Intro to Power Chords In Blues
In this chapter you'll learn to play blues with power chords and barre chords. Learning this will ultimately enable you to play the blues in any key and over many different types of blues grooves.
In this first tutorial we'll be working on the power chord, and once we've gone through the basics we'll look at how it's used in the context of the blues.
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Chapter 1: First Law in Blues: Intro to the 12 Bar Form
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Tutorial: Intro to the 12 Bar Form In Blues
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Tutorial: Making The 12 Bar Form Sound Like Blues
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Tutorial: More 12 Bar Blues Tricks and Keys
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Chapter 2: Blues With Power and Barre Chords
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Tutorial: Power Chords in the Blues
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Tutorial: More Blues with Power Chords
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Tutorial: Playing Blues With Barre Chords
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Chapter 3: Minor and Dominant Blues
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Tutorial: The Minor Blues
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Tutorial: How To Play the Blues Riff in Any Key
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Tutorial: Alternative Chord Voicings
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Tutorial: Variations of the 12 Bar Form
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Chapter 4: Blues Rhythm and Feel
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Tutorial: Blues Strumming Patterns
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Tutorial: Feels, Rhythms, and Grooves
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Tutorial: Intro to Regional Blues Styles
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Chapter 5: Start Your Own Blues Lead Playing
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Tutorial: The Most Important Notes
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Tutorial: Make Music With The Notes You Know
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Tutorial: Playing with Feel in Blues
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Tutorial: It's All In The Timing
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Chapter 6: Blues Tone and Equipment
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Tutorial: Blues Tone: Guitars
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Tutorial: Blues Tone: Amplifiers
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Tutorial: Blues Tone: Effects
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Tutorial: Blues Tone: Odds and Ends
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Tutorial: Blues Tone: Getting the Right Setup