Blues lead guitar - lesson 3
Blues in the key of A - backing track lesson 3.
This is the third lesson in the Blues soloing series. The diagram below shows the 3rd shape of the scale, played in 10th position. There are five different main shapes for a certain scale.
Blues in A jam track (using a single scale)
"Texas Rock Blues"
Instructions: It is recommended to limit yourself to one shape at a time in the beginning and expand your span over the fingerboard as you progress. This lesson focus on the 3rd shape of the Blues scale, as seen in the diagram.
The 3rd shape of the Blues scale is relatively easy considering both memorization and fingerings. Notice that the notes on the 11th fret as well as the note on the 13th fret, 4th string are the "blue notes", which mainly is used as passing notes.
The shape is pretty far up the fingerboard and it can be a little tricky to get room for the fingers and finding a comfortable left hand and arm position.
In this high fretboard position, for an electric guitar with effects such as overdrive and mush gain, you may want to increase the bass by turning the tone knob.
Jam track info
Instruments: Bass, drums, piano and rhythm guitar
Chords: A7
Tempo: 130 BPM