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.
Friday, January 27, 2012 at 2:29PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Intermediate | tagged AxeTrak, SRVStrat, SamampVAC23, Techniques 
In this lesson you'll learn about a technique called reverse raking that gives your notes a very cool sound. Used by SRV, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Mayer, Jimi Hendrix and others.
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 1:06PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Advanced, Intermediate | tagged SRVStrat, SamampVAC23, Techniques 
In this short lesson I show you the sliding technique (glissando) that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to accent the beginnings and endings of certain licks. Maintaining firm pressure while sliding down the neck is key for doing this technique successfully.
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 1:40PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Advanced, Intermediate | tagged Albert King, Picking, SRVStrat, SamampVAC23, Techniques, Tone 
A simple guide to using your thumb and index finger to fatten up your guitar tone, while also getting that SRV / Albert King style snap on your notes. Gear details are below the video.
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 4:42PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Advanced, Intermediate | tagged Bending, SRVStrat, SamampVAC23, Song: Texas Flood, Techniques 
If you've ever wondered how to do those multiple string bends you hear Stevie Ray Vaughan play during the solo of Texas Flood, this lesson is for you. I call them "trainwreck" bends because of the screeching sound they create. In this lesson I show you the underlying principle that makes them sound great, and how you can get those extra strings into the bending motion.
Friday, October 8, 2010 at 1:25PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Advanced, Intermediate | tagged Techniques 
A lesson about the importance of using hammer-ons in your playing to increase your speed. It boggled my mind to hear some people asking if using hammer-ons was "allowed", or if it was cheating. I hope this lesson clears that up for good.
Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:36PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Beginner, Intermediate | tagged Techniques 
Beginner and intermediate guitar players often overlook a very easy technique that can make their playing sound much more polished. In this lesson I talk about note duration, and how making some notes really short and crisp can allow the beats of your playing to really stand out.
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 10:58PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Series: Playing With Soul | tagged Techniques 
In this lesson I dissect the subject of accenting and talk about how it provides contast in your playing. I discuss how accenting is dynamics, but on a small scale, and give a few examples.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 3:36PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Intermediate | tagged Techniques 
A lesson about doing more precise bending when playing blues.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 11:23PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Intermediate | tagged Licks, Techniques 
This episode teaches a technique that you'll hear used in songs like Cold Shot, Lenny, and plenty of other SRV tunes. Not very complicated, but a bit tricky considering you have to stop using your pick, but still hold onto it in your hand.
Monday, October 29, 2007 at 4:30PM | Share On Facebook | Email | in Intermediate | tagged Techniques 
Another foundational technique of the SRV style, the rake as I call it involves playing as many strings as you can for each note. This lessons shows you how to fatten up the sound of any note you play by muting the other strings as you play all of them, letting only one note ring out.