Damn cats!

Sorry there was no post yesterday, everyone. I was quite under the weather yesterday due to a bad allergy attack from spending time in a house with three cats. Needless to say I’m not their biggest fan.

Anyway, I wanted to start off the week by giving you some actual material you can practice with. I recognize that many of my posts have been somewhat more philosophical as of late. I actually prefer to write about that aspect of music and performance, but I understand that it can get to be a bit much after a while. So, here are some lines you can work on for the turnaround section in a jazz blues in F.

Learn, Don’t Memorize

The point is not necessarily to memorize these lines and use them verbatim. They are to be thought of as jumping-off points.

Even if you are a rock player you can still use these lines for ideas. Just take out the 7ths, add some distortion, and put a rock beat behind them. They’ll sound great in any style of music!

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