Advanced Blues In 6 Weeks - Week 6
Lessons Included in this Course
Course Content Overview
This comprehensive week-long module provides a deep dive into the advanced mechanics of blues guitar, equipping you with the skills to build harmonically rich and dynamic solos. You will learn to navigate the fretboard with a new level of understanding, applying complex theoretical concepts in a practical and musical way. The lessons are structured to provide a clear path to mastering these advanced blues guitar licks and techniques.
Here’s a breakdown of the lesson contents:
- G Dominant 7th Arpeggiated Licks: Discover how to use G dominant 7th arpeggios to create tension and resolution in your blues solos, adding a sophisticated, jazzy flavor to your playing.
- CAGED Dominant 7th Arpeggiated Licks: Unlock the fretboard with the CAGED system, learning to connect dominant 7th arpeggio shapes across the neck for ultimate improvisational freedom.
- Major and Minor 7 Arpeggiated Licks: Broaden your harmonic palette by integrating major and minor 7th arpeggios, allowing you to craft more emotive and melodic solos.
- Chromaticism Within Scales: Learn the art of using chromatic passing tones to add a modern, sophisticated edge to your blues phrasing, breaking away from standard pentatonic patterns.
- Hybrid Picking: Master the versatile technique of hybrid picking, combining a pick and fingers to execute complex, multi-string licks with precision and speed.
- Performance & Application: Watch Stuart Bull demonstrate how to seamlessly integrate these techniques into a compelling musical performance, providing a clear and inspiring example.
- Practice with a Backing Track: Apply your new skills over a professional-quality backing track, honing your timing, feel, and improvisational abilities in a real-world musical context.
This Course is Ideal for Players Who...
This course is designed for intermediate to advanced guitarists who are serious about taking their blues playing to the next level. It is particularly suited for those who wish to:
- Master advanced blues soloing techniques and concepts.
- Incorporate jazz-influenced harmony and phrasing into their blues playing.
- Develop the speed and precision required for fast blues-rock solos.
- Break out of the pentatonic box and explore more sophisticated melodic and harmonic ideas.
- Learn the signature techniques of modern blues giants.
What will I achieve from completing this course?
‘Advanced Blues in 6 Weeks - Week 6’ offers a structured and highly effective approach to learning advanced blues guitar. Stuart Bull doesn’t just show you what to play; he explains the underlying theory and mechanics, empowering you to understand and apply these concepts in your own playing. The course is built around practical, musical examples that make complex ideas easy to grasp. With high-definition video lessons, detailed explanations, and hands-on practice opportunities, you have all the tools you need to elevate your blues guitar playing. This course will give you the confidence and skills to express yourself with a new level of sophistication and musicality, making you the advanced blues guitarist you’ve always aspired to be.
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Advanced Blues In 6 Weeks - Week 6
"Advanced Blues In 6 Weeks - Week 6" is the culmination of a comprehensive guitar course designed for the intermediate to advanced player looking to deepen their understanding and mastery of blues guitar. This final week focuses on refining and advancing your technique with a series of intricate and expressive guitar methods. From G dominant 7th arpeggiated licks to hybrid picking, each technique is explored in depth, providing the student with a rich palette of blues expressions. Coupled with a performance by the tutor and practice with a backing track, this lesson is crafted to elevate your musicality and technical prowess to new heights. This course is taught by Stuart Bull.
Guitar Lesson Overview
G Dominant 7th Arpeggiated Licks
G dominant 7th arpeggiated licks introduce the guitarist to the dynamic world of dominant 7th chords, articulated through arpeggios. This technique enriches the blues sound with a mix of tension and resolution, essential for creating emotive and compelling solos. Learning these licks enhances the guitarist's ability to navigate chord changes fluidly, adding depth and sophistication to their playing.
CAGED Dominant 7th Arpeggiated Licks
The CAGED system is a cornerstone of guitar theory, offering a method to visualize and connect chord shapes across the fretboard. By focusing on dominant 7th arpeggiated licks within this system, guitarists unlock the ability to integrate these powerful sounds across various positions and keys. This knowledge not only expands the creative options but also improves the understanding of fretboard navigation and chordal relationships.
Major and Minor 7 Arpeggiated Licks
Delving into major and minor 7 arpeggiated licks, guitarists explore the nuanced differences between these emotional chord qualities. Mastering these licks provides a richer vocabulary for expression, allowing for more detailed storytelling through music. These techniques serve to enhance musical expression, offering a broader emotional range for the blues guitarist.
Chromaticism Within Scales
Chromaticism introduces notes outside the standard scale or key, adding surprise, tension, and complexity to melodies and solos. Integrating chromatic notes within blues scales offers a fresh perspective and revitalizes classic blues licks. This technique challenges the guitarist's creativity and technical skill, encouraging a more adventurous approach to improvisation and composition.
Hybrid Picking
Hybrid picking combines the use of a pick with fingers, allowing for more complex and varied textures. This technique is invaluable for executing intricate licks that require jumping across strings or playing non-adjacent strings simultaneously. Learning hybrid picking opens up new possibilities for articulation and dynamics, significantly enhancing the guitarist's expressive capabilities.
Performance by the Tutor
Seeing these techniques demonstrated in a performance context by the tutor is invaluable. It provides a practical application of the skills learned, showcasing how they can be woven together to create a compelling musical narrative. This real-world application inspires students, offering a tangible goal to strive for and a clear demonstration of how technical skills serve musical expression.
Practice with a Backing Track
Practicing with a backing track is crucial for developing timing, rhythm, and musicality. It simulates a live playing environment, allowing the guitarist to apply techniques in context and refine their ability to interact with other musicians. This practice solidifies the learner's skills, ensuring they are not just technically proficient but also musically communicative and responsive.
Conclusion
"Advanced Blues In 6 Weeks - Week 6" is a comprehensive lesson that pushes the boundaries of blues guitar. It offers a deep dive into sophisticated techniques that will enrich any guitarist's playing with new textures, emotions, and expressions. Through dedicated practice and exploration of these techniques, guitarists will find themselves well-equipped to express their musical voice with greater depth and nuance.
Guitar Techniques Used in This Lesson
This lesson leverages these advanced techniques to guide you through mastering the art of blues guitar, setting a strong foundation for continued growth and exploration on your musical journey.
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...