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Blues Rock Rhythm Guitar For Beginners.
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Blues Rock Rhythm Guitar For Beginners.

Part Of My "Rock Rhythm Guitar" Course Series.
Created byCraig Garwood
Last updated 9/2025
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What you'll learn

  • To Play blues and blues rock rhythm guitar.
  • To be up to band/Jam night level.
  • Understand Major, Minor and Dominant chords and play them in popular song based sequences.
  • To play and understand whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth note rhythms.
  • To count rhythm patterns.
  • Understand the 1-4-5 system and use it.
  • Play and understand (numerous) 12, 10 and 8 bar blues rhythm sequences.
  • Play and understand blues turnarounds.
  • Understand the importance of feel in the blues.
  • Use up and down rhythm strums and picking notes with confident.
  • Play single note riffs.

Course content

50 sections • 217 lectures • 9h 20m total length

  • Course Introduction and explanation.6:49

    Discover the blues and blues rock guitar foundations, from delta roots to 12-bar blues, boogie shuffle rhythms, and the three chords, fueled by blues mojo, for beginners.

  • Laying down solid foundations.1:05
  • Guitars, Amplifiers And Assorted Toys..3:07

    Explore guitars, amps, and assorted toys. Start with a clean tone by setting treble, middle, and bass to flat, then experiment with tone and modest distortion for blues rhythm.

  • Guitar Tone.1:54

    discover how to shape blues-based rhythm guitar tone by using pickups, volume, and tone controls to keep a clean, low-distortion sound and hear mistakes clearly.

Requirements

  • No previous knowledge or experience needed, this course has something for everyone.
  • A guitar, either electric or acoustic is all that is required.

Description

“Blues Based Guitar “   is where all the must have blues based guitar techniques and knowledge are laid down as a solid foundation.

This course will concentrate on the structure and system that lays behind  blues based guitar in respect of rhythm and lead techniques,  formats and timing.

It is written for the real world player who will be able to put all the knowledge to real world use in a jam night/band format .

The structure of the 12 bar blues is looked at and explained in depth, as is rhythm playing in the  "stretch"  boogie style, delta blues style, Texas blues style, blues rock style and the use of the blues in classic rock playing.

Dominant 7th, Major, Minor & Minor 7 Chords in the first (open) position are explained, shown and explored in all styles, as is the 1st position E blues and Minor Pentatonic scales, including a much used “bolt on” shape as well as the open A minor Pentatonic scale.

The sheer breath and expanse of “Blues Based Guitar” will become apparent in this wide reaching beginners course that will place you, the student, on the road to a lifetime of rewarding “Blues Based Guitar” playing.

This Course will teach you the core knowledge and techniques needed in a fun and relaxed way utilizing nothing but first position (Open) chords, scales and riffs.

There will be no struggling with tricky barre chords or advanced rhythm concepts  (that will be covered in later courses), this is "Cool Blues Based Guitar" for the beginner.

I hope you enjoy it.

Craig.


Who this course is for:

  • Anyone of any age or ability who wants to start playing blues and blues rock rhythm guitar.
  • Anyone who wants the best start possible in "Blues" and "Blues Rock" rhythm playing.

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