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101 Blues Guitar Essentials

Name: 101 Blues Guitar Essentials
Price: 13.00 USD
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Unlocks this course + 5,000+ other lessons across every instrument.

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Duration1h 51m

Modules16

LevelIntermediate

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (1h 51m)

- 01. Intro to the course
  Free lesson
  2:23
- 02. Tuning
  1:30
- 03. Essential techniques for left & right hands
  10:19
- 04. One Chord Groove
  8:30
- 05. Octaves & Dynamics
  6:45
- 06. You Can't Take My Blues
  3:53
- 07. 12 Bar Blues
  3:35
- 08. Turnarounds
  3:34
- 09. Exploring the neck for greater range
  10:27
- 10. Home Cooking
  4:08
- 11. 8 Bar Blues
  16:56
- 12. Ain't The Blues Evil
  3:07
- 13. Doug's Special "G" Tuning
  16:07
- 14. Big City Woman (She Talks So Much She Makes Me Tired)
  4:30
- 15. Open G Tuning
  11:34
- 16. A Sweet Ride
  4:04

About this course

One of the last true bluesmen who learned from the old masters, Doug MacLeod is a man who has lived the music, survived the life, and now carries the tradition forward. A prolific recording artist, his songs have been covered by blues greats like Albert Collins and Albert King.

In this course you'll learn the secrets of acoustic blues guitar from a modern-day master. Doug does far more than show you 101 blues licks - he shows guitarists how to build a song from bottom-end root notes all the way up to advanced 12-bar and 8-bar blues progressions.

"Anyone can play the blues!" says Doug - and coming from a man who has performed with some of the greatest blues musicians in the world, you truly feel he has been handed the torch and is passing it on to the next generation.

This course is ideal for intermediate-level guitarists, with plenty of advanced concepts thrown in too.

Please note: The original source for this online course is a DVD. The artist/teacher may refer to a DVD and sometimes a physical book, neither of which is included with your purchase. Instead, you'll have lifetime access to stream the course on all your devices, plus PDFs of the transcriptions from the book. DVDs get damaged and lost and books go missing, but these courses are here whenever and wherever you want them!

Included in the course:

A 45-page tab/notation PDF
A unique learning format with constant multi-angle camerawork

Who it's for

Intermediate players ready to go deeper into blues
Self-taught guitarists patching gaps in their fundamentals
Returning players drawn to acoustic country blues

What you'll learn

Build a blues song from the bass up
Play through 12-bar and 8-bar forms confidently
Resolve a verse with convincing turnarounds

What you'll need

An acoustic guitar and a way to tune it
Comfort with basic chords and fingerstyle picking
A few minutes most days, practiced regularly

Meet the Guru

Doug MacLeod

Doug MacLeod is known for his superb songwriting, guitar wizardry, warm soulful vocals, wit and unforgettable live performances. At the heart of a Doug MacLeod performance is his knack for storytelling, bringing characters - from the faceless to the legendary - to strikingly real life. Doug is a multiple Blues Music Award winner, including the 2020 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year and the 2018 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Album Of The Year for 'Break The Chain', and a nominee for the 2021 Blues Music Award for Acoustic Artist Of The Year.

His album with producer Jim Gaines was released in 2021.

In 101 Blues Guitar Essentials, Doug passes on the foundations of his craft - the grooves, techniques and feel that underpin authentic acoustic blues guitar - so you can build a real vocabulary on the instrument and start telling your own stories through it.

"Like all great blues men, MacLeod lives his music, and the songs are not just on the tips of his fingers and tongue, they are one with his being." - Blues Music Magazine

"One of the great blues artists... period!" - Jorma Kaukonen

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Published with

Solid Air

Solid Air Records is the largest US independent label specialising in instrumental guitar - acoustic guitar instrumentals across pop, blues, Celtic and jazz, plus a library of original and cover tracks for film and TV. A Grammy winner for Pop Instrumental Album of the Year, the label was an early pioneer of instructional guitar video, including its Multi Angle format.

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