A classic Chicago blues-style shuffle. Use your first finger on the 2nd fret and add your third or fourth finger on the higher notes. Muddy Waters’ riffs were often played around the open E shape but ...
To avoid sounding the idle sixth string when you play this chord, bring your thumb around the back of the neck so that the tip of it just touches the string. This is a useful blues shape that can ...
On his new album, Rhythm & Blues, guitarist and vocalist Buddy Guy sums up his approach when he sings, "People always ask me / About the blues I play / I say it just comes through me / I don't know no ...
Melody and rhythm are almost inextricably linked. I say ‘almost’ because you can have melody or harmony without a ...
Popular YouTube guitar teacher Marty Schwartz claims that Slash from Guns N’ Roses learned blues techniques from his videos. In a new upload to his channel, where he has more than 4.5 million ...