In this blues guitar phrasing lesson we use the traditional vocal structure of the 12 bar blues as a template of sorts for our solos.

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Intro 00:00
Demonstration 00:37
The Three Phrase Concept 01:23
Phrase 1 02:28
Phrase 2 03:46
Phrase 3 – Punchline 05:07
Turnaround 05:51
Go Listen to the Greats! 06:31

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