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Blues Guitar Lessons
Caught, not taught
Famous American Rock 'n Blues Guitarist Warren Haynes once said: "It's really better to approach the blues through playing rather than theorizing." What a shame, since everyone loves learning sheets of music theory peppered with Italian adverbs...
I am of course being sarcastic to emphasize a point. I love blues precisely because it is so natural. Blues is one of those genres that will be caught rather than taught. Aside from basic theory (most of which intermediate guitar players will know in any case), Blues is all about improvising, mixing and matching licks, riffs, techniques. Combine these with your own creativity and you'll soon discover your own unique blend of blues...
What will you learn?
These Blues Guitar lessons will start by focusing on the 12-bar blues which is blues in it's most basic form and forms the foundation of most other types of Blues music. We'll then look at a couple of blues scales in different positions on the fretboard.
Once you are able to play basic 12-bar blues using scales, you should learn some turnarounds. The turnaround is the bit at the end of the twelve bars that sets you up for the next verse. During this lesson you can also try to imitate what you hear on records. Even if you think your solo's don't sound very good, you will be amazed at how much better they sound once you have mastered a few turnarounds.
Next we'll have a deeper look at string bending, which play a very important role in blues.
Once you've worked through some of these Blues Guitar lessons, a big section with a dozen or so Blues Guitar Licks awaits for your practice. All with free video lessons, as usual.
Famous American Rock 'n Blues Guitarist Warren Haynes once said: "It's really better to approach the blues through playing rather than theorizing." What a shame, since everyone loves learning sheets of music theory peppered with Italian adverbs...
I am of course being sarcastic to emphasize a point. I love blues precisely because it is so natural. Blues is one of those genres that will be caught rather than taught. Aside from basic theory (most of which intermediate guitar players will know in any case), Blues is all about improvising, mixing and matching licks, riffs, techniques. Combine these with your own creativity and you'll soon discover your own unique blend of blues...
What will you learn?
These Blues Guitar lessons will start by focusing on the 12-bar blues which is blues in it's most basic form and forms the foundation of most other types of Blues music. We'll then look at a couple of blues scales in different positions on the fretboard.
Once you are able to play basic 12-bar blues using scales, you should learn some turnarounds. The turnaround is the bit at the end of the twelve bars that sets you up for the next verse. During this lesson you can also try to imitate what you hear on records. Even if you think your solo's don't sound very good, you will be amazed at how much better they sound once you have mastered a few turnarounds.
Next we'll have a deeper look at string bending, which play a very important role in blues.
Once you've worked through some of these Blues Guitar lessons, a big section with a dozen or so Blues Guitar Licks awaits for your practice. All with free video lessons, as usual.
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Everybody knows it sounds amazing, but not everyone can manage to produce the bluesy sound from a guitar. It's not that difficult though, so get learning...
In blues you need to learn to listen. Not just in the way we usually listen to music, but as a part of your guitar practice. Half an hour or so of listening to the great blues guitarists will soon make itself felt in your playing.
When you are learning the art of improvisation you can play single notes on a guitar or you can play chords. For a solo guitar player there's a choice between playing an improvised solo over a chord progression or you can play single note melody accompanied by base notes on open bass strings.
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How to play Blues Guitar
How to play Blues Guitar
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