After hearing Keith Richard’s Crosseyed Heart, I felt like I should learn acoustic blues. I’m not new in playing guitar, but quite new in finger style. I feel like that song is too hard for me, so I just want to ask what’s the most basic acoustic finger style blues lesson I should start with?

I know basic chords (major, minor, 7ths, and a few chord variations that I have no idea what the names are) and major and minor pentatonic. I just want to learn how to play blues on an acoustic guitar with no accompaniment. Possibly chord embellishments too. If you can recommend a youtube video where I can start, it’ll be appreciated. I tried looking for some, but I feel like some are too advanced for me.

Thanks!

I’m heading to Nashville any one open to having me sit in?

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Was given some advice recently to check out Crossroad performances of legends on stage trading licks and solos with each other. Curious if anyone has any favorites of this type of situation to enjoy?

Been playing on and off for dang near 15 years. Thing is i have been “off” the last 3 or so, and i never really stayed in one place long enough since high school to have a band. Ive done plenty of coffee shop gigs as an adult, played a few shows in high school, and have been working backstage at concerts my entire carrer (hence no bands).

I took several yeas of lessons a long time ago and gad no friends except my guitar in middles and most of high-school.

Open blues jam in town advertising all skill levels welcome. I want in but im rusty. Trying to brush up on theory and my scales, major minor and pentatonic. But its a lot to cram in.

Im hoping to jump in on rhythm and try a lick or two.

They usually just call the song, key, and chords and send it. I still struggle to find my “home” in a song to solo, but pick up on the chord structures and rhythm pretty quick.

Im taking some online classes but i was wondering if you guys have any advice on how you guys got to a place where you could jam with confidence?

Whats your practice routine for things like this?

I just started learning how to find the key by finding the root fret/key and playing minor pentatonic position 1 over it. Used the original version of Jimi Hendrix "Red House" and my ear catches the key of B. After doing some reading it says that Jimi tuned down a half step and the song is actually Bb. I decided to upload the track to Moises and isolating Noel Redding's 12 bar rhythm. It says the key of B. I am really trying to play the 12-bar blues with good timing at this stage of my journey.

I have a long way to go for ear training. Just curious if anybody has any insight on this.

Does anyone know of a metronome with various rhythms, including blues, and loud enough to play along with? I've been using a Korg KR Mini, but there's no way to set the speed accurately, and no blues rhythms. I know there's online ones, but I want a stand-alone one. Cheers.

Just discovered this site. It is legendary in its relevance to this thread. It has free tabs for many blues standards and includes a full writeup on the artist and the history of the song. Its the rabbit hole I was looking for. Enjoy: https://52weeksofblues.com/

I'm sure you guys get this in this subreddit a lot, but what are some essential blues songs and solos you think an aspiring blues song writer and guitarist should learn?

A little background info TLDR style. I've played acoustic classical and blues for years, but just got into electric blues and I think I want to make a fusion band of some sort eventually. The blues have me hooked. I see artists like Joe Bonamassa doing these crazy blues runs and I'm wondering where I should start to get something similar. Currently studying a lot of Albert King and BB King, but there's a style I'm missing. SRV perhaps?

So I've been playing blues fingerstyle for a few years and I'm starting to want to know the theory of what I'm actually playing. So I play delta drone style so basically keep the beat with the thumb on a bass note and solo with the higher strings. The theory of blues harmony isn't what I'm asking about. I'm asking specifically about the timing of the rhythm and subdivisions. So the 8th note shuffle rhythm (triplets with a tie between the first and second) is pretty much the only thing people mention when playing the blues in regards to timing. What other subdivisions are fair game for blues? I've noticed score for a lot of blues songs use the 8th note symbols and state to swing the rhythm, does this mean straight 8th notes are a "no go"? I can swing 16th notes no problem but improvising with both 8th note shuffle and 16th note shuffle seems a little janky, do I just need to feel it more? I feel like I'm missing a crucial step in rhythm skills. I regularly practice with a metronome and practice all subdivisions from whole notes to 16th notes with the dotted versions and set the click to 2 and 4. What can I do to make them bleed into my playing but keep the shuffle bluesy feel? I feel like my blues is very samey rhythmically Cheers guys