arpeggio5
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Blues Masters & Disciples (JamPlay)
Walk in the Footsteps of the Blues Legends: Learn from the Masters, Become a Disciple of the Blues!
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About this course
Presenting "Blues Masters & Disciples," an illuminating online guitar course available exclusively on TrueFire, masterfully produced by JamPlay. This course is your ticket into the soulful world of blues guitar, allowing you to trace the footprints of blues legends and carry their legacy forward.
"Blues Masters & Disciples" takes you on a captivating journey through the annals of blues history. It features carefully curated lessons that dissect the unique styles, techniques, and songs of some of the most influential blues artists.
With guidance from experienced blues guitarists, you'll delve deep into the heart of the blues, learning the signature riffs, rhythms, and solos that define artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and more. You'll also learn to emulate the techniques of these blues legends, integrating their timeless feel and expressiveness into your own playing.
This course offers high-quality video lessons, interactive tablature and notation, and play-along tracks, providing an immersive learning experience. You can learn at your own pace, with the ability to pause, rewind, and fast-forward as needed, ensuring a thorough understanding of each lesson.
"Blues Masters & Disciples" is more than just a course—it's your pathway into the rich and expressive world of blues guitar, inviting you to carry on the tradition of the blues masters.
"Blues Masters & Disciples" takes you on a captivating journey through the annals of blues history. It features carefully curated lessons that dissect the unique styles, techniques, and songs of some of the most influential blues artists.
With guidance from experienced blues guitarists, you'll delve deep into the heart of the blues, learning the signature riffs, rhythms, and solos that define artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and more. You'll also learn to emulate the techniques of these blues legends, integrating their timeless feel and expressiveness into your own playing.
This course offers high-quality video lessons, interactive tablature and notation, and play-along tracks, providing an immersive learning experience. You can learn at your own pace, with the ability to pause, rewind, and fast-forward as needed, ensuring a thorough understanding of each lesson.
"Blues Masters & Disciples" is more than just a course—it's your pathway into the rich and expressive world of blues guitar, inviting you to carry on the tradition of the blues masters.
What you'll learn
- Navigate between major and minor pentatonic scales over blues changes
- Use dominant 7th arpeggios to address chord changes
- Play in the style of Freddie King with appropriate phrasing and tone
- Switch fluidly between major and minor pentatonic scales in blues context
- Understand the historical lineage from T-Bone Walker to Freddie King to Eric Clapton
Release date: 07/27/2018 • 8h 46m runtime
Sample lessons
Single Note Solos in the Style of T Bone Walker
T-Bone Style
Shuffle in the Style of B.B. King
Shuffle Style
Albert's Down and Out Part 2 - The Lead Style
The Lead Style
Allman City Limits
Allman City Limits
What's included
55 lessons • 39 charts • 37 Jam Tracks
Series Introduction
As guitarists, we all draw from what we know and like. And when we look closely at the greats, we learn to reflect their greatness in our own playing. Join Stuart as he introduces us to the Masters and their Disciples.
Major and Minor Pentatonic Review
The foundations of blues soloing are the major and minor pentatonic scales. Before we get started looking at some of the blues greats, Stuart gives a quick review of all 5 patterns of the major and minor pentatonics.
Major and Minor Pentatonic Review
The foundations of blues soloing are the major and minor pentatonic scales. Before we get started looking at some of the blues greats, Stuart gives a quick review of all 5 patterns of the major and minor pentatonics.
Drop 2 Arpeggios: Inversions 1 & 2
To have command of your fretboard and to improve your soloing, it's very important to know what makes up a chord - in other words, your arpeggios. Here, Stuart shows us a method for learning patterns 1 and 2 of your dominant 7th, drop two arpeggios.
Drop 2 Arpeggios: Inversions 3 & 4
When learning the fretboard is your goal, arpeggios are a tried and true method. Stuart continues by showing us patterns 3 and 4 of the drop two arpeggios, along with a great way to practice them!
Drop 2 Arpeggios: Inversions 3 & 4
When learning the fretboard is your goal, arpeggios are a tried and true method. Stuart continues by showing us patterns 3 and 4 of the drop two arpeggios, along with a great way to practice them!
T Bone Walker: The Father of Texas Blues
Now we get into the players. All electric blues guitar points back to T-Bone Walker. In this lesson, Stuart introduces us to some of the things that made him legendary: his sense of timing, rhythm and swing, and his use of space.
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Reviews
6 results
Liegeradfahrer1
Verified buyer
05/21/25
This is a convincing example of best musical attitude and teaching
streetwise
Verified buyer
03/23/25
Blues Masters and disciples
Love Stuart Ziff's approach, everything proceeds logically from point A to point B. Learned a lot from this course. Excellent
sonichare
Verified buyer
01/12/25
Master Craftsman
Loved every second of this 9 hour blues guitar retrospective. The immense detail is matched with an unguarded love for the 'masters'. Stuart explains the blues guitar craft with a transporter's knowledge and a deft ability for making it all seem within reach. . . with practice.
Ohio5665
Verified buyer
10/24/23
Blues Masters & Disciples
I enjoyed the insights into some of the great blues players especially the section on Michael Bloomfield. Nicely done by Stuart Ziff!
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