Hi Folks,

Hope all is well. I know it’s been a while since I posted anything on this blog. I’ve been on this blues “kick” for the past few months. So, I’ve been posting most of my lessons over at my blues blog: MasterBluesGuitar.com.

And of course, most of the info/lessons I’ve been posting there are related to my Blues Guitar Secrets course that I released, Dec. 2006. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I’m going working on a new series of lessons…

As you know, “The Blues Had A Baby, And We Call It Rock-And-Roll.” Now, I can’t remember who said that but it was some famous guitar guy. And I couldn’t agree more.

In fact, if you listen to songs like “Badge” by Cream or “Whipping Post” (Gregg Allman) or “Smoke on the water” by Deep Purple you’ll hear a constant blues influence:

• pentatonic scales
• lots of bends
• the “flat-five” blue note (the b5th in a pentatonic minor scale)

Anyway, what I thought I do is create some “blues-rock” solo guitar licks for you. Each lick will have the notation (with tab) and a recording of me playing the lick so you can hear exactly what it sounds like.

You can take any of these licks and simply “cut-and-paste” them into your next solo.

Here is blues-rock lick #1:

Note: right-click the links below and choose “Save As…” to save a copy of lick (pdf) and the recording (mp3) to your hard drive.

• Blues-Rock Lick #1 tab (pdf)
  
• Blues-Rock Lick #1 recording (mp3)

Also, for all you “tone-hounds” out there, here’s the gear that I used to make each recording:

• Marshall JCM900 100W, hi-gain, dual-reverb head (with fresh tubes)
• 4×12 Celestion Marshall cabinet
• a BBE Sonic Stomp pedal
• Tom Anderson guitar (drop-top)

If you like this lesson, please let me know by posting your comments below. I want to make sure I’m teaching what you want to learn!

Lastly, feel free to email the link to this lesson (just copy-paste the link you see in your web browser right now) to your any of your guitar buddies. I want everyone to benefit from these lessons.

Now go practice!

Cheers,

Dan Denley

AmazingGuitarSecrets.com
BluesGuitarSecrets.com

Hi Folks,

Today, I’ve created a 10+ min video for you!

Here’s what you’ll learn:

* Differences between natural minor vs. pentatonic minor scales
* Crash-course using the roman numeral system
* What a guitarists means when they say, “One, four, five chord in the key of…”
* How dominant 7th chords relate to scales…

This is video tutorial #7 from my new “Blues Guitar Theory” CD-ROM that’s being released on April 27th. (Note: this CDROM is only available to BGS owners. If you’d like to check out the full BGS course, click here.) Or, if you may want to check out my Amazing Guitar Secrets course.

Here’s a “spy photo” of the new theory CD-ROM. Check it out!

Click the picture below to start the video…

Anyway, I really hope you enjoy this video. If so, please let me know by posting your comments below! (Also, please let me know what else you want to learn… I LOVE reading your comments!)

All the best!

Dan Denley

P.S. Looking for an amazing resource for general “how to play guitar” stuff? Check out this MASSIVE 15 disc home-study course by Steve Krenz called, Learn And Master Guitar. It rocks!

Hi Folks,

I’m starving, so I’ve gotta go grab some grub…

Here’s one of the actual videos from my new CD-ROM for Blues Guitar Secrets owners. The CD-ROM will be ready for release on April 27. So, if you’re a BGS owner, make sure you mark that date on your calendar!

Click the picture below to start the video…

Psst… If you’re not a BGS owner, you’ll still be able to learn a lot just by watching the video!

Have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Dan Denley

P.S. If you’re not yet a Blues Guitar Secrets owner, you can check out all the details here.

P.P.S. Please leave your comments/questions about this video below. I love hearing from you!

As you know, I launched Blues Guitar Secrets Dec 12, 2006. And when I finished the course, I asked for feedback from my customers… 95.3% said they’d “recommend the course to friend.” That rocks! But I did get a lot of questions about various aspects of blues guitar theory.

So, I’m working on a new project that’s going to answer tons of those guitar questions. I should have it ready in a couple of weeks. Here’s a sneak-peak of what’s coming. (This is one of the actual videos from the new “project”).

If you’re a Blues Guitar Secrets owner, make sure you have your course-books in front of you. If you’re not a BGS owner, you’ll still be able to learn a lot just by watching the video!

Click the picture below to start the video…

Have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Dan Denley

P.S. If you’re not yet a Blues Guitar Secrets owner, you can check out all the details here.

P.P.S. Please leave your comments/questions about this video below. I love hearing from you!