Level: Intermediate

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In today's lesson we'll learn the opening solo to All Your Love (I Miss Loving) as recorded by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers. This is a 12-bar blues chord progression but this time in the key of Am. Let's break down these classic Clapton leads!

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In this video we are going to break down how to play "Help The Poor" as recorded by B.B. King and Eric Clapton on guitar from their 2000 studio album release Riding With The King.

This song is a funky blues in the key of Dm and has a 16-bar chord progression and then a bridge. We are going to go through it 8 bars at a time so when you are done with this lesson you'll have everything you need to go and play this guitar part right along with the original recording.

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Let's learn how to play "Bell Bottom Blues" as recorded by Derek & The Dominoes featuring Eric Clapton on vocals and guitar. One really cool thing to note with this song is that parts of it have an almost identical chord progression to “Something” by the Beatles.

"Bell Bottom Blues" opens up with an arpeggiated guitar part that moves through the verse chord progression in the key of C. Then in the next section, the song changes keys to the key of A. This specific chord progression and key change is a songwriting move that George Harrison would use all the time. You can hear an example of this type of key change in songs like “Something” and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”

In today’s video I’ll break down each part of this classic song, and I’ll show you how to put it all together.

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How To Play 3 O' Clock Blues By B.B. King And Eric Clapton On Guitar! Learn a slow blues in the key of B that uses what I call sliding triads to give you a classic blues sound. This guitar style comes out of the T-Bone Walker school of blues rhythm guitar.

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