Youll find 50 allpurpose pentatonic licks to be generous indeed. Albert floors me in all the same ways which is incredible in comparison because maybe albert knows 8 licks total. A stepbystep breakdown is probably the best guide to albert kings signature songs and distinctive guitar licks. Without him, modern guitar music would not sound as it does his style has influenced both black and white blues players from otis rush and robert cray to eric clapton and stevie ray. Albert king is truly a king of the blues, although he doesnt hold that title b. Every monday, he is publishing a new guitar lesson on his youtube channel. In this months column were going to look at some of the cool albert king licks that have inspired me over the years. Heres the verse of born under a bad sign by albert king. Dan erlewine built it for him in 1972, bonamassa says. Albert the velvet bulldozer king had the most pristine sound, very clean. Originally starting out as a drummer playing on many sessions for the famous chicagobased chess records, king soon made the switch to a guitarslinging frontman.
Srv especially was inspired by this style, but even guys like scott henderson and. It would also make playing chords nearly impossible, as you may note that albert didnt do much of. Albert king is the absolute king he is a testament to simplicity and soul. According to bonamassa, this was the lucy that albert played for most of the 70s and 80s.
So, ebabdbgbbbeb or dgcfad if you want to be precise. Shop for the hal leonard the essential albert king guitar signature licks book with cd and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. I transcribed a ton of solos from each artist distilled many of their most commonly used licks words and then arranged them into a solo, made a backing track and recorded the solo for you to. Albert king dvd by albert king instructional video. Jeff massey walks through some of kings riffs in standard tuning so you can add them to. Lick library rumba blues albert king guitar dvd ebay. Hal leonard albert king guitar signature licks dvd. This article is the first in a series of 3 lessons covering easy blues licks. However, there is a key difference in each king s bluesy flavor. With introductory text, instructional text, musical examples, standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, guitar notation legend, vocal melody and lyrics. Albert kingstyle blues licks anyone can play guitar.
Here, though, are all 50 licks in the same place for the first time. Firstly, james shares a remarkably clear and easy approach for mapping out all five positions of the major pentatonic scale, and all five positions of the minor pentatonic scale, across the entire neck of the guitar, in all 12 keys. If you always wanted to start playing country guitar, discover jim lill licks for beginners. I came to know the blues from rock and started to play guitar because of jimmy page and jimi hendrix. Any listing of the great blues guitar licks would have to include its fair share of b. Albert nelson april 25, 1923 december 21, 1992, known by his stage name albert king, was an american blues guitarist and singer whose playing influenced many other blues guitarists. Jeff massey walks through some of king s riffs in standard tuning so you can add them to. Gary moore guitar tab lesson cd 253 tabs 87 backing tracks. This musician from nashville is currently touring with josh thompson and has contributed content to guitar player magazine and guitar aficionado magazine. Contains blues style of albert king, lots of great blues licks, index finger bending, slides, syncopation. Learn blues licks for guitar in the style of albert king, one of the original three kings of blues guitar and inspiration to clapton, hendrix, stevie ray vaughan and gary moore. Albert king played in standard tuning eadgbe, although usually tuned down half a step or sometimes a whole step. Pro coverage will be offered when you add your gear to cart. You can hear a strong albert king influence in other players like stevie ray vaughan, eric clapton, and doyle bramhall ii, who actually plays lefty as well, with the same string configuration as albert.
I go from listening to the gods of bebop players like charlie parker, miles davis, wes montgomery, john coltrane to albert king and man. His guitar was obviously strung backwards with the skinniest string closest to his nose. Without him, modern guitar music would not sound as it does his style has influenced both black and white blues players from otis rush and robert cray to eric clapton and stevie ray vaughan. Bluesman albert king was a lefthanded guitar hero whose tuning and techniques mystify many to this day. Albert king guitar licks reverb learn to play youtube. Acdc the jack angus young aerosmith walk this way joe perry bb king the thrill is gone bb king. Among the thousands of spectators at the event was dan erlewine, an ann arbor townie, guitar repairman, aspiring blues guitarist, and for that weekend, a stagehand. The original lucy, named for lucille ball, was a righthanded 1958 gibson flying v made of korina, and it is the guitar king used on almost all of the important recordings he made for stax records. So in this blues guitar lesson, well look at a sound that albert king uses as a lick in almost every song. The following is a study of and a lesson in the lead guitar style of albert king using video, audio examples, written music, tab and backing tracks.
I highly recommend you buy guitar pro its the best software i. Albert king influenced stevie ray vaughan ala texas flood and this second group of mustknow lines pass on those coveted big texassized bends, killer callandresponse licks, intense vibrato moves, screeching multiple strings bends, octave jumps, approach notes, repeating hammerons and slinky slides. Louis days, in the late 1950s, when his career was beginning to take off. Shop for the hal leonard albert king guitar signature licks dvd and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. In the fall of 1970, albert king played the ann arbor blues festival in michigan. Srv especially was inspired by this style, but even guys like scott henderson and joe bonamassa often play licks similar to this. Blues guitar licks and lessons in the style of players such as bb king, muddy waters, buddy guy, stevie ray vaughan, albert king, eric clapton and more.
Guitar a stepbystep breakdown of the styles and techniques of a blues and soul legend. Albert king all, official, chords, tabs, pro, power, bass tabs, video, ukulele chords tabs including born under a bad sign, ill play the blues for you, sky is crying, as the years go passing by. Well start off with an introduction to alberts approach, then look at his touch, tone, and use of the pentatonic box. Hal leonard the essential albert king guitar signature. This blues guitar riff follows the b pentatonic blues scale. Next well examine his aggressive bending style, then break down three licks. One guitar featured on the tour was actually owned and played by albert king.
I hope you enjoy this video and are able to adapt some of albert king s licks to your own playing. Learn the trademark riffs and solos of this legendary blues guitarist albert king. It may not be exact, but the structure is there and the idea is the same, with slight. Albert king was a highly influential blues songwriter, vocalist, and, of course, guitarist. As always with albert kings music the problems of transposing his playing from his upside down strung guitar, a right hand model played left handed with strings still strung as though for a right. Classic blues, texas blues, chicago blues and rockabilly blues. Blues style of albert king lots of great blues licks index finger bending slides syncopation settings used.
Figure 6 is the classic i chord lick, popularized by b. This blues lick is influenced by the bluesman himself, mr. So i made this set of 5 solos in the styles of some of the great masters albert king, eric clapton, chuck berry, stevie ray vaughan and jimi hendrix. This is an easy and fun blues guitar riff to learn. Albert king tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including born under a bad sign, oh pretty woman, as the years go passing by, the hunter, ill play the blues. Learn how to play guitar with over 1,100 online guitar video lessons, from beginner to advanced levels and in styles ranging from rock, blues, and jazz to metal, country, and classical, all taught by renowned instructors and top recording artists.
One of children, albert spent his childhood singing with a family gospel group at a church where his father played guitar. The following is a study of and a lesson in the lead guitar style of albert king using video, audio examples, written music. We will cover some of the most famous licks of the great blues legend mr. Albert king style blues licks lesson 3831 guitar lessons. However, there is a key difference in each kings bluesy flavor. Albert king was born albert king nelson on a cotton plantation in indianola, mississippi on the 25th of april, 1923. The guitar licks in this app would be perfect for guitar solos in blues and rock music. Instructional book and examples cd for guitar and voice. Humbucker better is neck but i used bridge with tone rolled off, pro co rat drive pedal emulation, fender blackface amulation, slightly overdriven, a touch of. Theres nothing that albert king did that cant be done on a standardtuned guitar. As i listened and played along with the albums, i realized these guys were just amped up, supercharged blues guitarists. The first 3 videos in the series are more relevant to blues guitar playing, but each one is only 1520 minutes long and i would recommend you watch them all.
Today, we bring you an essential blues lick in the style of the late, great albert king. I love albert king, but what hes doing isnt rocket science, and you dont need a screwed up tuning to get it. Albert king himself was a lefthander who played a right handed guitar by flipping it upside down, which probably made this style of bending slightly easier as he would have been pulling the highest strings down towards the floor rather than pushing them up. Blues guitar riffs, albert king free blues guitar riffs. He is perhaps best known for the popular and influential album born under a bad sign 1967 and its title track. Licks and lessons in the style of players such as bb king, muddy waters, buddy guy, stevie ray vaughan, albert king, eric clapton and more. These types of licks have been used by many other players over the years. Steve has authored over 30 guitar instructional products covering all facets, levels and styles of guitars. I picked up a whole load of little tricks and licks from each video and some of the exercises have really helped to improve the intonation of my bending. The essential albert king a stepbystep breakdown of the styles and techniques of a blues and soul legend performed by albert king, written by wolf marshall.
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