Add more colors to you blues soloing by creating licks based on blues scales other than the home key. Here are three unique 12 bar blues crafted solo bouncing between three blues scales. Learn all three solos to increase your blues vocabulary.
Most players when playing the blues will approach a solo using only one scale, the blues scale in the home key of the progression. This is a tried and true approach however if you’re looking for some fresh ideas the following might be just what you’re after.
When soloing over a blues progression in the key of “A” using the “A” Blues Scale is a common choice. A more experienced player will add the major 3rd, 6thand 9thfor more color. Here’s an easier method to focus on these tones and add even more colors to your soloing.
As I said, soloing over a blues progression in “A” the common choice is the “A” blues scale but adding two other scales, the “F#” and “E” blues scale, to base your ideas will bring even more tonal colors to your playing. Three lessons for a total of 52 minutes of video with close ups demonstrating each phrase slowly giving the exact fingering on the fretboard. PDF in tab and notation with Mp3 practice track. Save $3.00 on the set!
