Blues Riffs

In this comprehensive Blues Guitar program designed by renowned guitarist John McCarthy, you learn techniques, scales¦and tricks¦to¦take your blues guitar playing to the next level. You'll develop lead techniques like bending, vibrato, hammer-on's, pull-offs and more. Learn Blues turn arounds, the shuffle feel, Jazzy blues and fast Blues progressions. There are entire blues riffs, leads and rhythms that you will apply over the full band backing tracks that give you the feel of playing in your own band.

This course is designed for beginner players who want to learn how to solo in a blues and rock style as well as intermediate players who want to develop more options in their soloing. The power chord is a powerful tool for generating strong stable riffs. In this course we will examine the application of a power chord as a foundation with an emphasis on rhythmic variety. As you study the various riffs that are presented, you will be able to refine your technique and also see more options thus increasing your soloing skill.

This program comes with a tablature lesson book to help you follow along with confidence and ease. You will learn: all the scales you need to play blues (blues scale, minor pentatonic, major pentatonic); blues lead techniques (bends, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs); blues turn arounds; rhythms with bass and drum backing tracks; classic blues; blues shuffle; jazz blues; and more!