The Turnaround: PeterGreen

Inject class into your blues solos with TG’s lesson in the style of one of the UK’s guitar greats

First coming to prominence as Eric Clapton’s replacement in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Peter Green would go on to form Fleetwood Mac in 1967. This early lineup of the band was heavily bluesoriented, penning such classics as Albatross and Black Magic Woman, and recording a definitive version of Need Your Love So Bad. His performances in Fleetwood Mac proved a life-changing influence on a young Gary T GR 294. turn around. fig 01. musx Moore, who subsequently used Peter’s own 1959 File Gibson Date: Les 20:11Paul on 27/04/2017many of his own greatest Page works,1 of 1 such as Back On The Streets.

One of Peter’s trademarks was the unusual, Notes: arguably unique, tone he coaxed from this hallowed guitar. This was due in part to a factory error, with the magnet in one of the guitar’s humbuckers having been reversed, giving a piercing sound when both pickups were selected – sounding a little like Albert King’s tone.

Read on as we look at some typical Green-style licks that you can assimilate into your own playing. There’s nothing too technically challenging here, but Peter has a precise and careful style. You’ll get closer to the Green vibe if you apply judicious attention to detail on every note, string bend and vibrato wobble. For every example, use a very light overdrive and a splash of reverb.