How to play fingerstyle blues guitar: part 1

A tab and audio lesson on self-accompaniment

Guitar Techniques (Stuart Ryan), Mon 29 Jun 2009, 4:18 pm UTC

Exercises 9 to 16

Tab (click to enlarge):

Ex 9-16: Let's bring a subtle twist to the bass line. Instead of the repeated open sixth string to open fourth string pattern we are now alternating between sixth and fourth, and fifth and fourth strings - it's a simple change but can cause some headaches when you start playing the chord on top, so get the picking hand thumb on autopilot on the bass alone before you add in the chords!

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