All right for A minor Blues, Jam number one, there’s four chords that we’re going by. An A minor, D minor, G Major and E7 that 5, 1, 7. So for A minor, you definitely want to know this note, the 4th string, 3rd finger, 7th fret is an A. Now the top note 5th fret is also top string 5th fret, is also an A. And the same fret of the 1st strings on A. But this is the one that’s right in the middle of the scale and it’s easy to reach all the notes from th ere. So you’re going to see me how I like that note a whole lot since half this chord progressions of A and then for A minor 3rd is a C on the 3rd string 5th fret, 1st finger.
So, those two notes are going to get carried a lot over the A minors. Now, when you go to D, the roof for the straight down from the A, it’s a 3rd string. 7th fret and then the minor 3rd for D is also a note that’s not in the minor pentatonic, it’s an F on the 2nd strings, 6th fret. So you’re going to see those two notes high a lot from the D minor, which happens as the 2nd change.
Then it goes back to A for a while, when you get to the G, these are some more A notes that can be played the 1st finger on the scale, 4th string 5th fret is a G and then the major 3rd for G is right here, this B on this on the 3rd string, 4th fret. So, I can play it better than like I say it. Anyway, then the final chord is E7. Of course that rout for E is there’s one on E here on the 5th string, 7th fret and then the major 3rd again, this is note that’s not either E or the minor pentatonic scale. That’s the G# on the 4th string, 6th fret.
So anyway. you’ll see me highlight mainly those notes, I’m going through it one time and just play riffs some 3rds for each chord as I goes by, so it would be simple the way you're looking at it.
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So you don’t just want to play riffs on thirds but that’s it's a good place to start at least you know what chord is going by, you’re doing more than just arbitrarily picking notes, you’re really focusing on chord tones there in that song. Now I’m going to do it again with a little more liberal use of the whole scale.
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Now we’re going to move on to A minor Blues jam number two.
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