The Blues Guitar Show
Welcome to The Blues Guitar Show! Your free audio guitar teacher, focusing on all things blues guitar, records, rocking music theory and gear.
Covering all the genres in the Blues world from Delta to Rockabilly.
Each Monday I release an episode packed with information, exercises, songs, licks and interviews with some of the best players around to give you Passion, Practice and Perseverance for your guitar playing journey!
I'm a born and raised blues guitarist, studio musician and teacher on a mission to help you master the music you love.
Through this chart-topping podcast and interviews with some of the worlds best, our mission is to help dazed and confused blues pickers like you grasp the skills you need to go from ‘campfire’ to on fire.
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Website: www.thebluesguitarshow.com
Episodes
429 episodes
Episode #257 Your Questions Answered
Another Q & A session - This time all about jam nights, strings, improvisation and more.
Lesson #170 Baby, Please Don't Go
We continue our series learning blues standards with a real one - Baby, Please Don't Go. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz?usp=drive_link
Lesson #169 Blues Standards - Clapton's Solo - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
In this lesson I take you through the solo from the live acoustic version of our first blues standard. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz?usp=drive_link
Lesson #168 Blues Standards - Eric Clapton FIngerpicking Part 2 - Nobody Knows Your When You're Down and Out
We're looking at some blues standards over the next couple of months on the plus podcast and we're starting with a classic tune (The Eric Clapton Version) TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SnA_QYaYNd...
Lesson #167 Blues Standards - Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out
We're looking at some blues standards over the next couple of months on the plus podcast and we're starting with a classic tune (The Eric Clapton Version) TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_WwAzYBpLK...
Lesson #166 Standard Tuning Slide Part 3
In this lesson we tackle one of the most fundamental slide techniques, this is the Duane Allman/Derek Trucks style of slide playing! TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz...
Episode #256 5 Things I Wish I'd Known Earlier
In this episode I'm listing the 5 things I wish I'd known earlier in my own guitar journey.
Lesson #165 Standard Tuning Slide Part 2 - Licks in G
Today we're looking at some awesome slide lick in the key of G TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz?usp=drive_link
Lesson #164 Standard Tuning Slide Part 1
In this new series of lessons on Standard Tuning Slide we're looking at some super cool E minor pentatonic licks you can add to your slide arsenal. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz94...
Episode #255 The Great British Guitar Show (recap)
In this episode I'm recapping the brilliant Great British Guitar Show and giving some reccomendations on guitar builders and companies I saw at the show. Cheers again to Tom and the crew for having me on and looking forward to the next one!...
Lesson #163 Fretting Hand Technique - Bending
In this lesson we are focusing on technique - specifically the fretting hand technique and how to get your bends sounding accurate, articulate and tasty. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...
Lesson #162 Technique Focus (Fretting Hand)
In this lesson we are focusing on technique - specifically the fretting hand technique and getting used to using the pinky finger for hammer-ons and pull offs. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/fol...
Episode #254 Amani Burnham Interview
In this episode I'm talking with the great Amani Burnham who is a phenomenal player who has blown up in the past couple of years, his album Roots and Wings is available to stream the first few songs from on Apple Music & Spotify. <...
Lesson #161 Slow Blues Part 3 - Finding the Scale Degrees
In part 3 of the slow blues series we look at going back-to-basics with finding root notes, finding the scale degrees around them and using them to play with the changes. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/fol...
Lesson #160 Slow Blues Part 2 - 7th Chord Tones
In part 2 of the new slow blues series we are looking at 7th chord tones, how and where to use them over a slow blues in A. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3Pcv...
Episode #253 Is AI The Future of Amps?!
In this episode we are having a play around with an AI powered guitar amp. I know right......madness. I'm playing through the Mooer F40i Li intelligent amp and seeing what this thing can really do.
Lesson #159 Slow Blues Part 1
In part 1 of the new slow blues series we are looking at (missing the 1) as a fun concept for playing over a 12 bar in ETABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz?usp=dr...
Lesson #158 Fretboard Theory Part 5 - Intervals and Double Stops
In part 5 of our fretboard theory series I'm taking you through some more intervals, double stops and useful tips for playing lead WITH the chord changes. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/...
Lesson #157 Fretboard Theory Part 4 - The Pentatonic Middle Line
In part 4 of our fretboard theory series we're looking at the pentatonic middle line and being able to play the pentatonic in BOTH directions from every root note we can find. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.goog...
Lesson #156 Fretboard Theory Part 3
In part 3 of our fretboard theory series I'm taking you through 7th chord tones, we cover what they are, how to find them and most importantly how and where to use them! TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com...
Lesson #155 Fretboard Theory Part 2
In part 2 of our fretboard theory series I'm taking you through the minor pentatonic shape you've never heard of! TABS and VIDEO: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_WwAzYBpLKQBRAz942uqQb4u-C3PcvYz?usp=dri...
Episode #252 Talking Practice Tips with Tim Love
In this episode I talk with Tim Love host of the Always Getting Better Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/2KYN1bRE329VreXZW0vTmy) Tim is also a guitarist and teacher who has worked with some incredible musicians and companies:BBC, P&...
Lesson #154 Fretboard Theory Part 1
In part 1 of our fretboard theory series I'm taking you through probably the most useful triad shapes on 2 strings. In this first lesson we look at both the major and minor triads. TABS and VIDEO: https://drive...