Learn Blues Rhythm Guitar for Beginners 18 Play Along Tracks

You’ve always wanted to play blues guitar, but never known how to get going... Maybe you know a few chords or have played other styles, but classic blues always feels out of reach.

This course guides you step by step. You’ll start by learning the rhythms that make blues sound like blues — quarter notes, eighth notes, rests, straight and swing timing — and practice them slowly with on-screen notation and jam tracks at three speeds, plus a bare drum and bass track.

Then, you’ll move into chords in multiple keys. You’ll learn open chords, barre chords, movable chords, and even power chords — all applied to real blues progressions. Practicing in multiple keys with different strumming patterns and rhythms  gives you the flexibility every serious blues guitarist needs. By combining chords with riffs and rhythm, you’ll quickly move from exercises into playing complete 12-bar blues progressions and songs.

By the end of the course, you’ll play two classic blues songs — Freddie King’s I’m Torn Down and Howlin’ Wolf’s Evil— fully, with jam tracks backing you every step of the way.

Whether you’re starting from scratch, switching from another style, or already know a few chords, this course gives you the rhythm, chords, and techniques to start playing real blues across the fretboard.

What You’ll Learn

• Count and play many different rhythms accurately with quarter notes, eighth notes, and rests

• Play both straight and swing blues rhythms

• Master open, barre, movable, and power chords across multiple keys

• Combine chords and riffs to play complete 12-bar blues progressions

• Practice and perform with jam tracks at three speeds

• Play two classic blues songs

  
  

Who This Course is For

• Beginners who want to play blues rhythm guitar confidently

• Guitarists who know a few chords or other styles and want to move into blues

• Anyone who wants structured lessons with visual guidance and jam tracks

• Players who want to learn the 12-bar blues across multiple keys and chord shapes

  
  

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will:

• Play blues rhythm confidently in both straight and swing styles

• Move between multiple chord shapes and keys smoothly

• Combine chords and riffs into full 12-bar blues progressions

• Play along with jam tracks at your own pace

• Perform two classic blues songs