Evil Blues (Patreon)

Today's Shred Tip is Evil Blues. In this 12 bar blues etude, I target the b5 degree of the E blues scale or Bb note. It's often referred to as the "blue note." Who's your favorite blues guitarist?There's also contrary motion, shuffle patterns, chromaticism and hybrid picking to check out. I love the blues because it's an open musical structure. You can pretty much get away with anything as long as you use a swing rhythm and acknowledge the primary chords (E-A-B). So get on down to the crossroads and sell your soul like Robert Johnson did (pictured above). 

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