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Old 06-15-2019, 02:17 PM
Silly Moustache Silly Moustache is offline
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I believe that this is a popular way,




Seriously tho' folks, as Paddy says, it isn't an "academic" thing.

We mostly learn by watching and listening.

There are a thousand different styles, often defined by region, but most use well tried and tested chord progressions, not least the basic I,IV,V in a 12 bar format, with soloing based on major/minor pentatonic scales.

Maybe start by listening to Jimmy Reed and Lightning Hopkins for country blues, and Mississippi John Hurt for pretty basic fingerstyle.

However, it is not just a cliche to say that to play the blues convincingly, one needs to "feel" the genre.
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