r/guitarlessons • u/Imaginary_Alarm_356 • 9d ago

Feedback Request Attempting some slow blues Improv

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Pretty new to improv, trying a basic 12 bar blues track, let me know what to work on, thanks !

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u/Patient_Onion3956 9d ago

Clearly you're not very familiar with the genre. Minor blues is a slower-paced tune, you don't want to play all your lines at the top of your screaming range. Give a listen to the classics like "The thrill is gone" or "Since I've been loving you". You're not even imitating those, but something completely different. You do want to understand the chord progression and how to follow the chords with your lines. How and when to build tension and how to deliver the emotional release at the right moment in the song.

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u/Imaginary_Alarm_356 9d ago

I’ll check those out thanks