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My son and I are still very much learning the guitar even though it has been 2 years and now we have discovered we both like listening to very simular music styles such as Jonny Cash etc ...
But to my surprise I found out he adores the very old blues music just as much as I do so can someone direct us to a very easy lesson on how to start ...
I can play a little Blues riff I heard but thats all ..I don't even know from what song it came from ..
there are blues lessons here too. The Arpeggio Blues
Some are easier than others. Some would make great duets. One playing the tune and the other jamming over it.
I would use more from the second lesson as the shuffle pattern is so much better and easier to play by drooping to A instead of sliding up to A in my opinion. To spice it up slightly where you play 02 02 04 04 you can play this sequence and it sounds good 02 02 04 04 05 05 by placing your pinky on the 5th fret. Once you have the the basics you can then play around with your own rhythm but stick to the basic rules of 12 bar blues and you will have some fun.
If you play lead on acoustic play the 3rd and 4 th position e minor pentatonic scale and it will sound great and on electric play the 4th and 5th and back to the start on the 12 fret for some great bluesy tone. I would not bother getting stressed out learning licks or riffs make up your own after a couple of weeks you will be suprised at what you can do then maybe take a peek at some of the great licks to take you to the next level.
Download the PDF of the 'Guitar Chord Slide Rule', print it out, fold it together and you'll have at your disposal a very neat tool that will not only show you all the positions for the main flavors of chords, but will also teach you a very important lesson about how the guitar works... It consists of a folded sleeve and six double sided inserts, instructions for cutting it out and folding it together are included with the PDF ... it's very simple to do, and if you botch it, you can simply print it out again!
