Advanced
Blues: Advanced (8 weeks)
Control your bends and vibrato, play turnarounds, intros and endings, and phrase like Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Albert King, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. For players who finished the intermediate blues plan.
Week 1: Bend control: releases, pre-bends and unisons
4 sessions
Week 1: Bend control: releases, pre-bends and unisons
4 sessionsSession 140 min
- 🔒 Up and down in tripletsBlues scale, box 180 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Bend and release6 min
- 🔒 Read: Pre-bends and unison bends6 min
- 🔒 Bend, release, descendBend and release60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Silent pre-bend, then releasePre-bends and unison bends55 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Unison bends on G and BPre-bends and unison bends60 bpm · 7 min
Session 240 min
- 🔒 DescendingBlues scale, box 1100 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Blues scale licks6 min
- 🔒 Up through the flat five and backBlues scale licks75 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Bend-and-release triplets down the boxBend and release50 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bend, release, descendBend and release65 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Unison bends on G and BPre-bends and unison bends65 bpm · 7 min
Session 335 min
- 🔒 Up and down in tripletsBlues scale, box 185 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Falling run with a bendBlues scale licks75 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Silent pre-bend, then releasePre-bends and unison bends60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bend-and-release triplets down the boxBend and release55 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Up through the flat five and backBlues scale licks85 bpm · 8 min
Session 435 min
- 🔒 DescendingBlues scale, box 1105 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Unison bends on G and BPre-bends and unison bends75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Falling run with a bendBlues scale licks85 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Bend, release, descendBend and release75 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Silent pre-bend, then releasePre-bends and unison bends65 bpm · 7 min
Week 2: Vibrato control: on bends, speed and width
4 sessions
Week 2: Vibrato control: on bends, speed and width
4 sessionsSession 140 min
- Whole-step bends on G, B and eWhole-step bends to pitch68 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Vibrato on bends6 min
- 🔒 Read: Vibrato speed and width6 min
- 🔒 Whole-step bend, then vibratoVibrato on bends55 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Slow, wide vibrato on held notesVibrato speed and width50 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Up through the flat five and backBlues scale licks90 bpm · 7 min
Session 240 min
- Vibrato with index, pinky and ringFinger vibrato70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Butterfly vibrato6 min
- 🔒 Vibrato on the rootButterfly vibrato60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bend vibrato in a lickVibrato on bends60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Fast, narrow vibrato on short notesVibrato speed and width70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bend-and-release triplets down the boxBend and release60 bpm · 7 min
Session 340 min
- Whole-step bends on G, B and eWhole-step bends to pitch70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Whole-step bend, then vibratoVibrato on bends62 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Vibrato on a bent noteButterfly vibrato60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Slow, wide vibrato on held notesVibrato speed and width58 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Falling run with a bendBlues scale licks95 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bend vibrato in a lickVibrato on bends70 bpm · 7 min
Session 440 min
- Vibrato with index, pinky and ringFinger vibrato75 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Fast, narrow vibrato on short notesVibrato speed and width80 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bend vibrato in a lickVibrato on bends78 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Vibrato on the rootButterfly vibrato66 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Vibrato on a bent noteButterfly vibrato66 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Slow, wide vibrato on held notesVibrato speed and width64 bpm · 7 min
Week 3: Beyond box 1: the five boxes and slides
4 sessions
Week 3: Beyond box 1: the five boxes and slides
4 sessionsSession 140 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 185 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Box 26 min
- 🔒 Read: Connecting the boxes6 min
- 🔒 Box 2 up and downBox 260 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Box 1 to box 2Connecting the boxes60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Whole-step bend, then vibratoVibrato on bends68 bpm · 7 min
Session 240 min
- 🔒 Box 2 up and downBox 268 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Boxes 3, 4 and 57 min
- 🔒 Box 3 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 560 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Box 4 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 560 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Box 5 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 560 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Box 1 to box 2Connecting the boxes70 bpm · 7 min
Session 340 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 190 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Slides in licks6 min
- 🔒 Read: Sliding into bends6 min
- 🔒 Shuffle lick with slides up and downSlides in licks70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Slide up, then bend a whole stepSliding into bends55 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Box 3 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 570 bpm · 7 min
Session 440 min
- 🔒 Box 2 up and downBox 275 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Slide-bend lickSliding into bends65 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Shuffle lick with slides up and downSlides in licks80 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Box 4 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 570 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Box 5 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 570 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Box 1 to box 2Connecting the boxes80 bpm · 7 min
Week 4: Turnarounds, intros and endings
4 sessions
Week 4: Turnarounds, intros and endings
4 sessionsSession 140 min
- 🔒 Box 3 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 575 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Intros6 min
- High A over a falling lineThe classic turnaround70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Walk down to the VIntros55 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 E7 and a bass walk-up into the shuffleIntros100 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Slide up, then bend a whole stepSliding into bends62 bpm · 6 min
Session 240 min
- 🔒 E shuffle with the flat sevenShuffle in E140 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Endings6 min
- 🔒 B flat 7 to A7Endings70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Falling lick and final chordEndings65 bpm · 7 min
- Turnaround into E7The classic turnaround75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Walk down to the VIntros60 bpm · 8 min
Session 340 min
- 🔒 Box 4 up and downBoxes 3, 4 and 575 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 E7 and a bass walk-up into the shuffleIntros110 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Falling lick and final chordEndings75 bpm · 7 min
- High A over a falling lineThe classic turnaround75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Walk down to the VIntros65 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Slide-bend lickSliding into bends75 bpm · 7 min
Session 440 min
- 🔒 E shuffle with the flat sevenShuffle in E145 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Walk down to the VIntros70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 B flat 7 to A7Endings85 bpm · 7 min
- Turnaround into E7The classic turnaround80 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Falling lick and final chordEndings85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 E7 and a bass walk-up into the shuffleIntros120 bpm · 7 min
Week 5: Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas shuffle and raked bends
4 sessions
Week 5: Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas shuffle and raked bends
4 sessionsSession 140 min
- 🔒 E7 and a bass walk-up into the shuffleIntros120 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Texas shuffle6 min
- 🔒 Read: Raked, aggressive bends6 min
- Bass and E7 stabTexas shuffle90 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Rake into the bendRaked, aggressive bends60 bpm · 8 min
- E7 to A7Texas shuffle90 bpm · 7 min
Session 240 min
- 🔒 E shuffle with the flat sevenShuffle in E150 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Open-position E licks6 min
- 🔒 Pull-off cascadeOpen-position E licks60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Raked phraseRaked, aggressive bends60 bpm · 7 min
- Bass and E7 stabTexas shuffle100 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Rake into the bendRaked, aggressive bends68 bpm · 7 min
Session 340 min
- Bass and E7 stabTexas shuffle110 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Slides into the 4th and 5th frets6 min
- 🔒 Slide up to BSlides into the 4th and 5th frets65 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Minor to major thirdOpen-position E licks60 bpm · 7 min
- E7 to A7Texas shuffle105 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pull-off cascadeOpen-position E licks70 bpm · 7 min
Session 440 min
- 🔒 Slide up to BSlides into the 4th and 5th frets75 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Sliding phrase in ESlides into the 4th and 5th frets70 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Raked phraseRaked, aggressive bends75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Pull-off cascadeOpen-position E licks85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Minor to major thirdOpen-position E licks75 bpm · 7 min
- E7 to A7Texas shuffle120 bpm · 6 min
Week 6: B.B. King and Albert King: few notes, big bends
4 sessions
Week 6: B.B. King and Albert King: few notes, big bends
4 sessionsSession 140 min
- 🔒 Vibrato on the rootButterfly vibrato68 bpm · 5 min
- Read: The B.B. box6 min
- 🔒 Read: Single-note phrasing6 min
- Notes of the boxThe B.B. box65 bpm · 7 min
- Box lick with a bendThe B.B. box60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 The callSingle-note phrasing60 bpm · 8 min
Session 240 min
- Notes of the boxThe B.B. box70 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Big multi-step bends6 min
- 🔒 Read: The upside-down feel6 min
- Step-and-a-half bend: A to CBig multi-step bends50 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Pull the G string downThe upside-down feel50 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Call and answerSingle-note phrasing60 bpm · 7 min
Session 340 min
- Whole-step bends on G, B and eWhole-step bends to pitch72 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Economy of notes6 min
- 🔒 Read: Sparse phrasing6 min
- 🔒 Three notes, two barsEconomy of notes60 bpm · 7 min
- Two-step bend: C to EBig multi-step bends50 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Short stabsSparse phrasing60 bpm · 8 min
Session 440 min
- Box lick with a bendThe B.B. box70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Four-bar phraseEconomy of notes65 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Stab, wait, bendSparse phrasing65 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bend and release phraseThe upside-down feel65 bpm · 7 min
- Step-and-a-half bend: A to CBig multi-step bends60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Call and answerSingle-note phrasing70 bpm · 7 min
Week 7: Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix
4 sessions
Week 7: Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix
4 sessionsSession 140 min
- Box 1 up and downBox 190 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Box 1 phrasing and woman tone6 min
- 🔒 Read: Repeating pentatonic runs6 min
- One-bar phraseBox 1 phrasing and woman tone65 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Four-note figureRepeating pentatonic runs50 bpm · 8 min
- Two-step bend: C to EBig multi-step bends58 bpm · 7 min
Session 240 min
- 🔒 Four-note figureRepeating pentatonic runs58 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Mixing major and minor6 min
- 🔒 Read: Wide vibrato bends6 min
- 🔒 C to C# hammer-onMixing major and minor65 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Bend, then shake itWide vibrato bends60 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Figure into a descending runRepeating pentatonic runs55 bpm · 7 min
Session 340 min
- 🔒 Bend, then shake itWide vibrato bends68 bpm · 5 min
- Read: Thumb-over chord embellishments6 min
- 🔒 Read: R&B double-stop fills6 min
- G with a hammer-on fillThumb-over chord embellishments60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Hammer into the thirdR&B double-stop fills65 bpm · 8 min
- Call and answerBox 1 phrasing and woman tone70 bpm · 8 min
Session 440 min
- 🔒 Four-note figureRepeating pentatonic runs70 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Figure into a descending runRepeating pentatonic runs68 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Major phrase, minor answerMixing major and minor75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bending phraseWide vibrato bends70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Fill down to the open ER&B double-stop fills70 bpm · 7 min
- G to C with fillsThumb-over chord embellishments65 bpm · 7 min
Week 8: Slow blues: major meets minor
4 sessions
Week 8: Slow blues: major meets minor
4 sessionsSession 140 min
- Three to a beat on AThe 12/8 feel60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Read: Mixing major and minor6 min
- 🔒 C to C#Mixing major and minor50 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Major question, minor answerMixing major and minor50 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Four-bar phraseEconomy of notes70 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bend and release phraseThe upside-down feel72 bpm · 6 min
Session 240 min
- A, D, A, E in 12/8The 12/8 feel60 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 One bend, then breatheSpace and dynamics60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Major question, minor answerMixing major and minor55 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Figure into a descending runRepeating pentatonic runs75 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Raked phraseRaked, aggressive bends85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Falling lick and final chordEndings90 bpm · 6 min
Session 340 min
- Three to a beat on AThe 12/8 feel65 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 C to C#Mixing major and minor60 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Late entry, long endingSpace and dynamics62 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Major phrase, minor answerMixing major and minor85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Bending phraseWide vibrato bends80 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Fill down to the open ER&B double-stop fills80 bpm · 7 min
Session 440 min
- A, D, A, E in 12/8The 12/8 feel68 bpm · 5 min
- 🔒 Major question, minor answerMixing major and minor65 bpm · 8 min
- 🔒 Late entry, long endingSpace and dynamics65 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Sliding phrase in ESlides into the 4th and 5th frets85 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Figure into a descending runRepeating pentatonic runs80 bpm · 7 min
- 🔒 Falling lick and final chordEndings100 bpm · 6 min