For the following example, you'll stick mostly with the G minor blues scale (G Bb C Db D F – G minor pentatonic with the addition of the b5). Finishing on G major's major 3rd, the B note ...

This Eric Clapton style line is derived from the G minor pentatonic scale, using quarter tone and whole tone bends with a thick overdriven tone. Notice how the lick can be repeated over the I and IV ...

It’s an edgier sound that’s hard to achieve using the steadier sounding minor pentatonic scale. Read on, and we’ll break it all down for you. Here, we’re looking at the notes of the A blues scale. A, ...