Blues Building Blocks
Jon Finn has been teaching guitar at Berklee College of Music for more than 30 years. His approach to this style is sure to get you playing the right licks in the right place, without sounding contrived, or stealing anyone else's stuff. Here you learn how solos are constructed, and how to create your own.
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 1
Start this course by watching this video first.
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 2
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 3
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 4
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BluesBuildingBlocks Lesson 5
Do your own solo, but insert the Turnaround licks where they're indicated.
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BluesBuildingBlocks Lesson 6
A Lead-In Lick is a musical phrase that bridges you from the 4th measure of the "I" Chord in to the 1st measure of the "IV" Chord. It's a little tricky to know where these licks start. But knowing how to do this will help your Blues phrases sound less fragmented.
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Blues Building Blocks Improv Lesson 7
Do your own solo, but insert the Lead-In Licks and Turnaround licks where they're indicated.
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 8
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 9
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 10
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 11
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 12
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 13
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 14
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 15
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 16
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 17
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 18
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 19
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Blues Building Blocks Lesson 20
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3.92 MBFull Backing Track.mp3
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Bass, Drums and Guitar 1 Backing Track
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2.74 MBBass and Drums Backing Track
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179 KBLesson 14 and 15 Notation
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37.1 KBLesson 19 Notation
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50 KBLesson 08 Notation
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161 KBLesson 09 Notation
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47.5 KBLesson 10 Notation
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35.4 KBLesson 18 Notation
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148 KBLesson 07 Notation
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28.9 KBLesson 17 Notation
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51.2 KBLesson 06 Notation
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148 KBLesson 13 Notation
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32.9 KBLesson 16 Notation
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143 KBLesson 11 Notation
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132 KBLesson 05 Notation
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43.5 KBLesson 12 Notation
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57 KBLesson 04 Notation
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35.2 KBLesson 03 Notation
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22.1 KBLesson 02 Notation
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