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January 12, 2024 In 10-Second Tips Blues Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips 12 bar blues Blues quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip (Paying Your Dues With the Blues)

Here is a Friday 10-second tip for you to enjoy.

It is all about the blues, but it’s more than just that.

It’s about structure.

January 8, 2024 In Practice Tagged as Blues Guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Pour Some Sugar, “I’m Nervous”, and Blues Debates)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on the Def Leppard hit “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, getting out of your comfort zone, and blues debates.

Here we go…

November 19, 2022 In Misc. Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues Learning By Dan Thorpe

The Problem With Most Guitar Books

I was teaching one of my favourite students last week.

November 16, 2022 In Blues Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues blues guitar By Dan Thorpe

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.

November 16, 2022 In Blues Legends Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues blues guitar Learning By Dan Thorpe

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.

November 15, 2022 In Blues Legends Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues By Dan Thorpe

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…

November 14, 2022 In Blues Practice Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues jamming Practice By Dan Thorpe

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…

October 23, 2022 In Blues Legends Tagged as 12 bar blues Blues learning guitar By Dan Thorpe 1

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!

April 30, 2022 In Blues Tagged as Blues learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

He Almost Gave Up on His Blues Dream But Then This Happened

The other day, John was watching the Kickstarter blues mini-course.

Learning the blues is something he has been super excited about for a long time.

February 28, 2022 In Blues Tagged as Blues By Dan Thorpe

16 Reasons to Learn the Blues on Guitar (Even If You “Hate” It)

Over the last week or so, I’ve mentioned a couple of times how fun the blues can be to play on guitar…

While it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, here are 16 reasons why I think everyone should learn at least one blues piece in their guitar-playing lifetime…