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Learn How To Play A Blues Solo

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The basis of your efforts to play a blues solo will be the minor pentatonic scale. In the key of E, the scale is: E G A B D. Just five notes, but they are all good ones! If you are new to guitar playing you may not be aware of how many different ways you can play five notes.

e—————————–0–3–0——————————-|

B——————–0–3——————-3–0——————–|

G—————0–2—————————–2–0—————|

D———–0–2————————————-2–0———–|

A——0–2———————————————–2–0——|

E-0–3———————————————————3–0-|

Here is a diagram of the A minor pentatonic scale, and here is a similar diagram with a tutorial on improvising with the pentatonic scale.

You could start the ball rolling by trying to copy riffs by your favorite players, but the sooner you start moving away from what is known, the sooner you begin to put your own stamp on your playing. Take a look at where the notes are on the neck. You can play in straight lines or you can cross from one string to another or move from down low on the neck to up high. Try some variations and see what you like.

As you work your way up and down, and in and out of the minor pentatonic scale, you will get an understanding of the way the notes fit together. This will help you to recognize what the guitar players on your CDs are doing.

You can also mix the minor pentatonic scale with the major pentatonic. The notes you have to play with will now be: E F# G G# A B C# D. You can also add a flatted fifth – called a “blue” note. In the key of E, this will be Bb. Your notes will now be E F# G G# A Bb B C# D.

This video shows a fine example of a simple blues guitar solo:


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What Are Beginner Guitar Scales?

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Well, really there are no beginner guitar scales, just guitar scales. They are all easy to play, but there are some that you should learn as a beginner in order to help you understand the guitar and music in general. It is very important to learn to play guitar scales since they are a fundamental element of music. Learning to play scales on the guitar will help your progress as a guitar player in a number of ways. Read more

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The Best Guitar Strings For Acoustic Guitar

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There are big differences between guitar strings for acoustic guitar. Their thicknesses are different, the stuff they are made of is different. As a result, guitar strings can SOUND quite different from each other. There are mellow strings, and bright strings. You can experiment with different kinds of strings and choose the best guitar strings that fit in with how you want your music to sound. Read more

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Kaizen And Guitar Playing

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Many newbie guitar students want to know how long they need to practice before their practicing becomes playing. The short answer is practice every day for say, half an hour and you will notice you will gradually get some command over your hands and your guitar. But the way we practice varies from person to person. Read more

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Learning To Play The Guitar By Yourself

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Many people think that if you are going to start learning to play guitar you just go to your local music teacher. Read more

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Guitar techniques lessons by Peter Vogl.
Peter Vogl started playing guitar in 2nd grade and very quickly realized his calling. He played in several bands through his years at Okemos High, and proceeded to study classical guitar in college at the University of Ga. under the tutelage of John Sutherland. Read more

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