R 3 5 7 R 3 5 7 R R 5 7 3 5 R R 3 4 5 7 R R 3 4 75 3 5 5 First up we have the Bb dominant 7 chord in "position 1" or using the "E Shape". The root (re...
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Levi Clay's Easy Blues Fusion R First up we have the Bb dominant 7 chord in "position 1" or using the "E Shape".
5 3
The root (red note) is played at the 6th fret.
7 5
R
R 5
7
3
As you'll see on the video I believe it very important that you know where each interval in this shape lives.
R
7 3
Next up is the full dominant 7 arpeggio shape in position 1.
Remember that an interval is the distance between two notes, in this case the (red) root note.
5
R R
3
5
7
3
4
7
R
4
5
5
R
I've included the blues note (in blue) which means this scale has some added "grit" compared to the dominant 7 arpeggio as both the b3rd and b5th differ greatly in sound from the dominant 7 sound.
3
R
2
5
6 3
2
5
Now we have the minor pentatonic scale, the staple of any blues improvisation.
4
6
7
R
3
4
5
R
2
7
Lastly we have the fuller sounding "Mixolydian mode" - The major scale but with a b7. On the video I talk about colour tones a lot, so to demontate that I've used colour in the diagram so ou can see the difference between arpeggio (or chord) tones and mixolydian scale tones.
Levi Clay's Easy Blues Fusion Moving up the neck now, we have a Bb dominant 7 chord in "position 3" or using the "C shape". This time the (red) root note is played up at the 13th fret.
R 7
Its worth trying to play this shape for an Eb7 (root 6th fret) and an F7 (root 8th fret) to get comfortable seeing this shape in different keys.
3 R
5
3
Now I've padded that chord out with the full arpeggio which, as you see on the video, is a great source of melody as it is.
R 7
5
Remember that you should be comfortable doing this in any key too.
3 7
R
4
5
R
3 7
5 3
4
7
R
Here we have the minor pentatonic scale in the same place on the neck. It's important to remember that while this shape doesn't have the 3rd in, it's still a shape that I'll call upon when visulizing a dominant 7 chord in this position.
5
3
4
5
R
2
5
6
7
2
3
4
7
R
As with position 1, I've used the same colour scheme so you can see which notes are "mixolydian scale tones" and which are arpeggio notes. This position also gives us another part of intervalic control as when I play the 2nd in this position I'll often bend it up a tone to the 3rd. You can do that with any "pink note" in this booklet.
Levi Clay's Easy Blues Fusion 5 Our final position is up at the 13th fret with the root played using the first finger. This is often the second barre chord learnt and is a great way to learn the notes on the A string.
3 7 5 R
5
7 3 R
7
5
3
It's important that the notes don't ring into each other though, so take care.
R
5
7 4
3
7
R
4
5
R
5
With the added arpeggio tones we're presented with a good exercise in finger rolling. I personally encourage you to "roll" the 3rd finger from the root to the 3rd on the G and B string instead of using the 4th finger.
This is the tried and trusted minor pentatonic scale which I'm sure you all know. Remember that we see this in relation to the chord at the top, but the b3 gives us a dirtier blues sound when soloing.
3
6
2
3
6
7
R
3
4
5
R
2
7 4
Finally we have the full mixolydian shape in this position. When you're comforatbale with this try linking all 3 shapes together, first in Bb, then in Eb and finally in F.
Easy Blues Fusion Position 1 Licks = 120 3
Lick 1
E-Gt
3
6
6
7
6
8
6
9
8
8
6
8
6
7
8
Lick 2
½ 8
8
6
8
7
6
8
(8)
8 8
8
3
Lick 3
6
6 7
6
9
6
6
9
8
6
7
6
9
8
9
8
6
8
6
8
6
8
Lick 4
full
½
6
8
9
7
8
6
9
9
6
Lick 5
8
6
7
8
6
8
6
7
8
8
7
6
1/2
Lick 6
½
¼ 6
8
6
8
8
8
6
6
7
8
8
Lick 7
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
6
Lick 8
3
3
6
7
6
6
9
7
6
8
6
8
8
7
8
6
8
Lick 9
3
3
3
3
full ¼ 9
6
6
9
6
8
8
8
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
6
Lick 10
3 full
9
6
3 full
6 9
6
3
3 full
6 9
6
3
3
3
full
6 9
6 8
3
full 6 7 6
9
6
9
6
8
6
full 6 8
8
6
7
2/2
Easy Blues Fusion Position 3 Licks = 120 3
Lick 1
E-Gt
3
full
12
11
full
full
13
13
(13)
11
11
12
11
12
Lick 2
3
full
12
10
12
11
11
12
10
13
11
13
11
Lick 3
3 3 13
10
13
10
11
12
11
13
13
11
12
13
13
11
Lick 4
full
11
12
13
12
10
13
12
10
12
11
12
11
13
1/3
Lick 5
3
3
3
3
3
3
full ¼
11
3
¼
13 11
13
full
full
full
¼
11
13
10 13 11 12
11 14
11
13
13
11
13
13
11
13 (13) 11
11
Lick 6
9 10
10 11
12
10 11
10
12
9 10
10 11
12
12
10
10
12
11
12
13
(13)
Lick 7
3 full
11
13
12
10
13
12
10
12
10
11
12
10
13
11
Lick 8
13
12
11
12
11 13
12
13
12
10
13
12
11
13
Lick 9
3 3 full
13
13
full
13
full
11
13
full 11
10
11
10
11 11
12
2/3
Lick 10
3 3 13
11
13
11
12
11 13
11
12
13
12
11
13
13
11
12
3/3
Easy Blues Fusion Position 4 Licks = 120 3
E-Gt
Lick 1
14
15
13
15
16
15
13
16
14
15
15
13
Lick 2
full
½ 13
14
15
13
15
15
15
14
15
13
Lick 3
full ¼ 16
16
¼ 13
14
15
13
15
14
15
Lick 4
½
11
12
13
12
15
15
14
13
15
13
15
14
14
18
1/3
Lick 5
3
3
½ 16
13
16
13
15
15
¼
15
13
16
15
14
15
13
15
Lick 6
3
3 ¼ 14
3
3 ¼
15
15
13
15
14
3
3
¼
15
13
15
14
15
¼
15
13
15
14
15
15
13
15
Lick 7
15 13
16
13
15
15
13
16
13
15
15
13
Lick 8
3
3
3
3 full 13 13 13
16
13
15
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16
13
15
13
14
13
14
15
16
Lick 9
3
3 15
16
15
13
16
15
13
15
14
13 15
3
13
12
15
13
12
13
15
15
2/3
Lick 10
13
15
14
13
15
13
15
13
11
15
12
13
3/3
Easy Blues Fusion Outro Solo Standard tuning
= 160 3
E-Gt
Bb7
6 7 6
6
6 7 6
6
6 7 6
X
7 7 6
6 7 6
6
(Bb7#5)
6 7 6
6 7 6
6
6 7 6
8 8 8
(8) (8) (8)
X
6 7 6
6
6 7 6
6
6
Eb9
7 7 6
6 6 5 6
X
(6) (6) (5) (6)
6 6 5
6 6 5
5 5 4
X X X
6 6 5
6 6 5
Bb7
X X X
6 6 5
6
6 6 5
6
6 7 6 6
F7
3
6 7 6 X
6 7 6
6
6
6 7 6
6
6 7 6
6 7 6
6 8 7 8
X
Eb9
X
Bb7
6 6 5
6 6 5 6
6 6 5
6
X
6
6 8 7
6 8 7
F7#9
6 7 6
6 7 6
6
6
6 7 6
9 8 7 8
9 8 7 8
8
9 8 7 8
8 8 7 6
1/4
Bb13
8 8 7 6
8 8 7
6
8 8 7 6
6
(Bb7#5b9)
8 8 7
8 8 7 6
8 8 7 6
8 8 7 6
Eb9
7 7 7 6
7 7 7 6
11 8 10 11
11 8 10 11
11
11 8 10
11 8 10 11
6
6 7 6 6
Bb7
F9
X
10 9 10
9 8 9
X
10 9 10
10 9 10
Eb9
10
10 9
Bb7
5
6 6 6
6
8 8 8 7
8 8 8
7
6 6 6 5
F7#9
6 7 6
6 7 6
6
6
9 8 7 8
9 8 7 8
8
9 8 7
11
12
Bb7
3 3 full
13
full
full
full
13
(13) 11
12
11
11
(11)
13
10
11 13
2/4
Eb7
3 full
full
¼ 13 (13) 11
11
12
11
14
14
11
13
12
13
Bb7
11
12
11 13
6
F7
3
full
8
8
6
7
8
6
8
Eb7
6
7
8
6
7
8
6
8
Bb7
8
8
6
8
6
7
(7)
full 5
6
8
8
6
8
F7(#9)
8
6
8
8
6
7
7
8
7
5
Bb7
½
(8)
6
7
7
8
6
9
(Bb7alt)
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9
8
8
6
8
6
7
8
6
8
6
8
Eb9
7
6
9
7
6
9
8
8
X
6
6
12
11 13
11
11
13 11
3/4
Bb7
F7
3 full
full
3
3
3
3
full
full
¼ 13
13 (13) 11
11
12
Eb7
14
(14)
15
15
13
15
14
16
Bb7
13
16 13
15
13
11
F7(#9)
3
3 full
¼ (11)
13
13
11
12
11
13
13
(13) 11
12
11
13
11
10
8
6
8
6
8
Bb7
(8)
6
6 6
6 6
(6) (6)
4/4
