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Idea for a slow blues solo


Terje

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This is a way of playing a slow blues solo that I use from time to time. It's not the most adventureous but it works. It helps if you can play slide too.

 

Play a blues melody of your choice. Take for instance the first melody to St. Louis Blues. Play it with a slide if you can. Around this melody you play simple fills (and here you don't use the slide :) ), like you would if you were complementing a singer.

 

End each 12-bar with a solid standard turnaround. If the solo isn't longer than 2 choruses you can repeat the same turnaround, it gives your solo continuity.

 

You can of course do variations on the melody :)

 

The point is that this sounds good. It's not the most creative solo I can think of but it sure beats the aimless noodling I end up doing a lot of times.

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