Slow Blues Chord Progression Overview

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April Beasley
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1 Chord Progression Overview "12 bar" with a "Quick Change" Key of ypical Root chords with alternating major th in tab Rhythm is a "triplet shuffle" You play on the 1 and 3 of the triplet: (count and play on just the 1s and 3s) I Chord () V Chord (D) I Chord () IV Chord (D) I Chord () V Chord (E) IV Chord (D) I Chord () V Chord (E) DC

2 cales Page 1 the 2, or 9 flat the 2, or 9 he " lues" scale pattern with the lowest note the root - extra notes that work in most blues situations flat flat ee telar cale booklet for traditional Major and Minor Pentatonic cales and lues scales ll the G major scale patterns will work also, raditional or hree Note Per tring patterns he net result of using G Major will be Dorian (ame as the Dorian Rock segment)

3 cales Page 2 Minor Pentatonic pattern root on Low E Major Pentatonic (lide Minor pentatonic down three frets) F# Minor = Major Major Pentatonic pattern with root starting in low E string 2nd Fret th Fret th Fret notes (roots) circled ee ELR cale booklet for more fingering patterns Place roots on notes

4 Essential Classics Page 1 ths Root Major 3rd hese ths outline a dominant chord and work great over the I chord, or Major 3rd th th b th Root ame idea moved to the D and strings to outline the IV chord, D or D

5 Essential Classics Page 2 Hammer, Pull-Off equence from Dorian Rock Play as riplets etc scending etc bends and pull-offs Play as even triplets P P Hold bend a quarter note then th fret and pull-off as a triplet P Pull-offs with finger roll

6 Hot Rock & lues Page 1 asic Idea Fast riplets for the slow shuffle Now descending and scending with the minor pentatonic scale elow works great along side the Pull-Offs with a finger roll from Essential Classics! (he divisions are not bar lines hey are there to show that each is the same device applied to different sets of strings, feel free to repeat any of these, play as triplets) etc

7 Hot Rock and lues Page 2 Horizontal " lues" scale licks - with slides RILL 12 1 RILL vibrato Jerk Vibrato - lide below and back up to the note in a few fret range

8 Full hred Page 1 More Fast riplets for the slow shuffle hese ideas work great rhythmically as "9 note groupings", in other words, 9 notes over each beat his makes sense if you count quarter notes for this jam track at approx 0 beats per minute o help you feel the rhythm of these fast triplets try this group of 9 phrase Count triplets every three notes! count: lues Dorian Finger Roll from Essential Classics rpeggios major riad arpeggio based on an "E shape" dding a section to make a group of nine notes 2x cont sweep picking 9 tart over

9 Full hred 2 More rpeggios his Major arpeggio is based on an "C shape" his Major arpeggio is based on a " shape" ll the arpeggios on this and the previous page are Major triad arpeggios he terms "E hape, C hape, and hape" are for reference hey refer the shape of the chords when played with the open strings

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