 1 st note is twice as long as the second) 2. 2 Strum Blues = 1 st note twice as long as 2nd 3. Syncopated 2 strum = 4. Syncopated 5 strum =

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12. C: Techniques for Creating Your Style A.Pull-Offs = You pick the first note then pull off the higher fretted finger so that the remaining fretted note sounds without picking it. B.Hammer-Ons = You pick the 1 st note, then by hitting a higher fret with a 2 nd finger, create a sound without picking it.

13. C.Slide-Ups = You slide up to a particular fret after picking the string instead of having your fret finger already in place on the fret. D.Bends = You play a note and then bend the string with your fretting finger either a half or whole step to another pitch.

14. E. Vibrato = You play a note and then slightly bend the string numerous times quickly to create sustain. Combining Techniques exercise

15. Song #1- C Jam Blues (In duotangs )

16. Song #2 -12 Bar Funky Groove 12 Bar Funky Blues Key of A Picking Riff |-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------5---7--|----------------|--------7--9---|-----------------| |---------5---7--|-----7---------|-----------------|-----9---------|--------5--7----| |----7------------|--5------------|-----7--5—7--|--7------------|-----7----------| |--5--------------|---------------|--5-------------|----------------|--5-------------| 4x 2x 2x 2x 2x Rhythm |--5-------------|-------10------|------5-------|------12--------|-----5-----------|- |--5-------------|-------10------|-----5--------|-------12-------|-----5-----------|- |----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|- Scale A Blues Scale

17. Song #3 - Give Me One Reason F#, B, C# or transpose to G, C, D F# B C# F# B C# F# C# B F# YouTube - Tracy Chapman - Give me one reason YouTube - Tracy Chapman - Give me one reason [intro] F# B C#F# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around. F# B C#F# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around C# I said I don't wanna leave you lonely, B F# You've gotta make me change my mind. F# B C# F# Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine. F# B C# F# You know that I called you, I called too many times. C# You can call me baby B F# You can call anytime, but you got to call me. F# B C#F# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around. F# B C#F# Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around.