Video - Blues Guitar

Blues/Roots Guitar-Intermediate Level Fingerpicking
Steve is known for his mastery of blues guitar styles, as well as his deep knowledge of the history of the great traditional players, from Piedmont to Delta. On this lesson, he takes five pieces representative of different styles and teaches them in careful detail for the learning student. Using guitars from his extensive collection (a 1936 National Trojan, a Collings C-10 and a National "O" style resophonic), he covers some of his favorite arrangements in different keys and tunings, highlighting techniques, chord theory, licks and other musical insights that will be useful in figuring out any other blues-based songs you'll want to learn.

Happy Traum: Learning to Play Blues Guitar, Vol. 2
Delve into the many possibilities and intricacies of blues in the key of A, as played by Brownie McGhee, Big Bill Broonzy, John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, and other blues masters. You'll learn new chord positions, bass runs, turnarounds, licks and solos. In addition, you get several wonderful songs to practice with, including Betty and Dupree, Key To The Highway, Blood Red River, Come Back Baby and 12 Gates To The City.
 

Blues Guitar, Step One
 

The Blues Guitar of Hubert Sumlin
Take a lesson from the man who played guitar in Howlin' Wolf's band for more than twenty-five years! Hubert Sumlin's unique guitar lines became an integral part of the Wolf sound, and his spare, sharp-edged solos can be heard on dozens of classic recordings.
 

Blues Guitar, Step Two
 

Hooked on the Blues: Dynamic Guitar Techniques
Hans Theessink's passion for the blues is clear as he details the tunings, chord shapes, bass runs, fingerpicking style, slide technique and percussive strokes at the core of every good blues player's repertoire. He plays, sings and analyzes "Prison Blues," "Big Bill's Guitar," "Vicksburg Is My Home," "Sugar Babe," "You Make Me Feel So Good," "Sitting On Top Of The World" and "Two Trains," then closes with a full performance of "Down In Mississippi Where The Blues Was Born," a stirring homage to his favorite blues masters. As you add these powerful songs to your repertoire, your understanding of this important tradition will deepen and you'll be inspired to create your own blues arrangements.

Beginning Blues Guitar with Paul Lidel
This easy to follow video will teach you everything you need to know to get started playing the blues. Learn about the styles of blues giants like: B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, and Muddy Waters. Known for his easy to understand teaching style, Paul shows you how to play blues chords, rhythm fills, licks, blues scales, and blues lead guitar solos. This video is loaded with play along examples that will have you playing blues guitar right away.

Anyone Can Play Blues Guitar
 

Power of Delta Blues Guitar 1
Mississippi Blues: Moon's Goin' Down (Charlie Patton), Patton's Blues (based on Charlie Patton's Pea Vine Blues and Robert Johnson's Milk Cow Blues), Crossroads Blues (Robert Johnson), Travellin' Blues (Mattie Delaney).

Power of Delta Blues Guitar 2
Traditional and Contemporary Blues: Fixin' To Die (Booker White), Love My Blues Away, Leavin' Here (Rory Block), When You've Got A Good Friend (Robert Johnson), The Water Is Wide (Trad. arr. Rory Block), My Train Is Waiting (Charlie Spann).
 

The Blues Guitar of Keb' Mo'
Here are the dynamic traditional country blues and blues-based contemporary tunes that Kevin Moore (a.k.a. Keb' Mo') has made famous. He teaches fingerpicking technique,rhythmic devices,harmonizes scale passages and a variety of Robert Johnson-style riffs. " Perpetual Blues Machine" and " Angelina" add some jazz-oriented chords to his blues originals, and " Henry" demonstrates bottleneck ideas on the National steel along with the chord substitutions that give this song its special qualities. This lesson teaches many of the elements that make up solid blues playing, taught by a true star of contemporary blues guitar.

Blues Guitar Jammin'
 

Contemporary Chicago Blues Guitar
 

Delta Blues Guitar
 

Guitar Tips: Blues Guitar
 

Texas Blues Guitar
 

SongXpress: Classic Blues for Guitar, Vol. 3
 

SongXpress: Classic Blues for Guitar, Vol. 2
 

Innovative Arrangements for American Blues/Roots Guitar
Legendary singer and guitarist Geoff Muldaur has chosen six gospel and blues arrangements that are filled with ideas, techniques and wonderful songs to add to your repertoire. They include two traditional gospel songs: "Just a Little While to Stay Here," based on a New Orleans funeral march in dropped D tuning; the soulful "Trouble Soon Be Over" in open G; and "I Believe I’ll Go Back Home," Geoff’s own version of the biblical story of the Prodigal Son.

Beginning Blues Guitar
 

Acoustic Blues Guitar
 

Blues Guitar Legends: In the Style of Lightnin' Hopkins and Blind Blake
 

Getting The Sounds: Classic Blues Guitar
 

Legends of Blues Guitar
 

Beginning Delta Blues Guitar