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Fingerpicking Exercises: The Three-Group Pattern
Once you’ve nailed the bass-pluck basics, it’s time to add another layer. That’s where a lot of students start to feel real progress. You’re not…
SRV Style Closing Riff in E: The One Lick You Need
If there’s one riff every blues guitar player should own, it’s this one. It’s a closing riff — the kind of phrase you use to…
1 Finger Blues for Beginners
Want to play blues but feel overwhelmed? Learn a complete 12-bar blues using just one finger. Three simple shapes, one authentic blues sound.
SRV Guitar Licks: Chromatic Pass Notes in E Minor (Part 1)
You want to sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan? Then let’s talk about one of his favorite tricks — chromatic pass notes. I’ve been playing blues…
Bass Guitar Lesson – The Inverted Fifth
In this bass guitar lesson, we’ll be looking at ‘inverted fifths’, which basically means playing the root note and its fifth note at a lower…