Blues Soloing Lesson - Trading Fours

Trading Fours is something that comes up a lot on gigs, but for some reason I rarely see it discussed. And since I was working with some students who asked about it, I made a video :) Trading Fours is simply playing a solo for only 4 bars of the 12 bar blues progression at a time. And then you trade. If there were 3 or 4 people, you'd go round robin style, but since it's just you and me, we'll just go back and forth. I'll play 4 bars, then you play 4 bars, and so on. This will force you to keep track of the progression, but it'll also let you dip your toe into the soloing pond and just try some stuff out without having to commit to a whole 12 bars! Try to mimic some of the things that I do, either just rhythmically or the notes. As always, check out http://BluesGuitarUnleashed.com for more blues lessons, tips, tricks, and learning materials.