Texas Blues Alley

Learn the underlying shapes that lie within the licks of the blues-rock guitar greats.

Learn how to not just pick up guitar solos, but really nail them down.

A guitar solo is the highlight of any Stevie Ray Vaughan song, and the solos he performed in his 1983 hit “Pride and Joy” are among his finest.

Mixing small chords into your blues licks is a great way to give your soloing a more polished sound.

This video takes you through a few keys, and shows you how you can use open strings in each.

How to properly set the action on your Strat for blues guitar.

10 paths to follow when it's your turn to solo at the weekly blues jam.

Ten rules budding guitarists should follow when attempting a blues solo.

Pick up a cool chord embellishment that Hendrix played in "Bold As Love."

A simple, easy-to-follow lick beginners can use to expand their blues vocabulary.