One of the best ways into improvisation is the 12-bar blues. This is a well-known, simple chord progression which gives you an opportunity to try out some of your ideas. If you’re unsure of ...

Figure 1 is an improvised solo played over the 12-bar form ... as I descend the A blues scale while also touching upon the chord’s major 3rd, C#. When the progression moves to D7 in bar 5 ...