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Basic 12 Bar Blues Rhythm (Easy) – BLG005

November 11, 2015 by Brian 61 Comments

easy blues rhythm guitar lesson

I received an email from a site member this week stating that he was recently at a jam session and wasn’t sure what to do when it came to playing rhythm. He knew the key the song was in and new how to make chords, but didn’t feel like he knew how to play a blues rhythm, so I’ve decided to create a very simple blues rhythm guitar lesson in the key of E with two variations, so that you can mix and match them. I wanted to make the MP3 jam tracks, tablature and all lesson content for this lesson … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guitar Techniques, Quick Rhythm Tips Tagged With: blg005, blues rhythm, rhythm guitar lesson, rhythm lesson

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