Blues Guitar Lessons For Texas Blues Fans

Free Blues Guitar Lessons

You'll find over 60 free blues guitar lessons in this section. The most recent lessons are listed here. Links to the complete index, and free lesson categories are in the right column.

Entries in Rhythm (12)

Friday
Nov182011

How To Improve A Boring Blues Rhythm

We've all heard that typical chunk-a-chunk blues rhythm played to death. Just because it's overdone, doesn't mean we shouldn't try to improve it. In this lesson I'll show you 6 different ways to play the same fundamental rhythm.

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Friday
Oct142011

Freddie King Texas Guitar Boogie

Learn the boogie rhythm featured in one of the most popular Freddie King videos on YouTube. No picks, just your fingers. A simple rhythm, but very difficult to play.

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Friday
Apr152011

Funky Blues Rhythm Lesson

In this lesson I teach you a funky 12-bar blues rhythm. The rhythm uses a call and response beween the low notes and the high notes of the chords. A bit of sliding and some syncopation give it a funky sound.

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Friday
Feb252011

Hendrix Style Blues Rhythm Lesson

This Muddy Waters inspired rhythm can be heard on Hendrix's Catfish Blues, and another variety on Voodoo Chile Blues. It's very simple, using just a call and response technique to create a conversational feel. In this lesson you'll learn the "call" lick and several "reponse" licks to use together.

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Tuesday
Sep072010

Shake For Me Rhythm 2

This is a followup to the previous lesson called "Shake For Me Rhythm".  In this lesson I explain how to play this same rhythm pattern with a slightly more minor, aggressive feel.

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Friday
Sep032010

Shake For Me Rhythm

This guitar lesson teaching a common blues rhythm pattern that's used by songs like Rockin Daddy and Shake For Me. The notes of the rhythm are simple, but the timing is a bit more difficult to nail.

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Wednesday
Mar032010

Funky Hendrix Rhythm Tricks

This lesson breaks down the funky rhythm technique used by Hendrix on songs like Izabella. I'm not nearly as familiar with the Hendrix style as some others, but this is one thing I remember being pretty jazzed about when I figured it out.

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Tuesday
May192009

Boogie Like Rude Mood

In this 2 part lesson, I’ll break down the underlying rhythm pattern to songs like Rude Mood. I’ll show you the picking rhythm and the notes that this rhythm will be played over, both for Rude Mood but also for other boogie-style songs like Bayou Boogie by Tab Benoit.

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Monday
Jan142008

Pride And Joy Intro - Part 1 - Rhythm Technique and Intro Riff

In this lesson, I show you how to play the intro riff to the song Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan. I also explain the technique needed to play the rhythm pattern correctly. Parts 2 and 3 show the rhythm pattern.

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Monday
Jan142008

Pride And Joy Intro - Part 2 - Main Rhythm Pattern

In Part 2 of this 3 part lesson, I teach you how to play the main rhythm part for Pride And Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Be sure to watch all 3 parts of this lesson to get the full explanation.

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