BEGINNING

Blues
GUITAR
UIT R
mastery

TERRY CARTER
ROCKLIKETHEPROS
 BEGINNING

Blues
GUITAR
UIT R
mastery

TERRY CARTER
 ROCK
LIKE THE
PROS

C O N TENTS

ISBN-13: 9-781735-969244
Copyright 2021
TERRY CARTER
ROCKLIKE THEPROS .COM

WHAT WE HAVE
FOR YOU!
THE ESSENTIALS A
HOW TO READ TAB B
GUITAR PARTS C
GUITAR HANDS D
NOTES ON THE GUITAR NECK E
UNDERSANDING CHORD DIAGRAMS F
MUSIC SYMBOLS TO KNOW 󰁇
GUITAR CHORD CHART I
BASIC RHYTHMS K
ESSENTIAL RHYTHMS L
RHYTHMS WITH RESTS M
CONTEMPORARY RHYTHMS N

BEGINNING BLUES GUITAR MASTERY - INTRO 02

HISTORY OF THE BLUES 04
01 - BLUES FORM 05
02 - STRAIGHT VS SWING - 1/8th NOTES 06
03 - HOW TO HOLD A PICK 07
04 - WALKING THE BLUES 09
05 - GETTING STA
STARTED
RTED WITH THE BLUES 10
06 - BLUES SHUFFLE IN A - VARIATION #1 11
07 - MINOR PENTATONIC / BLUES SCALE 12
08 - RIVER BLUES SOLO 13

1 09 -- FINGERSTYLE
STRUMMING BLUES
BLUESIN- COUNTRY
A
0 15
STROLLING 16
1 1 - BLUES SHUFFLE IN A - VARIATION #2 17
1 2 - GOLD RUSH BLUES SOLO 18
1 3 - OCTAVE JUMP BLUES IN A 19
1 4 - BLUES SHUFFLE IN A - VARIATION #3 20
1 5 - GREASY BLUES IN E 21
TERRY CARTER’s MESSAGE FOR YOU 23

ABOUT THE AUTHOR O

ALL YOUR GUITAR NEEDS P
ABOUT UKE LIKE THE PROS Q
 THE ESSENTIALS
It is important to learn and memorize these terms and symbols
because they not only apply to guitar but to all music.

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 HOW TO READ TAB
Tablature (TAB) is a form of music reading for guitar that uses a 6 line staff and numbers. Each line of the staff represents a
string on the guitar and the numbers represent which fret you play on. When looking at the TAB staff it reads like it’s up-
side down on the paper compared to the strings of your guitar. On the TAB staff, the highest line represents the 1st string
(E string) of the guitar, while the lowest line represents the 6th string (E string) of the guitar. When you see 2 or more notes
stacked on top of each other on the TAB staff, that means you play those notes at the same time, like a a chord.

6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st String #

E A D G B E Open Strings

GUITAR STRINGS
1 E
2 B
3 G
4 D
5 A
6 E
E
B
G
D
A
E

STRING/FRET EXAMPLES 1st STRING

FIRST FRET
3rd STRING
THIRD FRET

6th STRING
SEVENTH FRET
5th STRING
FIFTH FRET

CHORD EXAMPLES

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 GUITAR PARTS

HEADSTOCK TUNERS

NUT

FRETS

NECK
FRET MARKERS

FRETBOARD

PICKUP
STRINGS

PICKGUARD
BRIDGE

BODY

SOUND HOLES

VOLUME &
TONE KNOBS

SADDLE

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 GUITAR HANDS
When playing fingerstyle on your guitar, you will see both letters and numbers to indicate
which fingers to use both for
for picking hand and your fretting hand. These letters and
numbers will show up in the music notation, TAB, and/or chord diagrams.

FRETTING HAND PICKING HAND

The left hand for right-handed players, The right hand for right-handed players,
will be indicated in the music or chord diagrams by numbers: will be indicated in the music by letters:
1=Index finger 3=Ring finger p=Thumb m=middle
2=Middle finger 4=Pinky finger i=index a=ring c=pinky (not used in this course)

6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st String #

E A D G B E Open Strings

1 2 3 A M I
4

LEFT RIGHT

FRETTING
HAND PICKING
HAND

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 UNDERSTANDING CHORD DIAGRAMS

Low High
A D G C E A String Names
E A D G B E
6 5 4 3 2 1 String Numbers
Nut

1st

2nd
Frets

3rd

Strings

E7
A7 Name of Chord

Open String
String (no finger on string )
“X” would indicate do not play string

Where to place finger

2 1 What fingers of the

Left Hand to use

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 MUSIC SYMBOLS TO KNOW

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Hammer On: Pull Off: Hammer On & Pull Off:
Pick first note then hammer on Pick first note then pull off to Pick first note, hammer on to the
to the next note without picking it. the next note without picking it. next note, and pull off to the last
note all in one motion.

1/2 Step Bend: Whole Step Bend: Step & 1/2 Bend:
Bend the first note Bend the first note a whole Bend the first note
a 1/2 step or 1 fret. step or 2 frets. 1 1/2 steps or 3 frets

Forward Slide:and slide

Pick first note Backward Slide:
Pick first note and Forward/Backward Slide:
Pick first note, slide up to
up to higher note. slide back to lower note. next note and then slide back.

Into Note:
Slide from 2-3 frets below note Off2-5
Slide off Note:
frets after note Slide Slide
then Into Note
Off Note

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 GUITAR CHORD CHART
These are some of the most widely used chords in all of music. Although there are more
chords than what is listed, these chords represent the most widely used shapes.
The string names (from high to low) are:
6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st String #
E A D G B E Open Strings

MAJOR CHORDS

A B C D E F G

2fr.

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

MINOR CHORDS

A min B min C min D min E min F min G min

3fr. 3fr.

2fr.

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

DOMINANT 7th CHORDS

A7 B7 C7 D7 E7 F7 G7

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

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MAJOR 7th CHORDS

A maj7 B maj7 C maj7 D maj7 E maj7 F maj7 G maj7

2fr.

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

MINOR 7th CHORDS

A min7 B min7 C min7 D min7 E min7 F min7 G min7

3fr. 3fr.

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

SUS + ADD CHORDS

Asus2 Bsus2 Cadd9 Dsus4 Esus4 Fsus4 Gsus4

2fr.

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

POWER CHORDS

A B C D E F G

3fr.
3fr. 3fr.

2fr.

1 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 3

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 BASIC RHYTHMS
The 3 main rhythms
rhy thms in this lesson are whole notes, half notes and quarter notes.

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 ESSENTIAL RHYTHMS
The 4 main rhythms in this lesson are whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes.

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 RHYTHMS WITH RESTS
The 4 main rhythms in this lesson are whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes.

Whole Note Rest Half Note Rest Quarter Note Rest E g t Note Rest

&
silence for 4 beats

∑ Ó
silence for 2 beats

Œ
silence for 1 beat

‰
silence for 1/2 a beat

& 44 Û Û Û Û ∑ Û Û Û Û ∑

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
B

& 44 | Ó | Ó | Ó | Ó
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C
4
D & 44 Û Œ Û
1 2 3
Œ Û Œ Û Œ Û Œ ÛÛŒ Û Œ ÛÛŒ
4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 + 4 1 2 3 + 4

&4 Û Û Û Û | Ó Û Œ Û Œ ∑

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E

& 44 Û Û Œ Û Û Û Û Œ Û Œ Û Û Œ Û Û Û
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F

&4 Û 1
Œ Œ Û Û Œ Œ Û Û Œ Œ ÛÛ Û Œ Œ ÛÛ
2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 + 1 2 3 4 +
G

& 44 Û ‰ ÛJ | Û ‰ ÛJ | Û ‰ ÛJ Û Û Û Û ‰ ÛJ Û Û Û
1 (+) (2) + 3 (+) (4) (+) 1 (+) (2) + 3 (+) (4) (+) 1 (+) (2) + 3 (+) 4 + 1 (+) (2) + 3 (+ ) 4 +
H

& 44 Û Û ‰ ÛÛ Û Û ‰ ÛÛ Û ÛÛ‰ÛÛ Û ÛÛ‰ÛÛ

1 (+) 2 (+) (3) +

J J J
4 (+) 1

J (+) 2 (+) (3) + 4 (+) 1 (+) 2 + (3 ) + 4 (+) 1 (+) 2 + (3 ) + 4 (+)

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 CONTEMPORARY RHYTHMS
The main rhythms in this lesson are quareter notes, eighth nores, and sixteenth notes

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 BEGINNING

Blues
GUITAR
UIT
UI T R
mastery

Welcome to the Beginning Guitar Blues flawlessly, the two styles. Blues Swing is
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are going to learn Blues Shuffle, Walking different styles of Blues rhythm, it will
Blues, Blues Rock, Fingerstyle Blues, Boo- teach you how to play a Blues solo. That’s
gie Woogie Blues, Jump Blues, Country right, you are going to learn the holy
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troduction to the Blues, which means each popular scales used in Blues, the Minor
lesson will build upon the last, so that you Pentatonic
Pentat onic and the Blues Scale, and use
develop the proper feel and confidence them to solo. When you are done with
you need to
to become
become a Blues Mast
Master.er. this book, you will turn heads as you
learn the licks and riffs that have been
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in the Guitar world. Terry spent over 20 on his Rock Like The Pros and Uke Like
years as a Los
Los Angeles studio musician,
musician, The Pros social media channels.
producer, and writer, working with greats Terry received a Master of Music in Studio/
such as Weezer, Josh Groban, Robby Jazz Guitar Performance
Performance from University
Krieger (The Doors), 2-time Grammy win- of Southern California, and a Bachelor of
ning composer Christopher Tin (Calling All Music from
f rom San Diego State University,
University,
Dawns), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), with an emphases in Jazz Studies and
Grammy winning producer Charles Goo- Music Education. He has taught at the
dan (Santana/Rolling Stones), and the Los University of Southern California, San Die-
Angeles Philharmonic. go State University, Santa Monica College,
Terry has written and produced tracks for Miracosta College,
College, and Los Angeles Trade
commercialss (Discount Tire and Puma)
commercial Tech College.
and TV shows, including Scorpion (CBS), Whether you are a beginner at the Blues,
Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet), Trip- or a seasoned veteran, the Beginning
pin’, Wildboyz, and The Real World (MTV). Guitar Blues Mastery book is going to take
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Sounds Good?
Well, it’s time. There is nothing
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become a great Blues guitar player.
It’s now your turn to dive into the
Beginning Blues Guitar Mastery!

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 HISTORY OF THE BLUES
The Blues has a long history as an Ame- 2. 12 Bar Blues Form
rican artform dating back to the mid- The 12 Bar Blues is the most common
1800’s. The Blues was created out of Afri-
Af ri- form for all Blues. Although some Blues
can Spirituals that were born out of work can be 8 or even 16 bars long, the majo-
songs or field songs. These songs were rity are 12 bars. This is a form you want
sung not only out of tradition, but to also to get down into your soul, so you know
help pass the time, and became the basis exactly where you are in the form of the
of the Blues that we know today. There 12 Bar Blues at any time.
are 3 keys parts you want to remember
about the Blues: 3. Blues Scale
The main scale that is used to create
1. Call & Response Blues melodies, and to solo, come from
f rom
This is the where one person or group the notes of the Blues Scale. The Blues
would sing a phrase and then another Scale is the same as the Minor Pentatonic
Pentatonic
person or group would respond to that Scale except that it has an added “Blue
phrase. Note” in it (the b5 Note).

a. For example:
i. CALL – “When
“ When He Walks
Walks In The Joint” ii. RESPONSE – “Everybody Turns To Look”

b. Call & Response can also happen between the voice and an instrument. B.B. King is fa-
mous for this, as he would sing a phrase (Call) and then answer it with his guitar (Response).

The Blues Scale in A would be:

A - C - D - Eb - E - G - A

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 BLUES FORM
The Blues form consist of 12 bars that alternate between the I, IV, and V chords (usually seventh chords) of the key you are
in. The Blues shown below is a 12 bar Blues in the key of “A” Major or simply called “Blues in A.” Bars 1-4 are played on the I
chord, in this case A7, bars 5-6 are played on the IV chord or D7, and bars 7-8 return to the I chord or A7. Bar 9 is played on
the V chord or E7, and bar 10 is played on the IV chord or D7. The last 2 bars (11-12) are called The Turnaround. Bar 11 returns
to the I chord or A7 and bar 12 goes to the V chord or E7 before the entire 12 bars repeat or it ends on the A7 chord.

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 STRAIGHT VS SWING 1/8th NOTES
As a Blues Master it is absolutely necessary to be able to switch between playing swing 1/8th notes and straight 1/8 notes.

Straight 1/8th notes are the easiest because all you have to do is divide the quarter note beat into 2 equal parts and count
them 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +. You’ll hear straight 1/8th notes in Blues Rock, Country Blues, and Jump Blues.

Swing 1/8th notes are a little harder to play and many times you’ll hear people say, “just feel it.” Although playing swing
1/8th notes is a feeling, you must understand how to divide the beat and play them properly. Let’s start with a triplet,
which is 3 notes per beat, and counted 1-trip-let, 2 trip-let, 3 trip-let, 4 trip-let.

Now that you have mastered the triplets, to play Swing 1/8th notes simply play the first and the third note of each triplet,
or don’t play the middle note of the triplet “trip.”

You’ll hear Swing 1/8th notes in Blues Shuffle, Boogie Wo

Woogie,
ogie, Jazz Blues, and Slow Blues.

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 HOW TO HOLD A PICK
Playing with a pick is one of the main ways to play the Blues on the guitar. There are many different types of picks out
there, made of different materials, thicknesses, and shapes. There is no right or wrong pick,
it’s simply the pick that feels comfortable and sounds pleasing to your style.
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To hold the pick, grip it between your thumb and index finger. You need to grip it tight enough so that it doesn’t
slide around when you play, but not so tight that you are feeling strain in your fingers or wrists.
A good place to strum the guitar is halfway between the end of the f retboard and the bridge.
Most likely this will be towar
towards
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 WALKING THE BLUES
In this introduction to the Blues lesson you are going to play all single notes. The great thing about this lesson is that
every phrase is identical but played on a different string. The A7 phrase is played on the 5th string, the D7 on the 4th
string, and the E7 on the 6th string. Play this with a swing 1/8th notes. Start by using all downstrokes and then try alter-
nate picking (down, up, down up, etc...). The Sim. stands for simile and means to continue playing the previous pattern.

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 GETTING STARTED WITH THE BLUES
Welcome to the Blues!!! This lesson will help you get started playing a Standard Blues Shuffle, one of the most
widely played styles in Blues. The first 4 bars will help you get used to playing two strings at the same time and
then the last 4 bars will add some movement to give you that Traditional Blues Shuffle sound. Be sure to use all
downstrokes and play both strings with equal force. Common mistakes are playing only the 5th or 4th string by
themselves or accidentally hitting the 6th string.

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 BLUES SHUFFLE IN A VARIATION #1
This is the most important Blues rhythm lesson you need to know. This variation #1 is just the beginning to ope-
ning up the world of Blues Shuffle to your playing. This will just use the same 2 string
s tring Shuffle pattern as our pre-
vious lesson, but will take it through the 12-bar progression using the I (A7), IV (D7), and V (E7) chords. The last 4
bars are the most difficult to play because you are switching strings every measure.

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 MINOR PENTATONIC & BLUES SCALE
The minor pentatonic and the Blues scales are the most widely used scales for all styles of music, especially
Blues, Rock, Funk, and Jazz. It is very important to memorize
memorize these scales using the proper fingerings.
fingerings.
These scales are used regularly when guitarists begin to improvise or play a solo. Start by using
all downstrokes and then use alternate picking, down, up, down, up, etc...

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 RIVER BLUES SOLO
This Blues solo sounds great over the Blues Shuffle in “A” and all the notes come right from the “A” Minor Pentatonic
Scale. The easiest way to think of this solo is that it is taking small fragments from the Minor Pentatonic scale, called
“licks,” and creating a cool and cohesive sounding solo. There is a lot of repetition and each lick starts on beat 2.

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WHAT THE STUDENTS SAY:

“The book/class
book/class is perfectly paced with a good
balance between chords, reading, tablature, and
technique. Terry Carter is a great teacher with a
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tion. He will help you improve no matter what
level you are at. The book is easy to understand
and follow. You’ll learn everything you need to
know to get started on the path to becoming a
great guitar player. Great for complete begin-
ners eager to learn, or someone looking to be-
come more well rounded with a better grasp on
the fundamentals”

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Sk GUITAR STUDENT.

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 STRUMMING BLUES IN A
This strumming Blues in A is a simple but effective song that gives you a classic Blues sound while strumming the
open A7,
A7, D7, and E7 chords. The rhythm will use 4 downstroke quarter notes per measure and although the strum
pattern is easy it is important to lock into a groove to make it sound authentic. You can try accenting beats 2 and 4
by strumming a little harder on those beats.

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FINGERSTYLE BLUES - COUNTRY STROLLING
This Blues in “A” is played fingerstyle using a forward roll (lower to higher strings). The fingerstyle pattern is called the
P.I.M.A pattern - thumb (p), index (i), middle (m), and ring (a) fingers, and one of the most widely used fingerstyle
patterns in music. This will be played using straight 1/8th notes to give it an even and consistent feel.

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 BLUES SHUFFLE IN A VARIATION #2
Blues Variation #2 is based on Blues Variation #1, but it adds the G note (4th string, 5th fret) on beat 3 using your fourth
finger. Typically, our fourth finger is the weakest of all our fingers, but with practice it will build up strength. Once
you get this
this variatio
variation
n #2 down
down,, you can start
start mixing
mixing both
both variat
variation
ion #1
#1 and #2 in your play
playing.
ing. Use
Use all downs
downstrok
trokes.
es.

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 GOLD RUSH BLUES SOLO
This awesome solo works great over the Blues Shuffle in “A” and the notes come right from the “A” Blues scale. The
Blues scale adds the “blue note” which is the Eb note (6th fret, 5th string and 8th f ret, 3rd string). It may not
seem like much, but this one “blue note” can make all the difference in creating a powerful Blues solo.

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 OCTAVE JUMP BLUES IN A
This variation of our Blues in “A”
“A” is based on a repeating pattern that starts off with an “Octave” jump. An “Octave”
is 2 notes of the same pitch (in this case “A”) that are eight diatonic notes apart, simply meaning that the notes
sound the same, but one is an octave higher in pitch then the other. Notice that this Blues is in the closed position
(no open strings) and starts on the 5th fret. Follo
Follow
w the fingerings and use alternate picking throughout.
throughout.

Swing 's
q=84
A7
# # # 4 . v v v v
& 4 œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ
≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ Sim...

‘ ‘ ‘
Counting: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Sim...

T
A
.. 7 7 5 5
‘ ‘ ‘
B 5 5
7 7

Fingering: 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 Sim...

# # v œ v
œ
D7
≥
v v v v v ≥
v A7

& # œ œ nœ œ œ œ ‘ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ‘
≥ ≥ ≥ ≥
≥ ≥

5
‘ 5
7 ‘ 7 5 5
7 7

5 5
7 7 5 5
7 7

1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3

# # v œ v
E7
≥

œ v v v≥ v v v v v v v v œ v
œ v v
D7
≥ ≥
A7 E7
≥ ≥
A7

# œ œ œ œ n œ œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . w
≥
ϳ
œ ≥ ≥
≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥

9 9 7 7 7 7 5 5 9 9 7 7
9 9 7 7 7 7 5 5 9 9
7 7

1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
5 5

1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
5 5

1 1 3 3 1 1
7 7

3 3
7 7

1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
. 5

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 BLUES SHUFFLE IN A VARIATION #3
Third time is a charm and this one will blow your mind. This Blues variation is similar to variation #1 & #2 except it adds a
single note “walking” bass sound on beats “2” and the “and of beat 2.” The last measure adds a ½ step slide turnaround
that goes from the F7 to the E7. This simple ½ step slide adds a bit of class and excitement to your Blues playing.

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 GREASY BLUES IN E PG. 1 of 2
This “Greasy” Blues in “E” uses a funky strum pattern followed by single notes. The key of E provides such cool
open string licks that you hear in the greats like Stevie Ray Vaughan. The “x” on beat “2” of each measure is a
“muted” strum. To get the “muted” sound place the palm of your strumming hand on the strings at the same
time as you strum the strings with the pick. This funky Blues is played using straight 1/8th notes.

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Mastery book by Rock Like The Pros
and written by Terry Carter. You
have learned
learned a lot in this course and
should now have a better understan-
ding of the Blues, be a better guitar
player, have better time, have more
confidence, and be ready to play with
others. If you are interested in more
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THE
AUTHOR
AUTHOR
TERRY CARTER
Terry Carter is a San Diego-based Guitar and Ukulele
player, surfer, songwriter, and creator of Rock Like The
Pros and Uke Like The Pros. Terry has worked with
Weezer, Josh Groban, Robby Krieger (The Doors),
2 time Grammy winner composer Christopher Tin
(Calling All Dawns), and the Los Angeles
Philharmonic. Terry has written and produced tracks
for commercials (Puma and Discount Tire)
and various television shows, including Scorpion
(CBS), Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet), Trippin’
and Wildboyz and The Real World (MTV).
Terry received a Masters of Music in Studio/Jazz Guitar
Performance
Performan ce f rom University of Southern
California
California and a Bachelor of Music from San Diego
State University, with an emphasis in
Jazz Studies and Music Education.

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