Blues for the Curious Guitarist

Complete blues guitar class. Chords, turnarounds, strumming, soloing, blues theory, songs, & jam tracks. All levels.

*Be sure to download the PDF in the Projects & Resources section.  (It's called "Blues for the Curious Guitarist - PDF.")  It's 45 pages long & contains all the text & tabs that you'll need for this class.  (If you have issues downloading it from your mobile device, then download it from a computer or laptop.)  Don't wait - get it now!

*Update - 5 new lessons (More Blues Turnarounds) have been added to the end of this class. 

Welcome to Blues for the Curious Guitarist. This is a complete class to help you fully understand & play real blues guitar. We'll start at the very beginning (assuming that you're starting from scratch) and work our way up to advanced blues. By the end of this class, you'll be chord comping & soloing over several different major & minor blues progressions & songs. You'll have endless chord changing possibilities so that your chords will always be exciting with unlimited soloing choices. You'll learn to properly solo over blues songs in any key, giving you several positions & options for where & how you want to approach your solos.

Any kind of six-string guitar will work well for this class - electric, acoustic, or classical guitar.

You'll learn how to navigate blues theory so you can always have fun & be creative when playing blues guitar.

The title of these video lessons will include the PDF page number (available in the Projects & Resources section) to reference. These pages are the tabs, songs, chords, and guitar lessons.

This class is in four sections:

[Blues Guitar Basics] - Get all of the tools you'll need for the entire class (starting from scratch.)

[Major Blues] - Begin using the tools we've learned to play chords & solo through the major Delta style blues progressions while exploring lots of blues tricks along the way.

[Minor Blues] - Learn the minor style of blues playing, still using the tools we've learned, but with new methods for the minor keys.

[Blues Songs] - Learn old blues songs with chords & soloing. These songs will help you jump start your blues song list and give you choices beyond the standard blues forms.

Who this class is for:

• Anyone who wants to learn real blues guitar.
• Complete beginner guitar players.
• Intermediate or advanced guitarists wanting to improve their blues playing.
• Guitarists wanting to level-up their blues skills.
  

Class Requirements:

• This class is for everyone - including complete beginners.
• You only need a guitar - any guitar with six strings.
• We'll start at the very beginning.

 

What you'll learn:

• Real blues guitar.
• Blues chords up & down the fretboard.
• How to solo like the greatest blues players.
• Get a swing feel for strumming & picking.
  
• Major blues forms.
• Minor blues forms.
• Blues tricks for flawless solos.
• Popular blues songs.
• Blues guitar theory.
  
• Many different blues turnarounds.

 

I'm glad you're here! The world needs more guitarists that can play real blues.

This will be a lot of fun! Let's get started.

• Preview
• Welcome to the Class
• Guitar Fundamentals (page 2 - 5)
• Tuning Your Guitar
• Open Chords (page 6 - 7)
• Barre Chords (page 8 - 11)
• Basic Rhythm (page 12 - 17)
• Swing Feel (page 18)
• Arpeggios (page 19)
• Scales (page 20)
• Techniques (page 21)
• Dominant 7th Chord Shapes (page 22)
• 12-Bar Blues in E (page 23)
• Walk-Ups & Walk-Downs (page 24)
• Soloing with Arpeggios (page 25)
• Soloing with Mixolydian (page 26)
• 12-Bar Blues in A (page 27)
• The Blue Note (page 28)
• 12-Bar Blues in C (page 29)
• Relative & Parallel Modes (page 30 - 31)
• Minor 12-Bar Blues in A (page 32)
• Soloing with Minor Arpeggios (page 33)
• Soloing with Pentatonic Minor Scale (page 34)
• Soloing with Natural Minor Scale (page 35 - 36)
• Minor 12-Bar Blues in E (page 37)
• Minor 12-Bar Blues in G (page 38)
• Backwater Blues (page 39)
• Frankie and Albert (page 40)
• Dust My Broom (page 41)
• Going Down the Road Feeling Bad (page 42)
• Saint James Infirmary Blues (page 43)
• Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out (page 44)
• Closing Thoughts - Moving Forward
• How to Use Backing Tracks
• Jam Track - 12-Bar Blues in G
• Jam Track - 12-Bar Blues in A
• Jam Track - 12-Bar Blues in C
• Jam Track - 12-Bar Blues in E
• Jam Track - Minor 12-Bar Blues in A
• More Blues Turnarounds #1
• More Blues Turnarounds #2
• More Blues Turnarounds #3
• More Blues Turnarounds #4
• More Blues Turnarounds #5