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  • Delta Blues Licks that Will Make You Sound Awesome

    Delta Blues Licks that Will Make You Sound Awesome

    Deepen your knowledge of Delta Blues with this in-depth Delta Blues Licks guitar lesson. We’ll take a typical blues progression and add several fingerstyle blues licks to help you sound better when playing acoustic blues. Great tune and great teaching!

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    Blues is a musical genre known as the folklore of African-American musicians. Its origins are associated with the southern states of the USA, that is the region conventionally called the “deep south”. The very name of the genre (sadness, despair) is related to its nostalgic form, also in the textual layer. Blues pieces touch male-female relationships as well as feelings and emotions (love, loneliness, faithfulness, jealousy). However, blues performers often sing about freedom, work and travel. The songs also feature social criticism relating mainly to racial inequality and political issues.

    Many artists are inspired by blues music and combine it with other styles. In this way, such musical mergers as punk blues, soul blues or blues rock. The popularity of this genre in the USA has led to the emergence of regional varieties, such as Louisiana, New Orleans, Texas and Detroit blues. There are also factions characteristic of other countries – British blues and African blues.

    Contrary to popular belief, the Delta blues has nothing to do with the delta, the mouth of the Mississippi River. This incorrect name is the common name used by the inhabitants of the plain part of the Mississippi state where there were cotton plantations. This area is a plain stretching for about 200 miles from Memphis, Tennessee in the north to Vicksburg, Mississippi in the south, and is bounded to the east by the Yazoo River and to the west by the Mississippi River, but crossing it several times and entering the state Arkansas. The most important city of the Delta is Clarksdale, founded in 1882 and having today about 20 thousand. residents. On the ground floor of the Carnegie Public Library is the Delta Blues Museum.

    Delta blues probably originated in the hills surrounding Delta in both Mississippi and Arkansas. Even before Louisiana and Tennessee developed their distinctive varieties of blues, the blues performed there also belonged to the Delta blues.

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  • Drop D – Heavy Blues Guitar Lesson

    Drop D – Heavy Blues Guitar Lesson

    In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play (and improvise) a blues in the key of D, using Drop D tuning. This works really well with both acoustic and electric guitar. In addition to showing you how to play the composition note by note, I’ll show you how to improvise, so that you can take this in your own direction.

    To view the Part 2 video for this blues guitar lesson, as well as download the tablature and the MP3 jam track, visit https://www.activemelody.com/lesson/d…

    Drop D

    The tuning is all about lowering one string, the thickest, E6. Before you start playing, it is worth realizing that between the A5 and E6 string (now re-tuned to the d note) there is the fifth interval, and not – as before – fourths.

    Lowering the tuning allows us to penetrate lower and – what can I say – better sounding sound areas. Entering the land of lower tunings is relatively painless thanks to the Drop D system. We do not have to tune the entire instrument, which can be very troublesome, especially for guitar owners with a double-sided tremolo bridge. It is obvious that this type of construction is extremely sensitive to changes in string tension. On the other hand, with the Drop D tuning a bridge of this type does very well and requires virtually no corrections.

    This tuning can open a lot of possibilities to any guitar player. It is a favorite of heavy metal bands and groups from different subgenres. This tuning is also useful in blues, classical, folk, and country music. Aside from being useful, it’s also generally very fun and there are a lot of great songs that were written and performed in Drop D.

  • Drop D – Heavy Blues Guitar Lesson

    Drop D – Heavy Blues Guitar Lesson

    In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play (and improvise) a blues in the key of D, using Drop D tuning. This works really well with both acoustic and electric guitar. In addition to showing you how to play the composition note by note, I’ll show you how to improvise, so that you can take this in your own direction.

    To view the Part 2 video for this blues guitar lesson, as well as download the tablature and the MP3 jam track, visit https://www.activemelody.com/lesson/d…

    Drop D

    The tuning is all about lowering one string, the thickest, E6. Before you start playing, it is worth realizing that between the A5 and E6 string (now re-tuned to the d note) there is the fifth interval, and not – as before – fourths.

    Lowering the tuning allows us to penetrate lower and – what can I say – better sounding sound areas. Entering the land of lower tunings is relatively painless thanks to the Drop D system. We do not have to tune the entire instrument, which can be very troublesome, especially for guitar owners with a double-sided tremolo bridge. It is obvious that this type of construction is extremely sensitive to changes in string tension. On the other hand, with the Drop D tuning a bridge of this type does very well and requires virtually no corrections.

    This tuning can open a lot of possibilities to any guitar player. It is a favorite of heavy metal bands and groups from different subgenres. This tuning is also useful in blues, classical, folk, and country music. Aside from being useful, it’s also generally very fun and there are a lot of great songs that were written and performed in Drop D.

  • Delta Blues Licks that Will Make You Sound Awesome

    Delta Blues Licks that Will Make You Sound Awesome

    Deepen your knowledge of Delta Blues with this in-depth guitar lesson. We’ll take a typical blues progression and add several fingerstyle blues licks to help you sound better when playing acoustic blues. Great tune and great teaching!

    Links:

    LESSON PAGE:

    POSTING SCHEDULE
    New Blues focused guitar lesson posted every single Tuesday.

    SUBSCRIBE to learn how to play Great Acoustic!
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcWT…

    FREE MINI-COURSE: “Acoustic Blues Jumpstart: How to Get Started Playing the Blues”
    http://www.bluesguitarinstitute.com/f…

    CHECK OUT ALL THE TUESDAY BLUES LESSONS:
    http://www.bluesguitarinstitute.com/t…

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    Blues is a musical genre known as the folklore of African-American musicians. Its origins are associated with the southern states of the USA, that is the region conventionally called the “deep south”. The very name of the genre (sadness, despair) is related to its nostalgic form, also in the textual layer. Blues pieces touch male-female relationships as well as feelings and emotions (love, loneliness, faithfulness, jealousy). However, blues performers often sing about freedom, work and travel. The songs also feature social criticism relating mainly to racial inequality and political issues.

    Many artists are inspired by blues music and combine it with other styles. In this way, such musical mergers as punk blues, soul blues or blues rock. The popularity of this genre in the USA has led to the emergence of regional varieties, such as Louisiana, New Orleans, Texas and Detroit blues. There are also factions characteristic of other countries – British blues and African blues.

    Contrary to popular belief, the Delta blues has nothing to do with the delta, the mouth of the Mississippi River. This incorrect name is the common name used by the inhabitants of the plain part of the Mississippi state where there were cotton plantations. This area is a plain stretching for about 200 miles from Memphis, Tennessee in the north to Vicksburg, Mississippi in the south, and is bounded to the east by the Yazoo River and to the west by the Mississippi River, but crossing it several times and entering the state Arkansas. The most important city of the Delta is Clarksdale, founded in 1882 and having today about 20 thousand. residents. On the ground floor of the Carnegie Public Library is the Delta Blues Museum.

    Delta blues probably originated in the hills surrounding Delta in both Mississippi and Arkansas. Even before Louisiana and Tennessee developed their distinctive varieties of blues, the blues performed there also belonged to the Delta blues.

  • Drop D – Heavy Blues Guitar Lesson

    Drop D – Heavy Blues Guitar Lesson

    In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play (and improvise) a blues in the key of D, using Drop D tuning. This works really well with both acoustic and electric guitar. In addition to showing you how to play the composition note by note, I’ll show you how to improvise, so that you can take this in your own direction.

    To view the Part 2 video for this blues guitar lesson, as well as download the tablature and the MP3 jam track, visit https://www.activemelody.com/lesson/d…

  • Delta Blues Licks that Will Make You Sound Awesome

    Delta Blues Licks that Will Make You Sound Awesome

    Deepen your knowledge of Delta Blues with this in-depth Delta Blues Licks guitar lesson. We’ll take a typical blues progression and add several fingerstyle blues licks to help you sound better when playing acoustic blues. Great tune and great teaching!

    Links:

    LESSON PAGE:

    POSTING SCHEDULE
    New Blues focused guitar lesson posted every single Tuesday.

    SUBSCRIBE to learn how to play Great Acoustic!
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcWT…

    FREE MINI-COURSE: “Acoustic Blues Jumpstart: How to Get Started Playing the Blues”
    http://www.bluesguitarinstitute.com/f…

    CHECK OUT ALL THE TUESDAY BLUES LESSONS:
    http://www.bluesguitarinstitute.com/t…

    LET’S CONNECT!
    — http://www.facebook.com/bluesguitarin…
    — http://twitter.com/johnfhatcher

    Blues is a musical genre known as the folklore of African-American musicians. Its origins are associated with the southern states of the USA, that is the region conventionally called the “deep south”. The very name of the genre (sadness, despair) is related to its nostalgic form, also in the textual layer. Blues pieces touch male-female relationships as well as feelings and emotions (love, loneliness, faithfulness, jealousy). However, blues performers often sing about freedom, work and travel. The songs also feature social criticism relating mainly to racial inequality and political issues.

    Many artists are inspired by blues music and combine it with other styles. In this way, such musical mergers as punk blues, soul blues or blues rock. The popularity of this genre in the USA has led to the emergence of regional varieties, such as Louisiana, New Orleans, Texas and Detroit blues. There are also factions characteristic of other countries – British blues and African blues.

    Contrary to popular belief, the Delta blues has nothing to do with the delta, the mouth of the Mississippi River. This incorrect name is the common name used by the inhabitants of the plain part of the Mississippi state where there were cotton plantations. This area is a plain stretching for about 200 miles from Memphis, Tennessee in the north to Vicksburg, Mississippi in the south, and is bounded to the east by the Yazoo River and to the west by the Mississippi River, but crossing it several times and entering the state Arkansas. The most important city of the Delta is Clarksdale, founded in 1882 and having today about 20 thousand. residents. On the ground floor of the Carnegie Public Library is the Delta Blues Museum.

    Delta blues probably originated in the hills surrounding Delta in both Mississippi and Arkansas. Even before Louisiana and Tennessee developed their distinctive varieties of blues, the blues performed there also belonged to the Delta blues.

    Thank you for watching Delta Blues Licks guitar lesson

    We appreciate your time and dedication to reading our article. For more of the finest blues guitar music, make sure to follow our Facebook page, “I Love Blues Guitar”. We share exceptional selections every day. Thank you once again for your continued support and readership.

  • Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights – Rhythm Lesson

    Gary Clark Jr. – Bright Lights – Rhythm Lesson

    In this lesson, we’ll look at the deceptively simple rhythm in the song **Bright Lights** by Gary Clark Jr. The rhythm is based around a single chord with a few embellishments.

    The challenging part is to get the right “feel”, created by staccato accents alternating with ringing low notes.

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  • Eric Clapton (Cream Era) Guitar Lesson

    Eric Clapton (Cream Era) Guitar Lesson

    To view the Part 2 video, access the on-screen tab viewer, and to download the tab PDF for this lesson, visit https://www.activemelody.com/lesson/e…

    In this rock blues guitar lesson, I’ll show you how to play a Cream (Eric Clapton) solo composition in which you’ll be playing both rhythm and lead parts. This is a classic “call and response” technique that allows you to alternate back and forth between rhythm and lead.

    In this guitar lesson you will see how to play everything that you heard in the intro. All break down note for note. You will see also what is behind it, so you can take this little jam and you can extend it if you want to. You can have your own jam session with yourself. It’s a lot of fun.

    This is these solo composition like this are great because a lot of times you don’t have a jam track or you don’t have another musician to play along with. If somebody says hey play something on guitar your kind of like scrambling for ideas, so this is another thing that you can do on your own. It sounds great by itself. With a heavy overdrive it also sound pretty good. Clean channel if you want to go that way too.

    So this is an Eric Clapton Cream era influence. There’s a lot of Cream licks that are thrown into that. There’s a little bit of Robin Trower as well. So it’s kind of Robin Trower meet Eric Clapton. A lot more Eric Clapton though.

  • Minor Key Blues Guitar Lesson – Learn Both Rhythm and Lead

    Minor Key Blues Guitar Lesson – Learn Both Rhythm and Lead

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    In this blues guitar lesson we take a look at slow melodic blues in key of A. This is I-IV-V melodic progression.

    You gonna be learning how to go back and forth between playing the rhythm part and the lead part. Lot of fun lot of things which you can learn in this lesson.

    To view the Part 2 video as well as download the MP3 jam track and the tablature for this guitar lesson, visit https://www.activemelody.com/lesson/s…

    In this blues guitar lesson you’ll learn how to alternate back and forth between rhythm and lead. I’ve also included several fill licks to make your rhythm playing more interesting. You’ll also learn an Albert King style lead.

  • 12 Bar Blues Riff Variations – Blues Rhythm Guitar

    12 Bar Blues Riff Variations – Blues Rhythm Guitar

    [shareaholic app=”share_buttons” id=”14739387″]In this Blues Rhythm Guitar lesson we’re gong to look at variations to the regular 12 Bar Blues Shuffle Riff. Little finger workouts and using open strings and sliding up to the chords… lotsa fun!

    The backing track is free on the web site!

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