12 Bar Blues Guitar Lesson

Don't worry about reading music, simply click play on the video to the right and you will be playing the blues in minutes!

Ex.1 - this one measure riff will be played 4 times

 

Ex. 2 - this one measure riff will be played 2 times making up measure 5 and 6.

 

 

Ex.3 - this measure will only be played once in measure 9 and then again in measure 12 if you want.


Chordal Ideas After you know the riff try some inversions of A7 on strings 1-2-3-4

Soloing Ideas Some fun ideas for soloing over the 12 bar blues.

To learn more about triplet feel and swing eighth notes click here

 

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