Stuck playing the same blues licks? My six blues courses take you from the 12-bar to slide, acoustic and blues rock, so you can step out and improvise with your own voice.
6Courses
170Videos
32+Hours
$59
$292 combined individual course pricesAbout 80% off
Most players I talk to love the blues and hit the same walls. Find yours below. Every one of them has a course in this bundle aimed right at it.
“I keep playing the same five licks.”
Intermediate Blues Techniques gives you a stack of new ones, plus the bends, the blues note, the 6th and the 9th that make them sound like you.
Start with · Intermediate Blues Techniques
“I'm stuck in one box of the pentatonic.”
We map the E-root and A-root scale positions and their extensions so you can move across the neck in any key.
Start with · Intermediate Blues Techniques
“I can play rhythm or lead. Not both.”
Blues Rock Rhythm is built around dropping quick licks between chords, and the acoustic course has a full lesson on mixing the two.
Start with · Blues Rock Rhythm
“I want the 12-bar to finally feel solid.”
Beginner Blues builds the 12-bar, turnarounds and dominant chords from scratch. Blues Style takes you past the basic progression.
Start with · Beginner Blues
“I want to play blues on my acoustic.”
Travis picking, open E licks, old-time progressions and 12-string blues, plus 13 bonus acoustic lessons.
Start with · Acoustic Blues Masterclass
“I've always wanted to try slide.”
We tune to open E and get the slide sounding right, then build classic riffs and single-string lines.
Start with · Blues Slide Guitar
A rut doesn't fix itself
Left alone, it looks like another year of the same five licks in the same box, and that moment at the jam where it's your turn to solo and nothing new comes out. You love this music too much to keep circling the same spot.
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Your teacher
Hey, I'm Marty
I know how frustrating it is to feel stuck, playing the same things and unsure how to take your blues playing to the next level. I've been there, and the blues is the music I always come back to.
My approach is the same in every one of these courses. I break each idea into small pieces, show you exactly where your fingers go, and then we play it together until it feels good. Five focused minutes a day stacks up fast.
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How the bundle fits together
Everything you need to play the blues
I set these six courses up to build on each other. Go in order if you like a clear path, or jump straight into slide, acoustic or blues rock if that's what's calling you. Every course stands on its own.
01
Build Your Foundation
Lock in the 12-bar, turnarounds, palm muting and dominant chords, then branch into minor blues and new progressions.
Beginner Blues
Blues Style
02
Expand Your Blues Vocabulary
Scale positions across the neck, bends, vibrato, richer chord voicings and blues rock rhythm that mixes licks with chords.
Intermediate Blues Techniques
Blues Rock Rhythm
03
Discover New Sounds
Take it to the acoustic with fingerpicking and open E licks, and pick up the slide in open E tuning.
Acoustic Blues Masterclass
Blues Slide Guitar
What's inside
Six complete courses
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Build your foundation$37 value
Beginner Blues
15 videos · 4:29:24
My complete intro to blues guitar. We build the 12-bar blues from the ground up with riffs, rhythms, turnarounds and your first lead licks, then branch out into power chords, dominant 7s and 9 chords.
The 12-bar blues and turnarounds, start to finish
Palm muting and hand placement for a tight rhythm
E7, A7, B7 and the A dominant 7 barre chord
The short change with G7, C7 and D7
Your first licks to solo over the 12-bar
See all 15 lessons
112-bar basics: timing, picking motion and finger placement19:11
2Finishing the 12 bars with the turnaround14:13
3Hand placement and palm muting19:07
4Adding the B7 chord16:22
5E and A power chords, then E7 and A720:32
6E7 and A7 over the 12-bar, adding the pinky16:48
7The four-finger turnaround and improvising13:08
8First lead licks over the 12-bar15:19
9Soloing on the G and D strings, plus power chords16:18
1012-bar and turnarounds with power chords21:51
11Power chord blues in A and D18:33
12The A dominant 7 barre chord20:04
13The short change with G7, C7 and D720:33
14A7, D7, E7 and the 9 chord19:58
15More 9 chords and a full review17:27
Build your foundationFree · included
Blues Style
12 videos · 3:18:47
Over three hours on blues progressions beyond the basic 12-bar. Minor blues, a B.B. King-style minor progression, faster rhythms, new turnarounds and the Land of A7. It pairs perfectly with Beginner Blues, and you can start it at any point.
The Land of A7 and how to improvise with it
Minor blues and left-hand muting
A B.B. King-style minor blues progression
Double stop tricks over dominant 7 chords
Two-finger blues and a riff-based blues in D
See all 12 lessons
1New intros, turnarounds and the Land of A719:35
2Improvising in the Land of A7, plus a new 12-bar14:30
3Minor blues and left-hand muting23:28
4A blues in G and a B.B. King-style minor blues20:26
5Minor soloing and a faster blues rhythm17:36
6D7-shape dominant chords and a double stop trick18:55
7Double stops over G, fast rhythm and a turnaround in C22:49
8A turnaround in A and a G7, C9, D9 progression22:57
9Diminished and 13 chords in an upbeat blues22:44
10The two-finger blues6:52
11A riff-based blues in D7:13
12Wrap-up1:42
Expand your vocabulary$121 value
Intermediate Blues Techniques
42 videos · 7:13:32 · PDF tabs
The deepest blues course I've made. Over seven hours on scale positions across the neck, bends, vibrato, the blues note and adding the 3rd, 6th and 9th to your solos, plus rhythm voicings, turnarounds, shell chords and minor blues. Comes with full PDF tabs and transcriptions.
E-root and A-root pentatonic and blues scales, with extensions
Bends, vibrato, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs and trills
The major 3rd, 6th and 9th for a more sophisticated sound
Albert King and Billy Gibbons-inspired turnarounds
Shell voicings, 13th chords and a classic minor blues
See all 42 lessons
InWelcome to the course2:45
1The Bluesy Building Blocks30:13
2Classic E Blues Licks5:31
3Expanding the Blues Vocabulary4:27
4Bends and Vibrato Magic4:43
5Tasty Techniques and the A Root Pentatonic3:50
6Advanced A Root Techniques6:52
7Exploring Keys with the E Root8:43
8A Root Scales and Extensions9:00
9Bread and Butter Blues Licks6:39
10Transitioning with Style6:33
11Octave Mastery with Classic Blues Licks6:57
12Classic Bends and Chuck Berry Twists7:08
13Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs and Trills7:14
14Unlocking the Power of the Blues Note12:32
15Mastering String Bending9:49
16Vibrato Essentials4:10
17Sliding Through the Pentatonic Scale9:39
18Adding Sophistication with the Major Third16:19
19Introducing the Sixth for Blues Flavor7:21
20Exploring the Ninth10:08
21Basic Blues Rhythm in E9:45
22Texas Blues Boogie9:22
23Chordal Rhythms and Bluesy Hammer-Ons12:00
24Exploring E Dominant Chord Voicings22:58
25Bluesy Rhythm Moves: Hammer-Ons, Slides and Variations15:13
26Intro Turnaround #110:04
27Classic Blues Boogie in Any Key14:11
28The Short Change Blues Form6:07
29Albert King-Inspired Turnaround Intro8:11
30The Land of E7 and A714:22
31Slow Blues Review23:23
32Rhythm Riff and Turnaround in G10:53
33Billy Gibbons-Inspired Turnaround6:39
34Slow Blues Intro with Licks in A8:28
35Shell Voicings for Dominant 7 Chords16:52
36The 13th Chord with E-String Root16:16
37Advanced Slow Blues Progression with Substitutions14:48
38Classic Minor Blues Progression12:53
39Two-Finger Blues6:28
40Double Stop Essentials11:40
OutKeep Stacking Those Goals2:26
Expand your vocabulary$49 value
Blues Rock Rhythm
29 videos · 5:20:25
Where the soul of the blues meets the punch of rock. Over five hours on mixing licks with chords, hybrid picking, 7#9 chords, power chords and minor shapes, drawing on the sound of Joe Bonamassa, ZZ Top, The White Stripes, Gary Clark Jr. and The Black Keys.
Quick pentatonic licks between rhythm chords
Hybrid picking for blues rock rhythm
E7#9, C7#9 and the Hendrix chord
G7, G9, G13 and upper-register triads
Power chords, minor 7 shapes and octaves
See all 29 lessons
1Course overview3:28
2Mixing E minor pentatonic licks with the E chord13:58
3Half-step bends and double stops on the G string8:11
4Quick B-string licks between chords13:10
5Hybrid picking for blues rock rhythm13:19
6The 5th and 7th on the E and A strings9:23
7The E7#9 and moving in and out of it13:23
8Short lesson2:04
9The Land of A715:58
1012-bar walks, D-string bends and double stops19:28
11Bluesy ideas in the key of C16:15
126-string and reverse power chords17:40
13C7 variations and transitions13:44
14Barring the higher strings10:08
15Top-two-string tricks10:22
16The C7#9 all over the neck10:49
17Muted strums and chord rhythm14:05
18Moving to G with the A-string root2:22
19G7, G9 and G1311:38
209 chords and G13 variations13:35
21Upper-register G7 triads10:56
22The Hendrix chord13:13
23E-rooted minor chords9:50
24A-rooted minor chords11:41
25Funky upper-register minor shapes14:31
26The B minor 7 shape9:32
27E minor 7 and building off it7:06
28Playing octaves9:12
29Recap1:24
Discover new sounds$45 value
Acoustic Blues Masterclass
35 videos · 4:56:12 · plus 13 bonus videos
Blues on the acoustic, from the 12-bar in E to Travis picking, old-time progressions, triads and a stack of open E licks with a Hendrix, SRV and Chuck Berry flavor.
The open E blues scale and a big bag of licks
Travis picking and thumb-bass double stops
The Land of E7 and Land of A7 on acoustic
C standard tuning and blues on a 12-string
An old-time progression with walk-ups and triads
Plus 13 bonus acoustic lessons (2:01:40), including a backing track in E, the Acoustic Land of E7 and G7, and my scale hybrid for mixing major and minor pentatonic.
See all 48 lessons
1Jam preview4:12
2The 12-bar in E with E7, A7 and B713:50
3The quick change, boogie riff, picking and muting13:04
4Turnaround variations8:15
5Embellishing E7 and A77:51
6The open E blues scale10:21
7The Land of A711:15
8The Land of E77:09
9A turnaround lick and jam11:04
10First open E licks10:03
1112-bar jam in E4:57
12Hendrix and SRV-style hammer-ons and pull-offs8:13
13A hammer-on and pull-off lick9:05
14Sliding into double stops8:38
15Blues-note slides and triplet exercises9:03
16Mixing rhythm and licks on your own13:41
17C standard tuning6:26
18A blues in C standard12:24
1912-string blues in C standard11:58
20Travis picking with E, A and B715:45
21Travis picking the A chord7:50
22Travis picking a quick-change blues8:22
23Thumb bass with double stops16:55
24An old-time progression with walk-ups13:02
25Triads on the G, B and E strings9:14
26A Hendrix-flavored lick3:54
27A bends and slides lick2:52
28G-string lick and alternate picking tips3:21
29Double stops and B-string bends4:15
30A two-part scale extension lick4:04
31An SRV-style walk across the scale5:16
32Double stops and bends outside open position3:29
33Chuck Berry-style double stops3:48
34Low E to high E climb5:29
35Final jam7:07
Bonus lessons
B1Backing track in E8:04
B2Chord progression and licks7:21
B3Concept for licks and turnarounds8:06
B4Fingerstyle pattern for acoustic blues15:29
B5Open position E run and licks10:00
B6Scale hybrid: major and minor pentatonic13:06
B7Tasty turnaround7:18
B8Acoustic Land of E78:26
B9Acoustic blues lesson6:45
B10Blues scales for blues rock and country6:21
B11The most essential acoustic blues technique11:25
B12Chord embellishment for blues rock and folk8:09
B13Acoustic Land of G711:10
Discover new sounds$40 value
Blues Slide Guitar
24 videos · 4:55:26
Everything I've learned since I picked up the slide. Open E tuning was my big breakthrough, so that's where we start. Then we get the slide sounding right and build classic riffs, single-string soloing and the muting that keeps it clean.
Tuning to open E
Slide technique that sounds in tune
Picking-hand muting for clean single-string lines
Classic slide riffs and the 12-bar with slide
Rhythm jams to practice over
See all 24 lessons
1Slide basics and series intro9:27
2Tuning to open E8:41
3Making slide sound right in E16:19
4Slide licks to practice16:40
5A classic blues riff with slide10:20
6Another slide lick11:24
7The 12-bar blues with slide15:50
8Quick strums from the 10th to 12th fret16:48
912-bar jam in E6:44
10Single-string soloing and muting16:52
11A single-string lick7:20
12Building out the lick16:14
13Picking hand position across strings15:44
14A classic lick variation19:21
15Double stops at the 15th fret17:03
16Two picking-hand positions11:40
17Combining positions10:50
18One-position lick and variations14:36
19Rhythm jam5:16
20A and D string lick14:39
21Rhythm idea with double stops12:17
22Minor pentatonic slide lick in any key8:31
23High E strum, mute and slide8:37
24Recap4:13
Skills you'll develop
The whole blues toolbox
The 12-bar blues
The quick change, the short change and progressions well past the basic 12-bar.
Beginner Blues · Blues Style · Acoustic
Pentatonic and blues scales
E-root and A-root positions, extensions and the open E blues scale.
Intermediate · Acoustic
Expressive bends
Half steps, whole steps, pre-bends and unison bends that hit the target pitch.
Intermediate · Blues Rock Rhythm
Vibrato
Control pitch, rhythm and movement for that B.B. King-style sing.
Intermediate Blues Techniques
Turnarounds and intros
Classic turnarounds plus Albert King and Billy Gibbons-inspired intros.
Beginner · Intermediate · Blues Style
Double stops
Punchy two-note shapes, slides into double stops and the two-finger blues.
Intermediate · Blues Style · Acoustic
Fingerpicking
Travis picking and steady thumb bass under double stops.
Acoustic Blues Masterclass
Dominant chord voicings
7, 9 and 13 chords, shell voicings, 7#9 and the Hendrix chord.
Intermediate · Blues Rock Rhythm
Improvisation
The Land of A7 and Land of E7, and the 3rd, 6th and 9th in your solos.
Blues Style · Intermediate · Acoustic
Rhythm and lead together
Drop quick licks between chords so one guitar sounds like a band.
Blues Rock Rhythm · Acoustic
Open E tuning
Get the guitar into open E and find your way around it.
Blues Slide Guitar
Slide guitar
Slide intonation, muting, classic riffs and single-string soloing.
Blues Slide Guitar
Picture this
A slow blues in E, with friends
The band settles into the groove and you know where you're going. The turnaround lands, the bends hit the note, and when it comes around to you there's a lick ready that sounds like your own. That's the fun of playing the blues, and it's what this bundle is built for.
Guitar players who love the blues and want more of it in their playing. If you're just getting started there's a clear starting point, and if you already know your way around a 12-bar there's plenty here to stretch you.
I'm a beginner. Is this too advanced for me?
Start with Beginner Blues. It builds the 12-bar, turnarounds and your first licks from scratch, and Blues Style picks up right after it. The rest of the bundle will be waiting when you're ready.
I already play the 12-bar. Will I be bored?
Head straight to Intermediate Blues Techniques or Blues Rock Rhythm. That's where we work on scale positions across the neck, bends, vibrato, the 6th and 9th, 13th chords, shell voicings and minor blues.
Do I need an acoustic or an electric?
Either works. The 12-bar, scales, bends and chord voicings carry over to both guitars. Acoustic Blues Masterclass is built around the acoustic, and Blues Slide Guitar needs a slide.
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How are the courses organized?
Six courses in three stages: Build Your Foundation, Expand Your Blues Vocabulary and Discover New Sounds. Each course is a series of numbered video lessons, and you can see every lesson and its runtime in the course cards above.
Can I choose my own order?
Yes. The stages give you a natural path, but every course stands on its own. Jump into slide, acoustic or blues rock first if that's what you want to play.
How long is the $59 price available?
The bundle is $59 through Friday, November 6 at 11:59 PM Central.
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Intermediate Blues Techniques includes full PDF tabs and transcriptions.
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All the Blues. One Bundle.
The 12-bar, turnarounds, bends and vibrato, dominant chord voicings, acoustic fingerpicking, blues rock rhythm and slide in open E. Six courses and 170 videos, ready whenever you pick up the guitar.
$59
$292 combined individual pricesthrough Friday, Nov 6
