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B.B. King Blues Guitar Lesson
Part 1
Taught in the key of B, this demosntrates the basic
outline which is commonly known as a 3 chord progression
that is the basic format and outline for many B.B. King
Blues Guitar Songs.
B E B
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :--------------9-9--11-11-------------------------|
A :-9-9--11-11---7-7--7--7---9-9--11-11-------------|
E :-7-7--7--7----------------7-7--7--7--------------|
F# E B
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-11-11-14-14---9-9--11-11------------------------|
A :-9--9--9--9----7-7--7--7----9-9--11-11-----------|
E :----------------------------7-7--7--7------------|
turnaround
B E F F# F#
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-----9--10--11-----11----------------------------|
A :-9---7--8---9------9-----------------------------|
E :-7-----------------------------------------------|
Part 2 * Alternate Common Blues Chords
B7 E7 F#7
e :-7-----12----2-----------------------------------|
B :-10----15----5-----------------------------------|
G :-8-----13----3-----------------------------------|
D :-7-----12----2-----------------------------------|
A :-9-----14----4-----------------------------------|
E :-7-----12----2-----------------------------------|
B9 E9 F#9
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-2------7-----9----------------------------------|
G :-2------7-----9----------------------------------|
D :-3------6-----8----------------------------------|
A :-2------7-----9----------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
Blues Guitar Scales & Runs
If your new at learning to play blues lead guitar, this
is a great place to start by learning these blues scales
and runs, taught in the key of B. The notes played in
both the scale & run are the same, B,D,E,F,F#,A,B.
These common positions will allow you to tie together
blues guitar licks for playing blues lead guitar.
B Blues Scale
Tonic 1st 2nd
octave octave
B B B
e :------------------------------7------------------|
B :------------------------7-10---------------------|
G :-----------------7-9-10--------------------------|
D :-------------7-9---------------------------------|
A :-------7-8-9-------------------------------------|
E :-7--10-------------------------------------------|
Common Octave Position
1st 2nd
Tonic octave octave
B B B
e :------------------------------------17-19--------|
B :------------------------15-17-18-19--------------|
G :-----------------14-16---------------------------|
D :--------14-15-16---------------------------------|
A :-14-17-------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
B Blues Run
Tonic 1st 2nd
octave octave
B B B
e :-----------------------------------10-12---------|
B :----------------------------10-12----------------|
G :------------------7-9-10-11----------------------|
D :-------------7-9---------------------------------|
A :----5-7-8-9--------------------------------------|
E :-7-----------------------------------------------|
3rd
octave
B
e :-13-14-17-19-------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
Alternate Descending Position
B B
e :-19-17-------------------------------------------|
B :-------19-18-17-15-------------------------------|
G :--------------------16-14------------------------|
D :--------------------------16-15-14-12------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
B B
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-14-12-------------------------------------------|
E :-------14-13-12-10-7-----------------------------|
5 * B.B. King Style Guitar Licks
These 5 featured guitar licks, focus on the importance
of the guitar techniques used by B.B. King. Symbols
used are b=bend 1/2 step f=full bend h=hammer-on
p=pull-off and v=vibrato
#1
f
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------15-17-15---13-----------------------------|
G :-14-16---------------14-12-----------------------|
D :---------------------------15-12-----12----------|
A :---------------------------------15--------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
#2
h b b b h h
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-----7-9-9-9-9-7-----------7-9-------------------|
G :-7-8--------------9-7-8--------------------------|
D :------------------------9------------------------|
A :---------------------------------9---------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
#3
f f
e :----------22-------------------------------------|
B :----15-17-----17-17-15-----15--------------------|
G :-16---------------------16-----------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
#4
h p f f b v
e :--------------------17---------------------------|
B :-15-17-15----15--17-----17-15--------------------|
G :----------16------------------16-----------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
#5
s s.v f f
e :-------------------------14-14-13-12-------------|
B :------10-12------15---12-------------15-12-------|
G :-9-11--------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
p.v
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :----15-12----------------------------------------|
G :-13----------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|
Everyday I've Got The Blues * Intro Guitar Solo Lick
f f
e :-------6---------|-----6-----8-6---|---6-8-6--9-6-8-6|
B :----6-----9------|---6---9-6-------|-6---------------|
G :-8---------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
f
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-9-6-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :------8---8-6----|-----------------|-----------------|
D :--------------8--|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B.B.King * Sweet Little Angel
Intro Guitar Solo
f rake f.v
e :------9-11-------|------9----------|-----------------|
B :-9-11------------|------9------12--|-9---------------|
G :-----------------|---10------------|---11-9----8-----|
D :-----------------|-11--------------|--------11---11--|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
v s s rake
e :-----------------|-----------------|---------9-------|
B :-----------------|-9---------------|-9-----x---12-9--|
G :------------6----|-10--------6-8-10|-----x-----------|
D :-11-----6-8------|-------6-8-------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
v s p.b f
e :-----------------|---9------12-----|-14-12--14-14----|
B :----9------------|-9-----14----14--|-----------------|
G :-11---9-10-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
v s f.rel.p v f f.v
e :-12--------------|----14------12---|-------12-14-14--|
B :----14-14---14---|-14------------14|-11-14-----------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
s s v
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-13--12--11-10---|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|----11-----------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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