30 Beginner Blues Riffs

Awesome Curtis - and yes I agree.

This kind of mix 'n match is a super accessible what of developing your solo chops from scracth - I think many of us started doing it this exact way!

This is an EXCELLENT lesson!! I've been stuck on trying to figure out licks during a progression. I guess if you want to make up all your own licks you have to just work on it for years and noodle around getting the sound, but this lesson has given me ideas and tools that I can incorporate into my practice and has opened an entirely new thought pattern. Thank you so much. This lesson alone is worth the year of access!

He played one full blues cycle with 3 riffs in the 2nd video. Each riff was played once in the the following order: E7, A7 and then B7. Does that mean the E7 riff contains 4x E7 measurements, the A7 riff contains 2x A7 measurement and 2x E7 measurements and B7 the rest ? Somehow it should match the pattern:
E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
| B7 | A7 | E7 | B7 |
How do you decide if a riff (measurement) is E7, A7 or B7?

That last part is usually known as turnaround. The most common is "I - V", but "I - I" is also an option. There are many possibilities when talking about blues progressions, but the one that is used in this lesson is the most common.

Some useful links:

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Intro-to-12-Bar-Blues/
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Expand...c-12-Bar-Blues/

https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/search/turnarounds/

Thank you for your reply Gabriel.
Yes this makes it much more clear. Another question:
The last two chords of the generic progression are I and I, but the chart in the video description has E7 and B7. Shouldn't be the last two chords E7?

Hi HAL900!

The progression used in this lesson is 12 bar blues in E. That version with roman numerals is the generic version as it related to the "I" or any tonality, and the "IV" and the V. In this case, the tonality is E so the "I" is E, the "IV" is A and the "V" is B.

Does it make sense?

Check section number 3 here: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=50470

Excellent lessons! Glad I found this course. Very handy to have the notes too.
Is that the mentioned "12 bar blues chord chart"?
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
| B7 | A7 | E7 | B7 |

Other sources thought me the progression like this
I I I I
IV IV I I
V IV I I

Is the progression used in this course specific to E blues or just a personal preference?

That's the spirit Phil!! 👊

Hardest part so far is #4 the SRV style bass line with open string strumming, I've tried that kind of thing before and given up, I ain't gonna give up this time. Gotta earn it

Thanks for the encouragement Kris

Working on this now, gonna take a while Great lesson, thank you Chris

like it so far

hellz yeah, got some Danny Gatton-ism's in there...sweet titties

Great stuff Chris, thanks a lot. Love the way you explain, very clear. Will be spending a lot time on this, enjoy it fully. Great if you can play like you can, or like SRV for that matter :-)

I Have tried accessing on my laptop and phone, still no video on individual steps. Would like refund please.

Your not actually taking the time to teach, show and explain how it's done, your simply playing it full speed, no facility, other than you tube to reply or pause. This is more than the scale shown, I have spent all day trying to learn from tab, not my preferred choice. I learn best from watching, and this is not close up, explained enough or slow enough to do that. I've been playing for years and this is my first real attempt at blues. Frustrated after being very excited by this.

@drumonica I have replied to your support email!

Frustrating, doesn't always loading, nopause, no reverse, hence no replay, had to go into Youtube to achieve that, Tabs are showing notes not within that scale shown. No slow down video instruction. All too fast to see. Spent most of a day just trying to see what is happening in video, Shame cause it's exactly the sort of thing I want to move onto, Great sound though

Screen not always loading only sometimes!?.

Lessons not playing automatically as I open, only getting backing track, I want instruction part first, Thanks drumonica

Great sounding and very helpful lesson!

Great lesson Chris!!

Hmm... 30 riffs... 30 days in a month... seems like a great daily workout. Great lesson! Love it!

Hi Chris

Great lesson.

Great Lesson.. Thnx M8.

I really like the mix 'n match concept - hopefully we will get some feedback on this!