Guitar Techniques

Fingerstyle blues

“MOST EARLY BLUES PLAYERS USED SMALL-BODIED GUITARS. SON HOUSE, TAMPA RED AND OTHERS USED POWERFUL RESONATOR GUITARS”

Welcome to part three of our exploration of the techniques required to become an authentic fingerstyle blues guitarist. This lesson builds on the examples given in the previous two issues, so go and grab them before diving in if you’re not already up to speed.

NEXT MONTH Joseph concludes his series with an authentic blues piece played Fingerstyle

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