Thursday 10 November 2011

Blues Guitar Scales and Improvisations

By Eugene Walker


Blues, is such a passionate form of music. When these players are playing the blues type of music, they seem like they are playing from the heart.

They are weaving a story, which is bearing their soul, using the six strings of their guitar. Many people who enjoy playing guitar, just love to play the blues and become infatuated with this particular type of music.

Blues music is formed by developing a technique for playing the chords and scales, which is the foundation of the blues, so starting to perfect these, will enhance your playing and you will be able to play the blues in no time. Practice the chords and scales, building on these basics, then you will be able to work yourself up to advanced levels, in time. This is a priority in learning to play great blues on the guitar. The pentatonic scale is a basic blues scale, with one additional note to it.

With this additional note, the sound of the blues will come through, because of the amount of tension needed. The scale itself is comprised of six notes which are all named differently. When you play the scales that belong to the blues then its the position of the named notes that you will be playing.

You will be prepared then to master the improvisational aspects of the blues music, when you have mastered the timing, and the structure of it. Backing tracks are the best way to accomplish this strategy. You need to play along with them, and this way will make you think that you have a whole band accompanying you, and this will greatly enhance the time you spend on your improvements and your skills immensely. This tool is the most beneficial one that you can own.

Using backing tracks, you will learn the scale so much faster, and now you are ready to understand the importance of using and understanding the complexities of the scale and how it works with the rhythm

By taking the lead playing in the backing tracks, you will be able to apply what you have learned so far and apply your scale understanding. . You have come a long way, so you should be very proud of yourself and your accomplishment.

Improvisation is considered to be one of the most intricate parts of guitar playing. One of the best tools to help you, would be to play along with backing tracks, as this will be of great benefit to your playing. You will be able to have the choice to change the sound of the scale based on what you know and you will be finding yourself playing your own lead solo. Your creativity will be coming to the forefront of your playing, and this will make all the difference to you.

When playing before a live audience the techniques that you learn are a crucial element in playing the blues, so practicing along with the backing tracks is so beneficial in your practice time, even if you become a virtuoso in the art of playing the blues on the guitar.




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