Loan Me a Dime Guitar Lesson - Boz Scaggs (Slow Minor Blues)

In today's guitar lesson we learn how to play a slow minor blues with "Loan Me a Dime" by Boz Scaggs. The minor blues is important to look at, as is a slow blues. We discuss how to deal with the triplet feel over a slow tempo, as well as how to incorporate minor pentatonic scales throughout during the fills and solo.

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Video Chapters:
0:00 - Demo
1:32 - Lesson Introduction
2:40 - Slow Minor Blues Breakdown
3:27 - Verse (Bars 1-4)
6:35 - Verse (Bars 5-8)
7:18 - Turnaround (Bars 9-12)
9:01 - Intro
9:25 - Tips on a Guitar Solo
11:41 - Lesson Outro

[mbhaines]

This is the song that opened my ears to the blues several decades ago and the Boz Scaggs/Duane Allman recording is still top of my list for blues performances. I appreciate your breakdown of this version and I'll be contributing to your site and watching more of your stuff!

[uberjam-sam]

Really great lesson. Well explained. Good level of detail. TYVM!

[dmyerstc]

This a awesome lesson!! On a awesome blues song.

[albertoctave]

Awesome how you make that marvel so simple :)

[freedomub]

Really enjoyed your tone. What pedals did you use, thanks very much!

[wingmanbman]

sorry... could do with out the singing... twould be helpful to display the tabs... I like to learn as quickly as possible... I'm thinking others have helped me learn faster... what's the point if I can't get up to speed... life is short when you're an old fart like me. apologies for being. cranky