Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Blues scales for beginners

Some blues riffs and scales for beginners (... like me!)

Good Morning Riff : -1 2 -2
Down Riff : -4 4 -3 3
Up Riff: 3 -3 4 -4
6 Draw Solo: 6 -6__-6' 6
The 6 Blow Up: 6 -7 -8 8 9
The 9 Blow Down: 9 -9 8 -8 -7 -6 6
Complete Blues Scale Up: -1 2 -2 -3 4 -4 5 6 -7 -8 8 9
Complete Blues Scale Down: 9 -9 8 -8 -7 -6 6 -5 -4 -3 -2
Down & Out: 6 -5 -4' 3
2 Step Bend: 3 3 4 -4'
All the Way Up: -1 2 -2 -3 4 -4'__-4 5 6 6
All the Way Down: 6 -5 -4'__-4 4 3 -3' 3 3
Roseanne Riff: -4 ~ -5, -4'__4 5 6 -5 -4'__-4 4 3 -3__-3' 3

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Scale up&down

Up: -2 -3' 4 -4' -4 -5 6
Down: 6 -5 -4 -4' 4 -3' -2
Low end: 1 -1 -2''

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Another up&down scale:

Up: 3 -3' 4 -4' -4 -5 6
Down: 6 -5 -4 -4' 4 -3 3

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1 comment:

Patrick Floyd said...

Dude, this blog is so, what I'm looking for. I am just starting to play and any cheep advise that doesn't sound like it comes from a dude who doesn't need an air freshener in the bathroom... Its refreshing. I too, am always looking for feedback, and tell people that I play in the most recess definition of the word. Just good old swing sets and teeter-totters! Thanks again for all the effort. Nice