Blues Improvisation

Master blues improvisation with pentatonic scales. Explore phrasing in various positions, adding nuance, slides, and blue notes.

5.2 Hours

47 Lessons

Taught by

Mike Dugan

Course Content

All Topics

Blues Chords & Rhythm

Blues Improvisation

Advanced Blues

Blues Songs

Topic1

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Blues Improvisation-Pentatonics-Part 1

00:00:0000:27:31

Introduction to Blues Improv and Pentatonic Scale

Box Position-Phrasing with 3 Notes

Box Position-Phrasing using 3 Strings

Box Position-Phrasing using 4 Strings

Box Position-Phrasing using all 6 Strings

Difficulty

Completed

Topic2

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Blues Improvisation-Pentatonics-Part 2

00:00:0000:15:46

Pentatonic Phrasing in Extension Box

Adding Nuance/Feel

Pentatonic Phrasing-Combining Pattern1 and Extension Box

Difficulty

Completed

Topic3

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Blues Improvisation-Pentatonics-Part 3

00:00:0000:25:23

Higher Position-Pentatonic Scale and Phrasing

Higher Position-Phrasing in Higher Register

Adding Blue Note to Pentatonic Scale

Adding Slides to Pentatonic Playing

Combining All Positions

Difficulty

Completed

Topic4

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Blues Improvisation-Major Blues

00:00:0000:39:11

Intro to Major Blues

Major Blues Position 1

Major Blues Position 2

Major Blues Position 3

Using Major Blues and Minor Pentatonics

Bending Ideas and Improvisation

Difficulty

Completed

Topic5

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Minor Blues-Chords and Improvisation

00:00:0000:17:23

Intro to Minor Blues

Minor Blues Chords & Progression

Pentatonics over Minor Key

Combining all Ideas

Difficulty

Completed

Topic6

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Relative Major and Improvisation

00:00:0000:30:29

Intro to Relative Major Scale

Major Scale Position 1 and Improv

Major Scale Position 2 and Improv

Major Scale Position 3 and Improv

Combining all Ideas

Difficulty

Completed

Topic7

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Blues Improvisation-Major and Minor Blues

00:00:0000:13:52

Introduction

Major and Minor Blues Concepts and Ideas

Putting it All Together

Difficulty

Completed

Topic8

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Blues Improvisation-Relative Major

00:00:0000:13:06

Relative Major Expanded

Relative Major Improvisation

Difficulty

Completed

Topic9

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Improvisation Techniques

00:00:0000:40:19

Introduction and Importance

Sequencing

Speed Licks

Playing in Octaves

Playing Double Stops

Dynamics

Difficulty

Completed

Topic10

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Blues Nuance Part 1

00:00:0000:13:46

Introduction

Texas Slide

Texas Roll

Nuance Flat 5 Trill

Difficulty

Completed

Topic11

Mike Dugan

Guitar Lessons / Guitar Styles/Genres / Blues Guitar Lessons

Blues Nuance Part 2

00:00:0000:17:21

Major Trill

Using Minor 3rd and 5th

6th Tone

Combining All Ideas

Difficulty

Completed

Blues Improvisation

All Topics

Blues Chords & Rhythm

Blues Improvisation

Advanced Blues

Blues Songs

Introduction to Blues Improv and Pentatonic Scale

Box Position-Phrasing with 3 Notes

Box Position-Phrasing using 3 Strings

Box Position-Phrasing using 4 Strings

Box Position-Phrasing using all 6 Strings

Pentatonic Phrasing in Extension Box

Adding Nuance/Feel

Pentatonic Phrasing-Combining Pattern1 and Extension Box

Higher Position-Pentatonic Scale and Phrasing

Higher Position-Phrasing in Higher Register

Adding Blue Note to Pentatonic Scale

Adding Slides to Pentatonic Playing

Combining All Positions

Intro to Major Blues

Major Blues Position 1

Major Blues Position 2

Major Blues Position 3

Using Major Blues and Minor Pentatonics

Bending Ideas and Improvisation

Intro to Minor Blues

Minor Blues Chords & Progression

Pentatonics over Minor Key

Combining all Ideas

Intro to Relative Major Scale

Major Scale Position 1 and Improv

Major Scale Position 2 and Improv

Major Scale Position 3 and Improv

Combining all Ideas

Introduction

Major and Minor Blues Concepts and Ideas

Putting it All Together

Relative Major Expanded

Relative Major Improvisation

Introduction and Importance

Sequencing

Speed Licks

Playing in Octaves

Playing Double Stops

Dynamics

Introduction

Texas Slide

Texas Roll

Nuance Flat 5 Trill

Major Trill

Using Minor 3rd and 5th

6th Tone

Combining All Ideas

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