92Solo Blues in E

The next few examples demonstrate how you can play blues with a single guitar and unaccompanied. The techniques
featured in each piece demonstrates how you can be capable of covering rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic aspects of
any blues piece with a single instrument.

Ex. 59
Solo Blues in E
Swing q = 86

Intro E B7

  
1
    
     
3 3

3
 
3
 
3

      
 3 
0 0
3 2 0 0


2 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 2 2
2 2 2 1 1
0 1 2
0 0 4

A E7 A7 E7

   
3
    
     
3


                 
3 3

X 3 3 3 X 3 3 3


X 4 4 4 X 4 4 4 2 0
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 A7
93

  
6
6
                    
3

 3   
0 0
3


0 1 0 1 0 1
0 2 0 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
E7

 
9
         
    
3

 3
4
3
5
3
6 7 7 7 9 7 7
  


4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 9 7 7
0 1
0 0 4
B7 A7

  
11
3
 
3

3

3

    
3 3

      
2
3 0
3
0 0 0 2 2


2 2 2 2 0 0 0
1 1 1 2 2 2
2 0 2 4
E7 B7 E9
6fr

          
13
      
      
              
E7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 7 7
5 6 7 7


5 6 7 7
2 2 0 0 4 5 6 6
4 4 3 3 2 5 6 7 7