Guitar Lick #1 begins in the key of B, as guitar lick
#2 modulates to the key of A. Guitar lick #3 is played
in the key of G. All 3 licks are derived from the blues
scale of each given key. Note that the symbol "1/4" shown
in part #4 indicates a one fourth step string bend. This
lesson teaches the song intro.

  #1
         p     s          s  s            v     h
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-10--------------|-----------------|
G :---7-9-7---9-11--|----9-10-9-7-----|-9-7-------------|
D :-9-------9-------|-------------9---|------9-7-9-7----|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                     
                     #2
                                          f
e :-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----5---8-5-----|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-5-7-------------|
D :-----------------|-----------5-7---|-----------------|
A :-9-8-7-5---------|---3-5-6-7-------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|

   b.rel       v       h   h            h  p h (trill)
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-7----5-----5----|-----------------|-----------------|
D :---------7-------|-5-7-5-7---------|-5-7-5-7---------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  #3    f             b.rel.p     h          h
e :---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-------3---6-3---|-----------------|-----------------|
G :---3-5-----------|-5------3---3-5--|-3---------------|
D :-5---------------|----------5------|---5-3-5-3-------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-4---|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                     Part #4
     v                                 1/4      1/4           
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-3-1-------------|-5-3-5-----------|-3----5---3-----5|
E :-----------------|-------1-3---4-5-|-----------------|


e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-2--3--4--5------|-----------------|-----------------|




       S.R.V. * Couldn't Stand The Weather * Part 2


This lesson explores the many elements and techniques that
identified Stevie Ray Vaughn's unique and original playing
style. This riff begins using "octaves", and also includes
"double stops", "slides, and most importantly, very accurate
"string bends". As string bends are made most commonly made
with the frethand ring finger, Stevie Ray Vaughn and other
great blues artist alike are famous for their precise index
finger string bends. Players like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi
Hendrix, were also famous for using the thumb (frethand)
to fret notes on the larger strings. Special symbols for 
this lesson are: 1/4=one fourth string bend * s=slide
T=thumb * x=muffled strings * v=vibrato * p=pull-off

                            v                  s
e :-13-13-13-13-13--|-------12----10--|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-10----12----10--|-----------------|
G :-10-10-10-10-10--|-10-x--12----10--|------10-11-11---|
D :-----------------|----x------------|-12-x-9--10-10---|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                          1/4  p           1/4
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-12--10----------|-----------------|
G :-------12-x-12---|-12--10-------x--|-x-x-------------|
D :-------12-x-12---|-12-----12-10-x--|-x-x-10-12-------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-10-10-----------|-----------------|------------10-10|
    T  T                                           T  T

      s
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-12-12-12-12-----|-12-12-10--------|
G :-10-11-----------|-12-12-12-12-----|-12-12-10--------|
D :-9--10-----------|-12-12-12-12-----|-12-12-10-12-10--|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-------10-10-----|-------------10--|-----------------|


         Stevie Ray Vaughn * Guitar Solo Licks
                      
During Stevie Ray Vaughn's guitar solo for the song
"Couldn't Stand The Weather", the scales that this solo
is based upon are D and B pentatonic minor, the blues
scale and the Dorian Mode, staying primarily inside the
pentatonic minor box. This guitar lick in the key of D,
demonstrates Stevie's precise string bending techniques.
Symbols for this lesson include: f=full bend (whole step)
p=pull-off, h=hammer-on, v=vibrato, 1/4=bend 1/4 step
and f+1/2=full bend, plus a half step (bend a whole step
and a half), rel=release bent note to normal pitch.
  
   sustain notes     
    f                rel v     p        f           f       
e :---------13------|-----------------|-------10--------|
B :------13---------|-----------------|----10----10-13--|
G :-12--------------|-12-10--12-10----|-12--------------|
D :-----------------|--------------12-|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                      f          1/4            h  p
e :-10----10--------|-------10--------|----12-10-12-10--|
B :----10-----------|----10------13---|-10--------------|
G :-----------------|-12--------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                      
                      f+1/2             f        v
e :----10-----------|-13--------------|-13----13-10-----|
B :-13----10--------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Additional Lessons

S.R.V. Blues Guitar Rhythm

S.R.V. Blues Guitar String Bend

Texas Flood * Intro

Texas Flood Licks Lesson

The House is Rockin

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