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In this blues guitar lesson you’ll learn how to play a T-Bone Walker style lead and rhythm. This can be played on either electric or acoustic guitar (although some of the lead parts might be challenging on acoustic guitar). T-Bone Walker was a huge influence on B.B. King, and so in honor of his passing I wanted to create 2 lessons this week. One on T-Bone’s style and the other on B.B. King’s style – both played using the same MP3 jam track.
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T-Bone Walker Rhythm (Part 1)
T-Bone Walker Lead (Part 2)
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T-Bone Walker Lead (Slow Walk-Through)
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T-Bone Walker Rhythm (Slow Walk-Through)
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Video Tablature Breakdown
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H Brian,
In a Blues context (Stormy Monday), I always think of the T-bone chord as just a 9th chord (root-less). Much easier to think of it! When I am playing a jazz tune, then I think of it as a minor 7th, flat 5th as part of a “dark” 2-5-1 progression. Cool lesson as usual!
Craig
Im lost in the theory of this T bone chord but will make one observation. It only works playing ALL 6 strings at this position because you have three E (the minor third in C# chord). You can strum all 6 strings and retain all notes in the chord. Anywhere else and you can only play the middle 4 strings
Like this lesson and fun to play.
Still learning this lesson…
thank you fun lesson
How is possible that this amazing lesson has only 3 comments? Here the 4th!! Brian: you have the blues!!!
So glad I found this lesson. I was searching for Stormy Monday instead of T Bone. Well done as always.
I’m late to the party. This is an excellent T-Bone lesson. A real treat for us old school fans.
I’m late to the party too…but catching up quickly and learning a lot. I recognized the shape of the m7b5 chords and realized they are related to the 9th chord with the root on the 6th string.
Looks like C#m7b5 is the same chord as an A9 (with 6th string root).
The sharp notes are all in the C# minor and the A Major Scale (C#, F#, and G#), but I can’t figure out the relationship between these two scales.
A lesson on the theory behind this would be awesome!
Mark F.
Thank you for this lesson its like spiritual Oxygen
I have trouble knowing when to come in on the backtracking without the guitar. I’m trying to learn the rhythm part. Any tips? Thanks!
HI Brian
Thanks for the lesson, I love Tbone! I will never be the teacher you are so I make the following observations with all due respect. When introducing the (D) 9th chord shape you suggest fingering it with using the pinky and ring finger for the 1,2 strings. It is simpler (and I find easier) to fret the treble 3 strings 1,2,3 with a barred ring finger. Another advantage is when you do the Tbone slide up and down a whole step barring the treble 3 strings you don’t have to switch and use your index and then make a big switch again back to the chord shape. You already have a barred ring finger in place and can either lift the other fingers momentarily off or, easier still, keep the chord fretted just as you have it and slide up picking only the 3 treble strings.