Acoustic DELTA BLUES slide lesson SON HOUSE style part1 – 8:55 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some cool Delta Blues slide guitar Son House style. This is part 1 of a two-part lesson. This lesson will be in open G tuning. Jeff talks about the equipment used, the slide and the guitar to get the needed tones for this lesson. Tune your guitar to open G tuning, so low to high tune your guitar to this D G D G B D. Jeff teaches the rhythm first and how to get the sounds of the rhythm. Spend some time on the intricacies of the rhythm and you want it to groove. Jeff then teaches some fun licks to play and intersperse between the rhythm. Use these ideas as a jump off point and get creative with them and make them your own!

Acoustic DELTA BLUES slide lesson SON HOUSE style part2 – 9:47 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some cool Delta Blues slide guitar Son House style. This is part 2 of a two-part lesson. This lesson will be in open G tuning. Jeff talks about the equipment used, the slide and the guitar to get the needed tones for this lesson. Tune your guitar to open G tuning, so low to high tune your guitar to this D G D G B D. Jeff teaches the rhythm first and how to get the sounds of the rhythm. Spend some time on the intricacies of the rhythm and you want it to groove. Jeff then teaches some fun licks to play and intersperse between the rhythm. Use these ideas as a jump off point and get creative with them and make them your own!

Mississippi Delta Blues Acoustic guitar in the style of Keb’ Mo’ – 8:39 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some fun Mississippi Delta Blues slide guitar devices in the style of Keb’ Mo’. Jeff goes over the guitar he uses in this lesson and how he gets the tones.  For this lesson Jeff is tuned to open G tuning, which is a pretty popular tuning for Delta blues slide guitar. Tune your guitar low to high to D G D G B D. Jeff then gets into teaching sliding around on the guitar neck getting single not slide sounds in between the rhythm. Use this licks and riffs as a framework to blast your slide playing into the next level. Enjoy!

Spice up those acoustic blues rhythms with licks part 1 – 14:20 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches some fun and inspiring acoustic blues rhythms and licks. This is part one of a two part lesson. This lesson will help you spice up and decorate those old blues rhythms. Learn to add doublestops and other lick ideas to add in to the rhythms. He we are in the key of E and will be using the E minor pentatonic scale to add spice. Dave outlines the scale shapes and all notes are tabbed out on the screen so its easy to follow. Dave lays down an aggressive acoustic rhythm and soon you will be playing it and tossing in killer licks to play rhythm and lead – enjoy!

CHET ATKINS style acoustic rhythms lesson with finger dexterity exercises – 10:59 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross takes you through some Chet Atkins style inspired rhythms and licks. This lesson will be in the key of D and has some very cool rhythmic feel and chord movement. Take your time learning this one as the changes are challenging and will take some time to get fluent. Work up the speed over time and use this device as an ending or when you are on that D chord. Jeff also teaches an exercise to build up the dexterity in your fret fingers, especially the pinky finger – this will help build the strength and dexterity to make these rhythms and licks easier. Enjoy!