Advanced Blues Guitar

Take your rhythm playing and soloing techniques to the next level by studying the signature phrases and techniques performed by many of the greatest guitarists in electric blues. With legends such as Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Robben Ford as your guides, you will learn how to play rhythm guitar parts and solos over a variety of blues progressions, grooves, and tempos, in styles such as shuffles, funky blues, blues/rumbas, blues/rock, soul, and slow blues—and you will perform with tracks recorded by a world-class blues rhythm section. You will also develop a greater understanding of the historical lineage passed along from one generation to another, from the earlier blues players to the contemporary artists of today.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Analyze and play rhythm guitar parts and solos over a variety of blues progressions, grooves, and tempos
  perform signature phrases and techniques by great guitarists such as Albert Collins, Albert King, BB King, Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Robben Ford
• Play “in the pocket” rhythm parts, with a series of rhythm guitar exercises designed to make you more versatile in your playing
• Combine notes/phrases based on the blues and major pentatonic scales up and down along the neck, to develop your own voice on the instrument

Syllabus

Lesson 1: Albert Collins Style and Influences

Lesson 2: Albert King ‘s Style and Influences

Lesson 3: BB King’s Style and Influences

Lesson 4: Robert Cray’s Rhythm and Soloing Techniques

Lesson 5: Stevie Ray Vaughan: Rhythm Guitar and Soloing Techniques

Lesson 6: Fast Shuffle Style

Lesson 7: Freddy King’s Shuffle Style, and B.B. King’s Rumba and Slow Blues Styles

Lesson 8: Blues from Chicago’s West Side: Magic Sam, Otis Rush, and Freddy King

Lesson 9: Classic Stylists: T-Bone Walker, Robert Lockwood, Jr., and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown

Lesson 10: Robben Ford’s Soloing Style, and More Blues From Robert Cray

Lesson 11: More Techniques from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King

Lesson 12: Gary Clark Jr., John Mayer, and Other Contemporary Players

Requirements

Prerequisites and Course-Specific Requirements

Completion of Blues Guitar or equivalent knowledge and experience is required.

Required Textbook(s)

• None required

Hardware Requirements

• Electric (recommended) or acoustic guitar. Check out Reverb for guitar deals*

Students are required to record video for assignments. You can use your smartphone, digital camera, or webcam to do this. If you do not already have a preferred video software, you can use the built-in recorder tool within your assignment post. You can play the backing track through your speakers as you record and the microphone will pick up both the guitar (acoustic or through an amp) and the track as you play along.

Instructors

Michael Williams

Author & Instructor

Michael Williams has been active as a blues and jazz guitarist since 1987, performing extensively throughout the United States and Canada as a member of Grammy award winning James Cotton’s blues band, and with many other artists, including David “Fathead” Newman, Mighty Sam McClain, the Bruce Katz Band, Sugar Ray Norcia, Darrell Nulisch, Toni Lynn Washington, Michelle Willson, Jerry Portnoy, the Love Dogs, blues piano virtuoso David Maxwell, and his own band, Michael Williams and Friends. Michael performed on James Cotton’s album, 35th Anniversary Jam, which won a W.C. Handy Award and received a Grammy nomination for the Best Traditional Blues Album in 2003. He performed on Bruce Katz’s 2004 release, entitled A Deeper Blue, and his playing, songwriting, and arranging are featured on Michelle Willson’s album So Emotional, which earned a four-star review in DownBeat magazine. In 1999 he released an album, entitled Late Night Walk (Blue Tempo Records), which features ten original compositions with guest artists David “Fathead” Newman on tenor sax, Sugar Ray Norcia on vocals, and Bruce Katz on Hammond B3 organ and piano.

Michael is an associate professor in the Guitar department at Berklee College of Music and specializes in teaching a mix of blues and jazz styles. Originally from Northern California, he has written jingles for radio and television, and performed on extended tours throughout Europe with jazz and theater groups.

What’s Next?

When taken for credit, Advanced Blues Guitar can be applied towards these associated programs:

Associated Certificate Programs

• General Music Studies Professional Certificate
• Blues Guitar Professional Certificate
• General Music Studies Advanced Professional Certificate

Associated Degree Major

• Bachelor’s Degree in Guitar

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