Blues

Blues

Based around simple chord progressions and the blending of major and minor tonalities the blues form the roots of most rock and pop styles.

Utilising the pentatonic scale as a start point for improvisation, 12 bar blues chord progressions provide a grounding in simple and expressive soloing. Micro tonal bends and an emphasis on feel and phrasing elevate the style to a supreme art form and it can be the playing of legends like B.B King and Stevie Ray Vaughan which proves hardest to replicate convincingly.