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Page 1: Blues Rock Master Class.pdf

PLAY SHUFFLES LIKESTEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

MAKE YOUR AX SING LIKEERIC CLAPTON

WAIL & CRY LIKEROBIN TROWER

SOLO & SLIDE LIKEDUANE ALLMAN

ROAR LIKELESLIE WEST

COMMAND THE 12-BARS LIKEJOHNNY WINTER

guitar world presents

BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED!

16-PAGE TAB Book!

PLAY LIKE A BLUES MASTER IN NO TIME!

oVER

90 MiNUTESof LESSoNS!

oVER

90 MiNUTESof LESSoNS!

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CHAPTER ONE ESSENTIAL SCALES FOR SOLOING

• MINOR PENTATONIC: KEY OF G, SIXTH-STRING ROOT

• BLUES SCALE: KEY OF G, SIXTH-STRING ROOT

• TRANSPOSING SIXTH-STRING-ROOT SCALES TO OTHER KEYS

• MINOR PENTATONIC: KEY OF G, FIFTH-STRING ROOT

• CONNECTING SCALE POSITIONS

• BLUES SCALE: KEY OF G, FIFTH-STRING ROOT

• TRANSPOSING FIFTH-STRING-ROOT SCALES TO OTHER KEYS

• MAJOR PENTATONIC: KEY OF G

• MAJOR PENTATONIC: KEY OF G, FIFTH-STRING ROOT

• ALTERNATING BETWEEN MINOR AND MAJOR PENTATONIC

CHAPTER TWOSOLOING IN THE STYLE OF THE BLUES ROCK MASTERS

• ERIC CLAPTON • BLUESBREAKERS ERA • CREAM ERA

• JEFF BECK

• JOHNNY WINTER

• DICKEY BETTS

• DUANE ALLMAN

• STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

• ROBIN TROWER

• LESLIE WEST

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Essential Scales for Soloing: 1–Minor Pentatonic: Key of G: sixth-string root

CHAPTER ONE

FIGURE 1 G minor pentatonic, third position

3 63 5

3 53 5

3 63 6

6 3

6 35 3

5 35 3

6 3

FIGURE 2 triplets

6 36

36 3 6 3

53

5 3 5 35

35 3 5 3

53

5 3 !6 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

FIGURE 3 G minor pentatonic, extended position

1 31 3 5

3 53 5 7

6 86 8 10

10

8 6

8 67 5 3

5 35 3 1

3 1 3

FIGURE 4a triplets ascending

3 1 31

31 3 1 3 5 3 5

35

3 5 3 53

53 5 3 5 7 5 7

67

6 8 6 86

86 !8 6 8 10

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

FIGURE 4b triplets descending

10 8 6 8 68

68 6 8 6

76

7 5 7 5 3 5 35

35 3 5 3

53

5 3 5 3 1 3 13 1 !

13 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

FIGURE 5a

1 31 3 5

3 5 5 35

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3 1

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1 553 5

3

3 1

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1 31 3 5

3 53 3

5

53 5 3

5 35

3 53

3

5 35 3

3

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55

35 3

5 3 13 1 3

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FIGURE 5d

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5

5

3

5 7

7

6 8

67

68

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5

1/2

3 53

3

5

5

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31 3 5

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FIGURE 6

7

8 68

6 10 8 68

7 5 3 55

35 3

5 36 3

1

3

1/4

FIGURE 7

2–Blues Scale: Key of G: sixth-string root

3 63

*b5 (flatted fifth)

*4

FIGURE 8

G (root note)

3

D (fifth)

5

G5

35

57

FIGURE 9 G blues scale, third position

3 63

*4 5

3 53 5

*6

3 63 6

6 3

6 3 *6 5 3

5 35

*4 3

6

FIGURE 10a

36 3

63

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1/2

55

35 3

5 3 4 36

36 3 3

63 4 5

5 3

5 4 3

6

3 3

3 1

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3!

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5 5

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1 31 3 4 5

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3 53

1/2 1/2

5 5 3

1/2

6 5 33

5 35 4 3

63

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6 3

3

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FIGURE 11 G blues scale, extended position

1 31 3 4 5

3 53 5 6 7

6 86 8 9 10

10 9 8 6

8 67 6 5 3

5 35 4 3 1

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3–Transposing sixth-string-root scales to other keys

FIGURE 12a A minor pentatonic

5 85 7

5 75 7

5 85 8

5

8 5

7 57 5

7 58 5

FIGURE 12b A blues scale

5 85 6 7

5 75 7 8

5 85 8 5

8 58 7 5

7 57 6 5

8 5

FIGURE 12c A blues scale, extended position

53 5 6 7

5 75 7 8 9

8 108 10 11 12 11 10 8

10 89 8 7 5

7 57 6 5 3

5

FIGURE 13a G minor pentatonic, eighth position

4–Minor pentatonic: Key of G: fifth string root

108 10

7 108 11

8 10

811 8

11 710 8

10

FIGURE 13b

6 8 108 10

8 107 10

8

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1010 8

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3

FIGURE 15 G minor pentatonic: fifth-string root, extended position

108 10 12

10 1211 13 15

13 15

15

1315 13 11

12 1012 10 8

10

8

10 8 6

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10 121210 12

10 8 1010

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1010 8

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8

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10 1212

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8

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3

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5–Connecting scale positionsFIGURE 17

3 6 8 108 10

8

10 8

10 8 6

1/2

8 6

3

10

8 108

1010 12

12 12

3 3 3

1

11 13 13 13 1112

12 1010 8 10 8

10 810 8

1/2

6 8 6 3 1

3

FIGURE 18

6–Blues scale: Key of G: fifth-string root

108 10 11

7 108 11

8 9 10

10

9 811 8

10 711 10 8

10 810 9 8 6

FIGURE 19 G blues scale, extended position

108 10 11 12

10 1211 13 14 15

13 15

15 1315 14 13 11

12 1012 11 10 8

10 810 9 8 6

FIGURE 20 *

*

b5

108 10 11

10 8

108

*

1/2

1211 13 13

13 11

1211

*12 10

12 11

*

1012 11 12

*10

11 1212

3 3 3 3 3

*1012 11

*10

12 11 10

1/2

8 10 10 10 *810 8

10

1/2

*9 9 9 8 9 10

3

7–Transposing fifth-string-root scales to other keys

FIGURE 21a E minor pentatonic

75 7 9

7 98 10 12

10 12 1012 10 8

9 79 7 5

7 57 5 3 0

FIGURE 21b

5 75 7

4 75 8

5 7 58 5

7 47 5

7 57 5

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FIGURE 21c

1/2

3 50 3 775 7

5 3 0

8

1

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1/2

57

5 8 5

75

3

1/2

57

7 7 57

7

7 47

48 7 5 7

75

7 57

1/2

5 3 5 3

3

FIGURE 22 E blues scale

0 3 5 6 75 7

5 7 8 9

7 98 10 1211 12

10 1210 8

9 79 8 9

79 8 7 5

7

3

7 57 5

7 6 75

7

1/2

5 3 5 3 3 0

5

3

5 3 0 3 3

8–Major pentatonic: Key of G

FIGURE 23 G major pentatonic, third position

3 52 5

2 52 4

3 53 5 7

7

5 3

5 34 2

5 25 2

3

FIGURE 24 G major pentatonic, extended position

3 5 75 7

5 7 97 9

8 10 1210 12 15

15

12 10

12 10 89 7

9 7 57 5

7 5 3

FIGURE 25

3

5 75 7

75 7

5 7 57

7 57 5

5 7 97 9

9 7 5 5

7 9

7 98 8

8

910

1 1 1

1010

810 10 8

etc.

89

FIGURE 26 G major pentatonic, ninth/tenth positions

9–Major pentatonic: Key of G: fifth-string root

10 129 12

9 1210 12

10 12 15

12

1012 10

12 912 9

12 10

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FIGURE 27

10 1210 12

9 129 12

10 12

10 12

1012 10

12 912 9

12

10

12 10

FIGURE 28 G major pentatonic, extended position

10 12 1412 14

12 14 1615 17

15 17 19

19 17 1517 15

16 14 1214 12

14 12 10

12

10

FIGURE 29

10 1210 12 14

1212

12

1

14 14 12

1412

1412 1616

15 1714 12

14

1214 12

12 1012 10 12

10 12 1412 14

12

1

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12

etc.

FIGURE 30a G minor pentatonic

10–Alternating between minor and major pentatonic

1

8 8 68

88

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78

6

8

1/2

8 6

3

FIGURE 30b G major pentatonic

98 10

1

10 10 89

109

8 8

8

98

1

10

10

1

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8

8

FIGURE 30c G minor pentatonic

8 6

78

76

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1/2

5

35 3

3 13

33

1

1/2

3

FIGURE 30d G major pentatonic

53 7

5 7 595 7 9

7 97 5 5

7

9

7 9 7 8 98 8

3

FIGURE 30e G minor pentatonic

12

1

11 13 13 13 11 13

1 1

1313 13 11

1/2

12 1211 11

1/2

3

FIGURE 30f G major pentatonic1

12 1412 14 14 12

1414

1412 14 12

1412

3

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Triplet feel

let ring

FIGURE 31

CHAPTER TWOSoloing in the Style of: 1–Eric Clapton

A–Blues breakers era

G7

5

7

= 3

!7

7 7

5 7 7

7

5

5

3 5 35

5 3 1 33

1

1/2

9

8

8

C7

10

1/2

10 !8

8

10

1

10

3

8 1010

1G7

10 89

10 89

8

9

D7

53

55 3

5 3

1

53 5

3

C71

36 3

5 5 35

G7

55

3

1/4

55 3 1 3

31

1/2

1 !

3 13 1 3

3

FIGURE 32

B–Cream era

A7

2 42 2

1

44 24 4 4 2

42

4

5 6

55

8 57

55 7 5

77

1/4

5 3

53

1/2

12 14

D7

12

14

13

15

12

1 1

1512

1

1512

1512

15 13 1514

13

1/4A7

1413

1/2

17 19

17 17 17

1/4

17 1917 17 17 17

17 1917 17 17

D7

17 1917

1

1917 17

1

17 1719

17 17 17 17 20 1719

17

D7

17 19 1719

17 1817

1717

19

1A7

19 19 1719

17 19 1719

1717

20

1

20

1/2

1719

17 19 1719

17!20

1

3 3

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Triplet feel (jjjq = q q q q)K K FIGURE 33

2–Jeff Beck

1

2 2 0

!

F#7

2 0

4

1

!6

6 6 4

2

4

(4)2

4 2 ( )(4)

2

2 42

4 2 00 2 5

1/2

17

1

17

3

1

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17

1 1 1

17

17

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17

17

17

17

1 1

17 17

1 1/2

17 17 1416 16 14

F#7

1

42

25 2

25 2

5

1/2

4 24

44

24 2

3 3

4 2 0 2 02 0

00 2

1/2C#7

14 1514 16 16 16 14

16

1

1416 16 14

16

1/2

( )14

16

16

16

3 3

B7

181616

1616

181616

1616

181616

1616

XXX

17

F#7

2 2

2

6

6 6 5 6 4 34

4 3 4 4 3

pick scrape

XXX

XX

FIGURE 34

3–Johnny Winter

B7

1110 10 10 10

1110 10 10 10

1110 10 10 10

1110 10 10 10

1110 10 12

10

1

12 10 12 1012

12 1012 10 7

1

77

9 9 7

E7

9 7 12

10

1 10

1210

1 1

101210

1112

10 109 7 9 7

9

B7

99 7

77

787

999

91110

999

77

77

999

7 7 1312

F#7

14

14

1/2

12 1415 12

12

87

7

1/2

10 7

B7

9 79

77 10

1 7

79 7

9

1/2

!9 7

99 9

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FIGURE 35

4–Dickey Betts

10 10 !

A7

8 8

10

1

10 810

!10 !8

1/2

98

9

10

10

10

8 8

10

8

9 7 5

5

5

7 7

7

5

7

E7

7

1

7

1

7 7 5

1/4

!7 D7

5 75 8

58

88

58 5

75

7 57

!

A7

77

5 6

5

87

5 8

57

87 5

77

75 6

77

77

5

5

77

75

8

1/2

!

A7

5

FIGURE 36

5–Duane Allman

*Am

10

1 10 8

(repeatprev. beat)

10 89

8 7 57

57 5 4 5 4

54 5 4

Bm

54 5 4

5 7

7 7 5 75

7

3 3 3

Am

* chord name represents implied harmony

77

5 7 57

77

5 75

74 5 7 47 5 4

5 74 5 7

5

3

75

1 1

75

7 7 5 7 5

7

8 55

1 1/2

8 8 55 10

8 10 8

10 8 10

8

9 7 5 7 57 5 7

5

3

7 7 7 7

5 4 4

7 7 7 7

5 4 4

7 7 7 7

4 5 7 5 74 !5 7 8 10

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FIGURE 37

6–Stevie Ray Vaughan

G7

8 8

1

8

68 8

1

68

7 5 5 5 3

C7

XXX

8 8

grad.bend 1

6 8 8

1/2

7

68 8

8

G71

8

8

1

8

8 1

8

77

grad.bend

77

6

8 8 8 86

1/2

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7

7

1/2

8

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8

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67 5 5 5 3

53

1

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3 XXX 1/4

3 3 3

8 8

1

6 8

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G7

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78

61/2

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1

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7

1/21½

7

6

8 8

3 3

67 5 5 5 3

53

1

5

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4:3 3

D7

3 3 35 5 5 4 36 3

36 3

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5 5 3 53

3 3 !

C7

6

grad.bend

1

6

1 33

1

5 5 35

3

G7

35 5

3

1

43

36 3

5 5 3 3

C7 G7

5 35 4 3 4 3

6 3 3 3

1/2

63 4 5 5

X5

5X5

1/2

!

G7

5

5

3

3

3

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7–Robin Trower

w/Uni-VibeC7

11

1/2

11

8

8 118

811 8

88

11 811

3

1111

811 10 8

10

3

1010

810 8

1010

108

XXX

XXX

5:6 32:3

3 3

1

11 118

88 11 8 11 8

118

11 811

1111

8 11 8 11 811

1111 10 8 10 8

10 810 10

10 88 6

86

XX

3 3 3 3 3 5:6

F7

1/21

1010

1010

1010

88

1088

1010

88

1/21

1010

1010

1010

88

108

2:3

11 1311

C7

11 1311

11

13 ( )

1

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121/2

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13 13

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8

2:3

9

10

8

3 3 3 3

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G7

9

10

32:3

8

10

108 10 8

1011

8

1110

8

2:3

10 810

F7

101010

8

2:3

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11 10 810

1111 10 8

1010

108

XXX

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

C7

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12X12

12X12

12X12

12X12

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15X15

15X15

15X15

15X15

15X15

15X15

15X15

15X15

15X15 16

2 C7

16 16 13

8–Leslie West

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15

1

15

1 15 15 12

A

14 1214

G

12 14 12

1/2Em

14

14

1214 9 11

911

1

9 11

1

11 11 911

9

A G1

1211

1

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11 11 911

9 9

1

15 15 12

1

14 1215 15 15 12

1A

14 12 14 14

G1/2

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12

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14

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A51

75

58 5

8 7 57

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