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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

Simple (Very Basic) Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson

August 17, 2015 by Brian 16 Comments

Basic Easy Blues Acoustic Rhythm Guitar Lesson

Hey folks, normally I would put out a very thorough 45 min - 1 hour lesson (as I do every Friday), but due to the launch of the new ActiveMelody website, I was just too swamped to get the lesson complete in time. However, I didn't want to leave you with nothing at all! So I put together a really simple little video that shows you how to play a fun little blues rhythm that can easily be transposed to any key. There are no open strings in this one! I get emails from people all of the time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quick Rhythm Tips Tagged With: guitar, less, quick, rhythm, tip

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