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Blues Guitar by Yourself – Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Lesson – EP599

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a fingerstyle blues composition that sounds great on it's own (no accompaniment needed). I'll explain which chord shapes all of the notes come from so that you can learn to improvise in this style. … [Read more...]

Acoustic Fingerstyle Blues – Easy thumb technique! – Guitar Lesson – EP511

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a fingerstyle blues composition that you can play by yourself (no jam track) that uses an easy thumb technique in which the thumb (bass) plays directly on the beat. … [Read more...]

Easy Fingerstyle Blues Composition – EP319

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a fingerstyle blues composition. The thumb stays on one string at a time, making it much easier to play. This is a great lesson for those that are interested in getting into fingerstyle guitar. … [Read more...]

Fingerstyle Ragtime Blues Guitar Lesson – Play By Yourself – EP296

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a ragtime blues composition that's played fingerstyle. You can do this one by yourself, no accompaniment is required. In addition to learning how to play the song, you'll learn the 2 main thumb patterns used in fingerstyle compositions, and how they relate to the chords. … [Read more...]

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