Session 3 : Blues Building Blocks
Sus to Hammer-On Blues
Here is the Sus to Hammer-On Blues Pattern applied to the blues form in G as shown in the session. Feel
free to experiment with your own variations of this common blues guitar pattern.
Assignment
Here is your assignment for this session.
- Learn the keys and key signatures.
- Play the Major Scale Exercise from memory.
- Learn the minor pentatonic form and the form with the added blues note.
- Practice bending the proper notes on the minor pentatonic scale.
- Practice picking forcefully.
- Practice the ear training licks and apply them to different keys.
- Learn the Sus to Hammer-On Blues Pattern.
You’re Ready to Move on When
You’re ready to move on from this session when you...
- Know the Keys and Key Signatures.
- Can play the minor pentatonic scale 1st form and the form with the added blues notes from memory.
- Can properly bend the right notes on the minor pentatonic scale form.
- Can find all of the G’s, C’s, E’s, A’s, and Bb’s on the guitar.
- Can play the simple licks given in the ear training section in any key all over the neck.
- Can easily play the Sus to Hammer-On Pattern.
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