This month we’re putting the spotlight on learning to play blues guitar. Beginners may want to start with the easy songs for beginners lessons that will swiftly bring you up to speed on the 12 bar blues, the shuffle and playing lead. We also have many blues lessons from other GN contributors, such as Paul Andrews, Alan Green, Darrin Koltow and others.
Blues Guitar Lessons
Blues is a style of music that has endured since the early decades of the twentieth century. It is hard to imagine the blues without guitar.
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Into The Blue: Rhythm Part 1
Walking Bass Jazz Blues – Fingerstyle Rhythm
Blues Solo Improvisation – A Basic Introduction
Acoustic Blues in Standard Tuning
There’s a Hound Dog barkin in the yard
Blues Lines in Jazz II
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Blues Triad Mystery
The blues offers a great opportunity to practice playing triads and further our understanding of chords. This is a hands on music theory for guitar lesson.
Well I woke up this morning – Study in Blue
Let’s practice the blues with this simple Study in Blue. We’ll use only three chords for this simple twelve-bar blues song in the key of E major.
Blues Lines in Jazz I
Jazz and blues have always been intertwined. Now you can see how simple blues lines can add to your jazz improvisational skills, as well as other styles. Hans is back with the first of a three-part series that will sharpen your playing considerably.
A Mixolydian Scale Blues Guitar Riff
Here is a great introduction to the Mixolydian scale – how to find it, how to use it. It’s great for blues, rock and a host of other things and, as always, Darrin makes learning it a joy and not a chore.
Blues Lines in Jazz II
Jazz and blues have always been intertwined. In part two of this three-part series, Hans explores the relationships between the major and minor blues scales. Definitely a lot of fun!
There’s a Hound Dog barkin in the yard
Alan Green’s latest piece walks you through a traditional blues turnaround, all done in a great fingerstyle. Alan has also been kind enough to furnish some MP3s to aid you with this lesson.
Acoustic Blues in Standard Tuning
Here’s a terrific introduction to the wonders of acoustic blues, using the Muddy Waters’ classic You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had. First time GN contributor Jim Arkuszewski will get you playing the blues in no time.
Blues Solo Improvisation – A Basic Introduction
Arjen has an ambitious project for the New Year – a series of pieces on improvisation. This first lesson introduces the form of the twelve bar blues, the minor pentatonic scale and the blues scale. There are exercises and even some MIDI backing tracks that you can practice along with!
Walking Bass Jazz Blues – Fingerstyle Rhythm
It’s always a pleasure to get a new lesson from Peter Simms! His latest piece involves putting a walking bass line underneath a standard jazz blues progression. When you put it all together, you’ll definitely think it was worth the extra practice!
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