How Josh Smith Builds a BB King-Style Shuffle Solo
How Josh Smith builds a BB King-style shuffle solo is, at its core, a lesson in conversation....
Blues Guitar
BB King Vocal Melodies: How Mike Welch Shapes His Blues Guitar Phrasing
BB King was, above all, a singer who happened to hold a guitar. Mike Welch understood this early, and it changed everything about how he approached BB's style....
BB King Motif and Minor Third Bends: Build a Blues Solo
BB King built one of the most recognizable guitar voices in history from a surprisingly small collection of moves....
BB King’s Tone, Economy, and Soul Through Robben Ford’s Eyes
BB King changed Robben Ford's life in a single night. Ford was around 16 years old when he caught BB King live at the Fillmore Auditorium, opening for the Electric Flag....
BB King’s Major Pentatonic Sound: How to Play Over Changes
BB King built one of the most recognizable guitar voices in history, and most players think they know his secret....
How to Play Texas Blues Guitar: Tone, Licks, Rhythm, and Feel
Texas blues is not a style for the timid. Every note has to mean something. Corey Congilio calls it "go for broke," and that phrase says it all....
Texas Blues Tone: The Gear, Attack, and Vibrato That Make It Real
Every guitarist who chases Texas blues tone eventually learns the same hard lesson. The gear matters, but it only gets you halfway there....
Essential Texas Blues Licks You Need to Know
If you've been working through the full Texas blues style breakdown and you're ready to dig into real vocabulary, this is where things get practical....
Slow Blues Guitar: How to Solo With Bends, Dynamics, and Space
Slow blues is the ultimate honesty test for a guitarist. There is nowhere to hide. Every note choice is exposed, and every moment of silence either speaks or falls flat....
Texas Blues Rhythm Guitar: Comping Techniques That Lock In
Most guitar players spend hours on lead and treat rhythm as a warm-up. That instinct is exactly backwards....
Jamming With Other Guitar Players to Level Up Your Blues
Jamming with other guitar players is the single fastest way to close the gap between knowing your licks and actually playing blues. ...
Learning Solos From the Blues Masters
The blues masters built their vocabulary one stolen lick at a time. If you're an early-intermediate player who already knows the pentatonic scale and wants to ......