Blues and Slide

Blues Slide Lessons (Free Access) Blues Chords up the Neck Blues Lead Phrasing Bye Bye Baby Blues Candy Man Crow Jane Do the Shuffle Fingerpicking and Slide The Kansas City Lowdown Lap-Slide Monotonic Bass Fingerpicking Play the Blues Single-String Slide Melodies Slide: Working in the Thumb

Blues Slide Lessons (Free Access) In this FREE downloadable PDF, you’ll find three lessons that will teach you how to play slide blues guitar. Return to Top

Blues Chords up the Neck David Hamburger explains how to get musical results past the fifth fret with commonly used chords. Music to 'Handful of Chords/Blues up the Neck' Return to Top

Blues Lead Phrasing Building licks from a few essential notes. Return to Top

Bye Bye Baby Blues Steve James shows how to play this country blues classic. Return to Top

Candy Man Learn some of the elements that contributed to Mississippi John Hurt's unique yet natural-sounding style. Return to Top

Crow Jane Texas roots music wizard Steve James teaches his version of a classic country blues. Return to Top

Do the Shuffle Chris Grampp gives an easy introduction to one of the most popular rhythms of all time. Return to Top

Fingerpicking and Slide Covers basics of using various slides and slide tunings with a fingerpicking approach Return to Top

The Kansas City Lowdown Music by David Hamburger. Learn to play an open-C blues inspired by pianists like Jelly Roll Morton. Return to Top

Lap-Slide With assistance from Dylan Schorer, innovative guitarist Kelly Joe Phelps shows his unique approach to lap-style slide guitar, with examples drawn from his debut recording, Lead Me On. Return to Top

Monotonic Bass Fingerpicking Accompany your blues licks wih a thumping one-note bass. Return to Top

Play the Blues David Hamburger teaches right-hand positioning, a fingerpicking pattern, and a complete song to play. Return to Top

Single-String Slide Melodies David Hamburger explores the fundamentals of single-string melody playing on acoustic slide guitar in open D tuning. Return to Top

Slide: Working in the Thumb David Hamburger explains how to play bass notes with your thumb underneath slide melodies in open D tuning. Return to Top

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