

You can also download this video from here if you prefer having it on your computer. The backing track is called "Get Close" and can be found on my backing tracks page. 79 chords sound great over V7 chords, so over E7 in the key of A blues, but they can be used anywhere. So if you are ready for a little challenge, this is for you.

Mary Had a Little Lamb is probably the hardest song on this list, but it’s still one of the easiest Steve Ray Vaughan blues pieces. Practice playing fewer notes when soloing and see how you fare. 3 Note 79 Chords The last group of chords outline 79 sounds in your playing, and use the intervals 3-b7-9, except the last chord which is 3-5-9. Songs written by Steve Ray Vaughan are generally not the easiest to play. That's what great about the blues - you can play 3 notes over and over - slightly change the way you phrase those 3 notes every time - and voila, it can sound great. It's all about phrasing and making musical statements.

It's not my best blues solo ever, granted, but it is a good exercise in itself, and the video may be helpful in demonstrating that you don't need to play a lot of notes when you are playing the blues. Check it out.Ĭan you really play a 12 bar solo with only 3 notes? Well, sure you can! In this video, I am playing over a 12 bar blues in the key of A, and each time through the 12 bars, I play only 3 notes from the A minor pentatonic scale. Slowing down songs is another great way to learn from records and your song collection. with your index finger ready to play at the 13th fret). Will you Donate? Making these lessons is a lot of work. Blues Scale Pattern 3 The TAB below shows how pattern 3 can be used to play a 1-octave C blues scale either in open position (in which case one of the black circles on the diagram would represent the open G string), or starting in 13th position (i.e.
