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Tag Archives: Blues

Diminished Dominant Scale for guitar(and all instruments)

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Mike Crutcher

How can we get beyond the same old Pentatonic, Blues Scale licks? How about taking some hints from Blues/Rock/Fusion great Robben Ford? Larry Carlton? Mike Stern? Saxophonist Extraordinaire Michael Brecker? Dave Liebman? Bill Evans? Bob Berg? All of these world-class … Continue reading →

Posted in Guitar Lessons | Tagged Altered Notes, Blues, Blues-Rock, robben | Leave a reply

Albert King Sings The Blues For You

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Mike Crutcher

Fuller Sound For Albert Albert King is featured performing his signature tune “I’ll Play The Blues For You” during a live performance in the early 70s. The 1970s saw King teamed with members of The Bar-Kays and The Movement (Isaac … Continue reading →

Posted in Blues/Rock innovation, R&B/Funk innovation | Tagged Blues, Funk, guitar, Soul | Leave a reply

Jimi Hendrix plays Machine Gun

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Mike Crutcher

Machine Gun is one of Jimi Hendrix’s greatest creative outlets. Band of Gypsys was the only live recording authorized by Jimi Hendrix before his death. It was recorded and released in order to get Hendrix out from under a contractual … Continue reading →

Posted in Blues/Rock innovation, R&B/Funk innovation | Tagged Blues, Funk, groove, guitar, hendrix, Jimi | Leave a reply

The Ford Brothers, featuring Robben Ford

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Mike Crutcher

The real Blues Brothers… It was 1969 when Patrick Ford first came onto the San Francisco blues scene with brother Robben Ford. During the 70’s he spent time working with his brothers Robben and Mark in the Charles Ford Band … Continue reading →

Posted in Blues/Rock innovation | Tagged Blues, blues harp, guitar, harp, robben | Leave a reply

What’s been happening lately…

  • Music Learning Motivation March 9, 2023
  • The Silver Bullet November 5, 2022
  • CAGED Method: D form, C form, which is it? March 21, 2021
  • Basic Rhythm Guitar For All March 7, 2021
  • Pentatonic Scales to Major Scales, modes, etc. March 2, 2021

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