Fingerstyle Blues 2
A 10 lesson course that follows on from and
expands on "Fingerstyle Acoustic Blues."
LESSON 1 - NOTATION
A review of the tab method used for this course.
LESSON 2 - THUMB & FINGER WORKOUT
To play Fingerstyle well you have to develop thumb and finger
independence. This lesson gives you an excellent workout in this
department.
LESSON 3 - FINGERSTYLE GALLERY
You'll continue to give your thumb and fingers a great workout in this
lesson and become acquainted with different fingerstyles as pioneered by
the likes of: Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Son House, Muddy Waters,
John Lee Hooker, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Doc Watson.
LESSON 4 - TURNAROUNDS IN THE BLUES
You can't play the blues without knowing about turnarounds. Here's a
selection of tasty turnarounds in various keys.
LESSON 5 - G TUNING & FINGERSTYLE
Simply by detuning your guitar you can find a whole new fingerstyle
landscape. G tuning was the norm among Delta Blues pickers like Charlie
Patton, Son House and Robert Johnson.
LESSON 6 - D TUNING & FINGERSTYLE
As above but now in the key of D. This lesson gives you the lowdown on how
to play one of the all-time great acoustic blues pieces: Blind Blakes,
"Police Dog Blues".
LESSON 7 - RAGTIME BLUES
You'll get a good grounding in another great area of fingerstyle playing
in this lesson: Ragtime Blues. Learn how to play in the style of Ragtime
masters like Blind Blake, Big Bill Broonzy and Rev. Gary Davis. Ragtime is
also a great stepping stone to helping you develop a more contemporary
style of fingerstyle playing.
LESSON 8 - FINGERSTYLE & CHORD PLAYING
This lesson gets right into the nitty gritty of using chords, chord
fragments and inversions to give your blues playing real authenticity and
depth.
LESSON 9 - DYNAMICS & EFFECTS
Slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends etc are what give your playing the
real character of the blues. Of course they are mighty useful for all
kinds of styles; you can't really play acoustic fingerstyle properly
without knowing these tricks.
LESSON 10 - CHORD REVIEW
All the many chords used in this course brought together in a handy
reference guide.
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