ACOUSTIC RAG TIME fingerstyle blues rhythms – 14:03 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some awesome acoustic finger style rag times blues rhythms. This is also called Piedmont blues style ala Blind Blake who played guitar in the 1920s. This lesson will incorporate the use of a capo at the 2nd fret. Jeff goes over all the chords as well as the fingerings to get the needed tones in this lesson. Jeff mainly will use major chords and 7th chords for the progressions as well as you will learn some walk up and fills to spice up the progression. Use this lesson as a springboard for new and creative ideas. Enjoy!

More ACOUSTIC FINGERSTYLE Blues guitar lesson Delta style pt 2 – 8:17 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross continues teaching old school some killer fingerstyle Delta Blues in the styles of Robert Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller acoustic blues. Here we will be in the key of A and continue teaching this style from the previous lesson. Learn all the cool licks and bass walkdowns, doublestops, rakes, and much more in this fantastic lesson. 

Acoustic BLUES Fingerstyle guitar lesson ala ROBERT JOHNSON – 12:21 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches an acoustic fingerstyle blues progression with turnaround ala Robert Johnson. Learn both the finger pattern and the chord voicings and licks up close for this progression. This style is very post war modern blues style and gives that certain chicago-texas-piedmont blues tonality – practice the voicings and experiment with the patterns to get the sounds that sound best to your ears – mix them up and come up with new creative ideas using these as a jump off point. Learning will be fast and easy with our on screen tabs and chord voicing text.

More TURNAROUND licks – part 3 add to your blues arsenal – 7:46 min

In this lesson David continues with turnaround licks – this is part 3 in a continuing series of turnarounds. Amass these licks in your arsenal and use at the start of a rhythm or at the end of the progression to get back to that one chord to start it all over again. Try on acoustic or electric – and have fun! 

The TURNAROUND – more turnaround licks – part 2 – 6:33 min

In this lesson David continues teaching turnaround licks – be sure to check out the previous lesson and the ones after for more turnarounds as you get the concepts down. We are starting off with easier licks and as the series progresses the licks will get more challenging. Have fun with these and practice them on acoustic or electric – they work with either.  

The TURNAROUND – what is it and when to use – all about it with lick – 8:38 min

In this lesson David teaches all about the turnaround – what is it, when do you use it, and what are some turnaround licks. This will be the beginning of a series of lessons on turnaround licks so be sure and watch the next two lessons after this one to get more turnaround licks and turnaround ideas.  

Learn some variations on the 12 bar with some ACOUSTIC BLUES RHYTHMS – 8:05 min

In this lesson Marty teaches some easy acoustic blues rhythms. You can play these on acoustic or electric. Marty demonstrates them on acoustic, but you can use either. You learned the 12 bar basic blues in the previous lessons, so this is another option to add a little sweetness and variation to the progression.

Learn a I-IV-V 7th chord SHUFFLE Progression with chord COMPING and embellishing – 14:02 min

In this module you will learn a I-IV-V 7th chord shuffle progression. If you don’t know the 12 bar pattern then please view the lesson on the 12 bar pattern first then come back to this lesson. David also shows you how to embellish the chords by sliding into the chords with a half step slides. Sliding the chords around really jazzes things up a bit as does the rhythmic “chucking”. David also throws in the chromatic passing chords and plays a few different turn-arounds to make things more interesting. He also teaches how to comp or subsitute some cool chords into the progression with 9ths, 13ths, and 7#9 chords. David also teaches you to vary the rhythm with various strums patterns, downstrokes, and use of accents when playing rhythmically.