| Just like Spanish guitar defied the geographical | | | | complex. |
| boundaries to travel across the continents and | | | | 7th chords are essentially associated with playing |
| become the world's most popular musical instrument, | | | | Blues guitar. It is often referred to as Blues chord as |
| blues music too has traveled from USA - its place of | | | | well. Usually following 1 - 4 - 5 rhythm, some Blues |
| origin - to every corners of the globe to become the | | | | chords are easy to learn, some are difficult. Blues |
| most passionate form of music that can be played | | | | guitar follows a typical chord progression that starts |
| on guitar. Across the continents, guitarists are found | | | | on A (1) then going to D (4) then to E (5) and again |
| to incorporate unique styles and tempos into their | | | | back to A (1). Since, Blues chord essentially |
| performances. But at the core, blues remains a | | | | emphasizes on 7th note in the chord or in the scale, |
| guitarist's way of expressing emotions through their | | | | Blues chord has become synonymous with 7th chord. |
| fingertips. As you learn blue guitar, you will pick up | | | | As you continue to learn blues guitar and keep |
| the secrets of creating melodious magic with the play | | | | jamming with Blues chords, you will learn how to |
| with six strings. | | | | make up your own chord progressions with the 7th |
| Country or Pop, Rock or Jazz - every genre of music | | | | chord. |
| seems to have some elements of blue. No wonder, | | | | Blues scale on the other hand has one more note in |
| most of the guitarists fall head over heel for this | | | | addition to the notes in the regular pentatonic minor |
| wonderful genre of music as they first start learning | | | | scale. Although it is a pentatonic minor scale in nature |
| the instrument. There are special elements that make | | | | and has six different note names, one has to play |
| each genre of music so special. Blues is no exception. | | | | those note names within a specific position. It is the |
| As you learn blues guitar, you are taught how to | | | | work of this additional note that creates the desired |
| incorporate these special elements into your playing | | | | tension and renders the signature blues sound. As |
| style. Your first blues guitar lesson involves getting | | | | you continue to learn Blues guitar, make sure to play |
| familiar with the scales and chords that remain | | | | alongside the Blues jamming tracks. As you progress |
| fundamental to Blues music. Since Blues have a | | | | on your lessons, keep on improvising on the basis of |
| number of sub-genres in it and each one of them has | | | | your knowledge about Blues scales and chords. |
| a different playing style, a student should start with | | | | Practice hard with a focus on alternative picking and |
| few basic chords and scales typical of Blues. Lots of | | | | rapid picking techniques and you will soon flourish as a |
| practice will help them work their way up to the next | | | | Blues guitarist. |
| level of chords and scales, which happen to be more | | | | |