GUITARHABITS Last Updated on March 4, 2023 by Klaus Crow If you’re looking for some inspiration for your blues guitar playing, then you’ve come to the right place. In this blog post, we’re going to explore a cool blues guitar lick in the key of D that will add some spice to your playing. The … Continue reading Cool Blues Guitar Lick in the key of D
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on February 24, 2023 by Klaus Crow What a beautiful day to learn “Have you ever seen the rain by” by CCR! Creedence Clearwater Revival, or CCR for short, is a legendary band that helped define the sound of classic rock in the late 1960s and early 1970s. One of their most … Continue reading Have You Ever Seen The Rain – Guitar Tutorial Easy
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on February 11, 2023 by Klaus Crow If you’re a blues guitarist, you know that a good turnaround can give real flavor to your song, lift up the entire piece and make it stand out, so that’s what we’re going to do today! A turnaround is a short musical phrase that leads … Continue reading 2 Heavenly Blues Turnarounds Guitar Lesson
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on February 4, 2023 by Klaus Crow Hi Folks, today I’m sharing a new song that I wrote. To be fair, this is one of the 10 songs I wrote a while ago, but due to life I haven’t been able to record them yet. As John Lennon would say “Life happens … Continue reading Exclusive Premiere: New Song by Klaus Crow
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog As you may know, I’m a big fan of a product called Video Surgeon… I’ve been using it for years… As a teacher, it’s a life saver when it comes to being able to slow down and isolate sections and repeat them… And for learning songs or sections of songs… it’s … Continue reading Fancy New Practicing Tool
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on January 28, 2023 by Klaus Crow Hi folks, In this lesson you’re going to learn a very cool Bluesy Blues Lick. The blues lick is made up of the blues scale which consists of 6 notes ( 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 ) compared to the major scale ( 1 … Continue reading Bluesy Blues Lick in the key of E
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on January 14, 2023 by Klaus Crow You want to read this post. So, what new guitar challenge(s) are you going to commit to in the year ahead? What fresh guitar routine are you going to follow and what are you going to do to make it really work and last? Creating … Continue reading How to Create Good Guitar Habits That Work
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog As I often like to say, the pentatonic/blues scale is never wrong, when you solo over a blues… But you can be right-er, at certain times In this video, you’ll see how one certain note out of the pattern can emphasize each new chord better than all the rest… By using … Continue reading Chasing Chords Without Changing Scales
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog I often get requests for more “major blues” licks, and this is a good one from Clapton’s performance of “Crossroads,” with Cream… In particular, this shows using the somewhat standard Box 2 pattern for the scale, but also adds in a note from the minor blues scale, which happens a lot … Continue reading Cream Era Clapton Crossroads Major Blues Lick
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog I’ve been learning and transcribing an enormous amount of Cream Era Clapton over the last several months for a new course… And one of the reasons I chose these licks for the course is for what I call, “The Big Bend.” At the end of the day, it’s about getting variety … Continue reading The Big Bend With Clapton
