Blues Guitar: Learn to Play

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Free Online Course: Blues Guitar: Learn to Play provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4-5 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Blues Guitar: Learn to Play is taught by Steve Trovato.

Overview
  • Learn blues guitar at your own pace. Explore over 50 examples of blues rhythm guitar, including slow blues, uptown/jump blues, mambo blues, blues rock, and more.

Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction

    • Introduction
    • Tuning
    2. The Medium Shuffle
    • Example 1: "Guitar Boogie Shuffle"
    • Example 2: "The Zipper"
    • Example 3: "Memphis Fat"
    • Example 4: "Dazzled"
    • Example 5: "The Big One"
    • Example 6: "Slippery"
    • Example 7: "The Big Bottom"
    • Example 8: "Icy Road"
    • Example 9: "The Odd Couple"
    • Example 10: "The Rumble"
    • Example 11: "Austin’s Pride"
    • Example 12: "The Back Stack"
    3. Straight Eighths
    • Example 1: "On the Lamb"
    • Example 2: "Lord Mr. Ford"
    • Example 3: "Short & Sweet"
    • Example 4: "The New Shoes Blues"
    • Example 5: "Too Tall Holmes"
    • Example 6: "Filthy McNasty"
    • Example 7: "Book On Outta Here"
    • Example 8: "Johnny Clear"
    • Example 9: "Sticky Figs"
    • Example 10: "Your Feet’s Too Big"
    • Example 11: "Jazz Bow"
    • Example 12: "Pay the Man"
    4. The Blues/Rock Shuffle
    • Example 1: "Blues for Breakfast"
    • Example 2: "Revelator"
    • Example 3: "Mission Ten Eleven"
    • Example 4: "Clearly a Habit"
    • Example 5: "Slidin’ Around"
    • Example 6: "The Main Squeeze"
    • Example 7: "Green and Blues"
    • Example 8: "Due Props"
    • Example 9: "Zample Pample"
    • Example 10: "Rough Neck"
    5. Uptown/Jump Blues
    • Example 1: "Back Home Blues"
    • Example 2: "Kansas City Stomp"
    • Example 3: "The Turnpike"
    • Example 4: "Slithery"
    • Example 5: "Detroit Banger"
    • Example 6: "Floatin’ On Down to Cotton Town"
    • Example 7: "Swing Street"
    • Example 8: "Hoopie Do"
    • Example 9: "Big City Lights"
    6. Slow Blues
    • Example 1: "When the Levy Breaks"
    • Example 2: "The Bump"
    • Example 3: "Yazoo, That’s My Baby"
    • Example 4: "Closin’ Time"
    • Example 5: "The Stormy Monday Progression"
    7. Mambo Blues
    • Example 1: "Chordy"
    • Example 2: "Double Cross"
    • Example 3: "Shreveport"
    • Example 4: "Big Fun"
    • Example 5: "Waggin’"
    • Example 6: "Jazzeriffic"
    8. Techniques
    • Slides, pull-offs, and hammer-ons
    • Bending and vibrato
    • The trill and the rake
    9. Medium Shuffle
    • Medium shuffle, solo 1
    • Medium shuffle, solo 2
    • Medium shuffle, solo 3
    • Medium shuffle, complete performance
    10. Funky Straight Eighths
    • Funky straight eighths, solo 1
    • Funky straight eighths, solo 2
    • Funky straight eighths, solo 3
    • Funky straight eighths, complete performance
    11. Blues-Rock
    • Blues-rock, solo 1
    • Blues-rock, solo 2
    • Blues-rock, solo 3
    • Blues-rock, complete performance
    12. Uptown/Jump Blues
    • Uptown/jump blues, solo 1
    • Uptown/jump blues, solo 2
    • Uptown/jump blues, solo 3
    • Uptown/jump blues, complete performance
    13. Slow Blues
    • Slow blues, solo 1
    • Slow blues, solo 2
    • Slow blues, solo 3
    • Slow blues, complete performance
    14. Mambo Blues
    • Mambo blues, solo 1
    • Mambo blues, solo 2
    • Mambo blues, solo 3
    • Mambo blues, complete performance
    Conclusion
    • Goodbye