Acoustic guitar lesson practice melody/bass line exercises inspired by Jeff Turmes – 8:45 min

In this lesson Jeff teaches some acoustic practice exercises in the style of Jeff Turmes, This device is inspired from a song by Jeff Turmes. This device is a great practice exercise to work on weaving bass lines in with higher melodies. So it like doing two things at once and combining them. This may lead to all types of other creative ideas that you can use in a similar vein. Get those bass notes pumping on that low E string as that helps provide that quarter note groove. Jeff demonstrates the licks and melodies – put your own spin on these and have fun with them – enjoy!

Acoustic Blues – The turnaround pt2 slow blues – 5:22 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross continues with his teachings on the acoustic blues turnaround. In the previous lesson Jeff taught some Robert Jr. Lockwood inspired turnarounds. This lesson is in the key of A and inspired by turnarounds used by Lonny Johnson and late 40s BB King style. This is for a slow blues and in this lesson Jeff is using 9th chords – very common in the blues. Jeff first plays a bit of the rhythm so you can dial in the groove and then gets into the licks for the turnarounds. Try these turnarounds in other slow blues progressions and make them your own. Have fun with them and stay creative! 

Acoustic Mississippi Delta Blues fingerstyle blues lesson inspired by John Hurt – 9:58 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some fingerstyle acoustic Mississippi Delta Blues. This lesson is in open D tuning. So tune your guitar D  A  D  F#  A  D – this tuning produces a D chord when strummed open. Jeff first teaches the rhythm and alternating bass notes to get a good groove going. Then Jeff teaches lines to play along with this rhythm. Jeff mixes up the rhythm and adds variation – very informal random style that makes this style so laid back and exciting. Jeff then gets into the licks and lines he plays along with the rhythm. Remember to vary these lines and come up with licks of your own by changing a few notes, or sliding the notes around – vary and put your own spin on them – stay creative!

Drop D tuned acoustic blues rhythms and licks lesson – 4:02 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some Drop D Tuned rhythm and lick ideas. Drop the low E string down to a D – so your tuning low to high is D A D G B E. Its a cool tuning and you get a very heavy sound. Jeff goes over some cool bass patterns and well as some rhythm and lick ideas. He goes over the patterns slowly and uses slides, hammers, and pull-offs to vary the sounds. Try some of these ideas in this tuning and experiment with the progression – get creative with it and have fun!