A Series of Lessons in The Blues
The pandemic has been a difficult time for people who make their living from music. I’ve been luckier than many, as I’ve been able to transfer a lot of my teaching online. It’s been one hell of a learning curve. A year ago the only videos I’d ever made involved me using a webcam and sitting in front of a black sheet hung on the wall. I’ve now made over 100 teaching videos. This series here was made over a number of months and you can see how I got better with the technology – as I got hairier and hairier and then shaved everything off. If you follow these videos in sequence, you can get from playing a basic power chord to a full 12-bar blues riff. If you try them and you get stuck, feel free to drop me a line via the contact page.
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How to Play Power Chords
The simplest type of chords and the basis for much rock and pop music. |
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Power Chord Backing Track
Something to play along with once you've mastered the basic power chords |
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Learning the Blues – Part One: The Riff
Using the power chords, simple palm-muting and a basic rhythm workout to learn the basic blues riff. |
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Learning the Blues – Part Two: Changing Chords
Now you can play the riff in one place, learn how to jump across the strings without losing the beat. |
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Learning the Blues – Part Three: The Structure
Learn how to change chords at the right time to play a basic 12-bar blues. |
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Learning the Blues – Part Four: Backing Track
Play along with the 12-bar blues with the chords written on the screen to help you. |
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