Kirk Fletcher Blues Groove – Jazzy T-Bone Style (Lesson + Tabs)

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:09][music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> Now that is some cool old school blues curve that I just playing here, right?

[00:00:58]It really reminds me of someone like T-Bone Walker.

[00:01:01]There are some jazzy chords on there, but the melody is also very nice.

[00:01:06]If you want to learn only the rhythm, then go to this timestamp. And if you interested in learning the solo part, then go to this timestamp.

[00:01:15]All right, let's start. This old school blues is in A and he starts out with this little melody adding the major sixth interval on the A major.

[00:01:27]And he's basically just adding the pinky here on the seventh fret B string.

[00:01:33]And then using major sixth intervals sliding in from there from around fret below from A fret which is just part >> [music] >> of an A major triad or A7 if you think of the blues.

[00:01:53]>> [music] >> Does twice.

[00:02:01]>> [music] >> And then goes back to that little motive.

[00:02:11]>> [music] >> And there comes the first jazzy chord.

[00:02:15]It's very interesting.

[00:02:17]>> [music] >> Um, I think he bars it he fingers it a little bit different, but it's essentially a dominant seventh chord with an added minor sixth interval here on the B string sixth fret.

[00:02:31]So, normally you would just have your root note, your minor seventh interval on the D string, >> [music] >> your major third and the fifth.

[00:02:43]And now he doubles the root note by putting the middle finger on the high E on the E string, and adding the pinky on the sixth fret B string. So, he's um replacing the fifth with a minor sixth interval.

[00:02:57]>> [music] >> And that's a really dark sounding chord, but it's very interesting.

[00:03:03]>> [music] >> And he's just strumming that a little bit. So, what we've got so far.

[00:03:15]>> [music] >> Then he continues with that melody.

[00:03:25]>> [music] [music] >> Then again sliding into that major sixth.

[00:03:36]>> [music] >> And then pulling off to the A.

[00:03:43]Well, you don't have to pull off. You could there, but I think he's just actually playing it.

[00:03:49]>> [music] >> And then back to the motive.

[00:03:59]>> [music] [music] >> And for going to a five chord, he's using the exact same motive.

[00:04:14]>> [music] >> It's very interesting. He doesn't go to a fourth chord after that. He just goes to the >> [music] >> to a fifth, which is basically a open B7 shape, but moved to the key of A. That would be the E7.

[00:04:32]But he's placing the middle finger on the E string on the seventh fret. So, think of it as some dominant seventh chord with a ninth and the fifth on the bass.

[00:04:42]>> [music] >> B is the fifth of E in that case.

[00:04:49]And in some blues pieces, you will find that they go >> [music] >> from a fifth just one fret above >> [music] >> and back, which creates some very nice tension. So, from that part, >> [music] [music] >> then he bars that ring finger over the seventh fret G, B, and E string.

[00:05:21]>> [music] >> Goes back to the little motive.

[00:05:28]>> [music] >> And then, as you know it for a blues, the last chord is the fifth.

[00:05:36]>> [music] [music] >> And then, we got a new cycle.

[00:05:47]>> [music] >> For the new cycle, um, he's starting by using the same motive.

[00:05:58]>> [music] >> But this time he's not going to the sixth intervals. He's playing a jazzy chord there.

[00:06:04]>> [music] >> Which is basically, uh, dominant seventh ninth chord as well. So think of it as >> [music] >> this chord here.

[00:06:20]But play it down here. And the interesting thing is he's also adding the high, um, A note on the E string.

[00:06:26]So >> [music] >> which is kind of tricky to play.

[00:06:37]>> [music] >> I just play both the B and E string with a pinky, but there are definitely other solutions. You have to get creative here.

[00:06:47]>> [music] [music] >> Then that same minor sixth dominant seventh chord we had in the first cycle.

[00:07:10]>> [music] >> So it's basically this little melodic motive.

[00:07:15]>> [music] >> And chords in between, jazzy chords in between.

[00:07:21]The last one is a fourth chord, the D seven ninth chord.

[00:07:26]>> [music] [music] >> Then going to the five chord.

[00:07:47]So this time it's a little bit different than in the first cycle.

[00:07:51]>> [music] >> And there he's going to do a little melody here.

[00:08:06]>> [music] >> So basically you're coming from >> [music] >> might be unusual for you >> [music] >> to play this chord here.

[00:08:21]And then go from a pinky to the next finger here on the E string.

[00:08:32]But that's how he's ending that cycle.

[00:08:36]>> [music] [music] >> So let's play the second cycle slowly again.

[00:08:56]>> [music] [music] >> Good job.

[00:09:17]Now for the solo part he's starting with the T-Bone Walker thing.

[00:09:22]Bending up here to stop a stop.

[00:09:25]>> [music] >> And then playing this little line mixing major and minor blues pentatonic in A.

[00:09:39]>> [music] >> It's really a cool line.

[00:09:46]>> [music] >> And then he goes to four chord actually.

[00:09:53]I'm playing some jazzy chords for a transition.

[00:09:56]>> [music] >> Again, that minor six dominant seventh chord.

[00:10:01]>> [music] >> And at one point he's going to >> [music] >> play with a fifth here instead of a minor six, but still with the high root.

[00:10:14]So, that's very difficult to play. I just switch my middle finger so it the middle finger plays both the B and E string.

[00:10:21]>> [music] >> And then the fourth chord.

[00:10:28]>> [music] >> It's not so easy.

[00:10:41]>> [music] >> Then I slap for timekeeping.

[00:10:46]>> [music] >> And now you have to hear it. We are playing now a fourth chord using triads.

[00:10:56]>> [music] >> Actually just minor triads.

[00:11:06]It's basically a B minor triad you could think of and it works because it does have the major third of the fourth chord.

[00:11:15]The G flat here.

[00:11:16]Also the major sixth and the D.

[00:11:20]>> [music] [music] >> Playing those triads here with some bluesy inflections.

[00:11:30]>> [music] >> And then going to this little phrase here.

[00:11:42]Which is very cool.

[00:11:49]>> [music] >> And that's also a very cool idea you can do do in a blues playing around with double stops, but uh on purpose being a little bit flat, so going from one fret below is always a great idea, especially especially here with the um diatonic stop.

[00:12:21]>> [music] >> And of course, you would have to think we're back at the one.

[00:12:27]Right? Since these double stops here >> [music] >> belong to the A major.

[00:12:37]And this here >> [music] >> suggesting the um five chord.

[00:12:47]>> [music] >> Some interesting um intervals here.

[00:12:52]>> [music] >> If you were to think about the five chord, which is the E.

[00:12:58]>> [music] >> And now we have the A in it. It's just the >> [music] >> It's just a sus chord, you know, it's almost an E7 triad.

[00:13:13]>> [music] >> Which would be one fret below.

[00:13:17]>> [music] >> Very cool.

[00:13:25]>> [music] [music] >> Okay, before I show you the end, let's repeat everything slowly from the beginning [clears throat] of the solo.

[00:13:47]>> [music] [music] >> Okay, he's ending that by again playing that T-Bone Walker thing with a double stop bend.

[00:14:04]But I think this time he's actually picking down.

[00:14:06]>> [music] >> And then the same line we had before.

[00:14:17]>> [music] >> But here he's going directly to a five to a fifth interval.

[00:14:24]To the E.

[00:14:27]And then he plays that E7 chord.

[00:14:30]>> [music] [music] >> Very nice. Okay, let's repeat the whole solo part slowly.

[00:14:51]>> [music] [music] [music] >> If you learned something in this video, then please hit a like, subscribe to my channel down below. Also, let me know in the comments what should I cover next?

[00:15:14]Something old school blues as well or something more modern like Joe Bonamassa.

[00:15:18]See you next time. Bye-bye.