Finger picking, gaining thumb and finger independence, keys, chords, scales, tabs and exercises. It is a fascinating and challenging study that covers blues, folk and ragtime arrangements in the the keys of a, c, d, e and g. Country blues is a catchall term that delineates the depth and breadth of the first flowering of guitardriven blues, embracing both solo, duo, and string band performers. The sound of this guitar is much brighter and louder than a nylon string acoustic and generally is more. Freight train elizabeth cotten, spike drivers blues mississippi john hurt, candyman rev. Country blues guitar in open tunings taught by stefan grossman taught by stefan grossman.
As a hardcore blues fan, and competent electric blues guitarist, i always tried to play country blues songs before. Theres also some history, featuring profiles and biographies of some of the biggest and least known blues musicians. Blues guitar minor blues lesson 1, part 1 olav torvunds guitar pages guitar lessons book of the month january 2005 happy traum. I still enjoy playing all these types of music in various ways and in various places. Today i want to show you how to play an easy 12 bar blues on your acoustic guitar using fingerstyle technique in this guitar lesson, we are going to combine chords and melody. This lesson comes with over 35 minutes of video, pdf tabs and three audio backing tracks.
The perfect tab paper includes 8 lines of tab, plus 8 boxes for chord diagrams on top. Stefan grossman has been the world authority on fingerstyle blues guitar for decades now, and this book is the biggest compendium of his work as an educator. These chords, riffs and scales can be expanded in a. On this page youll find all my free tabs pdf s the videos for these tabs are on the page free guitar tabvideos if you like the free tabs on this page, please consider donating via paypal using the button below. The thing is that with just a little country blues. Country and blues fingerstyle guitar lesson youtube. In 2020, acoustic guitar celebrates its 30th year in print and our 25th online. The easiest blues on acoustic guitar easy blues for. Learning to play the guitar an absolute beginners guide. Fingerstyle guitar tabs download in pdf and guitar pro formats. Shetland pony blues, preachin the blues, this little light of mine, crossnote tuning. In this 3part course, stefan grossman explores the world of country blues guitar.
This one features a different movement for the picking hand. Now that you have the two parts worked out separately you bring them together for a call and response type rhythm part you play the riff in odd bars 57911, and the chords in even bars 24681012. Here are a few pdf documents that you might find useful. Mel bay this comprehensive book has 260 pages and over 50 fingerpicking guitar solos in notation and tablature in country blues, delta blues, ragtime blues, texas blues and bottleneck styles. Stefan grossmans masters of country blues guitar blind boy. Grossman really teaches the best way to play country blues. Death letter blues, my black mama, low down dirty dog blues, the jinx blues, special rider blues, walkin blues from 1930, dry spell blues, county farm blues open d tuning. Practising this cell in isolation will make the lick easier to execute. I cannot recommend this wonderful book highly enough. Aug 22, 2017 this lesson comes with over 35 minutes of video, pdf tabs and three audio backing tracks. Music notation is a great system, but it isnt the most modern, or best system for learning modern pop, rock, blues, country and heavy metal guitar songs. The most prevalent of the three scales, major pentatonic, is a fivenote scale 12356 derived from the major scale 1234567. Country blues tabs guitar tabs with rhythm songsterr.
Aug 26, 2014 love me some good oldfashioned country blues. Depot blues, am i right or am i wrong, walkin blues from 1940s. Lonnie was playing a cheap electric guitar and using a plectrum. While country guitar has roots in the aforementioned styles, concepts such as openstring cascades, hybridpicked doublestops, and pedalsteel bends can befuddle even the most accomplished players. If youve already learned your scales, particularly blues scales, there are only a few subtle changes you need. Sweeping metalcountry arpeggios lesson the sound guitar magazine vol. Explore the essential sounds of country blues as played by seminal guitarists such as robert johnson, big bill. Acoustic fingerstyle guitar songs for beginners, intermediates and advanced guitar players arranged by adam rafferty, igor presnyakov, gabriella quevedo, tomi paldanius and more amazing fingerstyle guitar players. Become a premiere member to access this fulllength video. Blues guitar lesson rhythm and lead guitar tim lerch style. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all. Lesson 3 the metronome practice chords, scales and licks 101.
This is an enhanced cd and features a pdf file of tabmusic for all the tunes from how to play blues guitar. Explore the essential sounds of country blues as played by seminal guitarists such as robert johnson, big bill broonzy, and lightnin hopkins. He also performed all over the country at these festivals and in clubs throughout the new york area. And while we think of country blues as a soloists art, usually one employing acoustic guitar, most living africanamerican exponents play amplified in small combos. Outlaw country strumming for beginners guitar alliance. This is a slightly longer lines using double stops.
Stefan grossmans masters of country blues guitar blind boy fuller. Bruce, david old country blues sheet music for guitar pdf. It was originated by african american in the deep south of america. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Country mile by rory gallagher pdf ptb crosscut saw by albert king pdf ptb crossroad blues by robert johnson pdf ptb. Not all the important guitarplaying prewar blues singers fit comfortably in a country blues niche lonnie johnson is a glaring exception. Fingerstyle guitar tabs pdf guitar tabs and guitar pro tabs. The problem was that, though i hit the right notes etc, i was approaching the right hand like a classical player. Table of major scales this is a fullpage pdf of the document that appears in various places on the site. This seems to help their balance for accenting notes and control.
Click the song titles to access the lesson purchase page and the. Top 100 blues songs pdf zipped top 100 blues power tab zipped. Guitar virtuosity for the everyday man 2 advanced rhythm 93 lesson 1 stylistic rhythms 94. Now strike the open string and vary the force of your. All of the aforementioned proved to have a monumental impact on the subsequent generations of blues guitarists, with their rootsy licks at the very core of the blues guitar genre. Then we will add melody notes on the beat and between the beat. In this introduction to finger style blues we will cover an alternating bass pattern over a 12 bar blues progression in e. Learn to play the guitar with these fingerstyle blues songs. The blues is one of the simplest styles of music of the 19th century.
On this page youll find all my free tabs pdfs the videos for these tabs are on the page free guitar tabvideos if you like the free tabs on this page, please consider donating via paypal using the button below. Country lead guitar, with the classic twang, bluesy notes, and rocking feel, is not as difficult to get into as you may think. How to play blues rhythm guitar like the blues masters. I first met stefan in the states years ago and we became extremely good friends. Oct 30, 2016 there are many approaches to playing country blues.
Otis rush go here for books and videos on blues guitar go here for. He has played with some of the leading blues guitarists of our. There are certain places in blues and contemporary guitar that. Mar 29, 2019 country lead guitar, with the classic twang, bluesy notes, and rocking feel, is not as difficult to get into as you may think. One kind favor, someday baby, wake up mama, god moves on the water. Become a premiere member to access this fulllength video and all of the instruction at my site. A collection of the finest acoustic fingerstyle blues songs for guitar. However, chapter 9 and the chapters following take you into more complex territory, so do. But, the reality is that we spend most of our time playing rhythm guitar when jamming with fellow blues musicians. Fingerstyle classical guitar arrangements and tabs in standard tuning and in dropped d tuning. Steel string acoustic guitars steel string acoustic guitars are more often used in rock, country, blues and also in folk music.
Country guitar lessons teaching the top country music hits. Sep 20, 2014 despite the melodic complexity of their solos, country guitarists mostly rely on a few choice scales. Gary davis, key to the highway big bill broonzy, sugar babe mance lipscomb, walk on brownie mcghee, shinin moon lightnin hopkins, spoonful blues mance lipscomb, come back baby lightnin hopkins. The country blues is music that relies on the expressive power of the voice with sparse instrumental accompaniment usually only a guitar or harmonica, differing from the city blues in that it has more improvisatory freedom and a less rigidly defined structure. Depot blues, am i right or am i wrong, walkin blues from. As youll learn in this ebook, there are countless ways to form blues riffs and be creative with them. Beginning fingerstyle blues guitar tommy emmanuel rocks. The examples well look at are there to spark your creativity in your rhythm guitar playing. Not all the important guitar playing prewar blues singers fit comfortably in a country blues niche lonnie johnson is a glaring exception. Country blues guitar stefan grossmans guitar workshop. In this lesson ill show you that absolute basics of outlaw country strumming. Country blues fingerpicking in c blues guitar institute.
Easy blues on acoustic guitar for beginners combine chords and melody. This region has a style and tradition all its own, characterized by hypnotic guitar riffs, driving rhythms, and howling vocals. Laura cox country jam tab country guitar solo tab pdf. Lonnie johnson masters of country blues tommy emmanuel rocks. A s guitarists we love to solo over the blues, its exciting, creative, and theres something about digging into a blues solo that just feels right. Because of this, you need to make sure youre prepared with enough riffs and chords to be creative and interactive with your. Fingerpicking the guitar a basic guide by will fly. Table of major scales this is a fullpage pdf of the document that appears in. Outlaw country strumming for beginners lets say you want to strum along with some willie, waylon and boys, but alas, you dont know what strumming pattern to use. The term also provides a convenient general heading for all the multiple regional styles and variations piedmont, atlanta, memphis, texas, acoustic chicago, delta, ragtime. Traditional blues rhythm guitar chords and riffs tabs.