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How to play fingerstyle blues guitar: part 2
A tab and audio lesson on self-accompaniment
Guitar Techniques (Stuart Ryan), Thu 9 Jul 2009, 3:28 pm UTC
Example
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This exercise does not feature an alternating bass line but there is plenty of detail on the higher strings to keep you busy. Look out for the shifting notes in the double-stops and those notes in bar two which are sustained over the beat.
In the third bar you will hear a familiar idea and further on there are more double-stops and quarter notes bends to contend with - all with those bass notes thumping out underneath!
The final four bars feature a Robert Johnson-style turnaround complete with dominant 7th chords which can be strummed or plucked with a pima combination and some gospel style chord inversions.
