BB King is perhaps the best-known of all the great electric blues guitarists. His career spanned 8 decades during which he recorded hundreds of songs. This first course (part of a planned 3-course series) focuses on his earliest recordings - those made between about 1947 and 1953.

In this course, Iwill explain and demonstrate the overall "style" and "methods" BB used on these early recordings and then teach you 75 specific licks and ideas taken note-for-note from the original recordings. I will teach you a variety of licks featuring single string runs, bends, double stops, fills, and even a few chord licks.

This course includes:

- 5 Lessons explaining, demonstrating, and teaching the Basic BB King Style: chords, playing positions, tuning, and fundamental licks.

- 75 individual lessons covering specific licks and ideas heard on his early recordings (TABfor each). Each lick and idea is explained in detail and demonstrated clearly - with suggestions for how/when to use in your own playing.

- More than 4 hours of instruction!

BONUS

You also get TABS for:

(1) 7 Intros from BB King songs (1947-1953)

(2) 5 End Tags

These can be found with the resources for Lecture #80!

If you want to learn to play like BB King or just adapt some of his licks to your own playing, this is the course for you!

Planned Courses in This Series

- BB King Guitar Licks: Volume II - The Middle Years (1955-1964)

- BB KIng Guitar Licks: Volume III - The Later Years (1965- )