The minor pentatonic scale is a fantastic scale to jam over a 12-bar blues with, but by adding a few more notes you can infuse your blues with the slick sounds of virtuoso blues-meisters such as Joe ...

To get you started we’re looking at some chords in the guitar-friendly key of A. You’ve probably heard of a I-IV-V (one-four-five) progression - it’s a common blues chord sequence and its name tells ...

Over the next few columns, I’d like to demonstrate three distinct approaches I like to take to expand my soloing vocabulary within the blues form: chromaticism, diminished/augmented chords, and ii - V ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images In this lesson, I’d like to discuss playing over what’s known as a I - VI - ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A "twelve bar blues" is, this book informs us, "the most common harmonic progression in all jazz." It comprises 12 bars based on three ...

Improvisation in music is all about creatively exploring and experimenting with sound in order to express yourself. In order to be successful at improvising, you must listen carefully to yourself and ...

In this lesson, I’d like to discuss playing over what’s known as a I - VI - II - V (“one-six-two-five”) chord progression, which is common in a variety of musical styles, from country to rock to folk ...

4 Extra Debut. Nick Barraclough talks to bluesologists, jazzers and a banjo player to find out more about the DNA of popular music. From July 2013. Show more You've heard of the twelve bar - it's time ...