| There's a line from an old blues song that says, "the | | | | this chord progression as well as many others from |
| blues had a baby...and they called it rock n' roll." | | | | the classical period. Not only do blues guitar riffs and |
| Let me tell you, there is so much truth to that line! You | | | | chord progressions get used in modern music, but |
| can listen to all the first rock n' roll songs and hear the | | | | most guitar solos also have blues overtones in rock |
| blues guitar riffs, chord progressions and scales being | | | | music as well as the other styles that I mentioned. It |
| played, just in a less bluesykinda way. | | | | has been a KEY factor in forming the shape sound of |
| "Johnny B. Good" is a great example of a blues guitar | | | | modern music no matter how you look at it. |
| progression being played with a rock drum beat and a | | | | Learning how to play blues guitar should be a top |
| vocal melody that is different from how a blues vocal | | | | priority on any guitar players 'to-do' list. Once you learn |
| melody would sound. It doesn't end there though. The | | | | the ins and outs of this style, you can manipulate it to |
| influence on modern music is still very prevalent. We | | | | create your own modern songs, riffs and/or solos. |
| hear it in hip-hop, rock, emo, indie, reggae, r & b, | | | | Many guitar players that I know improvise on the blues |
| funk, etc. | | | | scale to create their main riffs and super impressive |
| The ever so popular 1 - 4 - 5 chord progression (3 | | | | leads as well as use the chord progressions to write |
| chords) that is used in blues is also used in practically | | | | new, more modern music. |
| EVERY type of music that exists. Even Mozart uses | | | | Don't let anybody tell you that the blues is dead! |