Blues guitar scale book

This free version is identical to the paid version, except that this free. It is a pdf file that you can download immediately so you can get to work. Minor blues scales beginner and intermediate fingerings minor blues scale licks and full solos. If the complete technique book is good for quick starts, this would be the bullet train. How to play the blues scale on a guitar for dummies. As with all of latarskis books, its easy to follow and understand. To keep things simple, were going to learn both of these scale in the key of e. Use these instructional materials to help open up guitar avenues and to examine different chords and rhythms, lead guitar techniques, learning the fretboard, music theory,scales, and the world of playing over chord changes. The pentatonic scale is the most used scale in blues. Blues guitar chords comprehensive blues chord chart.

Because theyre probably the first scales you learned, you might have studied them for a bit, got the shapes under your fingers, and. Get to know the major blues scale online guitar books guitar. Home scales blues scales 12 blues guitar scales beyond pentatonics this lesson will explore the many different blues guitar scales used in all the blues subgenres. The 2 lessons above and the book are a fantastic combination i started playing saxophone as a teenager in my grammar school band and quickly became addicted to the sax. To learn guitar scales is a great way of exploring the fretboard of the guitar and finding the patterns that will help you with improvising solos and also it will increase the flexibility and strength of your fingers the more exercises you do. Whether you want to brush up on your pentatonics, play blues in an. It contains scale diagrams with notation and tablature for each scale and tips on how and when to use each scale. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. In blues, rock, and jazz guitar, there are times when you want to add extra interest to the blues harmony. Look, the pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly used scales in all genres of music. This book of written lessons is an excellent tool and reference manual to develop and enhance your guitar skills.

How to play more advanced blues guitar solos antony reynaert. Another hal leonard selection, this is a trim 48 pages for teaching you how to hold a guitar for the first. The first pattern, figure 1, is a fullblown a blues scale in 5th position. Why learning more than one scale pattern is beneficial. Mastering the blues scale volume 1 minor has 100 great blues licks in all 12 keys. The main characteristic of the blues chord is the extended 7th the seventh note starting from the root note added to the chord. The blues scale, whether its major or minor, is one of the most widely used scales in modern music. Blues guitar lessons blues phrasing with scales and. Minor and major blues scales are also the first scales that guitarists learn when exploring lead guitar. With multiple example solos, licks for intros and turnarounds, and a whole chapter devoted to playing with emotion, this book really is the complete course in blues guitar soloing. Volume 18 basic scale guides for guitar by rob silver isbn. Essential blues guitar for beginners guitar scales. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab.

Expanding the blues scale with sweet notes dummies. The blues guitar handbook follows up on my popular guitar instructional titles. Gordon is he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. This 248 page book is part of a series of similar volumes, including the guitar grimoire. If you need to know how to read guitar scale patterns, then youll find a.

This video illustrates a blues scale box pattern a fingerboard pattern and shows how. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme. E major is the most common blues key on guitar, so you could think of e7 as the 1 chord, a7 as the 4 chord and b7 as the 5 chord. The blues scale for guitar digital sheet music downloads. If you want to play jazz or blues on the guitar, you need to learn how to play the 6note blues scale. Blues scales for guitar players a new angle on the blues scale guitar players love so much. We may earn a commission for amazon purchases using our links. The guitar scale book includes scales for use in any style of music.

The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. The blues scale is derived from the minor pentatonic scale. The b minor blues scale contains the following notes. It does not include a cd or any form of multimedia it is a very short book of only 47 pages, and it covers the very basics of what you would need to learn to start playing guitar. A compendium of guitar chords and voicings, and so on. Learn to play major and minor pentatonic scale patterns and licks all over the neck play guitar in 14 days. You can do this by adding a sweet note an extra chromatic note not found in the sixnote blues scale. It is the only difference between the blues scale and the minor pentatonic scale. Some players and musicologists argue that the blues scale has 6 notes. The blues scale is a popular scale based on various scales and numbers of pitches. As one of the most widelyplayed scales in music, the blues scale has evolved to include multiple expressions. The easiest blues on acoustic guitar easy blues for.

Tab book and notes guitar coach easy soloing easy soloing jamming in the eminor pentatonic. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. The blues scale is as popular today as its ever been. The guitarists scale book by peter vogl is a complete scale encyclopedia for guitar with over 400 scales and modes. But this book can also be used on its own as a stand alone reference guide to scale diagrams, lead guitar soloing strategies, modal playing, learning to play over chord changes, and much more. Additional resources the pentatonic scale in blues. Read on for a complete blues scale guitar lesson the basic blues scale guitar pattern. A basic major or minor chord is made of three notes, the i iii and v degree of the scale. Despite its name, the blues scale is not only used in blues music. Our scalefinder system, using icons and letters, makes scale finding easy. It covers all the basics of playing blues rhythm guitar from shuffle to slow blues.

It also contains outside jazz scales, exotic scales, peters own crossstringing. Each scale is illustrated in more than one fretboard position, giving you a suitable scale pattern. However, there are some ground rules that you should follow if you want to play a good scale run. The very first guitar scale we recommend you learn is the minor pentatonic. Notice that it contains the root, b3rd, 4th, b5th, 5th and b7th degrees of an a major scale. Guitar command if you use scales to improvise and composewhatever style of music you playthen the guitar scales chart book is the reference book you need a comprehensive collection of scales is provided, suitable for use in blues, rock, metal, jazz and classical music. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used. If you look at 99% of all resources, products, lessons, programs, books etc. After the pentatonic minor scale and major scale, the blues scale is probably the most widelyused scale in guitar improvisation. The major blues scale is built by adding a b3 interval to the major pentatonic scale, forming the pattern 12b3356. Guitar pentatonic and blues scales fundamental changes music. If youre just getting started with the blues this is the book for you. Beginner blues guitar soloing fundamental changes music. Guitar coach jamming in the em pentatonic overview.

On this page youll find blues scale guitar tab, patterns and notation that will allow you to play blues scales all over the guitar neck. How to play the blues scale across the entire fretboard. These three notes are the root note i, the 3rd iii and the 5th v. This added scale tone is a f5th in the minor pentatonic. Scales page the guitar scales page of this website. The major blues scale what it is, how to play it in five positions and some theory relating to scales in general. All the scales featured on this page work over the standard 1 4 5 blues progressions, but ive made it clear when a scale can be used in a minor key, major key, or both. Hundreds of classic blues guitar licks and techniques. Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks. But its especially crucial for playing blues guitar.

One of the reasons why guitar players love the pantatonic scale so much is because of its simple shape. Logical lead guitar, 12 week guitar course, shut up n play yer guitar, 101 guitar tips, and incredible scale finder. If you know your theory which scale goes with which key or chords etc this should be pretty easy. This book also comes with a 33 minute mastering the blues scalevol. Pentatonic and blues scales for guitar basic scale guides for. Major blues scales beginner and intermediate fingerings major blues scale licks and full. Yes, its the blues scale guitar players gravitate to the most as soon as they begin to get their guitar playing skills to a higher level. The blues scale is a 6note scale that contains 5 notes from the major or minor pentatonic scales plus one chromatic note.

This scale is just five notes from the word penta and is the most popular scale for guitar players and other musicians. Any listing of the great blues guitar licks would have to include its. If you already know about the minor blues scale and would just like to know how to play it in five positions as well. They provide us with full, vibrant chord voicings and, in the context of blues, were most interested in the dominant 7th variations of these open chords. Looking into a music book youll find dozens of different scales and modes, major and naturalmelodicharmonic minor, dorian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian or.

The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. As always, commit the pattern to memory because we will be using the pentatonic scale, the blues scale, and the mixolydian mode in the next. A compendium of formulas for guitar scales and modes, the guitar grimoire. When the pattern is applied as major, the same note in the patterns becomes a f3rd. From here, its simply a matter of remembering where the blue note or b5 note goes within each of the 5 patterns. To play this scale in the key of e, start it on the 12th fret of the low e string.