Electric Blues In 6 Weeks - Week 1
Begin your blues guitar odyssey with "Electric Blues In 6 Weeks - Week 1," offered by LickLibrary. This course is carefully designed for those keen to explore the depths of blues music, providing foundational techniques that are pivotal to the genre. Each session is crafted to introduce you to key techniques while improving both your musical expression and technical skills on the guitar. This course is taught by Stuart Bull.
Course Overview
Pentatonic Scale in the First Position
Mastering the Pentatonic scale in the first position is crucial for blues improvisation. This scale is the backbone of your soloing arsenal, allowing you to weave solos that seamlessly integrate into a variety of blues settings. Knowing this scale enables you to craft solos that resonate with the emotive core of the blues.
Blues Scale in the First Position
The Blues scale adds a distinctive dissonant note to the Pentatonic scale, introducing a sound that is fundamental to blues music. This scale broadens your blues tonality knowledge and enhances your improvisation skills, enabling you to perform solos that are both expressive and deeply emotional.
Blues Bends
Blues bends are an expressive technique that adds depth to your playing, allowing your guitar to emulate the nuances of the human voice. This technique is essential for producing the soulful bends that define the blues genre.
String Bending
String bending is essential for injecting nuances into your playing, reaching those microtones that give the blues its characteristic sound. Mastering this technique elevates your solos, transforming simple melodies into powerful expressions of emotion.
Vibrato
Vibrato brings your notes to life, making them more pronounced and emotionally charged. Learning this technique allows you to sustain a note with interest, giving your performance a polished and professional quality.
Combining String Bending and Vibrato
Merging string bending with vibrato adds a layer of depth and emotion, refining your sound to produce a more soulful and expressive tone that resonates with the essence of blues.
Blues Scale Licks
Understanding and utilizing blues scale licks is vital for crafting captivating solos that embody the spirit of blues. These licks serve as the building blocks for improvisation, allowing you to personalize each performance.
Three Licks in the Style of David Gilmour
Exploring three distinctive licks inspired by David Gilmour, renowned for his emotional playing and expressive techniques, this section teaches you how to infuse your playing with the same depth and emotion that Gilmour brings to his performances.
The Advantage of Practicing with a Backing Track
Using a backing track during practice offers immense benefits. It creates a realistic band setting, helping you refine your timing, rhythm, and ability to play in sync with other instruments. It also bolsters your improvisational skills, encouraging you to adapt and respond to the musical backing, readying you for live performances.
Conclusion
The first week of the "Electric Blues In 6 Weeks" series lays the groundwork for becoming proficient in the electric blues guitar. It introduces essential techniques that every aspiring blues guitarist should know, enriching your musical lexicon and forming a robust foundation for further exploration. Completing this course not only gives you a thorough understanding of the basics but also starts you on the path to discovering your individual voice on the guitar.
About The Tutor
Tutor Profile
Stuart Bull
As co-founder of LickLibrary and Total Accuracy, Stuart plays a tremendous part of all the goings on in LickLibrary today. Looking at our entire catalogue, the entire contribution from Stuart is phenomenal and has had an impact on tens of thousands of aspiring guitar players the world over. Stuart's professional...