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Blues Artist Inspirations
Stylistic Soloing Approaches of Legendary Blues Guitarists
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About this course
Blues Inspirations is a TrueFire-curated collection of interactive video lessons produced and presented by Tim Pierce from his own studio. In this course, Tim examines the styling, techniques and seminal influences of four blues guitar legends: Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Eric Clapton and Johnny Winter.
If you’re tuned into Tim Pierce on his YouTube channel, subscribed to his online Masterclass, or just plain blown away by his guitar work on the thousands of recordings to his credit — you already know that Tim is one of the most passionate educators and accomplished guitarists on the planet.
We’re thrilled to welcome Tim to the family with a trio of TrueFire-curated interactive video courses; Blues Inspirations, Creative Blues Soloing, and Rock & Blues Licks for Soloing.
”In this Blues Inspirations course, we’ll examine four blues guitar legends that inspired and influenced me, as well as generations of blues guitarists: Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Eric Clapton and Johnny Winter.
Our heroes inspire us and we should study their moves...after that we begin to combine all these multiple personalities, and finally we can begin to express our own sensibilities. Then it becomes a lifetime of channeling our heroes and pushing the envelope to stretch beyond them.
This course is a collaboration with my friends at TrueFire who helped me package this selection of lessons from a TPG Masterclass as a downloadable course with a variety of learning tools.
You'll be able to download the course to any mobile or desktop device and work with it any time, on any device, online or offline. You'll have ready access to looping and slow motion tools, video sync, tab and notation, animated fretboard views, Guitar Pro files, backing tracks and more!
I want to thank TrueFire, of which I was a paying member before I met the people behind, who bring us all this great guitar instruction. If you want to learn more guitar from me, check out my online masterclass!”
Tim will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Tim Pierce!
If you’re tuned into Tim Pierce on his YouTube channel, subscribed to his online Masterclass, or just plain blown away by his guitar work on the thousands of recordings to his credit — you already know that Tim is one of the most passionate educators and accomplished guitarists on the planet.
We’re thrilled to welcome Tim to the family with a trio of TrueFire-curated interactive video courses; Blues Inspirations, Creative Blues Soloing, and Rock & Blues Licks for Soloing.
”In this Blues Inspirations course, we’ll examine four blues guitar legends that inspired and influenced me, as well as generations of blues guitarists: Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Eric Clapton and Johnny Winter.
Our heroes inspire us and we should study their moves...after that we begin to combine all these multiple personalities, and finally we can begin to express our own sensibilities. Then it becomes a lifetime of channeling our heroes and pushing the envelope to stretch beyond them.
This course is a collaboration with my friends at TrueFire who helped me package this selection of lessons from a TPG Masterclass as a downloadable course with a variety of learning tools.
You'll be able to download the course to any mobile or desktop device and work with it any time, on any device, online or offline. You'll have ready access to looping and slow motion tools, video sync, tab and notation, animated fretboard views, Guitar Pro files, backing tracks and more!
I want to thank TrueFire, of which I was a paying member before I met the people behind, who bring us all this great guitar instruction. If you want to learn more guitar from me, check out my online masterclass!”
Tim will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Tim Pierce!
Tim Pierce's Preferred Gear
Below is a list of Tim Pierce's preferred gear including guitars, amps, pedals, accessories, and more. What you see in Tim's lessons may or may not be this actual gear, but if you are trying to capture Tim's sound and tone, the gear listed below is recommended by Tim and it's a great place to start!
Guitars
Amps
- Marshall ORI50H Origin 50-watt Tube Head
- Vox AC30CH 30-watt Tube Head
- Fender Bassman 800HD 800-watt Hybrid Bass Head
Pedals
- Xotic Super Sweet Booster Mini Boost Pedal
- Boss GE-7 7-band EQ Pedal
- MXR M300 Digital Reverb Pedal
- Dunlop DVP3 Volume (X) Volume and Expression Pedal
Accessories & More
What you'll learn
- Execute slow string rakes with left-hand muting
- Execute a complete Eric Clapton-style solo with authentic phrasing and technique
- Apply swing/triplet feel to blues-rock phrases
- Land on appropriate chord tones when harmony changes
- Incorporate major notes against minor pentatonic for color
Release date: 12/05/2020 • 3h 15m runtime
Sample lessons
SRV Texas Flood Inspired
Overview
SRV Slow Blues Solo
Performance
SRV Slow Blues Solo, Part 1
Breakdown
SRV Slow Blues Solo, Part 2
Breakdown
What's included
34 lessons • 11 charts • 5 Jam Tracks
Blues Inspirations
Hey this is Tim Pierce, and I'd like to welcome you to Blues Inspirations. In this edition, we're going to examine four blues guitar licks that inspired and influenced me as well as generations of blues guitarists: Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Eric Clapton and Johnny Winter.
This course is a collaboration with my friends at TrueFire who helped me package this selection of lessons from a TPG Masterclass as a downloadable course with a variety of learning tools.
You'll be able to download the course to any mobile or desktop device and work with it any time, online or offline. You'll have ready access to looping and slow motion tools, video sync, tab and notation, animated fretboard views, Guitar Pro files, backing tracks and more!
So grab your guitar, and let's jump in!
This course is a collaboration with my friends at TrueFire who helped me package this selection of lessons from a TPG Masterclass as a downloadable course with a variety of learning tools.
You'll be able to download the course to any mobile or desktop device and work with it any time, online or offline. You'll have ready access to looping and slow motion tools, video sync, tab and notation, animated fretboard views, Guitar Pro files, backing tracks and more!
So grab your guitar, and let's jump in!
SRV Texas Flood Inspired
SRV was the very best at channeling the spirit of my favorite guitarist, Jimi Hendrix. In this series of lessons, we travel easily between minor and major pentatonic. Also we look at changing left hand position in the middle of our phrases, this allows us to travel up and down the neck in a very musical and smooth fashion.
SRV Slow Blues Solo
For this performance, I'm selectively picking some notes very strongly and others very gently. To me, this is how you develop a good voice on the guitar. I also stretch beyond SRV and explore a more modal soloing approach.
SRV Slow Blues Solo, Part 1
For this performance, I'm selectively picking some notes very strongly and others very gently. To me, this is how you develop a good voice on the guitar. I also stretch beyond SRV and explore a more modal soloing approach.
SRV Slow Blues Solo, Part 2
For this performance, I'm selectively picking some notes very strongly and others very gently. To me, this is how you develop a good voice on the guitar. I also stretch beyond SRV and explore a more modal soloing approach.
SRV Slow Blues Rhythm
Wow! This progression starts out simply, but there are some cool twists and turns that develop as we get closer to the turnaround. The most important element here is the pocket. Swing slowly and don't rush...believe me, I'm still taking my own advice :)
SRV Slow Blues Rhythm
Wow! This progression starts out simply, but there are some cool twists and turns that develop as we get closer to the turnaround. The most important element here is the pocket. Swing slowly and don't rush...believe me, I'm still taking my own advice :)
+ 27 more lessons
Reviews
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vjuracak
Verified buyer
03/31/25
Excellent . . .
bhayley
Verified buyer
01/30/23
Blues Artist Inspirations
This is real info you can put to work immediately.
dahrothgar
Verified buyer
02/05/22
Great course!
I've been playing guitar for 45 years and was looking for some inspiration and new ideas. Tim provides that by the boatload. Great teacher, great artist, wonderful course. I've gone from a deep slump to reinvigorated. I love his relaxed and informative style.
gonzo6
Verified buyer
12/31/20
Tim Pierce
Tim’s is the MANNNNNN!!!!
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