In this lesson, I’ll show you how to get to the IV chord of a blues progression using altered chords, the altered scale, and ii-V-Is. This concept is frequently used by jazz-influenced blues guitarists like Robben Ford, Josh Smith, Matt Schofield, and Chris Cain.
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Table of Contents
0:00 – Introduction
1:17 – Ex. 1 – Basic 12-Bar Blues
1:49 – Ex. 2 – Adding a ii-V-I
3:50 – Ex. 3 – Altered Dominant Chord
5:27 – Ex. 4 – Moving Altered Chords
6:36 – Tritone Substitution
10:09 – Ex. 5 – ii-V-I Lick
13:27 – Ex. 6 – Altered Scale
14:58 – Ex. 7 – Altered Scale Lick
17:57 – Ex. 8 ii-V-I Lick
20:19 – Ex. 9 – Altered Dominant Lick
22:22 – Conclusion
