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Cool Blues Guitar Lick in the key of D

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 lick is an excerpt from my 50CoolBluesLicks Soloing and Improvisation Course.

Blues chord Progression in the key of D

Before we dive into the lick itself, let’s take a moment to talk about the key of D. The key of D is a popular key for blues guitar playing because it’s relatively easy to play in, and it has a distinctive sound that’s well-suited to the blues. In the key of D, the chords are D, G, and A, and you can use the D pentatonic or blues scale to improvise over these chords.

Here’s a 12 Bar Blues in the key of D you can use to play the lick over:

| D7 | D7 | D7 | D7 | | G7 | G7 | D7 | D7 | | A7 | G7 | D7 | A7 |

Cool Blues Guitar Lick in the key of D

The lick in the video lesson is played using the D blues scale and incorporates some double stops in combination with bend ups and bend downs which are a common technique in blues guitar playing.

When you put all of these elements together, you get a cool blues guitar lick that’s both fun to play and interesting to listen to. Try incorporating it into your next blues jam session and see how it feels.

TABS

Below you can find the tabs for the lick in the video lesson.

Enjoy!

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Have You Ever Seen The Rain – Guitar Tutorial Easy

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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 popular and enduring hits is “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,” a song that’s still played on the radio and covered by musicians today.

If you’re a beginner or intermediate guitar player, learning how to play “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” is a great way to dive into the world of rock music, and you know what? There are always people who are gonna ask you if you can play a song by CCR, Always! So this song has to be in your repertoire ;)

The song features relatively simple chord progressions and strumming patterns, but it also has a catchy melody and easy to sing along lyrics that make it a crowd-pleaser.

Chords & Strumming Pattern

In the video lesson I’ll break down the chords Am – F – C – G, explain the strumming pattern ↓↑↓↑↓↑↓↑ and walk you through the song step by step, so you can start learning it on your guitar. I’ll also provide some tips and tricks to make the song sound even better. Whether you’re a fan of CCR or just looking to expand your musical horizons, this guide will help you master one of the most iconic rock songs of all time.

With a little practice, you’ll be able to play this song with confidence and really make it your own.

Enjoy!

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2 Heavenly Blues Turnarounds Guitar Lesson

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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 back to the beginning of a song or progression and typically starts on the last two bars (or measures) of a 12-bar blues shuffle or 12-bar blues progression.

So if you’re playing a blues tune and you want to incorporate a turnaround, start by counting out the 12 bars of the progression, and then begin the turnaround on the 11th and 12th bars.

While turnarounds are often used to signal the end of a chorus or verse, and set up the next one, today’s heavenly blues turnarounds are only used at the end of a blues progression to finish the song with some raw and soulful blues elegance.

Add these two heavenly blues turnarounds to your repertoire and you’re good to go.

Remember, the key to mastering these turnarounds is practice, so be sure to spend plenty of time working on them. Grab your guitar, watch the video lesson and get started!

Happy playing!

TABLATURE

If you want more turnarounds you can also check out the Robert Johnson Style Turnarounds or 6 Cool Guitar Blues Turnarounds.

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Exclusive Premiere: New Song by Klaus Crow

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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 while you’re busy making other plans”, and so it is.

Since I don’t want to leave the songs on the shelf (I’m certainly not planning to) and start putting the songs out in the world, I thought I begin to share one with you. I just took my guitar right out the case and started playing and singing. Afterwards I added the lyrics and some clips to convey the emotion and feeling of the song. I hope you like it.

Enjoy!

New Song: “Stepping Away” ~ Klaus Crow

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