When it comes to Blues music, normal Major and Minor chords are often replaced by 7th or 9th chords, because they´ll give your playing more color and depth. In this category you´ll learn some Ballad-type and Powerchords too!

You can find Turnarounds in most any Blues song. They give your guitar-playing more individuality and are mostly played at the end of a verse or song. Often they are used as an intro as well!

The Minor-Pentatonic Scale is THE key in which to play guitar solos and to improvise. You´ll learn which notes you can play without sounding out of tune. And when you know the patterns of the Minor-Pentatonic, you can move it up and down into any key you want!

In this category you´ll find everything you need to bring your solo licks to life. Bendings, Vibratos (THE characteristic of B.B. King!), Slides, Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs and more.

When you learned the Minor Pentatonic Scale and you Lead Guitar Techniques, like Bendings, Hammer-Ons, Slides and Vibratos, this section is perfect for you. Here you´ll find several Blues licks you can use to enhance your licks, based on the Pentatonic patterns.

Call & Response

Call & Response is a trademark of many kinds of black music and has it´s origin in the work songs in the cotton fields and the singing in churches. You will find Call & Response in Spirituals, Blues to Free Jazz. Sometimes just the singers use it, sometimes a singer and a guitar or even two guitars playing it. You will play one phrase or lick and then you (or another musician or singer) will answer with another lick or a text line.