F Blues Guitar Survival Kit - What You Need to know

F blues is something you can get started with quite easily. You only need a few different things:The Chords, the Scales and the Arpeggios. I cover all of this and also have a transcribed solo using this material so you can get started both comping and soloing on an F Jazz Blues.

The 12 bar Blues is a key component when it comes to jazz chord progressions and F is for jazz blues probably the most common key. Billie's Bounce, Straight No Chaser and Au Privave are all blues songs in the key of F

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[JensLarsen]

Sorry I am a little late to the party. I drove up to Denmark with my boys for my mothers birthday and we got stuck in traffic for 3.5 hours.
Hope you find the lesson useful 🙂👍

[jeremyhickersonsalem]

"It's not about using all the hip scales and strange extensions, it's about playing some solid lines on a base of material that's already there" - what a great and helpful statement! And I believe you're right.

[RustyH.Davis]

Chet bakers jealous blues with duke Jordan is an interesting f blues with some good scat soloing.... Thanks for posting this it’s very helpful

[rodolfoamaralguitar]

Great lesson! You summarized very well in 8 minutes the nuts and bolts.

[beraldolilli]

Thanks Jens. Really enjoy your lessons.

[danhope]

So true, basic materials, arpeggios for ever e passing notes, see the arpeggios hidden in all scales.

[nickburmanmusic]

Gold. A months worth of practicing right here! Thanks Jens.

[crespum]

I love the solo. Both simple and full of color. Congrats and thanks for the channel!

[mrsunlite]

For other approaches I always listen out and play with the thirds of the chords as well as listening for any alterations in the comping chords to play off as well

[bradp]

Great lesson, Jens. Thanks. Love the way you make the basics sound so great. I gotta work on that.

[alanhowell]

Another great lesson Jens. You’re doing a great job, very inspirational

[lifeandtimeofty]

What a great video! I can't appreciate this channel enough.

[kuzeysirinka]

What a solo at the end! Really reminded me of what Miles did in his solos, especially around the Kind of blue, Milestones era. Simple ideas with a lot of space and coming back to the original motif constantly. I know that it might have been just another demonstration for you but it truly was beautiful! I find that solo ideas like these are the hardest to execute and that is my goal as a musician!

[carlosmonteiro]

Great you for sharing the knowledge....!!!!

[thomasmejlsing]

This is so incredibly good!! Thanks a lot!!

[anthonydemitre]

You ask what are some of our strategies for playing jazz blues, I been following you, because my last good teacher was in the late 70's and your lessons start where I left off back then, I've mainly use the knowledge I have and use my ear but this was not systematic, your channel has given me a lot more choices but your latest on using pentatonic's was fantastic and this one is good too. Thanks, Jens

[frvkmana]

another awesome lesson! thank you very much Jens, have a nice day

[JazzgutsVGvanKampen]

A very useful and solid lesson Lars, where the dim comes I often use an octotonic half-whole on Bb7, which in my ears work great, but your scale is ofcourse a good choice, all the best, Vic.

[richardsorice]

Hi Jens, another great video. Thanks! I love playing jazz blues, especially The Thumb and Sundown, by Wes Montgomery. I use some of the ideas you have here plus some octaves, block chord solos and some hammer on and pull off bluesy double stops. One device I like is, playing out a little by implying tritone substitution. I may play an idea or a quote over the I chord and play the same idea a half step lower when I get to the IV chord.

[cacophonyguitar]

Wow! I wanted to message asking where should I start with Jazz Blues. You're also a mindreader then. Thanks