Traditional-Style Electric Blues Guitar For Beginners

What you'll learn
Students will be able to play basic blues rhythm guitar in a variety of traditional styles.
Requirements
You need a guitar and an interest in pre-1970s blues music!
Some basic guitar skills would help, but are not necessary. This course is for beginners and more experienced players.
Description
In this course, you will learn to play basic blues rhythm guitar in a variety of traditional styles as they were played and recorded during the 1950s and 1960s. After learning some basics about the guitar, we will jump right into the essential elements and building blocks for playing this type of guitar. Topics covered in this course include basic rhythm patterns, chords, turnarounds, and other skills needed to start playing right away! I will also take you through fifteen different examples of rhythm playing from the styles of the all-time greats - including the likes of Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, Otis Rush, Albert Collins, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson,and John Lee Hooker! Practice exercises and recommended listening examples are included throughout the course.
When you are finished with this course, you will be ready to play traditional blues rhythm guitar -- by yourself, or with a band. You can also to use the skills and concepts learned in this course to play contemporary blues and blues/rock. And, after completing this course, you will be more than ready to tackle my second course on playing lead guitar in the traditional blues style. Enjoy!
Lesson TABS are all included in a PDF file that can be downloaded from the Introduction section of the course!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction to Course
Lecture 1 Introduction to Course
Lecture 2 Tuning The Guitar
Lecture 3 The Guitar Neck & Frets
Section 2: Basic Chords
Lecture 4 Introduction to Essential Chords
Lecture 5 Essential First Position Chords
Lecture 6 Practice Exercises
Lecture 7 Barre Chords
Section 3: Basic Rhythm Patterns for Traditional Blues
Lecture 8 Shuffle Rhythms
Lecture 9 Boogie Woogie Rhythms
Lecture 10 Double Stop Rhythms
Lecture 11 Single String Rhythms
Lecture 12 Using A Capo
Section 4: More Chords
Lecture 13 Introduction to More Chords
Lecture 14 9th Chords
Lecture 15 D7 Chord Shape
Lecture 16 C7 Chord Shape
Lecture 17 "Magic Sam" 7th Chord
Lecture 18 Minor Chords
Section 5: Basic Turnarounds
Lecture 19 Introduction to Turnarounds
Lecture 20 Turnarounds in E
Lecture 21 Turnarounds in A
Lecture 22 Turnarounds in G
Section 6: Classic Rhythm Pattern Examples
Lecture 23 Lazy Lester Shuffle in E
Lecture 24 Jimmy Reed Shuffle in E
Lecture 25 Pee Wee Crayton Rhythm Example
Lecture 26 Sonny Boy Williamson Rhythm Example
Lecture 27 Little Walter Rhythm Example
Lecture 28 Jimmy Rogers Rhythm Example
Lecture 29 John Lee Hooker Rhythm Example
Lecture 30 Little Junior Parker Rhythm Example
Lecture 31 Albert Collins Rhythm Example
Lecture 32 T-Bone Walker Rhythm Example
Lecture 33 Otis Rush Rhythm Example
Lecture 34 Magic Sam Rhythm Example
Lecture 35 Eddie Taylor Rhythm Example
Section 7: Conclusion
Lecture 36 Final Words
Anyone who wants to start learning to play traditional-style electric blues guitar!,Intermediate players who want to start playing traditional blues


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