When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With its ‘hand me down’ tradition of learning, each generation of blues guitarists is influenced ...

There are far too many blues innovators to mention them all but listen to Delta pioneers Charley Patton, Son House and Robert Johnson to appreciate the roots of the genre. 13 easy drum songs every ...

Over the next few columns, I’d like to demonstrate three distinct approaches I like to take to expand my soloing vocabulary within the blues form: chromaticism, diminished/augmented chords, and ii - V ...

In this month’s column, I’m showing you another set of licks from my book, 100 Essential Blues Guitar Intros. This month’s subject is blues legend B.B. King. King made every note count using his ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to my new column for Guitar World! Over the course of these lessons, I will be demonstrating many of my approaches to blues rhythm guitar playing and soloing, covering a ...

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Jimi Hendrix once said that the blues are easy to play but hard to feel. And how right he was. Technically, the blues can be broken down into a simple formula: twelve measures, three chords and a five ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- "You know it's his playing right when you hear it," Huntsville acoustic blues artist Jimmy Henderson says of Eric Clapton. "And to me that's what makes a great guitar player." ...