It is all too common in a Texas Blues to go back and play your boogie patterns in between your solo phrases. In this lesson, I am going to show you a way that Freddie King would approach this using double stops and other techniques. Again, his playing had a huge impact on Eric Clapton and the sounds in this lesson may already be familiar to you. Let's listen!
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1: From The Crossroads: More Blues Lead
Less Notes, More Blues!
- Saying A Lot With A Few Notes
- Learning The Sentence
- Makin' It Your Own
- The Shuffle
- Changing Your Tone
- To Sum It All Up
Less Notes, Even More Blues!
- Milking Another Blues Lick
- Let's Meet The Lick
- Verbatim Is Verboten
- Up Next Is The Shuffle
- It's Not Always In The Key Of A
- Always Do This...
Building a Blues Lick
- Blues Solo Building Blocks
- The Root, The Root, And The Root
- Hammer-On and Pull-Off
- Start It Up
- Bending The Steel
- How Was That First One Again?
- Let's Play Something Slow
Owning Your Blues Licks
- Time To Change
- Let's Come Up With A Lick
- Having Fun With It
- Repeating Notes
- Trying Another One
- The Same Old Six Notes
- Keep Doing This...
Mining the Minor Scale
Breakin' In the Blues Scale
2: The Three Kings
The Albert King Style
- Lesson 1: Intro, Albert King Style
- Lesson 2: Tone, Touch, and The Box
- Lesson 3: Bending
- Lesson 4: Filler Licks Between Vocals
- Lesson 5: Soulful Lick
- Lesson 6: Turnaround
- Lesson 7: Conclusion/Jam
The B.B. King Style
- Lesson 1: Intro to the B.B. King Style
- Lesson 2: Intro to Soloing Approaches
- Lesson 3: How He Starts the Blues
- Lesson 4: Space and Phrases
- Lesson 5: Bending Like The King
- Lesson 6: Playing the Turnaround
- Lesson 7: B.B. Style Conclusion/Jam
The Freddie King Style
3: Creative Techniques
Blues Phrasing
- Lesson 1: Intro to Blues Phrasing
- Lesson 2: Take a Breather
- Lesson 3: Twinkle, Twinkle
- Lesson 4: One Note Solo!
- Lesson 5: Notes You Don't Play!
- Lesson 6: 2 Questions, 1 Answer
- Lesson 7: Call and Response
- Lesson 8: Conclusion
Blues Vibrato
- Lesson 1: Intro to Blues Vibrato
- Lesson 2: Three DIfferent Types
- Lesson 3: Going Crazy with One Note
- Lesson 4: One More Time!
- Lesson 5: Slow & Wide
- Lesson 6: Concluding Vibrato
Blues Creative Bending
4: More From The Crossroads
Additional Techniques in Blues Soloing
- Lesson 1: Introduction
- Lesson 2: Using a Capo
- Lesson 3: The Blues Shred
- Lesson 4: Playing With Your Fingers
- Lesson 5: Hybrid Picking
- Lesson 6: Conclusion
Targeting Chord Tones
- Lesson #1: Introducing Chord Tones
- Lesson #2: Outlining the I Chord
- Lesson #3: Outlining the IV Chord
- Lesson #4: Outlining the V Chord
- Lesson #5: Outlining the Turnaround
- Lesson #6: Putting It All Together
Blues Soloing Over Other Styles
- Intro to Blues Soloing, Other Styles
- Blues Over Jazz
- Rocking Out!
- Rasta Blues!
- Funk
- Cow Blues
- Conclusion, Blues Soloing Other Styles
Blues Slide Guitar Techniques
- Lesson 1: Intro to Slide
- Lesson 2: Basic Slide Technique
- Lesson 3: Open D Tuning
- Lesson 4: Slow Blues Slide
- Lesson 5: Duane Allman
- Lesson 6: Pedal Steel 3rds
- Lesson 7: Standard Tuning Slide
- Lesson 8: Conclusion/Jam
Blues Workouts
- Workout Video
- Basic Pentatonic, Alternate Picking Workout
- Hammer-On And Pull-Off Workout
- Groups Of 4 Workout
- Triplet Workout
- Strumming Workout
- Arpeggios From The Delta
- Conclusion: Good vs. Bad Technique
Elements of Better Blues Musicianship
5: Rhythm, Turnarounds, and Alternative Forms
Blues Rhythm Riffs
- Introduction to Blues Rhythm Riffs
- The Classic Blues Riff With Triads
- Two Note Riff
- Single Note Riff
- Using Outside Triads
- Funky Horn Section Style Rhythm Guitar
- Get To Own Them!
Advanced Blues Rhythm Techniques
- Lesson 1: Intro
- Lesson 2: ZZ Top Blues Rock
- Lesson 3: Blues Mambo
- Lesson 4: Chromatics
- Lesson 5: Blues Strumming
- Lesson 6: Chicks and Fills
- Lesson 7: Conclusion
Blues Turnarounds
- Intro to Blues Turnarounds
- Robert Johnson Style
- BB KIng Style
- Stevie Ray Vaughn Style
- Jimi Hendrix Style
- Turn It Around: Conclusion
Alternative Blues Forms
6: Regional Blues Styles
Delta Blues
- Lesson #1: Intro to Delta Blues
- Lesson #2: The Open G Tuning
- Lesson #3: Robert Johnson
- Lesson #4: Son House
- Lesson #5: Putting It All Together
Chicago Blues
- Lesson #1: Intro to Chicago Blues
- Lesson #2: 9th Chords
- Lesson #3: Sliding Chord Voicings
- Lesson #4: Muddy Waters
- Lesson #5: Doubling Bass Lines
- Lesson #6: More Doubling Bass Lines
- Lesson #7: Putting It All Together
Texas Blues
- Lesson #1: Intro to Texas Blues
- Lesson #2: Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Lesson #3: Lightnin Hopkins
- Lesson #4: Chord Licks and Fills
- Lesson #5: Doubling Bass Figures
- Lesson #6: Texas Blues, Concluded
New Orleans Blues
- Lesson #1: Intro to New Orleans Blues
- Lesson #2: Dominant 7th Chord Lick (ala The Meters)
- Lesson #3: Piano Style Chord Lick (ala Dr. John)
- Lesson #4: Bass Line/Blues Riff (ala Guitar Slim)
- Lesson #5: Conclusion
Jazz Blues
- Jazz Blues #1: Introduction
- Jazz Blues #2: Quick Change vs. Slow Change
- Jazz Blues #3: Introducing II V I
- Jazz Blues #4: Adding #4 Diminished
- Jazz Blues #5: Secondary Dominants: VI
- Jazz Blues #6: The Turnaround I-VI-II-V
- Jazz Blues #7: The Jam
British Blues

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