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Checkpoints
“Blues It Up!”
Download Printable Checkoff Sheet (PDF): A Blues Pro Level
*Checkpoints can be divided into daily, weekly or monthly lessons. Choose a speed that works for you.
Checkpoint 1.1 – Buy a Cool Hat and Some Shades
Blues Law Book, Section 1, paragraph 4:
“You must learn to make the stank face.”
*Not a joke. Ugly faces make the blues sound better!
Checkpoint 1.2 – Chords and Patterns
Play it like a Pro!
- Blues Chord Inversions (watch all videos)
- Right Hand Pattern (watch all videos)
Checkpoint 2 – The Blues Scale and Shape Drone Notes
- Pro Blues Scale (watch all videos)
- Drone Notes (watch all videos)
Checkpoint 3 – Shapes
Taking the shapes to the pro level.
- Chord Shape (watch all videos)
- 2nd Inversion Shape with Mixolydian Scale (watch all videos)
Checkpoint 4 – Tremolos and Blues Ending
- Pro Tremolos (watch all videos)
- Pro Blues Ending (watch all videos)