B.B. King Style

This is a classic B.B. King Style 12 bar blues in D. Every chord in this progression is a Dominant 7 chord which will give you a bit of flexibility when soloing - you won't be limited to one scale, and can even try a bit of chord tone soloing! The full progression is

| D7 | G7 | D7 | D7 |

| G7 | G7 | D7 | D7 |

| D7 | G7 | D7/G7 | D7/A7 |

There are many ways to approach soloing over a progression like this. It's so open to whatever you feel like playing! One option would be to target each chord as it's playing to really lock in to the backing track. Here are some options for scales to use over the three chords in the track:

D7

G7

A7

And, if you're looking for a new scale to try here's D Mixolydian Pentatonic scale - it's likely to sound different from anything you've used before! Try it over the D7 chord:

Keep Learning: B.B.King Player Study

Many thanks for watching this video and visiting the website. We've barely even scratched the surface of what you can play over this blues progression. If you'd like a far more in-depth tutorial we have a full B.B.King player study that is 100% free and ready for you to use, including interactive tab! See the course here: How To Play Like B.B.King.

This is a nice slow minor blues track with loads of space for some awesome licks. It's of course based on The Thrill Is Gone by B.B. King and so a great approach to this would be to play in his style. We've included the scales you'll need to get started below, and have a full B.B.King Player Study if you'd like to go deeper. If you'd like to try something a bit outside of that we've got some other ideas here too! The full progression is

| Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm |

| Em | Em | Bm | Bm |

| G | F#m | Bm | F#aug |

A great approach to this track would be to start with the B Minor Pentatonic scale which will give you lots of 'safe' notes. Start slow and see how each note sounds over the chords below. Here's the B minor Pentatonic scale using shapes 1 & 2:

If you'd like to try something a bit different to the pentatonic scale you could try a 7 note scale. Below is the B natual minor scale and the B Dorian scale too. Be careful with the Dorian Scale as it contains a G# that will clash with the Em and G chords. It can sound great over the Bm and F# minor though!

Keep Learning: B.B.King Player Study

Many thanks for watching this video and visiting the website. We've barely even scratched the surface of what you can play over this blues progression. If you'd like a far more in-depth tutorial we have a full B.B.King player study that is 100% free and ready for you to use, including interactive tab! See the course here: How To Play Like B.B.King.