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Learn Blues Guitar

Learn Blues Guitar here in the HPCrazy Guitar Academy. The Blues Guitar Tutorials are designed to learn the basics of blues, blues improvisation, theory and basic improvisation concepts with the so-called question-answer concept. Beside these basic concepts, more complex blues forms are shown, playing styles of well-known blues guitarists are analyzed, or simply different Blueslicks are shown, with which you can quickly achieve a great professional sounding success with simple means.

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  1. Slick Blues Rock Riff - Guitar Lesson Here I teach you a really cool, slick and laid back blues rock guitar riff. The chords and the figures are simple but the way it is played on 80 bpm is not as simple as it seems. Pay close attention to my tips and tricks I am showing you. Here you can download the tabs and the backing track : If you have any questions please ask it in this post below or book a private online guitar lesson.

  2. THE First Blues Guitar Riff This was my very first blues guitar riff I could play completely when I started guitar playing and I was very proud in showing the audience that I can play blues guitar. It is simple but already sounds the way blues guitar should sound and the best part of it is that even if you are an experienced blues guitar player you still can take out many things from it and sound great. You can download the files which are associated to this tutorial here :

  3. Street Blues Guitar Studies If you want to play blues guitar with just one guitar like a street musician would do then this tutorial is a " must have " for you. Here I show you some really basic things you need to know to create a stunning and groovy blues guitar performance with just one guitar. The key is that you know what kind of rhythm patterns you are playing and they give you the stability to be able to get more creative and start to improvise with those patterns and modules I am showing you in this tutorial. You can download the tabs associated to this tutorial here : If you need further assistance please book a private online guitar lesso…

  4. Juicy Funk Blues Guitar Riff Here you can learn a really juicy funk blues guitar riff in the key of E. It is played on 72 bpm and is a true challenge for you to really improve your ability for laid back guitar playing which in this case is needed to get the juice out of this great funk blues guitar riff. At the end I give some advice for soloing. You can download the files attached to this tutorial here : If you need further professional guidance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

  5. Here I teach you all you need to know to play a professional rock n roll guitar. I talk from my experience of playing 3 years in professional rock n roll bands. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

  6. Smoking Minor Blues Guitar Licks - Tutorial You want to play a smoking minor blues guitar solo ? Then this tutorial is for you. Here I show you an example of the minor blues " The Trill Has Gone " by B.B. King how to build up a cool and sophisticated minor blues solo by knowing the licks and how to make variations on them. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here :

  7. 3 Blues Guitar Chord Licks Here I show you 3 blues guitar chord licks which you can use in a full chorus as a sophisticated rhythm guitar or you can use those licks as a great add to your normal blues guitar soloing. The licks are 2 bar figures so they don't fit everywhere in the blues form. Therefore please check my instructions. Here you can download the files which are associated to this tutorial : If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

  8. Drop D Groovy Shuffle Blues Guitar Here I share the secrets on how you can play a really groovy shuffle blues guitar with a drop D tuning and a few tricks which I am showing to you here. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

  9. Street Blues Guitar Studies 2 Playing blues guitar on the street with just one guitar is a special situation for your blues playing abilities. Here I give you tips and tricks on how to play this great street blues guitar song and how to improvise on the main theme of this great blues. Here you can download the tabs and the audio associated to this tutorial : If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

  10. Sophisticated Slow Blues Guitar Here I give you some tips on how to work out a sophisticated blues guitar solo by following the chords. In this case this 8 bar blues is quite uncommon but sounds great. I first show you the chords and then give you valuable tips and tricks to follow those chords. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further assistance you can book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

  11. Here I show you 3 pro blues guitar double stop licks which work along with the chord progression G7 / C7. The licks contain a lot of let-ring effects and follow the chords of this progression. This makes them sound really great and they can give the spice for your sophisticated blues guitar solo. Please pay close attention to all my instructions to get the maximum benefit out of this tutorial. Here you find the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

  12. Minor Blues Guitar Masterclass ( Gary Moore Style ) Here you can learn everything you need to know to master a minor blues in the style of Gary Moore or other players in the ballpark. I will show you the chords, the form and the modes which are used in this type of minor blues and a simple way how you can follow the chords. Control over time and space and sound is also important - also try to make music by interacting with the other instruments playing. The biggest mistake you can do on minor blues is to play too many notes. It's all about time, space, form and control of your tone. If you have any questions please ask it in this post below or book a p…

  13. Here I show you a blues guitar arrangement of the popular gospel song " Amazing Grace ". It's not hard to play but it sounds bluesy and gives you the opportunity to learn a lot in the blues guitar genre. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

  14. Here I talk about my view and experience about tone control in a specific minor blues guitar setting. It's not about licks - but at the end of the tutorial I show you the 3 main licks which you can use in minor blues guitar. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " if you are into minor blues guitar. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

  15. Here I show you guys a very cool straight blues guitar riff with the following chords : E7 / E7 / E7 / E7 / D7 / A7 / E7 / E7 / D7 / A7 / E7 / B7alt I show you how you can create a cool vibe by switching between the E minor pentatonic and the mixolydian modes of E7, D7 and A7. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

  16. If you want to follow chords in blues with adaptiv double stops then voicing leading is the right technique to fulfill the task. Here you show you some examples of how you can follow the chords in a simple blues guitar progression with Bb7 / Eb7. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

  17. Timing is 50% of music and in slow blues it's probably rated even higher. So here you can learn how to get an organic timing and how to build great timing automatisms that you can play freely on any slow blues and sound great because your timing works. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

  18. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for all blues guitar players who have never done this before. Here you learn the basics of proper and perfect timing in shuffle blues guitar. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

  19. This blues guitar course takes any guitar player from the beginner to the intermediate level. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for any blues guitar beginner. Here are the chapters : 0:07 Introduction 1:53 Chords & Form 6:56 L-Form 8:31 Shuffle vs Straight 11:28 Blues Riffs 15:15 Scales 20:27 Improvisation ( Question / Anwser / Resolution ) 29:20 Final Notes 32:12 Appendix Here you find the files associated to this tutorial :

  20. Here I show you some really cool blues rock guitar licks which you can use with a drop D tuning on your guitar. Works great in a classical 60's trio formation like Cream, Jimi Hendrix or Rory Gallagher did. Here you can find the files associated to this tutorial :

  21. Sophisticated Blues Guitar Here you can learn some sophisticated ways of playing blues. There is a more sophisticated blues form with different chords and I will show you how to use the minor and the major blues scale to handle those chord changes. sophisticated blues.pdf sophisticated blues.gp sophisticated blues guitar.mp3

  22. Here I show you a cool blues guitar riff on the acoustic steelstring guitar. Beside that I show you a simple bluesy melody and at the end of the tutorial I give you some tips on how to sound more sophisticated with " let ring " guitar licks. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

  23. Here I talk about a really cool blues guitar style as seen on artists like Cam Cole or Dan Mudd by using really retro equipment and dirty distortions and a bottle neck for a really cool new age blues guitar sound. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

  24. Here I teach you all you need to know about basic shuffle blues guitar riffs. Even though this tutorial talks about the basics it's a " MUST HAVE " for all blues guitar players who have not done these exercises before. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

  25. Here I show you all basic tips and tricks which you need to know to play a steady and great sounding straight blues guitar. You learn how to keep the timing and how to make simple riffs really groovy and to add great sounding variations. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for any blues guitar player who never worked out the basics of straight blues guitar riffs. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : once you are finished with this tutorial you might want to proceed to the advanced straight blues guitar tutorial :

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