How to Transition Between Chords and Lead – Podcast 140

October 30, 2026 ·

How to Transition Between Chords and Lead – Podcast 140

October 30, 2026 ·

In this lesson I want to show you how to combine chords and lead in a slow blues over a backing track in the key of D. Playing like this helps you to know what chord you are playing over in a 12 bar blues and what scales and chord tones work well over each chord in a 12 bar blues. You’ll also learn how to smoothly transition between chords and lead.

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