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Free lessons + ebook · 7 lessons · 34-page ebook · PDF

The blues licks of the legends, slowed down and in your hands.

Lessons by Marty Schwartz · Blues, rock and beginner guitar

The sound you love has a few moves behind it. In seven free video lessons Marty shows you the hammer-on and pull-off phrasing and the sour bends inspired by Eric Clapton, the sweet major-over-minor sound in the style of B.B. King, and the big Texas bends inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan, each over a jam track. The Scales & Soloing Strategies ebook comes with them: every scale on the neck and when to use it.

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7 lessons · 34-page ebook · PDFFree, and yours to keep

The lessons, in order

  1. Lesson 1

    Hammer-On and Pull-Off Blues Lick in D Minor Pentatonic

    Marty Schwartz · 9 min

  2. Lesson 2

    Subtle Sour Bends in the Extended A Minor Pentatonic

    Marty Schwartz · 7 min

  3. Lesson 3

    Major Over the I, Minor Over the IV: Sweet Blues Soloing in B

    Marty Schwartz · 10 min

  4. Lesson 4

    Blues Soloing in G: Mixing Major and Minor Pentatonic in the BB Box

    Marty Schwartz · 12 min

  5. Lesson 5

    Blues Bending Licks in C: Half-Step, Whole-Step and Growl Bends

    Marty Schwartz · 12 min

  6. Lesson 6

    Whole-Step and Half-Step Bends from the Same Note in A Minor Pentatonic

    Marty Schwartz · 8 min

  7. Lesson 7

    Texas Blues Bend Lick in B: Whole-Step and Half-Step Bends on the High E

    Marty Schwartz · 4 min

What you will learn in this free ebook

  • The notes on the fretboard, and what a scale ispages 3–4
  • The minor pentatonic: the basic box, nine string bends, all five boxes and the expanded shapespages 5–8
  • The blues scale, the blue note and the major pentatonicpages 9–12
  • The major scale and the seven modes, with when to use each onepages 13–24
  • Triads, arpeggios and the chords in a keypages 25–28
  • How to choose what to play over a progressionpages 29–34

Who wrote it

Marty Schwartz

Blues, rock and beginner guitar

One of the best-known guitar teachers on YouTube. Marty teaches more than 30 of our courses: first chords, strumming, blues licks and soloing, with a lot of fun along the way.

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. The seven lessons and the ebook cost nothing and there is no card to enter. The ebook is yours to keep: read it on screen, save it or print it.

Is it for beginners?

You should know one minor pentatonic box. The first lesson is a beginner lick; the rest are intermediate, slowed down and played over a jam track so you can follow.

Do I need to read music?

No. Every lick is shown on the fretboard, close up, and the ebook draws every scale as a diagram with the fret numbers.

Is it for acoustic or electric?

The licks were written on an electric, where the bends are easier, but every one works on an acoustic too.

Free blues lessons: licks of the legends

7 lessons · 34-page ebook · PDF. Free, no card, and yours to keep.

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