Gary Clark Jr.

Gary CLark Jr. is a upcoming star in blues guitar. He is, in fact, from Austin Texas. Gary is a fan of the Gibson guitar just like the other Gary (Gary Moore).

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix is well known for the first person to play the guitar with a new sound. He was the beginning  of a new age in blues/rock music. Today there are pedals, guitars, sound affects, and strings replicating the gear he once used. He also played left handed which is not very common.

JM

Another great video to learn from. John Mayer playing in front of a school.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Stevie Ray Vaughan was and still is my sole motivation for playing guitar. I started listening to him when I was in about second grade and had no ambition for actually trying to play his songs. I about fifth grade I started taking a few guitar lessons a decided that it was pretty much impossible to play like him. Further on down the road I was taught that I was, in a way, capable of playing some of the easier pieces in his albums. It was just a matter of time before I started deciphering the art of the guitar legend. Watching videos and listening to music over and over is a great way to learn playing. Even I can play some stuff by ear and I have two hearing aids. This means your probably more capable than I am. : ) Enjoy!

Can't Emphasize Enough on JM

I will put out several posts on lessons from John Mayer or some of my favorite clips of his blues guitar playing. He is a great person to learn from and is one of the few blues guitarists left in today's modern music. Below is a video of him teaching his interpretation of his "Crossroads," cover.

Gibson Guitar Uses

Another common guitar label is Gibson. These guitars have the ability to produce very clean warm sounding tones, almost piano like. Unlike Fenders, Gibson guitars are used in many genres of music because of their ability to change modes very quickly. Famous artist like B.B. King and Gary Moore place trust in the feel of the pure sounding instrument.

John Mayer playing his Gibson.

Putting the Blues Scale to Use

Alright this post is going to be a lesson on how to effectively use the patters that are shown in the previous posts about the firs two positions. Once you have practiced that whole scale multiple times it is good to incorporate them into rhythms or chord progressions.

x-----x----x                     The chords shown on the left will be played in that order. Once that is mastered
5-----5----7                     have fun and improvise with the soloing in the A blues scale!
4-----5----7
5-----4----6
4-----5----7
x ----x----x