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Here I show you the signature rhythm / groove of Bo Diddley which to take his words " The Rhythm That Shook The World " and give you some great idea's to play guitar along to the great rhythm. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

The Thrill Is Gone ( BB King ) - Guitar Lesson Here you can learn the song " The Thrill is Gone " by BB King. I checked several versions of this iconic song and there are many different versions available by BB King. Some are in B minor and some in C minor. So this tutorial refers to the original recording of the late 60s but more how to play minor blues in this style and how to play in the style of BB King. There is an analysis about the material he is playing and his way of making the guitar " cry like a baby ". There are 4 chapters with different topics. The chords are : Bm7 / Bm7 / Bm7 / Bm7 Em7 / Em7 / Bm7 / Bm7 Gmaj7 / F#7 / Bm7 / Bm7 The chapters are : 0:00 Introduction 3:14 Chords 8:45 Solo 17:24 Final Notes The Thrill Is Gone.pdf The Thrill Is Gone.gp the thrill is gone.mp3

Starting Guitar This course here is the starting point for all guitar players who want to start guitar and they enter a guitar lesson with no experience. This one tutorial is the one which you first should pay attention to. Here you can learn all you need to learn in the first 3 – 6 months of your journey when you are starting the guitar. From my experience as a guitar tutor and guitar instructor since 1999 it always turned to be those topics I am talking about here. The threshold to go further is the barréchord. That one is the tricky part which can make the first steps harder and longer time to get stuck in the beginners phase. The good news is with regular practicing you can really make it in 3 months. I experienced this myself when I started the guitar at the age of 20. So i pretty much remember those steps. Be patient and just practice regular and suddely those things I am showing here work out for you and you are ready to get to the next level of guitarplaying. If you want to make sure that you are practicing right please open up your blog and share your practicing routines. Here you can download the basic chords which I am talking about in the tutorial : To learn the pentatonics you might want to work on the pentatonic patterns. I would start with pattern 1 as you can see in these files here but the main problem is the flexibilty of your fingers. This will take some time - so you can use this time to already work on all pentatonic patterns. This will work on the same problem you are facing as a beginner. You can also work either on the the minor or on the major pentatonics. I strongly recommend that while you learn your pentatonic patterns you start to learn the intervals which you can see in these patterns. As a beginner you only need to know where the root note of each pattern is. The root note is marked with a " 1 " You are ready as soon as you can play the basic chords with basic strumming fluently. This will take as mentioned approx. 3 months if you practice them 3 times daily ( at least 5-10 Min ) and as soon you can include the barré chord fluently with basic strumming you are ready to go into the direction which you want. The pentatonic patterns should be played in 8ths fluently with alternate picking like with 80 bpm and you should always know where the root note is. Then you can start with more creative playing and start working on the genre which you would like to learn. Next step would be now to start checking tutorials which are marked with " easy " : blues guitar easy rock guitar easy easy jazz guitar A really great spot is to start with blues because most modern music finds it's root in blues. All improvisation concepts in other genres are in fact coming from blues. I would recommend to really go through the Basic Blues Guitar tutorial : --------------------------- If you need any help you can open up your blog and write about your guitar journey or you can book a private online lesson to make sure you learned everything right !

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 :

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 :

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 :

Here I talk about the finger picking blues guitar style of Hubert Sumlin. You can see this or similar techniques on many other blues guitar players such as Albert Collins, Johnny Guitar Watson, Magic Sam, Jimmy Reed and others. You can download the files associated to this tutorial :

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 :

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 :

Here I show you the main blues improvisation concept in blues with question / answer / resolution and how to use this method over the entire fretboard in an easy way. Even though this is a beginners tutorial you need to know all 5 positions of the minor pentatonic to follow this tutorial. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

Here I show some really chill out moves on the guitar which can bring you a great vibe into your chill out guitar solo. The key is " shaping the tone " which is the topic of this tutorial. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you have any questions you can ask in this topic here.

Here you can learn a very simple and systematic way to master the form of blues guitar. The ability to follow the blues guitar form you are playing helps players to play really meaningful blues guitar riffs, licks and solos which follow the form of a played blues. I work with a system of play - rest which I explain in detail and helps you to really master this topic. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for all upcoming blues guitar players. So even if you are an advanced guitar player and never have done this before it really would make sense to do these exercises. 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/

Here I show you a very simple open blues guitar tune where you can explore your abilities to tell a story with music on your guitar. Blues, especially solo blues guitar with no band is a great way to do that. 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 :

If you want to play true slowhand blues in the ballpark of Snowy White, Peter Green, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore and many others it's good to know the playing techniques which make them sound so great even with simple equipment like one guitar and a tube amp. Beside the fact that in order to play the blues you need to have the blues it is also important that you practice the main techniques which I show you in this guitar tutorial. Here you can download the backing track and you find an additional tutorial to the topic " Midnight Blues " by Snowy White : 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/

Blues Guitar - Triplet Studies ( Must Have ! ) If you want to play a proper shuffle blues guitar the absolut basic thing you need to master to have a perfect timing are triplets. They are the foundation of any shuffle blues guitar. If you have never done this before I strongly recommend that you go through the exercises I am showing you here in this tutorial. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need some further assistance blues book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Slow Drop D Ghost Blues - Guitar Lesson Here I show you a very cool slow blues on guitar which is played with a drop D tuning and some analog delay & panner effect to create this ghost type sound and vibe. The blues is really simple to play - please try to create more tension in the sound with dynamics by attacking the strings differently in order to create this " from dusk till dawn " vibe. Here you can download the files which are attached to this tutorial : If you need further assistance on this tutorial please book a private online guitar lesson : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/