Blues Fingerpicking Guitar
This lesson introduces another popular fingerpicking style, Blues guitar. The first thing to understand about Blues is common progressions that are often used. The two most frequently used chord progressions in Blues are the 12 Bar and 8 Bar Blues progressions. A Blues progression is generally constructed from the three basic chords in a key, which is illustrated in the following table.
These three chords are referred to as the I, IV and V chords. The Roman numerals relating to the 1st, 4th, and 5th notes of the major scale from which each chord takes its name. If you find this style of playing interesting, see the book Progressive Blues Acoustic Guitar Method for more detail.
Class Sessions
1- Blues Fingerpicking Guitar
2- Clawhammer With Pinch
3- Clawhammer
4- Fingerpicking Patterns in <span class="symbolA">)</span> Time
5- Fingerpicking Pattern 5
6- Playing Notes Together
7- Fingerpicking Patterns in <span class="symbolA">^</span> Time
8- The Hammer-on
9- Fingerpicking Pattern 2
10- Six String Clawhammer
11- Classical Guitar Style
12- Picking the Strings
13- Alternating Thumb Style
14- Ragtime Guitar
15- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard
16- Chord Chart
17- Glossary of Musical Terms
18- INTRODUCTION
19- More titles by LearnToPlayMusic.com
20- Twelve Bar Blues Progression
21- The Pull-off
22- The Chromatic Scale
23- The Capo
24- The Slide Finger
25- Approach to Practice
26- Fingerpicking Pattern 1
27- Two Bar Clawhammer Pattern
28- The Pivot
29- Other titles in this series
30- How to Read Sheet Music
31- Eight Bar Blues Progression
32- Constant Bass Line
33- Easy Chord Table
34- Classical Guitar (Nylon Strings)
35- Alternating Bass Notes
36- The Slide
37- How to Transpose
38- Steel String Acoustic
39- Fingerpicking Accompaniment
40- Strings
41- Electronic Tuner
42- Tuning Your Guitar
43- How to Read Music
44- Practice Position