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There is an old lyric from a classic blues track that says, "the blues had a baby...and they called it rock n' roll."

Believe me, there is much truth in that statement You can listen to all the first rock n' roll songs and hear the blues guitar riffs, chord progressions and scales being played, just in a less bluesy kinda way.

"Johnny B. Good" is a good example of a blues guitar progression being played with a rock drum beat and a vocal melody that is unusual from how a typical blues melody would sound. It doesn't stop there though. The influence on modern music is still very dominant. We hear it in hip-hop, rock, emo, indie, reggae, r & b, funk, etc

The commonly used 1 - 4 - 5 chord progression (3 chords) that is used in blues is also used in almost EVERY type of music that exists. Even Beethovan uses this chord progression as well as many others from the classical period. Not only do blues guitar riffs and chord progressions gets played in modern music, but virtually all guitar solos also have blues overtones in country music as well as the other styles that I mentioned. It has been a Essential component in organizing the shape sound of modern music no matter how you look at it.

Mastering how to play blues music should be a top priority on any guitar players 'to-do' list. Once you learn the ins and outs of this genre, you can improvise it to create your own modern songs, riffs and/or solos. Many guitar players that I know improvise on the blues scale to produce their main riffs and super spectacular leads as well as use the chord progressions to write different, more modern music.

Don't allow anybody influence you that the blues is dead!

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