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Blues Guitar Fundamentals
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Learn The Guitar Styles Made Famous By The World's Best Blues Players!
- 22 Lessons on Blues Chords, Scales, Forms, And Tone
- 1.5 Hours of HD Video
- Downloadable Jamtracks, diagrams, and PDF's
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Curriculum
Section 1
1Introduction To The Blues
2The 12 Bar Form
38 Bar Form
4Blues Tempo And Feel
5Blues Guitar Tone
Section 2
1The Shuffle
2Walking Bass Lines
37th Chord Comping
46th and 9th Chord Comping
5Minor Blues
Section 3
1Approaching Blues Soloing
2The Blues Scale
3Country / Major Blues Scale
4The Turnaround And Endings
5Selling The Changes
6Crafting Your Leads
Section 4
1Albert King
2B.B. King
3Freddie King
4Final Summary
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