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1. Blues Rhythms (#1556) - Page 13 by Stefan Leonhardt (11767)
   This is an often used rhythm in blues and rock. If you know one Bo Diddley song, you know the rhythm. Chances are, you've heard it also in countless other songs.<br> Below you see a couple of variations. <br> You can hit al...(more)
   Blues · Intermediate · 114194 Hits · 4.55/5 (142 ratings) · Last modified: 9/29/2006
   
2. Blues Tune (#10657) - Page 1 by David Macneil (31)
   just a quick tune i wrote thats pretty cool. Sounds best on a loop !please rate this tune!
   Blues · Beginner · 4817 Hits · 3.75/5 (8 ratings) · Last modified: 2/7/2006
   
3. Spider Crawl Blues Shuffle (#9113) - Page 1 by Dave Sharp (87)
   Try it in multiple keys. Playing in D requires a challenging little pinkie stretch for those of you just starting out.
   Blues · Beginner · 66545 Hits · 3.41/5 (111 ratings) · Last modified: 1/3/2005
   
4. More Stormy Monday Stuff (#54) - Page 1 by Jim Burger (4606)
   Since the lyric line takes up only two measures, you can use this to fill up the next two bars. It's pretty easy to play, since all you have to do is slide barred chords up and down.
   Blues · Intermediate · 23751 Hits · 3.86/5 (7 ratings) · Last modified: 6/13/1999
   
5. Some SRV Like Playin' (#4031) - Page 1 by Arthur Steinmann (91)
   <h5>Hi all of you folks, and welcome to my very first lesson.</h5> I have recently joined this community and am very fascinated about the whole thing. My first lesson deals with some SRV like playing. I created this piece of...(more)
   Blues · Advanced · 10201 Hits · 4.44/5 (18 ratings) · Last modified: 2/18/2002
   
6. Blues Riffs (#3727) - Page 3 by Adel Abu Hamdeh (754)
   This riff I found on the internet. Its a classic blues riff played using barr chords. So if you want to practice barr chords here you go.
   Blues · Intermediate · 40447 Hits · 3.81/5 (27 ratings) · Last modified: 12/10/2001
   
7. 12-Bar Blues: What is it? (#467) - Page 1 by Jim Burger (4606)
   The 12-bar blues progression is the main underpinning of the vast majority of blues tunes out there. In order to start playing blues (and to take most of the other blues lessons on WholeNote), you will want to know what a 12...(more)
   Blues · Beginner · 981497 Hits · 4.40/5 (1733 ratings) · Last modified: 3/14/2001
   
8. Basic stop-time blues (#73) - Page 1 by Jim Burger (4606)
   "Stop-time" blues is the blues where, as in this example, after playing the basic riff, you stop to insert a lyric line (or a cool guitar or harmonica fill). There's a million blues songs that use this. <br><br> The below e...(more)
   Blues · Beginner · 196306 Hits · 4.42/5 (211 ratings) · Last modified: 9/1/2000
   
9. Clapton-style Acoustic Blues (#564) - Page 3 by Jim Burger (4606)
   <b>Move 2: Triplets Using E7 Fingerings on the Top Three Strings</b><br><br>Move #2 is done playing rapid triplets using the following E7 fingerings with great effect: cho|x|x|x|4|3|4|E7 #1|cho cho|x|x|x|4|3|0|E7 #2|cho |cr|C...(more)
   Blues · Intermediate · 579506 Hits · 4.50/5 (687 ratings) · Last modified: 1/15/2000
   
10. Grit (#1712) - Page 3 by Drew Mosby (264)
    Is it possible to play melody and the rhythm/bass on the same guitar without fingerpicking? Sure. The call and answer style of the blues makes it easy. I like to think of the "call" as the melody and the "answer" as the ba...(more)
    Blues · Intermediate · 11852 Hits · 3.75/5 (8 ratings) · Last modified: 11/19/2000
    
11. The Bleedin' Fingertip Blues (#2476) - Page 2 by Maciek Sakrejda (8047)
    This is it. It's pretty simple stuff. Of course, you'll get smart-aleck remarks from the guy you're playing with about having to solo in C#, like I did a couple of weeks ago, but hey, they need a challenge. <br><br> The cro...(more)
    Blues · Beginner · 19259 Hits · 3.80/5 (10 ratings) · Last modified: 2/26/2001
    
12. Grit (#1712) - Page 1 by Drew Mosby (264)
    This lesson should teach a few tools and tricks I use to make my blues gritty. Here is my favorite blues rhythm. Its a rather easy one to play. I fret the Em chord with my first finger to extend my reach and leave the my...(more)
    Blues · Intermediate · 11852 Hits · 3.75/5 (8 ratings) · Last modified: 11/19/2000
    
13. Blues from John Lee Hooker (#591) - Page 2 by Jim Burger (4606)
    Here's a run based on the intro to "Hobo Blues" that has some pretty simple standard Hooker stuff. Look at measure 1 -- the slides may look funky (I'm not even sure if JLH does slide, but it sounds more interesting that way,...(more)
    Blues · Intermediate · 111848 Hits · 4.34/5 (119 ratings) · Last modified: 1/15/2000
    
14. Clapton-style Acoustic Blues (#564) - Page 4 by Jim Burger (4606)
    <b>Move 3: The Elmore James</b><br><br>Clapton starts out both solos in "Before You Accuse Me" and the solo in "Driftin'" in similar fashion to the example below, each with slight twists. But all of them utilize the Elmore J...(more)
    Blues · Intermediate · 579506 Hits · 4.50/5 (687 ratings) · Last modified: 1/15/2000
    
15. Blues Rhythms (#1556) - Page 15 by Stefan Leonhardt (11767)
    You probably - hopefully? - remember that your chord voicing does not have to contain all the notes. If you play in a band context, a C# and a G might be all you need to play an A7 chord.<br> Thus, the following two voicings...(more)
    Blues · Intermediate · 114194 Hits · 4.55/5 (142 ratings) · Last modified: 9/29/2006
    
16. Walking Bass Lines with Chords (#21) - Page 6 by Christopher Sung (9639)
    So now let's re-visit our example from page 1. By now, the bass line for the first two measures should sound familiar, and so should the chordal ideas on top. All I've done is mixed and matched some of the different chordal...(more)
    Blues · Advanced · 160148 Hits · 4.10/5 (128 ratings) · Last modified: 5/28/1999
    
17. Walking Bass Lines with Chords (#21) - Page 1 by Christopher Sung (9639)
    In this lesson, we'll cover some different aspects of playing a walking bass line with some chords on top. We'll look at some of the details of how to play the bass line itself, and then cover a few comping ideas with the ch...(more)
    Blues · Advanced · 160148 Hits · 4.10/5 (128 ratings) · Last modified: 5/28/1999
    
18. stretch blues (#114) - Page 1 by Sean Kelly (1524)
    Here is a simple blues riff in a 12-bar style that gives the pinky finger a workout and forces beginners to learn how to to roll that 3rd finger out of the way of your 1st finger barre (power) chord to get the dominant 7th to...(more)
    Blues · Beginner · 49434 Hits · 4.14/5 (76 ratings) · Last modified: 7/13/1999
    
19. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (#896) - Page 2 by Josh Graves (2401)
    Use your index finger to barre the slide at the beginning of measure six, as well as the seventh fret right after that. In measure eight we have a motif which gets repeated later, and will require some practice to sound smoot...(more)
    Blues · Advanced · 41745 Hits · 4.73/5 (49 ratings) · Last modified: 3/31/2000
    
20. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (#896) - Page 4 by Josh Graves (2401)
    Barre the entire fourth fret on beat three of measure twelve so that you don't have to shift your barre to play the G# in the bass on the fourth beat. Then move the barre up fret by fret.
    Blues · Advanced · 41745 Hits · 4.73/5 (49 ratings) · Last modified: 3/31/2000