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Captivating Country Blues Lick

Hi beautiful people, are you in for a captivating country blues lick? Sure you are :) Today is you’re lucky day. I’m got a mid tempo / fast country blues lick that also sounds great when you play it slow. It’s all good. Let’s dive in.

Country blues lick in the key of G

This country blues licks runs over the entire fretboard and really sounds just gorgeous. It has all the ingredients to make you want to play it over and over again. We got some slides and pull offs in here, so those are some good techniques to practice and improve on.

The lick is in the key of G, so you can play it over a chord progression in the key of G, play it at the end of a song for a nice finishing touch or just play the lick raw and naked, just the way it is…. Captivating!

Here below are the tabs and video lesson to give you all the details you need to learn this awesome lick.

Enjoy!

G Major Scale – 2nd Position

By Klaus Crow 8 Comments

Dear fellow guitar players, today I want to teach you how to play the 2nd position of the major scale. Learning the major scale is crucial if you want to become an accomplished guitar player.

2nd Position Major Scale

Once you’ve learned the 1st position of the major scale you can continue your journey by learning the 2nd position, also referred to as the D-shape position of the major scale. (See video lesson for more details on that).

Below are the TABS and the video lesson where I explain the entire lick slowly and in close up.

You’re gonna get a lot out of this.

Have fun!

Reach Your Guitar Goals Effortlessly!

By Klaus Crow 3 Comments

Where do You Start?

Guitar playing is all about reaching a goal. You can be simply playing for fun or want to be an accomplished guitar player, there is always a goal to achieve. You want to learn something new.

Now, maybe you are reading this as a novice guitar player, an intermediate or advanced guitar player. Perhaps you’re looking for new answers as a long time player who is stuck and misses the fun, excitement and growth of the early days, it all good.

Follow the guidelines below and you will reach your guitar goals from any stage in your playing gracefully.

There are 21 keys to make this happen. Read and answer them thoroughly and you will walk the smooth and easy path, break out of the slump, regain the spark and magic of practice and accomplish all your guitar goals effortlessly.

Yes effortlessly, as long as you follow the rules :)

Have fun!

Powerful One-Octave Natural Minor Scales – Part III

By Klaus Crow 3 Comments

Good day my guitar friends, we’re in the middle of the One-Octave Natural Minor scales series and we continue with Part III.

In the previous lessons we practiced the scale patterns starting on the Low-E and A string and now we’re going to start with the root note on the D-string. We’re heading into the higher regions of the scale where most of the guitar soloing takes place, so the shapes are getting more relevant to your playing once you go up the strings.

If you just stepped into Part III of the One-Octave natural minor scale series you might first want to check out Part I and Part II.here are the reasons you want to learn this:

Summary One-Octave Natural Minor Scales

The one-octave natural minor scale makes it easy to recognize the shape, the structure, the notes and the intervals of the scale. Since it’s one octave they are a perfect start for beginners and will definitely create new insights for intermediate guitar players.

For anyone who’s into rock, blues and pop music the natural minor scale is a crucial scale, but you will also encounter the scale in many other styles as well.

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