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Dirt Swampy Swampy Blues Riff

How to play Dirty Texas Blues Riffs! Pentatonics, Open Strings & Hybrid Picking. ZZ Top style lesson

Want to sound like you’re playing knee-deep in Texas swamp water?

In this blues rock guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to craft swampy and dirty blues rock riffs using hybrid picking, open strings, and the pentatonic scale.

Think ZZ Top meets the Black Keys.

???? This is perfect for intermediate players looking to add grit, groove, and swagger to their riffs by taking their open position pentatonic scales to the next level.

???? You’ll Learn: – How to combine hybrid picking with open-strings – Using the minor pentatonic and blues scales for greasy, southern blues rock flavor – Techniques for getting that raw, dirty, chewy Texas tone

➕ Tabs, Backing Track and tone tips in the lesson materials!

???? Inspired by: ZZ Top, The Black Keys, and southern swamp blues vibes.

Need Your Love So Bad: Hendrix Style

It’s time to learn a blues ballad, and there’s no better place to start than on the Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac classic; Need Your Love So Bad. This slow and dreamy, Ray Charles style 12/8 tune in the key of A major, contains essential elements of both blues and jazz. I IV V and I vi ii V.

In this chord study we’ll look at a couple of ways to lay down the changes. From a Motown soul style including a handful of in the pocket “Hendrix-isms”, to a more gentle approach focusing on beautiful inversions, voice leading and picking accuracy.

You’ll come away from this lesson with a ton of new ideas to throw into your chord work.

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A Collection of Blues and Soul Lessons