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Sunday, October 24, 2010

BLUES Guitar Lesson

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A simple blues guitar lesson


Without a doubt, Blues Guitar music is in a unique world of its own. Its  distinctive sound is recognised widely around the world; and it is a sound that sets it apart from other guitar music. The good thing for beginners is that there are some blues guitar techniques that are easy to duplicate once you unravel the mystery. This post provides a couple of  essential techniques that any beginner can easily master with patience and practice - actually patience and practice are the keys to good guitar playing

Blues Guitar Technique

The best way to learn any guitar techniques is to actually see it being done and playing along; the internet has a whole range of lessons available to anyone to learn acoustic blues guitar. Check out Your Easy Blues Guitar Lesson below that shows you how to play the 12 bar blues. Now although this guy uses the A chord as his root you can substitute the E root - so your chord progression will use E,  A and B. The E and A have been explained in the EZINE article (Acoustic Blues Guitar Easy Lesson) and the B chord needs to be explained

E power chord
Acoustic Blues Guitar




power chord
Acoustic Blues Guitar




The B power chord is formed by placing the first finger on the second fret of the second string (the A string) and the third finger on the fourth fret of the third string (the D string); both the second and third strings are plucked simultaneously!

Acoustic Blues Guitar

Following the video below to get an idea of the strumming technique used in 12 bar blues - in addition you need to drop the fourth finger (the pinky) down onto the sixth fret of the third string (the D string) when playing the B power chord.




If you are just beginning to learn how to play the acoustic guitar the key is to find a series of easy guitar lessons that you can manage by yourself first, without any cost before you jump into paying for lessons to extend your skill level and accelerate your learning. Once you get some playing time under your belt you may want to consider learning how to Play Acoustic Blues Guitar or extending your Acoustic Guitar Skills. Whatever you do, do it well and you will reap the rewards.

Your Simple Blues Guitar Lesson 



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