Ceasy Blues Riffs. 2 2
Practice these riffs and patterns, 3 3
and introduce them gradually into your improvisations. 4 4
Let's start number one. 5 5
As we looked at before, break the scale down into three note patterns, and 6 6
experiment with them. 7 7
So, number one there. 8 8
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Okay? Number two is a five finger position for 10 10
the scale. 11 11
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It's very rarely used because you always want to keep your hand free to move up 13 13
and down. 14 14
So when you put your small finger on it, 15 15
you're going to find it difficult to move further up unless you shift your hand. 16 16
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Generally, you don't put the five. 18 18
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You're kind of stuck. 20 20
Number three is a slide. 21 21
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Okay. 23 23
Number four sounds similar, but stretches the sound out. 24 24
[SOUND] So rather than 25 25
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Number five, I call this the Bonnie and 27 27
Clyde riff because it always reminds me of that song. 28 28
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Number six, something similar, slight variation. 30 30
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Seven, eight, and nine are three similar patterns just with slight variations. 32 32
So number one, third finger on the F. 33 33
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Number two is very similar, they both add a top C on, makes a nice ringing sound. 35 35
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Okay? So, you can still hear 37 37
the underlying riff. 38 38
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But you give an extra C. 40 40
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Sound okay. 42 42
Number nine. 43 43
It's the same riff. 44 44
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But with a trill in there. 46 46
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Number ten. 48 48
Blues riffs often use double notes, so this gives an extra ring. 49 49
And you often slide onto the notes from a flat note. 50 50
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So the first one is too distinct. 52 52
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That one, all into that, and the next one is the same. 54 54
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And number 11 is the same riff over two octaves. 56 56
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So, you can see that all these patterns and 58 58
riffs in the scale work over the three chords. 59 59
Number 12, you'll have heard this a million times, 60 60
but try transposing it to F and G as well. 61 61
So in C, it's 62 62
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F. [MUSIC] 64 64
Back to C. [MUSIC] 65 65
G. [MUSIC] 66 66
C. [MUSIC] 67 67
Number 13 is simply the blue scale over two octaves up and down. 68 68
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Or, you can use four finger pattern. 70 70
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