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Jazz Guitar Blues Improvisation 5 "Steps" to Practice jazzy blues Soloing (all on 12-bar "jazz" blues in Bb) 

Step 1 - Bb "Minor Blues" Scale

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



 6

6

9

7

6

8









6

8

9





6

9

 6

8

Try to Use this scale *only* to play over all the progression of the 12-bar Blues in B b

Step 2 - Bb "Major Blues" Scale

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6

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5



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

3

5

6

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3

6

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

3

6

Try to Use this scale *only* to play over all the progression of the 12-bar Blues in B b

Step 3 - JUST 4-note Arpeggios (1-3-5-7) (Just an example. in the video = I mixed and matched differently)

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Bb7

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 

6

Eb7

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 



 5

8

 

6

6

   3

6

 6

 6

5

Cm7



 

Eb7

   5

5

3

6

2

6

8

Bb7





8

5

F7

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8





 



5

5

8

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

6

G7

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  

8

5





6

8

 



 

6

  8

8

Bb7

  3

1

6

4

Bb7

G7

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

 

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3

1

0

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Cm7

F7

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1

1

3

5

0

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Step 4 - Guide-tones (3rd and 7ths) (You should Find 3rds and 7ths everywhere on the fretboard!)

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  

 

Eb7

Bb7

Bb7

 

 

7 6

6 5

7 6

Eb7

 

  

5  Cm7     





F7

 

6

8

5

6

8

Eb7

     

 

     

6

8

5

6

8

Cm7



3

5

6

3

5

7 6

4 3

 

Bb7

 

G7



 

 

8 7

7 6

10 9

8 8

8 7

     6

8

5

6

6

8

5

6

8

10

8

5

6

     

8

6

5

8

6

8

Bb7

G7

     

    

6

7

8

8

    

F7

      6

    

Cm7

Bb7

8

F7

     

G7

 

Step 5A - Five-note scale (first five notes of each chord/scale) Bb7 Eb7

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Bb7

 

6

8 8

 

8

5

6

Bb7

8

[G7]

3

6

8

5

6

3

8

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F7

[Cm7]

     

10

2

5

    

8

10

7

8

5

Step 5B - Seven-note scales (the WHOLE scale for each chord/scale symbol)

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Bb7



 

Eb7

Bb7

                                 6

8

5

6

5

8

6

6

5

8

6

5

8

6 6

Eb7

              

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3

5 6

8

5

6

6

8

       

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5

8

6

8

5

7

8

6

5

8

Bb7

       

6

5

8

6

6

F7

8

5

6

5

8



 

6 8

5 6 8

5 6 8

8

6

5

8

6

G7

      

6

Bb7

               8

10

   

7

8 10

7

8 6

          

5 6 8

Eb7

8

5

6

5

8

5 6 8

5 6 8

       

  

6 6 8

Eb7

5 6 8

6

5 6 8

2

5

3

3

F7

       8 10

7

8

Bb7

6 8

5 6 8

7

10

       

5

Bb7

2

5

8

   5

5 6 8

G7

                                             

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       

5

3

Step 6 - nine-note scales (the WHOLE scale in sixteenth notes for each chord/scale symbol) Bb7 Eb7 Bb7

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6

5

8

Cm7

5

8

5 6 8 6 8

6

5 6 8

5 6 8

6 8

Cm7

6

5

5 6 8 6 8

F7

5 6 8

3 5

[G7]

Bb7

2

5 6 8

2 3 5

2 3 5

[Cm7]

F7

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