To avoid sounding the idle sixth string when you play this chord, bring your thumb around the back of the neck so that the tip of it just touches the string. This is a useful blues shape that can ...
In Foley's final column in the series, she completes her turnarounds masterclass – an essential skill for any blues player ...
Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Jon demonstrates this easy blues ...
Not only is blues a springboard for many other styles, such as country, rock and jazz, but it can also teach us many things about the art of phrasing in solos. Often it’s the small technical details ...
That moldy-peaches cliché “they don’t make ‘em like they used to” has rarely applied to anyone as much as Buddy Guy. As his former protégé Joe Bonamassa says in The Torch, a new doc about Guy, the now ...
Melody and rhythm are almost inextricably linked. I say ‘almost’ because you can have melody or harmony without a ...