How to play the blues on acoustic guitar?

Do yourself a favor and check out all the great blues guitar lessons full of tips and information we have. Blues music is synonymous with the guitar. Do yourself a favor and check out all the great blues guitar lessons full of tips and information we have. read more

In this blues guitar lesson, I show you in depth how to play a very fast blues solo on an acoustic guitar in the style of Eric Clapton. read more

Open Tuning: The original blues players were largely self taught (and many of them illiterate), and one of the easiest ways to create different chords was to tune the guitar to an open chord, such as G major or E major, and then use a metal or glass slide (a pocket knife or bottle neck) to change chords. read more

Picking style: In both slide and fretted guitar styles, guitarists would emphasize the driving rhythm of the blues by thumping out steady bass notes on the low strings with their thumb while in turn, or simultaneously, finger-picking upper strings to sound out chords, melodic riffs, and fills. read more

Whether you play with a flat pick or you're wanting to get into fingerstyle acoustic blues guitar and play like Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt or Blind Boy Fuller, start with simple little licks like the one in the video. read more