A Minor Jam Track
E Minor Jam Track
This riff is really just working with a small chunk of the scale, but we’re throwing in a quarter tone bend for some character. We’ll be using this kind of bend quite a bit in the course, so take the time to really develop a feel for it. Don’t feel like you need to rush this, take your time on the bend and let it sing!
I couldn’t resist throwing in a little bonus scale pattern for you, because this one is so incredibly useful! I know, the course is called Box 1 Blues, and here we are taking a detour and we’re only on the first lick! We really are going to restrict ourselves to that pattern in this course. But this pattern gives you a lower extension as well as an upper extension on that Box 1 pattern, which gives you access to an extra octave as well as more frets. If it is new to you, it’s really worth spending some time on!
Root notes are marked in red, so now you know how to move this pattern around like the others. Additionally, you can see where the rest of the notes from Box 1 would normally be, indicated by the hollow circles.
