To get you started we’re looking at some chords in the guitar-friendly key of A. You’ve probably heard of a I-IV-V (one-four-five) progression - it’s a common blues chord sequence and its name tells ...
In Foley's final column in the series, she completes her turnarounds masterclass – an essential skill for any blues player ...
A great way to get started writing a song is to use a well-known chord progression. Certain progressions have been used thousands of times throughout the history of recorded music, so there’s no ...
In this lesson, I’d like to discuss playing over what’s known as a I - VI - II - V (“one-six-two-five”) chord progression, ...
recently celebrated Black History Month with a taste of the blues. Faculty Member Dennis Cole, who is a doctoral candidate in ethnomusicology, shared his in-depth knowledge of African-American blues ...