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 D |
“Worried Man Blues” Key of D, Part 4: Endings, Fills, and Blues Notes |
Pickups fill the space before and between melodic lines, but there’s a lot of space after the last line of the melody, which can be filled with an ending. Lauren also shows you some ways to fill out the melody with bow “rockups” and fills, and vary the melody with blues notes.