Guitar Techniques  |  September 2017
GET JUMPIN' AND JIVIN' AND SWINGIN' THE BLUES
An up-tempo cousin of the blues, jump blues directly preceded the rock and
roll explosion of the 1950s. Rhythmically, the style is closer to rock and roll than jazz with a strong backbeat groove. So, in come Pentatonic licks and out go the bebop lines? Well, not exactly! There’s more to playing jump blues than Minor Pentatonic noodling, so if you’re looking to jazz up your blues playing then you’ve come to the right place. Above and beyond note choices, the key to sounding authentic lies in controlling swing and straight eighth-note phrasing at swift tempos. So in this issue, Phil Capone explores an exciting, up-tempo subgenre of the blues to bring you the coolest licks from six of the best jump blues guitarists.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Guitar Techniques September 2017.