Blues Orchestration Series 1 Lesson 1
Instructor: Christopher Schlegel
Added: October 31st 2005
Lesson Info
Difficulty:
Focus: Style Tutorial
Style:
Key: E major
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In this lesson we are going to learn a "blues" type arrangement!
One of the most wonderful things we can do with the guitar (awesome instrument that it is!) is orchestrate: play more than one note (or part) at a time.
Notice in the tab we have two distinct, separate parts: a bass line & a repeated diad (two note "chord") on the open E & B strings. Start by simply playing the bass line. Once you get a handle on it then slowly add the open string "up-beat hits" in between the notes of the bass line.
You can play with a pick or your fingers of your picking hand.
If you choose a pick, play the bass note as a down stroke, then cross over the strings, then play the open string notes as an upstroke, then cross over the strings in order to get back in position to play the next bass note as a down stroke. Repeat!
If you choose to play with your fingers use your thumb for the bass notes & pluck the open string notes with your index & middle fingers.
