Claude here and I’m a FANATIC about the guitar. It’s been my mission ever since I was 17 and heard the Hendrix Woodstock tape.
As musicians, we keep climbing the mountain and getting better and better if we stick with it. And my job is to humbly share some secrets that I’ve learned to help you on your own musical journey.
Let me just cut right to the chase and tell you about my latest course, it's called "Art of the Blues Riff Volume II". Now, you're probably wondering what this is about (and what was in volume I to begin with?)
Let me first say in no uncertain terms that, sure, the blues is ALL about soul and feeling, and I had spent MANY years perfecting that approach... trying my best to play sweet and soulful licks in my own style, but of course inspired by my heroes like B.B, Albert, and Freddie King, Clapton, SRV, and so on.
But at some point, it felt like I had already milked that approach and taken it as far as I could for the time being.
It was time for me to take my playing to a more advanced level...
The stuff in “Art of the Blues Riff, Vol I” was a personal revelation. I started using more of an arpeggio-based approach in my playing, and began to think more like a jazz musician in terms of actually “playing through the changes”.
Eventually you realize that playing from the heart is not mutually exclusive with really knowing what you’re doing as a musician. In fact, it can be complimentary in a really powerful way!
So on that note, volume II represents a whole new level of understanding and really emphasizes using chords rather than arpeggios… but in a way that you might not expect.
Instead of building complex chords (like, say, G13sus9), I go the other direction and start looking at the simplest possible harmonic combinations that are hiding inside the chords you already are playing.
This might sound academic or even tedious, but the truth is, each one of these combinations has its own unique sound, and each of them can be used to play some expressive and unique blues guitar in your own style.
Understanding this approach instantly gives you a whole new palette of possibilities and gives you something you can use right away to create your own riffs.
I want to emphasize that this is not about sounding “jazzy” vs “bluesy”. This is about deep mastery of the fundamentals. When you play arpeggio tones, what you’re really doing is honing in on the harmonic aspects of your playing, not just the melody. And although the melody is the often more obvious thing, the harmony is, in a sense, even more fundamental and important.
But how do you actually do it? How do you start using arpeggios to play great sounding blues riffs and take your playing to a whole new level almost instantly? That’s what you’re about to discover inside The Art of the Blues Riff.
Another big issue that haunts us as guitarists is that we’re perpetually trying to “master the fretboard”. Sometimes it seems like an endless maze that gets more complicated and confusing every time we try to wrap our fingers around it (no pun intended).
Fortunately, solving this dilemma is another big ingredient of The Art of the Blues Riff. In addition to teaching you the arpeggio-based approach for riffs, licks, and grooves, I’m also going to give you my latest, greatest system for conquering the neck itself, particularly as it applies to the blues.
There are so many ways to look at the neck, but you can actually boil down everything into 5 neck positions, because there’s exactly five unique octave shapes on the fretboard. No more, no less. I’ll show you exactly what I mean inside the course.
What we’re going to do is master each of the arpeggios of a blues progression in each of the neck positions. But we’re going to go deep, making sure to focus on every note and degree, and also we’re going to play riffs that are both ascending and descending.
It may initially seem like a good bit of work, but with everything laid out for you and all the guesswork taken out, it’s nothing you can’t master in a relatively short time if you put your mind to it…and I’ll do my best to inspire you and make it fun and enjoyable. It really is a fun (yet systematic) way to master the fretboard while playing the blues at the same time. You’re gonna love it.
So to summarize what The Art of the Blues Riff is all about, it’s definitely not just a collection of riffs. Sure, there will be plenty of examples you can copy and steal, but more importantly, you’re going to get a complete and novel approach to the guitar that will empower you and give you the knowledge for creating your own epic blues.
It’s so powerful because you’ll be playing through the entire 12 bar blues progression like a boss. That means you’ll actually be playing real music WHILE you’re working on your skills, as opposed to just doing exercises in a vacuum. It makes a huge difference.
This system is simple and straightforward. You won’t have to study it for weeks or months. You can learn the entire system in one (or a few) sittings, and from there, you’ll be well on your way to achieving a certain level of mastery… one that will be richly rewarding for you, I promise.
In case you’re not only already “sold” on this, here’s a few more specific benefits...
✔ Dramatically improve both your rhythm and lead guitar playing.
✔ Generate an endless array of musical ideas.
✔ Deepen your understanding of the entire fretboard.
✔ Take your musicianship and confidence to new levels.
✔ Feel “in command” during any blues jam or song.
✔ Have more fun playing.
✔ Break out of that rut and transform your sound in record time.
✔ Get a simple system to master blues arpeggios.
✔ Never get lost on the fretboard again.
✔ Discover new harmonic possibilities and note choices.
✔ Easy-to-play examples with Tabs for fast results.
Time is our most precious asset, so I'm not going to waste either of our time writing a long-winded conclusion here. Bottom line -- these blues lessons rock. I'm really proud of them. I stand behind them. I guarantee them with our no hassle refund policy.
You’re getting over 2 hours of step-by-step instructions with tabs and my complete “blues riffing system”. I think you’re gonna enjoy it immensely.
Just click on the package of your choice, fill out your details and that’s it… you’ll be onto the next chapter of your guitar journey and I can’t wait to hear how you’re doing with it.
Keep on playin,