When you first learn to play blues guitar learn the basics from
someone that knows how to play the blues. A lot of inexperienced guitar
players are very weak at the turnaround section of the blues
progression. If you are not sure how to play the turnaround bars that
get you back to the head of the tune everything will fall apart. The
players will not know where the ( 1 ) down beat is.
First learn easy beginning blues turnarounds. Learn to play the 12
bar blues, the 8 bar blues and the 16 bar blues. This is a must to learn
blues guitar.
Listen day and night to blues. Be careful what you wish for cause it
may happen. It is going to turn you into a good blues player if you
are exposing your self to it all the time.
Learn blues note licks & riffs in different friendly blues keys like E, A, G, C, F, and Bb.
Learn the pentatonic blues scale in all positions.
Get use to playing your guitar in front of people. Try and find
Jams around your town to try out singing your new songs, and playing
your blues guitar solos.
You have to really try different amps for you to find the right sound
and match for your guitar and amplifier. I can't stress how important
this is. You have to find a perfect match for your guitar and amp.
Learn how to play your blues licks in different positions on the guitar fret board.
Learn the different groves in the blues. There are shuffle rhythms,
Chicago rhythms, Delta rhythms, swing blues rhythms. This is a few of
the blues feels. Knowing the different blues grooves is a must to learn
to play blues guitar.
It is so important to learn classic blues licks, and classic double stops
String bending on the guitar is a blues guitar technique that will
get better as you're mature as a player. A guitarist can develop his
own signature string bends.
Learn to use blues unison bends. They produce a very cool sound. Jimmy Hendrix used this technique.
How do you learn to play ‘blues guitar? Listen to great blues guitar players.
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Robert Cray
B.B. King
Buddy Guy
Robben Ford
Rick Washbrook
Muddy Watters
Howlin' Wolf
Jimmy Page
Mike Bloomfield
Magic Slim
By: Rick Washbrook
June 22, 2011
source : http://www.washbrookmusic.com
