| Blues is a popular music genre, which is both | | | | structure and how well the scale fits with the rhythm. |
| fascinating as well as intriguing. It is more known as a | | | | To become a skillful blues guitarist you will have to |
| way of expressing feelings rather than pure | | | | learn techniques such as alternate picking, string |
| entertainment. The reason is easy to understand if | | | | bending, pull-offs, hammer-ons, vibrato, slides; blues |
| one realizes that it originated from the former African | | | | riffs and licks, etc. A good amount of suppleness in |
| slaves in the southern United States. They expressed | | | | the fingers is required to become adept at these |
| their feelings through songs of praise, spirituality, | | | | skills; regular practice is the best way to achieve it. |
| plantation, work, and their lives. The use of guitar for | | | | In order to be able to play blues solos, you need to |
| their songs evolved into what is now called blues | | | | have a good understanding of notes and chords. |
| music. This genre particularly expresses a mood often | | | | Additionally, the quality of your solos greatly depends |
| described as "a good man feeling bad". You will also | | | | on your dexterity of the techniques you apply on the |
| be able to express yourself in musical ways if you | | | | licks. Blues backing tracks are also great for practicing |
| learn to play blues guitar. | | | | solos when you learn to play blues guitar. They help |
| Blues-ness of this music genre comes from the blues | | | | you experiment on your scale knowledge and |
| scale, which is formed by adding an extra note to | | | | sharpen your improvisation skills |
| the pentatonic scale. This scale is also widely used in | | | | Online blues lessons and other resources can greatly |
| other music genres based on guitar. So, you will have | | | | assist in your effort to learn this popular music genre. |
| to attain mastery over the blues scale - and the | | | | They also provide you easy access to songs of blues |
| starting place is going to be the pentatonic minor | | | | guitarists. Listening to these songs will not only keep |
| scale. | | | | you motivated towards learning, but you will also |
| The next step will be to work on timing and | | | | understand what separates this music class from |
| structure. An ideal way to achieve it is to practice | | | | others. So, let nothing stop you from becoming a |
| playing along backing tracks, which is similar to playing | | | | blues virtuoso. |
| with a band. It helps you understand the song | | | | |