Chords for Blues Deluxe

[A] _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ [E] Now we've approached this in different ways at different times, [Em] but this way is a little bit more distinctive, a little bit deeper.
So I'm going to play this now, _
play this whole pattern, and then I'm going to show you some cool looks that you can play within that.
All right?
So here's how it goes.
_ [E] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] _ [Em] _ [Gm] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] To the B. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C] _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
Now there's one part of this I left out that I want to show you.
_ We talk about descending lines and ascending lines.
When you're moving from a I chord to a IV chord, for instance, there's many ways to do this.
You want to have something that's colorful that takes you there, and sometimes you want to signal that change.
Usually a great way to signal a change from a I chord to a IV [E] chord is a seventh.
_ So I'm playing, you know, I'm playing [A] like this, [E] and all of a sudden you [A] hear,
[G] _ [E] _ _ [D] I _ _ can only mean one thing.
We're heading [E] towards a IV chord.
_ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _ So [Em] the seventh will signal a change, but as important, you want a way to walk up to that chord that's interesting.
So that's where this comes in [E] handy.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[G] _ [G#m] _ _ [Em] Okay, we talked about descending lines.
_ Now let's talk about ascending lines. _
Ascension of the blues.
[E] Yeah, this one is an ascending line that takes you from a I to a IV.
It's a great little vehicle.
So what you do is
_ _ you hit your low E, and then what you do is you jump up to your F sharp on your [F#m] low E,
_ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] and your third finger moves up a half a step [A] to your [F#m] A note. _ _
_ _ _ _ Okay, [E] now you've got it looks like that.
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] Now you are picking up your B string there.
_ _ See that?
So it's a pinch with the index and the thumb. _
Hammer on.
_ _ _ _ Pick up with the second finger
_ that B string.
Okay, then you move to [F#m] this pattern,
_ [B] _ which is your F sharp and your A.
[E] Pretty simple.
_ Now the next two are very simple.
[B] _ [E] Just chromatic, [F#m] right?
[Gm] _
_ [G] _ Nice little [Gm] dissonance there.
_ [G#m] _
_ _ And you're ready for your A chord.
[A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Em] _ Now the beauty of [G#] these passages [G] I'm showing you is that they weave together the chord changes
in kind of a flow to your playing.
They cause a flow to your playing.
So now one more time with the ascending and descending lines all together.
If you can get this down,
it's a little bit of work, but I guarantee you if you get this down,
these are tools you can use over and over in any key.
It will really serve you well.
It really adds some deluxe flavor to your blues.
So here we go with this [E] little deluxe blues piece.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [Bm] You'll [A] notice I'm picking [E] up that high E once in a while.
[A] _ _ [Bm] Now here [A] comes the walk [Em]-up.
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G#m] _
[A#] Now [A] you're on your A.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
You'll notice I'm picking up that G string.
_ _ Right there.
_ Back [Em] to your E.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] Now to your B [B] chord. _ _ _
_ You can claw that.
Go right at it.
Get a little aggressive.
_ _ [E] Now [A] your A. _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [Em] Then you come [E] down on your low E.
_ And your descending line.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] _ _ Now if you want to really get _ [G] bluesy, do a sharp 9 chord to [F] a 9 chord.
[E] _ _ _ We've all heard that [A] one before, right?