Blues Guitar 101

Blues Progressions

• Standard 12 Bar Blues Progression
• Playing The Blues Shuffle With Boogie Woogie Patterns

Blues Techniques

• Bluesy Double Stops
• Blues Vibrato

Blues Chords

• Cmaj9, C9, Cm9, C added 9th Chords
• Standard Blues Progression Using 7th Chords
• Blues Chords: The Dominant 7th
• I, IV, V Chords

Blues Turnarounds

• The Generic Turnaround
• Ascending Turnaround
• Anatomy Of A Turnaround
• Contrary Motion Turnaround
• Descending Turnaround
• Expanding Turnaround

Blues Tabs

• “The Thrill Is Gone” by B.B. King
• “Boom Boom” by John Lee Hooker
• “Crossfire” by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Mary Had A Little Lamb by Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan
• “Tightrope” by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• “La Grange” by ZZ Top
• “You’ll Be Mine” by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• “Bad To The Bone” by George Thorogood
• Johnny Winter “Rock Me Baby”
• The Thrill Is Gone (Intro Solo Complete)

Blues Leads

• The Most Commonly Used Lead Pattern
• Creating Blues Guitar Solos With Your Trick Bag

Fingerstyle Blues

• “Glory Of Love” by Big Bill Broonzy
• Mississippi John Hurt “If You Don’t Want Me”
• Key To The Highway by Big Bill Broonzy

Blues Artists

• Tab Benoit
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Freddie King: The Master Blues Showman
• Robert Johnson: King Of The Delta Blues

Blues Backing Tracks

• “Blues In A” Jam Track
• Jazzy Blues In B Flat
• Shuffle In C
• Minor Blues In D Flat

More Blues Resources

• Finding The Key To A Blues Song