Guitar Tricks Insider September / October Issue | Page 16

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Fig. 5
Fig. 5
   
  
 
 
 C7b9(Gº7)
7
6
7 7
6
7 7
6
7 7
6
7 6
5
6

G7
    
        
B
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
None other than Robert Johnson, the “King of the Delta Blues,” was fond of
kicking off verses with the hip chords in Fig. 5. Be aware how the implied C7b9
in measure 2 may also function as Go7 if measure 2 of a 12-bar blues is an I
chord as found in “slow change” progressions (4 measures of the I to start).
Fig. 6
Fig. 6
  
 
G

3
4
  
5
5 6
7
 C9      
5
5 3
3 5
5 6
7 5
5
Forward motion and blues-approved harmony is provided in Fig. 6. Be cogni-
zant how the riffs relate directly to bass-string 5th, 6th and b7th boogie pat-
terns in G and C, respectively. Performance Tip: Though played with a slide
in open D tuning, “Shake Your Moneymaker” by Elmore James boasts essen-
tially the same riffs.
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