Blues Soloing - Intermediate

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   Hi GMC, welcome to my second-in-the-series blues soloing lesson! This lesson requiers beginner to intermediate level of playing. After doing the first one in the series, this one should be a walk in the park. So if you havn't done the beginner lesson, I suggest you go and check it out, because it has some cool licks suitable for all levels of playing.

In the last one we focused on some Magic Slim, BBKing, Freddy King style of playing, here we will go to some Hendrix, SRV and Clapton, and try to achieve this type of sound.

The most important thing, again, is the FEEL for the blues - not the technique. I suggest you examine the videos before you go to the GP tab, to see the way we will accent the strings.

This lesson contains:

- use of note triplets in the blues
- bending
- vibrato
- tremolo
- cool blues licks a`la Hendrix, SRV, Clapton


Key: B
Tempo: 130bpm

Settings: Middle single, Marshall drive channel (low drive settings), SD1 (medium drive settings)

Have fun!



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     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



Kristofer Dahl
post 31st January 2008


GMC Founder & Rocker


WOw - just wow! The sound and licks make me shiver - just like Muris' SRV lesson did. Thank you Ivan! biggrin.gif
Mark.
post 31st January 2008


Member


Cool ! I love this more "shreddy" blues tongue.gif
Go SRV smile.gif
kyldeee
post 31st January 2008


Member


Yeah, this is awesome smile.gif Can't wait for more blues stuff smile.gif
DeepRoots
post 31st January 2008


Member


amazing! i love the feel to this- essential lesson thanks!
Gabriel Leopardi
post 31st January 2008


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


That's great stuff! I enjoy the licks and the great sound! Excelent job Ivan!

Xranthoius
post 31st January 2008


Member


That was really cool awesome job!
botoxfox
post 31st January 2008


Member


Sounds cool
purple hayes
post 31st January 2008


Member


I think I'm going to take the rest of the day off from work so I can work on that. Simple awesome!
coffeeman
post 31st January 2008


Member


You got the blues Ivan, awesome lesson!
mattacuk
post 31st January 2008


Lets go fishing!


Superb!! You really captured the classic blues feel!!
Ivan Milenkovic
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


Thanks guys. Appreciate it! smile.gif
Bogdan Radovic
post 31st January 2008


Bass Instructor


Great blues you got there man! wink.gif
David Wallimann
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


Awesome lesson, very useful licks and great tone, thanks!
misha
post 31st January 2008


Member


yeah thats great, itS a pity that my treaty is exhausted.........."crunch" wink.gif
The Uncreator
post 31st January 2008


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


Love the licks in these lessons, some new ones im gonna be using for sure smile.gif
Pavel
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


That's a cool sounding solo buddy! Really cool - good job! smile.gif
Dejan Farkas
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


Great feeling Ivan, well done smile.gif
Stevie·Ray·Vaughn
post 31st January 2008


Member


Some great licks in there! Nice job smile.gif
Lester
post 31st January 2008


Member


this is so cool!!!
Great lesson!! smile.gif
dreamtheaterfreak
post 31st January 2008


Member


kewl lesson
Muris Varajic
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


Lovely!! smile.gif
TheClansmanDK
post 31st January 2008


Member


Great sound and nice licks! Love it smile.gif
Marcus Lavendell
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


Wow! Great flow Ivan! Awesome
Toni Suominen
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


Great rocking lesson Ivan! smile.gif
Ivan Milenkovic
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


Thanks for the support guys, it means a lot! smile.gif
Pablo Vazquez
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


Very cool!! Nice lesson Ivan!
Juan M. Valero
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


really cool !!! I love the great music taste that yo share with us with your lessons wink.gif
Nick325
post 31st January 2008


Member


great
Iluha
post 31st January 2008


Member


Absoultly great blues soloing Ivan, Learning this right away!
krudtaa
post 31st January 2008


Member


Great stuff. Always room for blues. Thanks
wylde guitar
post 31st January 2008


Member


sweet
Hisham Al-Sanea
post 31st January 2008


Instructor


nice playing ivan great feelings
dreamtheaterfreak
post 1st February 2008


Member


great lesson
nickmarx12345678
post 1st February 2008


Member


AT about 18 seconds...HOLY CRAP nice lick man!
MickeM
post 1st February 2008


Born of NWOBHM, Moderator


Very bluesy indeed! Shows that a lot can be done with the pentatonic scale where I find myself stuck to the same licks too often.
Ivan Milenkovic
post 1st February 2008


Instructor


Thanks guys, the intermediate/advanced blues lesson coming up by the end of the February. smile.gif
Gerardo Siere
post 2nd February 2008


Instructor


Cool sounding
Reaver
post 3rd February 2008


Member


First off, amazing!

Second off, I'm hesitant to say it's too difficult for me at this time, so I'll at least give it a try and if not I'll head back to easier vid's and keep on practicing! That last blues solo video was right in my skill range, really fun to play, I'm sure this one will be fun for me to play someday too =)
Joe Kataldo
post 4th February 2008


Instructor


C cool.gif cool.gif L
Jamesito
post 6th February 2008


Member


yet again you fail to disapoint me ivan, another amazing blues lesson! just keep them coming lol peace man
Ivan Milenkovic
post 18th February 2008


Instructor


Thanks a lot guys.

@Reaver

I can do another blues lesson in beginner style anytime man!
John In Socal
post 21st February 2008


Member


great stuff, just a comment though - the tab on page 6 of the lessson is wrong but since you play it slowly it was easy to pickup the correct way.
Carlos Carrillo
post 26th February 2008


Instructor


greatlesson ivan!!!!excellent...thanks
cedricstreets
post 16th April 2008


Member


Nice, u really know how to make it sound right ! Will i be able to get the right speed just by practicing ??? Wish so ! (Some notes are uncorrect on the tab but was glad to be able to pick them right.)
Ivan Milenkovic
post 16th April 2008


Instructor


Thanks cedricstreets! smile.gif

Of course you will be able to reach the speed (and more important the sound) just by practicing. You can do a lot better than this imo, just practice, there is no science behind it. I'm not talented of anything just playing and practicing as much as I can to get it as much as good as I can.
black and white
post 19th April 2008


Member


black and white
post 19th April 2008


Member


This lesson is fantastic, cool and a lot of fun. I have a question about the tab notation. I understand the triplets, but what does it mean when there is a "s" above the notation. Thanks in advance. This riff is a smiler smile.gif
Ivan Milenkovic
post 20th April 2008


Instructor


Thanks a lot man. Regarding "s" letter it stands for staccato. It indicates that notes are sounded in a detached and distinctly separate manner, with silence making up the latter part of the time allocated to each note.
black and white
post 22nd April 2008


Member


Ahh, thanks for explaining that...again, this lesson is really a great one......
Ivan Milenkovic
post 22nd April 2008


Instructor


No problem man, glad I could help. And thanks smile.gif


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