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One of the ways you can start embellishing melodies is by varying the pickups to lines of the melody. In “Worried Man Blues” the vocal pickup is just one word/note: “it.” In this video, Lauren shows you how you can start varying the pickup rhythmically and melodically.
| “Worried Man Blues” Key of A |
| “Worried Man Blues” Key of A, Part 1: Scales, Handshapes, and Chords |
Lauren starts your second lesson on “Worried Man Blues” by showing you how to play the A major scale in two octaves. She reviews the theory of half-step patterns in major scales, applying and comparing “open” and “closed” handshapes. She also explains how to spell the I, IV, and V chords in the key of A: the A chord (I) is AC#E, the D chord (IV) is DF#A, the E chord (V) is EG#B.
| “Worried Man Blues” Key of A, Notation PDF Download (Available to subscribers) |
