B.B. King influenced minor Blues jam

This video will show how to solo over a minor key 12 bar blues. Over this jam track, we can play the A minor pentatonic or A blues scale and it will work fine.

However, advancing players should attempt to play the notes of the chord they are playing over in their lead solos, particularly in the turnaround section i.e. over the chords F7 and E7. This is a concept called Note Targeting. More info Below!

A minor pentatonic - all 5 positons

The A minor pentatonic scale can be used to play a solo over this jam track.

Blue = position 1. Light blue = position 2. Green = position 3. Orange = position 4. Red = position 5

What is Note Targeting?

Note targeting tends to refer to aiming to play the notes of the chord in the lead part. This is explained in the main lesson video. Use the diagram below to help you play the notes of the chord, which is especially important over this chord progression.

Note Targeting 1 - A minor arpeggio

Note Targeting 2 - F7 and E7 arpeggios

Orange = F7 chord. Green = E7 chord.

Want more? Use the interactive TAB below to learn any of the lead licks or even the full improvised solo from the main lesson video!

How to make the most of this course

See below interactive TAB synced to video for both the lead and rhythm lines for this jam. Use this to learn a few lick ideas to get you started improvising, or learn the full solos if you wish! Useful features of the interactive TAB player include;

• Slow down and loop sections to break down longer, faster sections into manageable licks
• Activate the 'fretboard visualisation', which shows which note is being played as well as shapes being used, all in real time
• See the TAB brought to life as the player syncs to the video in real time!

Mike's improvised lead solo example - interactive TAB

Pro tip - click the  icon on on the tab player above to see the fretboard notes in real time with the tab!

Andy's rhythm loop - interactive TAB