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Larry Coryellx27s Blues Guitar

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Larry

Coryell’s
Blues
Guitar
PENTATONIC SCALE (IN A)

1 2 3 4 5

q
bend here for
q
bend here for
minor third minor seventh

SCALE INTERVALS (IN A)

  minor
I II III IV V (VI) (VII) (VIII) seventh
interval

T-BONE W ALKER BLUES
L. Coryell

+` ` +
A 9th Chord

` `
13 24 slide h.o. h.o.

)
IV- 5

Ô 7
6
5 7

0
7
7
0
5 6
5
7
5 7
5 7

2
Ô 5
3
5
4
3
5
4 7
5

7
7
7
5
6

0
6
5
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
5 5

bend up to
C≥ h.o.
shake
8Á 5

Ô 5
4
5
4 0 0 0 0
5
4
5
5
4
5
5

0
5
5
4
0
5
5
4
0
5
5
4 7
5 7

bend & release

Ô 5

0
5
5
4
8
9 Á7
7 7 7 7 5 6

0
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
0

slide shake bend bend


 whole step
10 12 8 8 10Á 10Á

Ô 5
4
5
4
10 8
9
8 10
7
6
7
6
7
6
10

0 0 0

3
release & p.o. bend & release

10 8 8 5

Ô 0
5
5
4
5 5
5
5
4
5
7Á 7 7 7
7
4
7
5
7
6
7
7

slide

8 7

Ô 0 0
5
5 6 7
8
7
6
8
9
7
7
5
6 6
7
4
5
0 0 0 0 0
10 8

bend
5

Ô 7
7
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
0
4
3
4
3
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
5 0 0

bend & release p.o. etc.

5 5 5

Ô 5
4
5
4 0
4
3
4
3
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
Á7
5 7 7 7 7 5

5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5

4
THE “KING F AMILY”
Shuffle C7
3

 vib. bend bend

8Á 8
Ô 7
5 5
7
8
8
9
8 7
5
7
5 8 9 8
8
9
8 7
5
7
5
7
8 9
8
Á7 5
7
7

8 8 8

F7 C

bend

1 1

Ô 5
7
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
1
2
1 7
5 7 Á7
7 5
7
9 7 9
8
9
8
10
10
10

1 1 1 8 8 8

G7 F7

bend bend bend

8 Á 1111
1111 Á 8 11 811 8 11 8

Ô 8
9
8
10 8
10 8 9
10 8
8 11
Á 10 8
10
10
8

10
8 9 9

8 8 8

C7 C7

bend & release  vib. bend

8 13Á 13 11 11Á

Ô 10 10
10
10
8
8 9
10 10
11 13

5
King Bend — Albert King Bend — Freddy 

bend up to “G”
and release (optional) bend

13Á
Ô 16 13

10
8

10 8 10 10

bend bend bend

Ô 8
8
8

8 10
8 10
8

10 8 10 10
8 8

10

Or:  Two strings bend simultaneously 

bend & release

10Á ˜
Ô 8
8
10
8
8
10
10 10Á ˜
8
8

6
CADENCES — MOST “PRIMITIVE” F IRST

D7 G7 D7 A7

Ô 7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
7
5
6
4

5
6
4

5
6
4

5
6
4

5
6
4

5
6
4

5
7
5
7
5
8
6

7
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5

D7 G7 D7 A7≥5

Variation:

Ô 3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3 4
5
4
5
6
6
5

3 3 3 3 3 4 5

D7 G7 D7 Aaug

Up Higher:
10

Ô 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12
11
10
12
10
12
10
10
11
10
12 10 11 12
10
10
11

10 10

More Involved:

Ô 10
11
12
14
12
13
11
12 11
10

10 14 13 12 10

7
Or:
14 13 12 10

Ô 0
13
14
13 12
13
12 11
12
11 10
10 11

10 11 12
10
10
11

Different:

Ô 10
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
8
7
9
7
8
7
9
7 0
7
5
7
5
0
3
5
4

7 7 5

8
D NATURAL  BLUES
D7 G7 W. Montgomery 
3

8 10 10 10 8

Ô 10

7
5 7 7 7
10

7
5
10
9
10
9
7

5
6

3
8

5
8

5
8

5
7

5
6

3
3
2
3
2
10

D7
3

slide
8 10 13 13 10 8

Ô 5 7 10 10 7 5
9 10

6 7
7

5
8

5
6

3
7

5
5

3
7

5
7

5
6

G7

slide

Ô 8

5
10

7
3 0
2
3
0
2
3
8

5
10

7
8

5
6 7

3 4

3 3 3 3 3

D7 F≥m7 B7≤9 Fm7 Em7

Ô 7

5
7

5
3
5
4
5
3
5
4
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0

2 2 1 0

9
Asus D7

Ô 8 7 8 7 8 10

5 4 5 4 5 7
8 7

5 4
8 7

5 4 5 4
8 7 8 10

5 7
7

4
7

5
7
6 6

4 4
7
6 7

4 5
5 5

F≥ Ÿ B7≥5≤9 Em9sus4 Asus

next chorus…
8 2

Ô 10
9
10
9
8
8
7
3
2
5
2 0
7
5
7
5
0
10

7 1 0

ALL  BLUES
EXAMPLE OVER V AMP IN G
4

10 7

Ô 6
5
5
8
7
7
10
10
10
12
12
12
8
9
9
8
6
5
4
3
4
3

4 3

10
ON PRE-CADENCE DOM. 7TH CHORDS:

For the D7≥9:


F maj. (raised 5) 4

N
T
S

(no time sig.)

5 8 5 5 9 5

Ô 5
6 6
5 5
6 6
5

“Spirit” of  A≤7

4 8 6 4

Ô 4 7 6 4

+ `^`+ ++`&`
Use D7≥9 no 5th for Comping

`) ` `
21 3 1 1231

)`
or use D7≤9 or A≤13
V- V-

Or 1+2:
3
N
T
S

7 8 7 5 4

Ô 7 6 4
7 5 4
7 6 4 3 4 5 7 4

11
Playing at: D7≥9

10 11

Ô 10
10
10
9 8 9 11 12
9 10 12 13
10 11 13
10 12 13

10 11

E≤7≥9 D7≥9

11 12 11 10 11 10

Ô 1413 11
141211
14 13
13 1210
13 11 10
13 12

Also G≤… Lydian


N
T
S

1 1

Ô 1
3
4 1 3 4
1 3
1 2 4 4 2 1
3 1
4 3 1

Or (not shown):
Substitute DΩ for D≤ – that’s better.
 Then the upper structure becomes:

G≤…≥5≥11 = D7≥9≥5
(D)

Observe similarity with A≤13: 4

Ô 6
5
4

12
Sample Scale Excursion on D7≥9
(E≤ jazz minor scale)
3
N
T
S

Ô 4 6
3 5
3 6 4
5
3
5 3
4 3
6 5 6
3 4 6
3
4 3
6 5 3 5

SCALE: E≤ JAZZ MINOR

`````
D7+9

`)
V- ( ) ( )

SCALE: EΩ JAZZ MINOR

`
E≤7+9

VI- ```
)

13
SOLO CHORUS G7
3

3 3

Ô 5
4
3 6 1

3
4
3
4
3
5 7
5 7 5 5
5
3

3 3 3

3 3

Ô 4
3
3 5
3 5
3 4 5
3
4
3
3 5
3 3 3

C9

3 3

Ô 1 2 1 2
1
2
3
0
2
3
1 5 3 1 3
3
3
2
3
3
2

3 3

3 5 8 6 5 8 5

Ô 3
3
2
3
5 7 8
5 7
6 8 5
7
8 7 5
7
5
5

14
G7

Ô 5 7 9
4
3
5
3
5
3
4
3
7 8 10
7 9 10
7 9 10

3 3 9 10

D7≥9

7 8 10 8 10 8 7 7 5 5 9 5 8 5 5

Ô 8 10 10 10 6
5
6 6 6

E≤7≥9 D7≥9

4 5

Ô 6
5
4
5
6 7 8 7 5 4 7 5
6
4
6 4
5 4
7 5
4
3
3 7 8

G7

Ô 8
3 4
3
5
3
5
3
5
3
4
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
5

3 3 3 3 3 3

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