Major & Minor Blues
I'll walk you through the roots of the blues, essential chord patterns, shuffle grooves, slow blues, jazz blues and turnarounds.
Guitar Summit Academy
Online Masterclass
Electric Guitar
English
Blues Rock Masterclass
with Thomas Blug
Whether you want crunchier riffs, more soulful solos or a bigger blues vocabulary, I'll help you take the next step. I'm sharing the concepts, techniques and musical ideas that have mattered most to me throughout more than 30 years on stage.
Course Trailer
This is what my masterclass is all about.
In this course, I take you from the foundations of blues and rhythm playing all the way to advanced phrasing, technique and soloing. My goal is simple: I want you to turn technique into real music.
60
Video Lessons
10h
Nearly 10 Hours
30+
Backing Tracks
11
Chapters
Does this sound familiar?
You know the scales. You know the licks. But something is still missing.
You can play the notes, but you want your guitar to sound more alive, expressive and unmistakably like you.
- You know the minor pentatonic, but your solos keep falling into the same familiar patterns.
- You have plenty of licks, but connecting them into a convincing solo still feels difficult.
- You want your bends, vibrato and phrasing to carry more character and emotion.
- You want to understand how rhythm, scales, technique and dynamics work together in real music.
My Approach
For me, blues rock starts when technique turns into music.
What I'll Show You
From blues basics to expressive soloing.
I built this course to connect all the pieces: rhythm, vocabulary, scales, technique, phrasing and sound. You'll learn each part separately and then bring everything together in a musical context.
Rhythm Guitar
We'll work on power chords, funk blues and the kind of solid rhythm playing that gives your band and your solos a real foundation.
Scales & Vocabulary
I'll show you how I use pentatonics, the blue note, minor and major scales, modes and my Pentatonic + X concept.
Technique & Feel
Picking, bending, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs, legato, slides and more: I'll show you how technique becomes part of your expression.
Solo Like a Pro
I'll break down phrasing, dynamics and signature ideas inspired by ten of the most influential blues rock players.
Sound, Gear & The Big Picture
I also share my approach to practicing, musical development, classic blues rock gear and the equipment I use myself.
More Than Video Lessons
Learn it. Hear it. Play it.
I want you to apply everything directly to your own playing. That's why the course combines detailed lessons with backing tracks, exercises, licks and transcriptions.
01
60 Videos
Nearly ten hours in which
I guide you from the blues
foundations to advanced soloing.
02
30+ Backing Tracks
Put the concepts into practice
and develop your own ideas
in a real musical context.
03
Exercises & Transcriptions
Chord charts, scales,
exercises, licks and
transcriptions help you
work through each topic.
04
Artist-Style Solos
I show you how ten legendary
players create their own
unmistakable blues rock voice.
My Way of Teaching
Musical first. Practical always.
Turn Scales Into Music
I don't want you to simply memorize more scale patterns. I want you to hear how they sound and learn how to use them musically.
Develop Your Own Voice
By studying phrasing, dynamics and the language of great players, I'll help you find new ideas for your own playing.
Learn at Your Own Pace
Take your time, repeat any lesson whenever you need to, and use the backing tracks to turn knowledge into practice.
Your Instructor
Hi, I'm Thomas Blug.
I've spent more than three decades on stage and in the studio, developing my own approach to guitar playing, sound and musical expression.
Blues and rock have always been at the heart of my playing. What fascinates me most is how a few notes can sound completely different depending on phrasing, dynamics and touch.
Over the years I've also worked intensively with guitar equipment and sound development. That combination of music and technology eventually led me to found BluGuitar.
In this masterclass, I'm sharing the concepts and experiences that I believe matter most if you want to become a more expressive blues rock guitarist.
Want to Try It First?
Free lesson: Jimi Hendrix
In my free lesson, I'll give you a first look inside the course and show you how I approach soloing in the style of Jimi Hendrix.
- Hendrix-style soloing
- phrasing and vocabulary
- practical musical examples
- free introduction to the course
The Complete Course
11 Chapters. 60 Videos.
I start with the roots of major and minor blues, then take you through rhythm, scales and technique before we move into advanced phrasing and soloing.
- Introduction
- Blues Roots
- Basic Pattern
- Chords
- Shuffle
- Spice Up Your Shuffle
- Slow Blues: Find Your Groove
- Jazz Blues
- Turnaround
- Minor Blues Basics
- Beef Up Your Blues Chords
- Power Chords
- Funk Blues
- Become The Solid Rhythm Machine
- Most Essential Scales
- Minor Pentatonic
- The Blue Note
- Minor Scale
- Major Pentatonic
- A Different View On Scales: Pentatonic + X
- Combining Boxes
- Solo Jam: Your First Solo
- Keep It Simple
- Principles Of Practice: Recycling
- Picking
- Bending
- Add Character With Vibrato
- Hammer On & Pull Off
- Open The Door To Fast Playing: Legato
- Slides
- Advanced Techniques
- Solo Jam: Combining Technique
- Blug's Secrets: Understanding And Mixing Scales
- The Most Useful Modes
- Dorian
- Mixolydian
- Uncommon Modes
- Harmonic Minor
- Ear Training
- Solo Jam: Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary
- 3 Notes Per String
- Play Fast And Fluently
- Practice With The Flow
- Recycling Of Licks
- Phrasing
- The Golden Rule Of Dynamics
- Jimi Hendrix
- Angus Young
- Jeff Beck
- Jimmy Page
- Gary Moore
- Carlos Santana
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Billy Gibbons
- John Mayer
- Eric Clapton
- Conclusion
- Secrets To Success In The Music Business
- Classic Gear
- Personal Gear
Blues Rock Masterclass
Ready to take your playing further?
In this masterclass, I'll guide you from the fundamental language of the blues to advanced phrasing, scales and soloing concepts. Work through the lessons at your own pace, revisit any topic whenever you need to and use the backing tracks to put everything into practice.
Regular Course Price
119
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- 60 video lessons
- nearly 10 hours of content
- more than 30 backing tracks
- 11 chapters
- exercises, licks & transcriptions
- artist-style solos
- unlimited online access
Guitar Summit Academy
Don't just play the notes.
Make them mean something.
I'll show you how rhythm, scales, technique, phrasing and dynamics come together to create expressive blues rock guitar playing.
