Blues Pinoy

One of the most recognizable Blues pieces ever, "Hey, Hey!" was originally done by Big Bill Broonzy and remade by countless other artists including Eric Clapton. Never mind the guy-with-shade's crappy singing, learn this lesson by heart and have another great addition to your Blues guitar lick arsenal!

Here's a pretty cool instructional in the key of "E." I'm sure Blues guitar aficionados would find these licks useful. This is just one in a series of videos done by Mr. Grossman which he unselfishly shares with us. Watching this guy play would either encourage or inspire - he makes it look sooooo easy!

I'm sure a lot of you guys dig the Blues Harp (like me!). Nowadays, lots of resources can be found online, unlike before when we had, at least in my case, to scour all nooks and crannies to find that elusive harp tutorial material. The most well known YouTube video tutorials are by KudzuRunner, Jason Ricci, 12gagedan, etc. and these mostly cater the advanced-beginner to really advanced harp enthusiasts. But for all ye Blues Harp beginners, here's a video tutorial that is quite simple but informative. I'm sure you'll enjoy blowing and drawing those reeds after watching this. And for a change, a chick is doing the teaching chores :-).

I just found this great acoustic backing track in the key of G. Great for practice, especially with the Blues harp - not too fast, not too slow, just the right speed. And remember to use a "C" harp for this. Keep on wailin'!!!

Blues guitar need not be difficult as explained by - no, it's not James Taylor, it's Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, Michael Williams, showing minor blues progressions for the rhythm guitar in the style of BB King's "The Thrill is Gone." So go now, get your guitar, and play!

Jason Ricci is pound-for-pound one of the best in blues harp. Here he shares his secret to his fast playing, starting from the "basic" scale, to which he credits Pat Ramsey for. And then he explains his own style and proceeds with some unbelievable licks. I am always in awe whenever I see videos of Jason Ricci. To a mortal like me, he is a god!

Just one of a series of excellent acoustic Blues guitar lessons from Marty of nextlevelguitar.com. I wish YouTube was around when I was learning the guitar. Lucky for those just starting and those who are into Blues, videos like this abound, all for your learning pleasure. As they say, it's never too late to teach an old dog new tricks!