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How to play fingerstyle blues guitar: part 1
A tab and audio lesson on self-accompaniment
Guitar Techniques (Stuart Ryan), Mon 29 Jun 2009, 3:18 pm UTC
Audio (for exercises 17-19):
Exercise 17
Tab (click to enlarge):
Here is a more 'real world' example - the bass line remains constant but over the top we have those double-stops phrased with quarter note bends and shifting rhythms throughout.
Exercise 18
Tab (click to enlarge):
Another more authentic idea - single-note solo lines are played on top of the bass line (which also moves) followed by double-stops with quarter note 'blues curl' bends. When picking the single-note lines you can use alternating picking hand fingers on the same string - you could also try employing pulls -offs. There is also a move up to the 12th fret and back down to the open position which will require some fleet fret hand work!
Exercise 19
Tab (click to enlarge):
This one's similar to the previous exercise but now you have to contend with playing some of the single notes off the beat...
