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I’ve recently gone back and updated my best selling blues course and put a lot more info into these lessons.

The Blues Guitar 6 DVD Course is now discontinued which means Blues Method 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are as well. I have taken the best of these lessons and added completely new lessons to make the best blues instructional lessons I have ever produced.

I recorded the original Blues Method in 2008 and 2009 and while I still think that material is great, I wanted to make these lessons excellent. After 6 years of making video lessons I have learned a lot about doing this and I’ll think it shows.

What You’ll Learn

2 DVDs | 4.6 Hours | 26 Pages pf PDF Tabs

In this course you’ll learn exactly how to play slow blues guitar lead in an improvisational style by learning “How” to use the Minor Pentatonic Scales, Major Pentatonic Scales, Blues Scales and “What” Intervals and notes sound good when using these scales to improvise over a 12 Bar Slow Blues.

If you’re always trying to figure out what notes sound good to end on and begin phrases with over a Slow Blues, then this course will show you exactly how to go about doing this.

Lesson Index

Intro

Tuning

Lesson 1 – The Major Scale and Intervals

Lesson 2 – The Minor Pentatonic Scale

Lesson 3 – The Major Pentatonic Scale

Lesson 4 – The Blues Scale

Lesson 5 – Visualizing the Fretboard

Lesson 6 – Improvising over a 12 bar slow blues

  • The Major Minor Weave
  • Active Listening
  • Singing your Licks
  • Using Space
  • Call and Response
  • Telling a Story

Lesson 7 – 10 Blues Licks

Lesson 8 – A Complete 4:00 Slow Blues Solo Combining everything learned in the DVD

Learn a Complete Blues Solo

To show you how to combine all of the concepts in this course, you’ll learn a complete 4:00 12 bar slow blues solo in the key of A. Listen to the solo you will learn in the player below.

Fretboard Maps

You’ll also receive 20 Fretboard Maps to help with your Visualization of the scales and patterns taught in this course. Each Interval is color coded to provide you with the optimal visual cue to find each note on the fretboard rapidly.

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Learn 10 Hot Blues Licks

In addition to the solo I’ll show you 10 short blues licks that you can use to play over a slow blues.

2 Slow Blues Backing Tracks in A

You’ll receive 2 Backing Tracks of a Slow Blues in A. One is a Full Band Slow Blues in the key of A including a Real Hammond Organ and Grand Piano and the other a Guitar Only backing track for the Improvisation lesson.

Beta Tester Reviews

Hi John,

I have to congratulate you for yet another terrific DVD. As usual, I get a lesson that is insightful, informative and things to learn.

The lesson on Improvisation alone is worth the price. Hopefully there will be an expansion of that Improvisation lesson in the future. Good stuff!

And make sure the backing track to the improvisation is included in the DVD.

Thanks,

Kamil

John, The new and updated Blues product is absolutely fantastic. Wow!

I have already picked up some new blues licks and learned more about intervals.

I love your blues teaching method the best. Unlike others, your teaching style is clear, simple, and easy to learn.

Being a visual learner, I love the colorful numbers on the fret board maps. It guides me as I play better and master the fingering positions faster.

Also, I get so much value in buying your products. You spend time explaining the concepts in detail so well …then you demonstrate them so that even a beginner can understand it.

– Andrew

In these lessons John teaches how to play the blues instead of just what to play. I am truly amazed by the amount of valuable information packed into these lessons.

I have studied scales before, but never with such context. Whether you’ve never learned scales before or you have learned some scales and are wondering, ‘now what?’, this material will help you break through that barrier!

John does an excellent job of dissecting scales into important and easy to remember patterns that help you really understand how to play.

We all know blues is about playing with feeling, and John’s lessons unlock a code that allows you to focus on feeling instead of memorization.

You will enjoy countless hours of improvisation, and I am not just talking about playing those old familiar box patterns. You will be able to escape the box (literally and figuratively) and create your own melodies and licks that really sound good!

After studying this material, my improvisational sessions will never be the same!

– Bryan K

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45 Minute Video Guitar Course

8 MP3 Backing Track Downloads

7 Practice Tips Video

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15 Comments

  1. Hey John , this is looking to be good stuff !! Looking forward to the release details.
    a Couple of questions :-

    I play mainly acoustic blues …will this work for me ??

    I’ve also been playing a while .. so while not a beginner and aware of most of the basic stuff , I’m still a learner though … will this be the right course for me ??

    1. Hi Barry, This course is meant for electric lead guitar. If you want to play lead on your acoustic this will help but there is no acoustic guitar used. This course is for players who don’t know how to break out of the boxes and don’t know which notes to play when chords change.

      1. Hi John, I replied to Barry J’s inquiry as I am looking to grow in my blues skills. While I’m also not new to playing guitar and at times would call myself an intermediate, there are times I’m not sure. My creative juices are in need. I can run the minors/majors/blues scales all day long. I want to be able to join in on a jam if asked and feel I’m able to hold my own and not subtract from the group. Is this the right place to start? What individual or bundle set would you recommend. I’ve seen too many instructors try to impress with how fast their fingers can move, but I want DVD’s I can follow and my mind not start to get blurred by the “too fast a pace” teachers. So help if you can direct me to how and where to begin. I do already own your Play Like Clapton DVD’s bought 2 yrs ago, but honestly never got started due to work. Now I am retired and would like to get started again. Thanks

    2. Hello Barry J: I’ve been researching Blues Guitar DVD instructions, looking for someone who can take me to the next step. I’ve looked at GuitarJamz / BluesGuitarUnleashed and now John Tuggles. I see that you state, “l’ve also been play a while…so while not a beginner… This is where I am at. I’m looking to feel comfortable in stepping in a joining a jam at the local pub and to feel I can hold my own sort of speak. Would you say this Blues Guitar Method and the 2nd DVD set are something that help you get there! I’ve been playing / studying blues for a while now, but really need to develop my creative juices and knowledge. Thanks for any feedback.

    1. Hi Steve. The Course is not ready yet. I’ll be sending an email out when it’s available. Thanks!

  6. Hi John,

    Would it be possible to have a “downloadable version” of your updated blues guitar method coz i live in france and it takes a lot of time to get my orders from the states (when i get’em …)

    ta muchly

    marc

  7. John, is this worth buying for someone who already owns your recently discontinued complete Blues Course?

    1. Hey Paul, It has all new licks, new Solo, and new concepts about improvising and implementing scales and intervals.

      If you don’t feel like you have a problem with improvising over a slow blues using the Minor Pentatonic, Major Pentatonic, and Blues Scales, then you would probably not need it unless you wanted to learn some new licks, a solo, and more concepts about Improvising.

      It contains material I’ve never released before. If you can’t make a decision, then I would recommend buying the download to see if you would like it. Then if you don’t feel you’ve learned anything then a refund would be easier to apply.

  8. John,

    Just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you put into this DVD course, it is excellent! I bought it the first day it was on sale and have already re-learned a lot of things that I’ve forgot over the years. You even make Music Theory easy to understand. I’ve been playing for 52 years and trying to get out of the same old lead rut, I believe this course will solve my problem. Not a beginners course, but even us old timers can learn from it. Well worth the money!

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