Video: Joe Bonamassa on moving around the fretboard
Joe Bonamassa shows you how he breaks free of cliched playing by moving around the fretboard
by The MusicRadar Team, Thu 3 Apr, 11:11 am BST
One of the reasons why Joe Bonamassa has made such an impact, in an age where new guitar heroes are few and far between, is that he is always looking for ways to expand his playing beyond standard blues licks. One of his favourite methods for achieving this is to move outside of the standard 'box' position of the pentatonic scale. It's an approach that all guitarists can benefit from.
In this video lesson Joe starts off by demonstrating a clichéd blues/rock lick. He follows it by playing a lick that starts in a similar position on the guitar, but then moves all around the guitar's fretboard.
If you want more video you can watch Joe Bonamassa showing you his live rig. You can also visit the official Joe Bonamassa website or the official Joe Bonamassa Myspace page.
Tab
If you want to learn Joe's licks then check out our full tab. If you don't know what tab is, or have never used it before, you can download MusicRadar's guitar tab guide to help you.
User comments (3)
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Useful... must learn tab!
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just read guitarist issue 302 p13 girl advice,never to late.
i had to finish work through a back injury so after a while at the age of 50 i bought a guitar and started to learn to play,i am never going to be good because of my back i can only play for so long,but the main thing is i am learning more each day and i enjoy it,i bought a epi les paul and in the last 2 years i have upgraded the pickups to gibson classics 57,all wiring and pots,also added bleed volume and spraque vitamin q capacitors,all work done by myself ,2 years ago i did not know what any of this was but thanks to guitarist mag,and advice on internet i have managed to do this,so go on give it a go never to late.john -
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