This is a five lesson beginner course designed to teach you a variety of chords and strum patterns to be played over a 12-bar blues progression in G. The track we’re using is at a slow tempo so we’ll have to play with feel to create an interesting progression. Peter Vogl will walk you through playing and changing between different barre chords and other moveable chord shapes. You will also learn a series of right […]
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Acoustic Blues Rhythm in Em Lesson 6
Let’s finish off this series with a third set of chord shapes. Again, we’ll be up the neck and using variations of Am7, Em7, and B7. After learning the shapes and changes, we’ll practice the progression with our first strum pattern and a metronome. Finally, we’ll practice this new set of chords along with a […] To access this page, you must purchase a Premium Lesson Plan or log in to your account and return […]
Acoustic Blues Rhythm in Em Lesson 5
Let’s move up the neck a little and learn some chord variations we can use with this progression. The shape of these chords (Em7, Am7, B7) allows us to mute the strings by lifting each finger just slightly, instead of using our whole hand to mute the strings. You can then adjust your strum to only […] To access this page, you must purchase a Premium Lesson Plan or log in to your account and return […]
Acoustic Blues Rhythm in Em Lesson 4
Now it’s time to change up our strum pattern just a little bit. This time around we’ll add a downward strum on the first beat. We’ll again start by practicing the pattern over just muted strings. We’ll finish by playing the strum over an Em chord. Head over to Lesson 5 to learn new chords […] To access this page, you must purchase a Premium Lesson Plan or log in to your account and return […]
Acoustic Blues Rhythm in Em Lesson 3
Now that we’ve learned the chords and strum pattern, it’s time to put it all together. We’ll start by reviewing the whole progression. Next (1:18), we’ll practice playing the progression at a reduced speed with a metronome. Finally (3:32), we’ll play this 12 Bar Blues along with a jam track. After you have watched the video, […] To access this page, you must purchase a Premium Lesson Plan or log in to your account and return […]