What you will learn?
How to play electric guitar and how to play acoustic guitar
How to play blues guitar chords and blues rhythm guitar strumming patterns
How to play blues guitar notes and blues guitar scales used in blues lead guitar solos, riffs and licks
All the important lead guitar scales and techniques used by all blues guitarists
Practical guitar theory for learning how to read blues guitar music for beginners and how to read blues guitar tabs for beginners
How to tune a guitar
Blues guitar tips and blues guitar tricks that every player should know when learning guitar
Shortcuts for how to teach yourself to play blues guitar the fastest possible way by getting the most from guitar practice sessions
About this course
Perfect for absolute beginner blues guitar players.
Contains over 110 great sounding blues guitar exercises, chord progressions, riffs, licks and solos, used by today's best blues guitarists. Also includes jam-along backing tracks for practicing your blues guitar improvisation. This dynamic course features step-by-step guidance with real music examples, and comes complete with audio and video resources to make learning easy and enjoyable. Explore exciting topics like The Release Bend, The Eighth Rest, The Treble Staff, The G Major Chord, and grow your confidence by playing music you’ll love.
Covers beginner Blues guitar techniques, including chords, lead lines, riffs, and rhythm notation, for playing with others and writing own songs.
This course in a printable PDF format
Tunes guitars quickly and accurately with electronic tuners, reducing uncertainty and saving time.
Introduces the notation and techniques for reading chord diagrams, including symbol placement for accurate finger positioning and chord playing.
Rhythm notation uses diagonal lines to represent chord strumming, providing a visual language for guitar players.
Effective reading and playing of guitar scales through mastery of scale diagrams.
Tablature notation is introduced, using six lines to represent strings and numbers to indicate fret locations.
Tablature symbols are covered for hammer-on, pull-off, slide, bend, release bend, and vibrato techniques.
Improves guitar playing with proper posture guidance, covering seated and standing techniques, as well as pick holding methods.
Finger placement and hand positioning for right- and left-handed guitar playing are introduced.
Music notation fundamentals cover staff, treble clef, notes, rests, quarter note timing, and bar lines.
Tuning techniques and strategies are introduced for precise setup and optimal playing performance.
The G major chord is introduced as a foundational element of music, covering its construction and application.
Strumming patterns and complex chord techniques are covered, including timing considerations.
Dominant seventh chords are introduced, focusing on the D7 chord formation and proper strumming techniques.
Techniques for smooth chord transitions from G to D7 are covered.
Introduces common chord progressions and techniques for recognizing and playing various musical patterns.
Introduces the fundamental C Major Chord, exploring its structure and strumming techniques as a crucial foundation for guitar playing.
Introduces techniques for smooth chord changes using pivot and slide fingerings, plus a classic 12-bar blues progression.
Quarter note rhythms are introduced, focusing on reading and playing guitar-specific rhythm notation.
Dominant seventh chords, quarter rests, and half notes/rests are explored in the context of blues music.
Introduces fundamental concepts in music theory, covering keys, chords, and note values like whole notes, half rests, and dotted half notes.
Major chords, chord inversions, and doubling are covered.
The 12-bar blues progression is introduced as a foundational pattern used in Blues, Rock, and Jazz music.
Introduces major and minor chord progressions in all 12 keys, focusing on the essential I, IV, and V chords.
Dominant 7th chords I, IV, and V are introduced in various keys, shaping the sound of a 12-bar blues progression.
Eighth note triplets: Covers the fundamentals of playing a rhythmic pattern comprising three evenly spaced notes within one beat.
Triplets are covered with techniques like all downstrokes and alternate strumming.
Introduces techniques for binding swing rhythms through note substitution and quarter-note replacement.
The shuffle rhythm is a continuous eighth-note pattern with a swing feel commonly used in Blues and related styles.
The power chord is introduced as a foundational concept in Blues rhythm guitar, emphasizing its importance and application.
Introduces techniques for achieving a tighter, chunkier sound through right-hand damping.
The minor pentatonic scale is introduced as a foundation of Blues guitar playing, enabling the creation of single-note riffs.
Introduces the A minor pentatonic scale in its most accessible position.
Introduces blues phrasing and techniques utilizing the A minor pentatonic scale.
The E minor pentatonic scale is covered, including its application in creating licks, riffs, and solos.
Covers the blues scale, its construction, and application in 12-bar blues riffs.
The A blues scale is covered in open position, using familiar notes to create new licks.
The E Blues scale is explored, including its application in creating distinctive guitar riffs.
Introduces the Mixolydian scale and its use in creating Blues riffs through understanding of degrees and modes.
The Mixolydian scale is applied to create open string riffs in keys such as E and A.
Combining notes from different scales to create unique riffs emphasizes sound quality over theoretical understanding.
Boogie rhythms are marked by shuffle patterns, rests, and percussive strumming, drawing inspiration from John Lee Hooker and ZZ Top.
Covers advanced techniques for adding expression and fluidity to guitar playing through mastering of slurs like hammer-ons and pull-offs.
Ascends, descends, and values slides with nuanced expression.
Introduces the release bend, a reverse bending technique that begins with a note bent down and releases to its natural pitch.
Covers application of five pentatonic scale forms across the entire fretboard for enhanced improvisational abilities.
Introduces techniques for navigating 12 Bar Blues forms through slide-based licks covering various chord progressions.
Introduces the C Blues scale and its usage across various positions on the fretboard.
Enharmonic notes' varied spellings are explained as representing equivalent pitches.
Covers the construction and application of the Blues scale across the entire fretboard, focusing on five essential forms.
Twelve eight time signature and its application in slow Blues music are covered.
The Blues scale extension is applied to create open-string sounds drawing from Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and Howlin' Wolf.
Improvising with recorded tracks and other musicians enhances skills through jam sessions.
Listening to Blues recordings introduces guitar techniques like note bending, slides, and grace notes from legendary musicians.
