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➊ E Minor Blues
We start with this fun blues jam in the guitar-friendly key of E minor. Of course E Minor Pentatonic scale (E-G-A-B-D) will go far here, and you can also add more colour with E minor scale (E-F#-G-A-B-C-D), E Dorian (E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D) and also E Harmonic Minor scale (E-F#-G-A-B-C-D#).
➋ Blues In D
Here’s a feel-good D major-based progression in the style of blues legend BB King. I suggest starting with D Major Pentatonic scale (D-E-F#-A-B), mixing in some D Minor Pentatonic (D-F-G-A-C) for extra blues colouring. The 7th arpeggios will come in handy too: D7 (D-F#-A-C); G7 (G-B-D-F); and A7 (A-C#-E-G).
➌ D Dorian Funk
This little groove number was designed specifically with D Dorian mode practice in mind. The chord progression basically ‘spells out’ the notes (D-E-F-G-A-B-C). You can of course also keep it simple and groove out on good old D Minor Pentatonic (D-F-G-A-C).
➍ Easy Jazz Blues (A)
Here we have a fun, simplified version of the 12-bar jazz-blues progression, in the key of A. Start by mixing A Major Pentatonic (A-B-C#-E-F#) and A Minor Pentatonic (A-C-D-E-G). Then have a go at the arpeggios from the chord progression: A (A-C#-E); D7 (D-F#-A-C); Bm7 (B-D-F#-A); and E7 (E-G#-B-D).
Happy jamming!
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