Traditional Acoustic Blues Guitar - For Beginners

Master three A chord shapes—A major, A7, and long A—with a shared alternating bass on the open fifth string, plus practice exercises to steady rhythm.

Learn the B seventh chord, the five chord in the key of E for country blues, including its main shape, finger placements, and alternating bass patterns for practice.

Learn the C major chord and its 5-4 alternating bass, and form the C7 by placing the pinky on the third fret of the third string.

Master the F chord in traditional country blues guitar, including wrapping the left-hand thumb around the first fret for bass notes, and explore C-F chord interplay.

Learn the g chord and its g7 variation in country blues, focusing on the typical open-string shape and the bass on the sixth string at the third fret.

Learn the D chord, D major, and D7 with variations, and use alternating bass patterns (five for two open strings) along with the minor tonic bass on the sixth string.

Develop blues guitar basics by practicing the alternating bass with the thumb, coordinating bass and treble, and using on‑and‑off chord drills to build solid rhythm and chord accuracy.

learn country blues chords in key c, starting with ella speed; use c with pinky on the third fret of string one, walk bass c–a–d7, then g–a–g7 back to c.

Master the tin man slips blues pattern by using an alternating bass with the thumb and strings. Move through C, A, D7, and G chords with pinches and treble runs.

Learn the end tag in traditional acoustic blues for beginners, using simple single-string runs in C major with thumb and index finger, and build practical chord-based phrases.

Learn East St. Louis Blues in standard tuning with alternating bass, mastering the introduction chords C, G7, F, and C, plus verse sequence C, F, C, and F, G, C.

Discover variations on the basic blues verse progression, featuring finger-and-thumb picking, an alternating bass, and a boogie-woogie feel over the F chord in the East St. Louis Blues style.

Learn Mississippi John Hurt's ain't no tellin' chords with a C variation using a pinky on the third fret on the sixth string. Practice F, G, and E (E7) voicings.

Learn the intro lick and verses for traditional acoustic blues guitar, using pinch techniques, left-hand pinky, hammer-ons, and alternating bass over F, C, and E/E7 chords.

Learn verse phrasing with F and G chords, C chord with ring finger on the fifth string, and alternating bass on the sixth string with a thumb‑and‑finger roll.

learn a verse-ending variation and end tag for Mississippi John Hurt's blues; start with a walking bass into the C chord, then use an alternating bass and thumb roll.

Learn a traditional acoustic blues guitar intro with a bass-heavy riff, F and C chord work, string bending on the second string, and variations over a G seventh progression.

Master the bridge with a turnaround, moving from the sea to the long a, using a c-shape pinky on the third fret of first string and maintaining an alternating bass.

Explore a simplified instrumental take on Reverend Gary Davis’s hesitation blues, in the key of C, using a minor/E7 groove, F–C–G–A chords, and single-string runs to convey the blues.

Master verse-based fingerstyle blues with Hesitation Blues, employing a minor and E7 patterns, then C seventh, F, and G with Gary Davis–style rhythms; practice alternating bass and single-string runs.

Demonstrates verse 2 with a slight variation and a single-string run, detailing third fret on the first string, first fret on the first string around G, then slows the tempo.

Learn traditional acoustic blues guitar in the key of E with Groundhog Day Blues, using three chords (E major, A7, B7) and a bare-bones approach, plus a solo later.

Learn the simple verse of groundhog day blues on acoustic guitar, using a basic progression with A7, B7, and E, including seventh chords, bass stumbles, and slide-ins, plus rhythm variations.

Learn the standout solo in Little Son Jackson's Groundhog Day blues, including bending, open-string phrases, and a moveable riff over a thumping bass in a first-position bar chord shape.

Master the end tag for the groundhog day blues, designed for beginners, featuring bass runs, an e seventh chord ending, and practical turnarounds you can add to simple blues.

Learn to play Sugar Babe, a three-chord blues tune, using E, A, and B7 with an alternating bass, plus practical chord shapes and pinky-on options for the B7.

Learn blues solos inspired by Lightnin Hopkins Mojo Hand, featuring slide-ins to the 12th fret, double pull-offs, riffs over E and A7 chords, and bend and phrasing variations.

Explore the Mojo Hand end tag as a blues turnaround in the five position, featuring an East 7th double stop, a hammer-on E7, and ending with an E major chord.