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The Minor Blues Guitar Lesson with Tom Quayle
Five progressions that take you from three open chords to rich, jazzy blues voicings. A 14-page PDF, 6 video lessons with Tom and a backing track to play along with.
- 14-page PDF
- 6 video lessons
- Backing track (MP3)
- Notation + TAB
What You Get
The PDF eBook
14 pages that print cleanly on US Letter: Tom's notes for every step, a 12-bar chord chart for each progression, chord boxes with the roots and chord tones marked, and full standard notation and TAB.
6 Video Lessons
About 17 minutes with Tom: an introduction plus one video for each progression, on your own private video page. Watch on any phone, tablet or computer.
Backing Track
The 12-bar minor blues in A. Play each progression over it, then solo with the A minor pentatonic scale. Download it as an MP3 or play it right on your video page.
What You'll Learn
Learn the minor blues one step at a time. Tom starts with three open chords, then builds the same 12 bars into richer and jazzier voicings. Each step adds something you can hear right away.
- Open minor chords The minor blues in its simplest form, with Am, Dm and Em.
- Minor 7th chords A more bluesy sound with easy open shapes.
- Jazzier shapes Spread voicings up the neck, plus the A7 move in bar 4.
- Rootless minor 9ths Voicings that leave room for a bass player, plus A7#5#9.
- F9 and the Hendrix chord The classic turnaround that ties it all together.
Level: Beginner to intermediate. The first two progressions use open chords, the last three move into jazz and blues voicings.
The 6 Videos
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1:55
Video 1
Introduction
Three chords, one blues
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2:08
Video 2
Progression 1
Open minor chords
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2:38
Video 3
Progression 2
Minor 7th chords
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3:01
Video 4
Progression 3
Jazzier shapes
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4:16
Video 5
Progression 4
Rootless minor 9ths
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3:05
Video 6
Progression 5
F9 and the Hendrix chord
Your teacher
Tom Quayle
Tom Quayle is the most-watched instructor in Infinite Guitar's history, known for clear, thorough teaching. He has more than 160 lessons on the site.
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