Easy Blues Fusion Tab Book

R3 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 (red note) is played at the 6th fret.

Next up is the full dominant 7 arpeggio shape in

position 1.

As you'll see on the video I believe it very important

that you know where each interval in this shape lives.

Remember that an interval is the distance between two

notes, in this case the (red) root note.

Now we have the minor pentatonic scale, the staple of

any blues improvisation.

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.

R

3 5

7 R

3

5 7

R

2

4

6

2 4

6

2Lastly 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.

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R3

5 7

R

3 5

7

R

3

7

R

R

3 4

5 7

R 3

4 5

7

5

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.

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.

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.

Remember that you should be comfortable doing this

in any key too.

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.

R

2 3 4

5 6 7

R 2

3 4 5

7

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.

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R3

7

5

5

R

3

7

R

5

7

3

5

R

4

7

3

5

3

5

R

4

7

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.

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.

It's important that the notes don't ring into each other

though, so take care.

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.

R

3 4

6 7

2

5

2

5

R

3 4

76Finally 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.

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Easy Blues FusionPosition 1 Licks

1/2

= 120

3

Lick 1

3

6 76 8

6 68 9 8 6

8 6 78

E-G

t

Lick 2

8 8 68 6 7

8 (8) 888

6 76

Lick 3 3

69 6

69 6

8 7 69 8 9 8 6

8 68

86

Lick 4

86 7

9

8

full

96 9 6

Lick 5

86 7 8

68 6 7

88

7 6

2/2

Lick 6

68

86 8

8 6 76 8

8

Lick 7

67

8 6 7 88 7 6

Lick 8

3 3

6 7 69

6 7 86

88

6 78

86

Lick 9

3 33

3

9 6

6 98

68

86 7

6 86

8 6

full

8

Lick 10

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

full

96

6

full

96

6

full

96

6

full

96 8 6 7 6

96

9 6

full

86

6

full

8 8 6 7

Easy Blues FusionPosition 3 Licks

1/3

= 120

3

Lick 1

3

1211

full

13

full full

13 (13) 1112

1112

11

E-G

t

Lick 2

3

12 10 1211

1211

full

1310 11 13

11

Lick 3

33

13 10 13 1011

12 1311

13 11 1213

1311

Lick 4

11 1213

1210 13 12 10 12

1112

11

full

13

2/3

Lick 5

3 33 3

3 3 3

1113

13

1113

1110 13 11 12

11

14 11

full

1313

full

1311

full

1311

full

13 (13) 11 11

Lick 6

910 11

1012 10

121110

12

910 11

1012 10

1210

11 1213 (13)

Lick 7

3

11 1312

10 13 12 1012

10 1211

10

full

13 11

Lick 8

13 12 1112

1113

12 13 12 1013 11 12

13

Lick 9

33

full

1313

full

1311

full

13

full

11 1011

1011 12

11

3/3

Lick 10

33

13 11 13 1112

13 11 1213 12 11 13

13 11 1211

Easy Blues FusionPosition 4 Licks

1/3

= 120

3

Lick 1

14 1513 15 16 15 13

16 14 1515 13

E-G

t

Lick 2

1413 15

full

1315

1515

1514 13

Lick 3

full

16 16

1415

1513 15

13

14

Lick 4

11 1213

12 1515 14 13

1513 15

14

1418

2/3

Lick 5

3 3

16 1315

16 1315

15 15 1316

1415

1513

Lick 6

3 3 33 3 3

1415

1513 15

1415

1513 15

1415

1513 15

1415

1513

Lick 7

13 1515

1316 15 13

16 1513

15 13

Lick 8

3

3 3 3

13 1613 15

13 16 1315 13

1513 14 15

1413

full

16

Lick 9

33

3

15 16 15 1316 15 13

15 14 1315

1312

15 13 1213

1515

3/3

Lick 10

13 1514

13 15 1315 13

1511 12

13

Easy Blues FusionOutro Solo

1/4

= 160

Standard tuning

3

Bb7

6 7666 X

766

766

6 7666 X

766

766 8

88 (8)

(8)(8)

6

6 766

766

6

E-G

t

(Bb7#5) Eb9

766

X

776

776

6566 (6)

(6)(5)(6)

566 5

54 5

66

XXX

566

566

XXX

6566

566

6 7666

Bb7 F7

3

X 6676

676

6

6 766

X676

676

8786

X X 6786

786

Eb9 Bb7 F7#9

665

6566

566

6 7666

7666

766

8789

8789

8 8789

8876

2/4

Bb13

6788

6788 8

876 6

788 8

876

8876

8876

(Bb7#5b9) Eb9

6777

6777 11

81011

1181011 11

10811

10811

116 7

666

Bb7 F9

X10910

X 989 10

910

10910 10

910

7888

7888 6

665

Eb9 Bb7 F7#9

5666

6 7666

7666

8789

8789

8789

1211

Bb7

33

full

13

full full

13 (13) 1112

11 11 (11)

full

1310 11 13

3/4

Eb7

3

full

13 (13) 1112

11

full

1411

14 1113

1213 11 13

1211 6

Bb7 F7

3

88

6 78

86 8

76

7 86

full

8

full

5 6 8

Eb7 Bb7 F7(#9)

6 88

68 6 7 (7)

88

6 87

67 8 7 5

8 6 8

Bb7

(8)7

67 8

6 9

8 8 68 6 7

88

6 86

(Bb7alt) Eb9

7 97

6 9 7 69 8

8X

6 6 1211 13

11 1113 11

4/4

Bb7

3 3 3

F7

3 3

full

13

full full

13 (13) 1112

11 14

(14)15

1513 15

14

full

1613

16 1315

13 11

Eb7

3

Bb7

3

F7(#9)

(11)13

1311 12

11 13

full

13 (13) 1112

11 1311 10 8 6

8 6 8

Bb7

(8)6 6

666 (6)

(6)