5 – 6 Blues Shuffle Root On 6

5 – 6 Blues Shuffle Root on 6

In this video, I look at moving the 5 – 6 Blues Shuffle around on the neck.
In particular, we set up the I7 chord with it’s root note on the 6th string.
This ties into an earlier lesson where we learned the names of the notes on the 6th string.
This will allow us to play the Blues in any key.
Learn where the I7, IV7 and V7 chords set up when the root of the I7 chord is on the 6th string.

Guitar Tabs For 5 – 6 Blues In G
Strum swing eighths using downstrokes and palm mute after each down beat to give the notes some definition.

Riff On I
E|————————–
B|————————–
G|————————–
D|————————–
A|–5–5–7–7–5–5–7–7–
E|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–

Riff On IV
E|————————–
B|————————–
G|————————–
D|–5–5–7–7–5–5–7–7–
A|–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–
E|————————–

Riff On V
E|————————–
B|————————–
G|————————–
D|–7–7–9–9–7–7–9–9–
A|–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–
E|————————–

All of these riffs are alternating between the root/5th and root/6th of the key of the chord.
The interval between the root and 5th is a perfect 5th interval and the interval between the root and 6th is a major 6th interval.
For Riff On I, the notes are G/D and G/E
For Riff On IV, the notes are C/G and C/A
For Riff On V, the notes are D/A and D/B

Each of the riffs last for a single bar and can be played over the Blues progression.

Once this rhythm is feeling comfortable, strap on a C harmonica and start adding the harmonica.

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