Larry Coryell's Blues Guitar

Larry Coryell’s

Blues Guitar

PENTATONIC SCALE (IN A) 1

2

3

4

q

5

q

bend here for minor third

bend here for minor seventh

SCALE INTERVALS (IN A)

I

II

III

IV

V

(VI)

(VII)

 

(VIII)

minor seventh interval

T-BONE W ALKER BLUES L. Coryell

+` ` + ` ` )

A 9th Chord slide

13 24

IV-

Ô

h.o.

h.o.

5 5 7 6

7 7

7 0

2

5 6

5 7

5 0

5 7

7

Ô

5

3 5 4

3 5 4

5

5

5

7 7

7

5 6

5 4 5 4

6 5

7 0

6 5 6 5

5 4 5 4

6 5 6 5

bend up to C≥ shake

Ô

5 4 5 4

5 4 5 0

0

0

5 4 5

5

8Á

h.o.

5 5 5 4

0

5 5 4

0

5 5 4

0

5 7

7

0

bend & release

Ô

5 5 4

5

7 Á7

7

7

7

5 6

0

0

5 4 5 4

4 3 4 3

5 4 5 4

6 5 6 5

5 4 5 4

6 5 6 5

0

slide

Ô

8 9

10 12

5 4 5 4

bend  whole step

shake 8

8 10

8

8

10

bend

10Á

10

9

7 6 0

3

7 6 0

7 6 0

10Á

release & p.o.

Ô

10

bend & release

8

8 5 5 4

5 5 4

0

5

5

5

7Á 7

7

7 7 4

5

7 5

7 6

7 7

slide

Ô

0

0

5 5

8 7 6 6

8 9

7 7

8 10

5 6

6 7

7 8

4 5

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

bend

Ô

5 6Á

7

5 5 4 5 5

5 7

4 3 4 3

4 5 0

5 4 5 4

6 5 6 5

0

5 4 5 4

6 5 6 5

0

etc.

bend & release p.o.

Ô

5 4 5 4

0

4 3 4 3

5 4 5 4

6 5 6 5

5 4 5 4

6 5 6 5

5 5 5 4 5

4

7

5 7 Á7

7

7

5 5 5 4

7 5 5

5 5 5 4 5

THE “KING F AMILY” Shuffle C7

3

 vib.

Ô

5

bend

5

8

7

7

8 9 5 5 8 9 8 7 7

8

8

8 9 5 5 8 7 7

8Á 8

9 8

8

7

8

bend

7 Á7 5

7

8

F7

C

bend

Ô

5

1 1 2 1

1

7

1 1 2 1

3 3 3

1

1

5 7

7

7 Á7

5

9

1

8

Ô

8

8

8

8

11

bend

1111 Á 1111 Á 8 11 811 8 11

10 Á 10 8

8

10

10

C7

8 10

8 8 9

8

8 8

8

10 10 10

8

bend

C7

Ô

10 10 10

F7

bend 10 8 10 8 9 10 8

8 9 8

9

7

G7

8 9 8

7

11 10 10

5

bend & release

 vib. bend

13Á 13

13

11

11Á

9

9

King Bend — Albert

King Bend — Freddy 

bend up to “G” and release (optional)

Ô

Ô

16

bend

13Á

13

10

8 8

bend

bend

8 8Á

8 8Á

8 10 8 10 8

Or:

 Two strings bend simultaneously 

bend & release

Ô

8 8Á

8 8

8 8 10

10 10

10Á 10Á

˜ ˜

8 8

6

10

8

10

bend 8 8 10

8

10 10

8 8Á

10

10

CADENCES — MOST “PRIMITIVE” F IRST D7

Ô

7 5 7 5

G7

7 5 7 5

7 5 7 5

7 5 7 5

7 5 7 5

7 5 7 5

D7

D7

6 4

6 4

6 4

6 4

6 4

6 4

5 3

5 3

5 3

5 3

5 3

5 3

G7

A7

7 5 7 5

8 6 7 3

4

5

D7

A7≥5

Variation:

Ô

3 5 4 5

3 5 4 5

3 5 4 5

3 5 4 5

3 5 4 5

3 5 4 5

D7

3 4 3

3 4 3

3 4 3

3 4 3

3

3

3

3

3

6 6 5

5 4 5

4

3

G7

4

5

Aaug

D7

Up Higher:

Ô

10 10 11 10 12 10

10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 12 12 10 10

10 10 11 10

More Involved:

Ô

11

14

10 10

13

12 14

12

12

11

13

12

7

11 10 10

11

12

Or:

Ô

14 13 14

13 13

12

12 13

12

11 12

10 10 10 11

11

10 10 11

0 10

11

12

Different:

Ô

10 9 10 9

10 9 10 9

8 8 7

8 8 7 6

7

8 7 9 7

7

8 7 9 7

7 5 0

7 5 0

3 5 4 5

8

D NATURAL  BLUES D7

W. Montgomery 

G7 3

3

Ô

8

10

10 10

10

8 10

5

7

7

7

10 9 10 9

5

7

7

6

8

8

8

7

6

3 2 3 2

7 3

5

5

5

5

3 5

10 7

D7 3

slide

Ô

8

10

13

13 10

8

5

7

10

10

5

9 10

7

8

6

6

7 6

7

5

7

5

7

7

5

3

5

5

3

3

5

G7

slide

Ô

8

10

5

7

3

3

0 2 3 3

3

D7

Ô

0 2 3 3

7

5

5

3 5 4 5

3 5 4 5

B7≤9

2 2 2

2 2 2

2

2

9

10

8

6 7

5

7

5

3 4

3

F≥m7

7

8

1 2 1 2

Fm7

Em7

1 1 1

0 0 0

1

0

D7

Asus

3

Ô

8 7 8 7 8 10

8 7

8 7

8 7

5 4 5 4 5

5 4

5 4 5 4

8 10

7

5

4

7 7

7

6 6 7

5

4 4 5

F≥ Ÿ

B7≥5≤9

Em9sus4

6 7 7 4 5 5

Asus

next chorus…

Ô

8 8 8 7

10 9 10 9

2 3 2 5 2

7

1

10 7 5 0

0

ALL  BLUES EXAMPLE OVER V AMP IN G 4

Ô

10 6 5 5

7 8 7 7

10 10 10

12 12 12

10

8 9 9 8

6 5 4

3 4 3

4

3

7 5 0

7

ON PRE-CADENCE DOM. 7TH CHORDS: For the D7≥9:

F maj.

(raised 5)

4

N T S

(no time sig.) 5

Ô

8

5

6

5 6

5

9

5

6 5

6

5

5

“Spirit” of  A≤7

4

Ô

8

6

4

4

7

+ `^`+ `) `

4

++`&` ` )`

Use D7≥9 no 5th for Comping

1231

21 3 1

or use D7≤9

6

or A≤13

V-

V-

Or 1+2: 3

N T S

Ô

7

8

7

5

4 7

6

4 7

5

4 7

11

6

4

3

4

5

7

4

Playing at:

D7≥9

Ô

10 10 10 10 9

10 11 13 9 10 8

12 13

9 11 12

10 11

E≤7≥9

Ô

11

10 12 13

D7≥9

11 12 11

10 11 10 1413 11

13 1210 141211 14 13

13 11 10 13 12

Also G≤… Lydian N T S

Ô

1 1 3 4

1 1 1 1

3

2

4

4

2

1

3

3

4

1 4

3

1

Or (not shown): Substitute DΩ for D≤ – that’s better.  Then the upper structure becomes:

G≤…≥5≥11 (D)

= D7≥9≥5 Observe similarity with A≤13:

12

Ô

4 6 5 4 4

Sample Scale Excursion on D7≥9 (E≤ jazz minor scale) 3

N T S

Ô

3 6 4 3 4

6

5

3 5

5 3

3 4

3

3 6

4

5 6

`) ````` D7+9

( )

SCALE: EΩ JAZZ MINOR

` ``` ) E≤7+9

VI-

13

4

3 6

SCALE: E≤ JAZZ MINOR

V- ( )

6

5

3

5

SOLO CHORUS

G7 3

3

Ô

3

3 6

1

4 5

4 3

3

4 3

5 7 5

5

5 3

5

7

3

3

3

3

Ô

3 4 3

3

3 3

3

4

5 3

5

4 3

5

3

3

5

3

3

C9

Ô

1 2

Ô

3 3 3 2 3

1 2 3

3 3 3 2

0 2 3

1 2

1 3

5 5

7

3

1

3

3

8

6

5

6 5

5

3 3 3 2

8

5 8

7

5 7

8

8

7

5

5 7

14

5

G7

Ô

5

4 3

9

7

5 3

5 3

4 3

7 7 7

3

3

9 10

9 10

8 10

9 10

D7≥9

3

Ô

7 8

8

10

8

10

8

7

7

10

10

5 10

5 6

9

6

5

8

5

6

5 6

5

E≤7≥9

D7≥9

3

Ô

4

5 6

6 5

7

8 7 5

4

7

5

5

4 6

3 7 8 6

4

4

3 5 4

4 7 5

G7

Ô

8 3

4 3

5 3 3

3

5 3

5 3

3

4 3 3

15

5 5 5

4 3 3

3

5 5 5