Short Detail About This DVD’s

• DVDs 1 & 2: Blues Basics
  

  - Setting up your guitar for blues: how to choose strings, picks and amp settings
  - How to play a simple 12-bar blues so you start playing fast!
  - Must-know blues chords like open-position, barre and 7th chords: dominant, minor and major
  - How to play endless variations on the 12-bar blues form so you never get bored
  - Introduction to direct chord substitution so you’ll always be able to create new songs
  - How to use extended chords dominant 9ths, 11ths and 13ths so can improvise with new chords
  - Basic blues rhythm patterns so you’ll be able to jam with other blues musicians
  - How to do string bends so you’ll have an authentic blues sound
  - Intro to the pentatonic scale (1st position) so you can start soloing right away
  - Fundamentals of palm muting so you can create that “delta blues” sound
  - Classic blues riffs based on the pentatonic scale so you can turn scales into music
  - Turnarounds: what they are and how they’re used in blues

  
  

• DVDs 3-5: Blues Guitar Scales & Soloing
  

  - Three finger-strength excises so you increase your speed and agility
  - The pentatonic minor scale in all five positions so you can a solo over the entire fretboard
  - Complete finger charts for each scale pattern so you’ll know exactly where your fingers go
  - How to transpose each scale from one key to another so can jam to any song in any key
  - Tips and strategies to quickly memorize each scale pattern so you spend more time jamming
  - How to turn scale patterns into full-blown solos
  - 3-string box positions: what they are, how to play them and why their critical to playing blues leads
  - Intro to hammer-ons and pull-offs in the blues style
  - First licks so can improvise blues leads on the fly
  - How to play the blues scale (pentatonic flat-five) in all five positions
    so you create authentic blues solos
  - How to play the licks over the backing tracks CD so you can jam out anytime you want
  - The complete blues scale (pentatonic flat-five, natural seven) in all five positions so you’ll
    always have a ton of options to create solos licks

  
  

• DVD 6: 50 Must-Know Blues Licks
  

  - Learn 50 classic, blues guitar solo licks based on the pentatonic and blues scales so can shred
    a red-hot blues lead anytime, anywhere!
  - Discover exactly where each lick comes from so you’ll know how it’s related to each scale pattern
  - Learn proper string bending techniques, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides so you’re fingers never get tired
    and blistered (unless you practice like 5 hours a day!)
  - Learn quarter, half, full, one-and-a-half and double bends so you’ll have tons of creative
    freedom to create the sound you want
  - How to use trills to create blues licks so you can wail like Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan
  - Ascending and descending blues patterns so you can shred up and down the neck
  - How to use syncopated rhythmic patterns so you can create funky, jazzy rhythms
  - Triplets and swing-time patterns that make your licks sizzle!
  - Double-stop licks (using two strings) so you get that “full” sound in your blues solos

  
  

• DVD 7: Creating Blues Solos
  

  - Learn how to play each of the 50 licks (from DVD 6) over the jam tracks so
    you can pick any backing track and jam
  - How to match chords with the scales so you know which notes to play in your solo
  - Learn exactly which notes to play during your solo and why
  - Discover how to combine licks to create a blues solo from scratch
  - How to cut-and-paste lead licks from different scale patterns into a mind-melting blues lead

  
  

• DVD 8 : Easy Blues Solos
  

  - How to plan your solo from start to finish so you’ll never get stuck wondering, “Where do I start?”
  - How to combine licks and riffs to improvise a complete solo from scratch
  - Learn three full-blown blues solos that you can play over the jam tracks so you’ll always be ready
    to rip when someone says, “Play something!”
  - How to discover which scale position a lick comes from so you’ll understand
    how licks are related to scales
  - How to use the scale patterns to solo using simple licks so you can turn your
    scales into full-blown leads

  
  

• DVD 9: Acoustic Blues Guitar
  

  - Learn nine acoustic blues songs in different styles: country, delta, ragtime, shuffle,
    swing time and melodic. You’ll blow away your friends and family at your
  - next get-together when you whip out any of these acoustic blues tunes!
  - Intro to Fingerstyle blues guitar
  - Travis picking: what it is and how to do it properly
  - How to read Fingerstyle sheet music

  
  

• Jam Tracks CD: Blues Guitar Jam Tracks highlights:
  

  - Recorded with “live” instruments in professional studio… no computer-generated sounds.
    It’s like jamming with a real, live band!
  - 21 full-band jam tracks… play with or with the lead guitar! (Tracks 1-21)
  - 8 finger-style, acoustic blues songs complete with picking hand finger notation
    so you know which fingers go on which strings (Tracks 22-29)
  - 50 smokin’ hot blues solo licks so you can learn just using the CD and book (Tracks 30-79)
  - Complete tab transcription with chord names and fretboard diagrams so you’ll always
    know exactly where to place your hands
  - Multiple blues song styles so you can always find something you like!
  - Each track shows you exactly which scale to use for your lead solo so you don’t
    waste precious practice time trying to figure out which notes to play!

  
  

• 185 Page Book
  

  You get a 185 page, professionally printed course-book. Everything is clearly
  notated with tab, notation and chord diagrams so you’ll never have to guess what
  I’m playing in the videos. You’ll know EXACTLY where to place your fingers on the
  fretboard for every chord, lick and riff!

  
  

You Also Get These Three Killer Bonuses Absolutely Free ($100 Value)

• Bonus #1: Progress Tracker ($15 Value).

  - The Progress Tracker is designed to keep you on track and help you stay motivated. You’ll be able to chart your progress day-by-day. You’ll know exactly what you’ve already learned (so can review quickly) and what you need to work on next. You’ll have a written record of all your new skills so you can look back and see how much you’ve improved! Note: This is a physical “chart” that comes in your course and is not pictured in the photos on this page.

• Bonus #2: 16-Step Quick Start Guide ($15 Value).

  - This valuable tool gives you the “big picture” and an overview of all the skills you’ll learn in your course. It also shows you how to use all the material that comes in your course so you won’t feel overwhelmed by all the training! You’ll never get lost and you’ll always know how all the course components (video, audio, book) go together

  
  

• Bonus #3: Online Support Forum ($70 Value).

  - I never want you to be “stuck” or feel like you’re alone. That’s why we created an online support forum for Blues Guitar Secrets owners. You get unlimited, 24/7 access to the members-only forum where you can ask questions, get answers and interact with other blues guitarists from around the world.

  
  

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