The Problem With Most Guitar Books
9 Reasons to Play Blues Guitar
I love playing the blues on guitar.
There are so many elements and facets to it that blues guitar never really gets boring.
…Especially the further down the rabbit hole you go with it.
One of the Greatest Guitarists of All Time?
I was watching a rare interview the other day.
It was with an amazing guitarist who died young in a tragic helicopter crash.
This fella was a beast of a guitarist and even Mick Jagger and Keith Richards talked about him as being one of the best of all time.
Clapton’s Definition of the Blues
As you probably know, I’m a huge fan of Eric Clapton.
I love his live performances, the music he created in the band Cream, and pretty much all of his blues playing.
Well, here’s a great quote from Sir Eric of Clapton that really defines the blues better than I’ve heard anyone else do so…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Darts, Help If You’re Struggling, and Templates for Jamming)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. Here we go…
Being Inspired By the Blues
I love a good quote.
Today I thought I’d share a few classics from great guitar players about the blues.
To make them more interesting, I’ve added some of my thoughts on what these quotes mean and how they can relate to your playing journey!
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (A New 12-Bar Blues Course, Learning to Swim, and Humans vs. Drum Machines)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including a new 12-bar blues course, humans vs drum machines, and more. Here we go…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Blues Shuffle, a Paradox, and a Quiz!)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, inlcuding blues shuffle, a paradox, and more. Here we go…
If You Have Ever Wanted to Learn Fingerstyle Blues…
One of the toughest things I found about learning guitar was trying to get my head around fingerstyle blues.
Many years ago, I would watch various YouTube videos while trying to learn how to play this style.
How to play a 12 bar blues chord progression (just like Marty Mcfly)
As promised after the recent survey, I’ll be more creating a few more blog posts and videos on the blues—particularly acoustic fingerstyle blues. To get started with the blues you really need to be 100% comfortable with the structure, otherwise it will all fall apart quicker than you can say “my baby gone left me”.
In today’s blog post, I’ll teach you how to get comfortable with the basics of blues as well as learn a super cool blues riff.