Blues Guitar Chords in E
Here are some essential blues guitar chords in a 12 bar format in the key of E. This progression is a I-IV-V progression, and the…
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Blues Chord Substitution: Add Color to Your Blues Chords
You’ve learned how to play dominant 7th chords and how to use them in the I-IV-V progression. That’s the foundation. But if you want your…
Blues Chord Progression: Killing Floor Guitar Lesson
A major scale in a blues? Yeah, it shouldn’t work. But Howlin’ Wolf proved it does. We’re diving into Part 3 of this series, and…
Born Under a Bad Sign: Learn the Classic Blues Riff on Guitar
That opening riff from Born Under a Bad Sign is one of those riffs that grabs you by the collar. Albert King wrote it, Cream…
Guitar Arpeggios
Arpeggios. There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about what they actually are, but they’re simpler than most people think. An arpeggio is just…
Inverted Fourths on Guitar: The Secret Behind Smoke on the Water
Ever wonder why the Smoke on the Water riff sounds so distinctive? It’s not a standard power chord. It uses something called an inverted fourth…