Larry Coryellx27s Blues Guitar
Larry Coryellx27s Blues Guitar
Larry Coryellx27s Blues Guitar
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
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
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
6Á
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
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
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
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
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
8Á
10 8 10 10
Ô 8
8
8
8Á
8 10
8 10
8
8Á
10 8 10 10
8 8
8Á
10
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
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
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:
N
T
S
5 8 5 5 9 5
Ô 5
6 6
5 5
6 6
5
4 8 6 4
Ô 4 7 6 4
+ `^`+ ++`&`
Use D7≥9 no 5th for Comping
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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
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)
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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