Blues Guitar Lessons
Macri School Of Music offers professional classic and progressive blues guitar lessons for students of all ages and skill levels. Here is an outline of what is covered at each stage of learning
Beginner
- 12 Bar Blues Structure
- Pentatonic Scales
- Blues Scales
- Blues Phrasing
- Blues Rhythm Guitar
- Introduction To Blues Leads
- Introduction To Blues Repertoire (B.B King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Albert King, Etc)
- Turnarounds
- Introduction To Classic Blues Solos
- Development Of Blues Styles (Texas, Chicago, Delta, Gospel, Acoustic, Etc)
Intermediate
- Expansion Of Dominant 7th Chords
- Combining Major And Minor Pentatonic Scales
- Rhythmic Styles (12/8, Shuffle, Straight, Etc)
- Introduction To Transcribing (Ear Training)
- Precision And Intonation (Bending, Vibrato, Hammer-On, Pull Offs, Slides)
- Development Of Improvisational Skills
- Targeting Of Chord Tones (Arpeggios)
- Influence Of Blues On Other Guitar Styles (Rock, Folk, Country, Metal)
- Ensemble Blues Playing
- Call/Response Technique
Advanced
- Slide Blues And Open Tunings Associated With Slide Guitar Playing
- Acoustic Fingerstyle Blues Playing
- Chord Voicings And Inversions
- Introduction To Jazz Blues
- Introduction To Mixolydian Mode
- Guide Tones
- Minor 7th Substitutions On Dominant 7th Chords
- Learning Solos From Other Instruments
- Playing In The Pocket (Rushing/Dragging/Locking In)
- Walking Bass Lines And Comping
