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Beginner jump blues solo guitar lesson.
Jump Blues is an up-tempo, jazz-tinged style of blues that first came to prominence in the mid- to late ’40s. Usually featuring a vocalist in front of a large, horn-driven orchestra or medium sized combo with multiple horns, the style is earmarked by a driving rhythm, intensely shouted vocals, and honking tenor saxophone solos - all of those very elements a precursor to rock & roll. Jump blues was the bridge between the older styles of blues - primarily those in a small band context - and the big band jazz sound of the 1940s.
Jump Blues was and is practiced by guitar giants such as Brian Setzer, T-Bone Walker, Charlie Christian, Gatemouth Brown and Freddie King.
This 24-bar Jump Blues solo (really two distinct 12-bar solos) is a straightforward introduction to jump blues. It’s kept simple so that no tricky harmonized lines, diminished scales, double-sto